I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Very nice Tim
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
More alba goodness!
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Well done that man. When in doubt - more Albatroses
Currently working on this beast in 1/200 from Dragon.
Sprayed with humbrol "aluminium" from a can but it looked far too grainy so I added a thin coat of revell silver to smooth things out and brighten it up. I may try to highlight a few panels in slightly different shades as well.
It even has a tiny detailed cockpit which will never really be visible:
Dang! That could almost stand in as a starship's bridge.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Tim, those are some beautiful birds!
That’s also a pretty cool looking flying wing. What is it?
nice albatrosses, err albatri, errr albarosness.....
Apropos of absolutely nothing .... is it a flock of Albatri or a flight of Albatrosses?
Very nice " Albatrossss" Tim
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Gorgeous- the painting of the planes, the quality of the photographs and the quantity of planes.
Gorgeous.
Rep gun jammed again. sorry
Thanks, chaps!
Glad you like 'em.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
My workbench this month is full of a big (1/48 scale) Northrup P-61. It is a Revell kit (using old Monogram molds) so it is a real challenge of assembly/fit and finish. However; for an old kit there is some nice detail. A few photos as example. This has been and remains a difficult but satisfying adventure. It was the first night fighter actually designed to include radar. The similarities to 50s SIFI is not lost on me as you will see.
Note the one in the background. When you think of the Black Widow the foreground aircraft comes to mind - but not for me! I like invasion stripes and the competition with the Mosquito in 1944.
Remember what I said about Radar? and the similarity to 1950s SIFI? Name the movie
Quad 50cal in ventral turret.
Some cockpit detail.
Double Wasp P&W R-2800s
Enclosed nacelle.
With wings attached cotton makes for effective masking.
Then the painting of the strips. I applied decals as I made assemblies.
This is what I am shooting for.
This is progress to date - lots of work left to go
Some completion photos of the P-61. Diorama yet to be completed.
Here are a few diorama staging dry runs. I have a 6x6 truck on the way that will be fitted with a Jib crane. I did DIY a tool box platform for the Radar Tech. (spares, wire and styrene rod).
The tool boxes are resin (got them on etsy), painted, weathered with PE bits added as tools etc.
"Nuts, I'm out here getting sunburn and I drop my spanner down there??!!! AHHHH!!!"
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The movie is "Earth vs the Flying Saucers" which I once saw on the IMAX screen of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
So how many books are in your personal library?
Yes sir, one of many Hugh Marlow "classics", although my favorite Hugh Marlow film is a 1949 production titled "Come To The Stable". I call it a Christmas Movie, light hearted but moving. Also starring Loretta Young and Celeste Holm. It is hard to find, but worth the effort. Hugh plays a cynical pop song writer that finds the post WWII peace he needs at the hands of Nuns of a French order that have pledged to build a children's hospital as thanks to God for sparing one in France during an allied offensive.
One of the best looking fighters of the era, too. Great build!
One for late October, not a terribly difficult paint job
Everything 3D printed (Photon Mono SLA)
Vallejo Silver Grey with Doms Decals.
Bases: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4892216
Home made pegs.
Pfalz Dr1 later model - evaluation with Jasta 73
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Very nice work!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Very Cool. Totally unfamiliar with this. Did it ever go into production?
I think 12 made it to the front in April '18 but the engine was very unreliable.
The engine is quite a weird design - the prop rotates in the opposite direction to the cylinders!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Very nice rare bird Paul. That's one I don't even have in my unpainted hangar.
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