Confusionreigns178 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 How about "Not what it was originally designed for"? Chris. Archimedes, Rick Griewski and Alex 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlamoSnep Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I'll second the nose art/shark mouth group build. WWI group build so I have an excuse to build one of my WNW kits. Fighter bomber group build. Non-British forces in the RAF/FAA: pilots from countries like Poland, New Zealand, Canada, etc. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I'm not much for group builds, but I think it would be fun to have a monochrome build - all black and white schemes, as a few of our members have done beautifully here. Learning a new technique that most of us haven't tried might be interesting. The NMF idea might do this as well, providing it required the use of foil. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Show your engine(s)! Models build with major engine access hatches open or engines removed onto a dolly or stand. Radial engines qualify only if the cowlings are opened up. Nowadays there are a lot of kits with beautiful engines or AM engines. Time to show them! Regards - dutik Archimedes, Rick Griewski and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, dutik said: Show your engine(s)! Models build with major engine access hatches open or engines removed onto a dolly or stand. Radial engines qualify only if the cowlings are opened up. Nowadays there are a lot of kits with beautiful engines or AM engines. Time to show them! Regards - dutik I like that, great idea! Dpgsbody55, Rick Griewski and Archimedes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 "Step out the comfort zone" -any aircraft other than one defined as an LSP ........or worse .....what about something with tracks and a gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Panzerwomble said: "Step out the comfort zone" -any aircraft other than one defined as an LSP ........or worse .....what about something with tracks and a gun « Step out of the comfort zone »: any 1/35 scale aircraft… chrish, Rick Griewski, Dpgsbody55 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Panzerwomble said: "Step out the comfort zone" -any aircraft other than one defined as an LSP ........or worse .....what about something with tracks and a gun Step out of the comfort zone....scratch-build something?.... a) modifying a kit with a scratch-built element b) follow Tom Probert's stellar example by scratching the details for a vacform c) go old school and scratch-build an entire airframe ...and Panzerwomble, the only potential LSP candidate I know of that has tracks and a gun is that crazy Russian flying tank thing; the Antonov A-40 крылья танка. Now that would have to be scratch-built! Cheers P. Edited September 8, 2022 by Archimedes Lee White, dutik and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, Archimedes said: Step out of the comfort zone....scratch-build something?.... a) modifying a kit with a scratch-built element b) follow Tom Probert's stellar example by scratching the details for a vacform c) go old school and scratch-build an entire airframe ...and Panzerwomble, the only potential LSP candidate I know of that has tracks and a gun is that crazy Russian flying tank thing; the Antonov A-40 крылья танка. Now that would have to be scratch-built! Cheers P. I, of course, completely agree with this one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Archimedes said: Step out of the comfort zone....scratch-build something?.... a) modifying a kit with a scratch-built element b) follow Tom Probert's stellar example by scratching the details for a vacform c) go old school and scratch-build an entire airframe Cheers P. Hmm… b) and c) I could continue on with the vac Anson. It is ready for its scratch built interior. Archimedes, Rockie Yarwood and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 6 hours ago, dutik said: Show your engine(s)! Models build with major engine access hatches open or engines removed onto a dolly or stand. Radial engines qualify only if the cowlings are opened up. Nowadays there are a lot of kits with beautiful engines or AM engines. Time to show them! Regards - dutik The ZM Bf-109G 14 is a great candidate and the Dragon Bf-109E series. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 11 hours ago, dutik said: Show your engine(s)! Models build with major engine access hatches open or engines removed onto a dolly or stand. Radial engines qualify only if the cowlings are opened up. Nowadays there are a lot of kits with beautiful engines or AM engines. Time to show them! Regards - dutik I like it. I like it a lot.... Paul dutik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 16 hours ago, dutik said: Show your engine(s)! Models build with major engine access hatches open or engines removed onto a dolly or stand. Radial engines qualify only if the cowlings are opened up. Nowadays there are a lot of kits with beautiful engines or AM engines. Time to show them! Regards - dutik Hmmm. I’ve got an ICM Stearman I’ve been wanting to build… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) "Out the Zone 2" or "Back to the '40's" - any LSP but built from Balsa/ paper not plastic as the main material . Plenty of Guillows candidates out there . “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard" Edited September 8, 2022 by Panzerwomble Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 With Her Majesty's passing, maybe we can do a build of RAF/FAA birds that were used during her reign, ( No Hurricaines or lancasters) and wore UK commemorative livery (Eurofighter painted like a Spitfire, for example). scott_t, Archimedes and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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