P-51B Mustang "Old Crow" Academy 1:72

P-51B Mustang "Old Crow" Academy 1:72

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HoHoHo

14,974 posts

249 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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dr_gn said:
HoHoHo said:
dr_gn said:
HoHoHo said:
Absolutely brilliant clap

What's next Doc?
Ta.

Tamiya Mosquito.

OOB. Totally OOB.
OOB?

Out of the Box?
Yup.
Not whilst I've got a hole in my .........

You don't do OOB surely?

Mutley

3,178 posts

258 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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HoHoHo said:
dr_gn said:
HoHoHo said:
dr_gn said:
HoHoHo said:
Absolutely brilliant clap

What's next Doc?
Ta.

Tamiya Mosquito.

OOB. Totally OOB.
OOB?

Out of the Box?
Yup.
Not whilst I've got a hole in my .........

You don't do OOB surely?
I'm sure Doc's OOB Mozzie will still have him off the the Mosquito Museum for references;)



dr_gn

Original Poster:

16,130 posts

183 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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No, I need something that will go together easily and look good without any hassle. I was going to finish the Mosquito in bare wood and aluminium, but I've got a Horten Ho.229 for that experiment now.

OK, I do have a small Eduard etch set for the Mosquito but nothing extreme.

ETA, And some Master Model brass gun barrels too.

perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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Doc, she looks absolutely perfect mon ami

Just as we all expected.

New humour yes OOB Tamiya Mossie?

I'll be collecting rocking horse poo in a basket woven from hen's teeth before that happens.

Or my name's not Rumpelst........

(If GG15G is looking in, thanks for putting us out of our misery ma'am.)

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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dr_gn said:
Ayahuasca said:
Good work!

How did you get the pics of the prop spinning?
Thanks.

Camera on self timer, flick prop with finger at appropriate time. Nothing more complicated than that I'm afraid.
Depicting a running engine with no pilot? You do realise you're encouraging those Magnificent Men to commit irresponsible behaviour, don't you? Tut...

dr_gn

Original Poster:

16,130 posts

183 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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mybrainhurts said:
dr_gn said:
Ayahuasca said:
Good work!

How did you get the pics of the prop spinning?
Thanks.

Camera on self timer, flick prop with finger at appropriate time. Nothing more complicated than that I'm afraid.
Depicting a running engine with no pilot? You do realise you're encouraging those Magnificent Men to commit irresponsible behaviour, don't you? Tut...
The pilot's just leaning over the other side a bit so you can't quite see him whistle

Mutley

3,178 posts

258 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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dr_gn said:
No, I need something that will go together easily and look good without any hassle. I was going to finish the Mosquito in bare wood and aluminium, but I've got a Horten Ho.229 for that experiment now.

OK, I do have a small Eduard etch set for the Mosquito but nothing extreme.

ETA, And some Master Model brass gun barrels too.
Yeah, what I thought, oob! smile another build I will look forward to

if you see this tshirt at duxford tomorrow, it'll be me, so say hi


perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Friday 11th July 2014
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Mutley said:
dr_gn said:
No, I need something that will go together easily and look good without any hassle. I was going to finish the Mosquito in bare wood and aluminium, but I've got a Horten Ho.229 for that experiment now.

OK, I do have a small Eduard etch set for the Mosquito but nothing extreme.

ETA, And some Master Model brass gun barrels too.
Yeah, what I thought, oob! smile another build I will look forward to

if you see this tshirt at duxford tomorrow, it'll be me, so say hi

I hope that's one Russ's originals and not one of the black market rip offs

wink

So my name IS NOT Rum........

Of course I knew that

smile

Mutley

3,178 posts

258 months

Saturday 12th July 2014
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Definitely a Russ original, I only dare to wear the best designs

Eric Mc

121,680 posts

264 months

Saturday 12th July 2014
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Excellent - as expected.

dr_gn

Original Poster:

16,130 posts

183 months

Sunday 13th July 2014
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Thaks guys.

Went to Duxford yesterday, but no sign of "Bud". He was definitely there, but he wasn't on any official list of veterans so I had zero chance of finding him. Ah well it was a great day as usual.

dr_gn

Original Poster:

16,130 posts

183 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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dr_gn said:
Thaks guys.

Went to Duxford yesterday, but no sign of "Bud". He was definitely there, but he wasn't on any official list of veterans so I had zero chance of finding him. Ah well it was a great day as usual.
So yesterday I finally got the base finished...with a signature! I ordered a book, and the man himself signed some cards I'd e-mailed; they arived printed out and slipped inside the cover:





I'm two chapters into the book - very good. Anyone interested can read the first few pages here:

http://www.cebudanderson.com/ch1.htm


HoHoHo

14,974 posts

249 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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dr_gn said:
dr_gn said:
Thaks guys.

Went to Duxford yesterday, but no sign of "Bud". He was definitely there, but he wasn't on any official list of veterans so I had zero chance of finding him. Ah well it was a great day as usual.
So yesterday I finally got the base finished...with a signature! I ordered a book, and the man himself signed some cards I'd e-mailed; they arived printed out and slipped inside the cover:





I'm two chapters into the book - very good. Anyone interested can read the first few pages here:

http://www.cebudanderson.com/ch1.htm
What a good end to the build!

I sure you've sent him a photo of the finished model which he'll be very pleased with yes

Eric Mc

121,680 posts

264 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Nice ending.

It's good that these old lads are still keen to chat and write to people who are interested in their stories.

Knowing something about the people behind the planes always adds a extra dimension to the hobby - which is one of the reasons why I was keen to do Paddy Finucane's Spitfire.

dr_gn

Original Poster:

16,130 posts

183 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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I assumed that to become a triple ace, survive the war and get to 93 years old (and still going strong), it might take a character with a very hard edge. From what I've experienced though, and read of him, he is very helpful when people ask questions, is a true gent and nobody has a bad word to say about him...apart from when he was in a fighter aircraft in combat at which point his character changed completely.

Ironically, Chuck Yeager is apparently his best frined, and from what I've read about Yeager, he is as abrasive out of the cockpit as he was as a fighter pilot. Still, takes all sorts.

Eric Mc

121,680 posts

264 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Yes - Yeager doesn't ever seem to have gone out of his way to be "best mates" with his pilot buddies.

However, at their present great ages, I am sure they are both a lot mellower than they might once have been.

perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Garth the model, stand and signature make a wonderful picture.

You really bought home the bacon here.

Well done mate.

This one deserves to be at the top of your sig list.

dr_gn

Original Poster:

16,130 posts

183 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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perdu said:
Garth the model, stand and signature make a wonderful picture.

You really bought home the bacon here.

Well done mate.

This one deserves to be at the top of your sig list.
Ta Perdu.

What's a sig list??

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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dr_gn said:
So yesterday I finally got the base finished...with a signature! I ordered a book, and the man himself signed some cards I'd e-mailed; they arived printed out and slipped inside the cover:





I'm two chapters into the book - very good. Anyone interested can read the first few pages here:

http://www.cebudanderson.com/ch1.htm
Pic on the book cover is a P51D. What happened there?

perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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He flew most versions operationally

that's just one of them

Doc

I mean the list of models you have with your posts at BM

This should be on the top, because the result is mega-relevant.All signed for you.