K'Tesh Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) About 16 years ago, I built this kit while waiting for phone calls at work (What do you think Apple tech support does when the phones are idle?). The kit hung above my cubicle until I left that job. Then for the next 14 years, or so, it sat disassembled in a box in my back bedroom. When the possibility came up for me to be getting a job overseas again, I decided to do something with it, rather than let it rot in some box in a storage facility until I give up on the paying for that. It's now on extended loan and being displayed at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, along with several other models I've built. Now, if only someone would make the bald eagle kit I want to make (see below, minus the blood on the beak). I can cut and glue, but I can't paint. I'd build that in a heartbeat (several times probably) and loan them out as well. The only place in the US that sells these kits is The Northwest Nature Shop, in Ashland Oregon (my old hometown). Edited February 9, 2013 by K'Tesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 nice. I do like this sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 That looks awesome mate! How long did it take? Oh, I've moved your thread here from RFI, as this is where it more properly belongs. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Before anyone starts sending me messages that this was misplaced... I just found the Non-LSP forum... [edit] and it looks like someone moved it already. Thanks, Kev [/edit] Edited February 9, 2013 by K'Tesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) That looks awesome mate! How long did it take? Kev If I hadn't had to take calls, and didn't have to wait for the glue to dry, I'd say about 12 hours. It's the cutting that takes all the time. I discovered with an earlier bird, you need to make photocopies the head (and feet) and build it a few times before you try to do the real kit's piece. Actually, I got good enough that I used the photocopied head for the osprey, and still have the original untouched. On one of the photocopies, I tried to use doll's eyes, and glass eyes from a taxidermist but they made it look cross-eyed. Another tip... Use old Elmer's Glue (mine's now about 17-20 years old). It's thicker, stickier, and sets up a lot faster. Edited February 9, 2013 by K'Tesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Nice! Now, if only someone would make the bald eagle kit I want to make (see below, minus the blood on the beak). I can cut and glue, but I can't paint. I'd build that in a heartbeat (several times probably) and loan them out as well. They actually do. It may not be as fancy or scale (or large) as the Osprey, but Canon makes a nice paper Bald Eagle. I personally have built their Paragrin falcon (we have two that have nested in our downtown area for over 20 years - Falcon Watch -) Canon paper Bald Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 That's awesome! Where did you get it? (Wanted to be an Ornithologist when I was a kid.) Okay..to the rest of you....Who was opening this wondering..."Where in the heck is he going to put a 1/1 V-22!?!?...and where do I get one?". Cheers, Dave Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 That's awesome! Where did you get it? (Wanted to be an Ornithologist when I was a kid.) Okay..to the rest of you....Who was opening this wondering..."Where in the heck is he going to put a 1/1 V-22!?!?...and where do I get one?". Cheers, Dave The only place in the US that sells these kits is The Northwest Nature Shop, in Ashland Oregon (my old hometown). And I was hoping to find someone who was thinking that this was going to be a tilt-rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Nice! They actually do. It may not be as fancy or scale (or large) as the Osprey, but Canon makes a nice paper Bald Eagle. I personally have built their Paragrin falcon (we have two that have nested in our downtown area for over 20 years - Falcon Watch -) Canon paper Bald Eagle Actually, I am aware of their free kit... I'll admit, it's very nice for a free kit, but I'm not looking for a 1/2 scale bird that looks computer generated with wings in a landing/stretching position (too big and not enough detail for what I want), I'm looking for as close to a photo-realistic full scale bird in a vigilant resting position (See the image I had in the OP). Edited February 10, 2013 by K'Tesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Never mind then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 K'Tesh That is extremely interesting piece of modeling. Do you sketch it like an artist would do and then cut it out and then start fusing the paper joints together. Did you paint it after you assembled it or before you put it together with glue. Sorry for too many inquisite questions. It's wonderful art work. The Ospreys wingspan looks magnificent...I was wondering if you made each individual feather for the wings or did you use your painting tools to denote and accentuate the feathers ..because they look awesome.. I liked it. I'm glad you like it. No, I didn't create this from scratch, as I said in the OP, I can't paint. It's a kit that I bought. You cut the pre-printed parts out of the paper card they are printed on, then fold and glue them according to the plans. If you do it right, you end up with something that from a few feet looks like a real bird. There are a lot of different paper kits out there. Everything from the F-111 Aardvarks to Japanese Zeroes, from birds and buildings to bombs. If I had enough $$$ I'd try to kit bash the SU-34 with a SU-27mk and see if I could create a passable SU-27KUB from them. One of the nice things about these kits, is that if you photocopy the parts before assembly, you can test out the methods used to construct them without damaging the originals (figured that one out after fudging up the reduction cone on the Estes 1/100 Saturn V rocket I have). Another thing is that they don't require painting. I'm aware that there are some here that are taking paper kits and converting them to plastic kits by using the paper as a guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K'Tesh Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) Never mind then I'm sorry, I should have said thanks for thinking of that kit for me. I've built some of the Canon kits, and they are fun. What's more, being free, you can gain valuable experience before tackling something like the osprey. A friend of mine is giving them as rewards to his students, and they are having a ton of fun (but blowing out a huge amount of colored ink). I've been in contact with Johan Scherft and built a few of his kits too. There are a few free ones that he offers at his site, and there's someone who bought the license to sell some of his larger designs. He said that he's got some American birds that might be out there for sale already. He's primarily into songbirds, but he's branched out into dinosaurs and other designs. He wasn't interested in taking on the eagle, great blue heron, and red tailed hawk at this time. Edited February 10, 2013 by K'Tesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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