ericg Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Here are photos of my recently completed Roden Bird Dog. A nice little kit. For those attending the Australian Model Expo in Melbourne this weekend, Mac will be attending the show to view `his' Bird Dog on Saturday and Sunday. Be sure to come and say hi. Painted to represent the aircraft that Macaulay was awarded his DFC in during the Vietnam conflict. Modifications/Additions. Scratchbuilt harnessesAirscale decals for the instrumentsScratchbuilt outer pylonsEZ Line antenna with brass fittingsTail wheel chain made from lead foil. Anti collision beacon and antenna fairing scratchbuilt. AoA decals Edited June 8, 2017 by ericg blackbetty, Shaka HI, Bill Cross and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Detail photos: Edited June 8, 2017 by ericg Whitey, Bill Cross, rafju and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just awesome, mate! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafju Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Wow! I love ;-) Great tribute... Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 ...man, so stunning and inspiring..., can't wait to start mine..., very cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Wow! Impressive. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 That is superb, you've just changed my mind on one too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Fantastic work- love to see/hear some of the history attached to aircraft, and the build is just top notch- Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Thanks alot guys. Fantastic work- love to see/hear some of the history attached to aircraft, and the build is just top notch- Bravo! Thunda, have a look at my WIP of this model, there is plenty of historical stuff that I posted including Mac's combat write ups for his DFC. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=66867&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 fab, great build all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 BRAVO!!!!!!!!! that is just cool. Thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Superb detail and a delightfully offbeat subject matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJ001 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Simply superb. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 another stunning build Eric! and like that realistic base jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Super Cessna mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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