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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Sean McEntee on November 09, 2015, 07:40:26 PM
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On a whim, I took up making solid wood display models. The subjects are, of course, near and dear to me. We have a bunch of guys with whom we deployed with last year getting ready to move on to bigger and better things, so for a sort of "goodbye present" I've been cranking out these models. Fuselages are balsa block just to make the carving and compound curves easier to deal with. the flight surfaces are basswood.
This is production #1. Its kind of a special order. One of our Warrant Officers, one of the better ones, is leaving at the end of the month so I was asked to paint his pearl white and put big wheels on it to match his Cadillac Denali. I stole some wheels of a Hot Wheels car and finish is testors white/pearl clear coat. It make not be in most people's taste of vehicle or style on here, but it was still fun to make and he'll get a kick out of it for sure.
Got a few more to make, the rest will be in the traditional grey primer scheme and markings. Also going to build a Shadow as well as a 1918 Kettering Bug to put in the office.
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Sean;
Great looking going away present there guy. H^^
I used to do F-4's and F-105's for the same thing back in the mid 70's.
Used basically the same woods you are using for yours.
The WO is going to love it.
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thats pretty sweet man,, model making is model making
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maybe spinners on the wheels,, or some tastefull flames :)
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Looks great Sean.
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maybe spinners on the wheels,, or some tastefull flames :)
Haha we thought of that but couldn't find any in that size.
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Beautiful job. I did a lot of work just off the runway at Creech AFB during the UAV exercises. Its pretty neat to look up and see those right over head
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On the next one put LED's into the positions that should have lights. Easy stuff to wire up, strip apart a phone or network cable for wire. There are also blinking LEDs available.
Phil
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On the next one put LED's into the positions that should have lights. Easy stuff to wire up, strip apart a phone or network cable for wire. There are also blinking LEDs available.
Phil
About 95 percent of the flying we do is in blackout conditions, so no visible position lights. The infrared strobe lights do work though ;)
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Here's the latest one, a "Hail and farewell" gift for our outgoing commander, in a more recognizable color scheme.
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Very nice work. Did you work up plans from a three view or just kind of wing it?
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Lookin' good, Sean!
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Very nice work. Did you work up plans from a three view or just kind of wing it?
A little bit of both. I enlarged a 3-view from the technical manual, but it was drawn up in a very early stage in GE's development so it is missing alot of detail. The rest was via Sparky's SWAG method, which is legit since i have to stare at these things all day, every day ;D
I will plug Design Master #645 Neutral Gray primer. It dries allot faster, sands alot easier and looks better as a finished coat than other primers ive been trying. Its available at Michael's.