Nearly Out Of the Box (NOOB) 141 (finished pics on p3)

Caveman · February 23, 2015, 06:19:03 AM

An almost stock built BV-141...

PR19_Kit · February 23, 2015, 06:22:11 AM

I looked at that and thought 'Well, it IS OOB' then I looked again.

Very clever and pretty darn subtle, how difficult to do was it?

Caveman · February 23, 2015, 06:25:28 AM

A hack saw, 5 minutes some swearing because I can't cut straight and the mandatory PSR for the gaps and holes. If I wanted to do it properly, including cockpit and prop probably a lot longer.

Weaver · February 23, 2015, 07:02:31 AM

Heh - like it.

Dizzyfugu · February 23, 2015, 07:08:56 AM

Yeah, underneath the radar.

Add authentic markings and put it into a "real world" contest - I wonder if anyone notices the swop?

JayBee · February 23, 2015, 07:45:05 AM

WONDERFUL

NARSES2 · February 23, 2015, 08:03:23 AM

I did have to look thrice

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on February 23, 2015, 07:08:56 AM
Yeah, underneath the radar.

Add authentic markings and put it into a "real world" contest - I wonder if anyone notices the swop?

It would get some head scratching that's for sure

Librarian · February 23, 2015, 09:05:30 AM

I thought the image was reversed until I caught the background. VERY good

. Bit like those documentaries where they've reversed the image.

Captain Canada · February 23, 2015, 05:52:37 PM

Nice one. Always been a neat/ weird looking aero.

63cpe · February 23, 2015, 11:57:38 PM

Yeah, great work....very subtile.. like it very much.

This is what whiffery is all about IMHO....

Please, share pictures with us of the end result!

David

Thorvic · February 24, 2015, 12:05:07 AM

Oh very nice, you should really pose it next to a real one and have some Office figures and ground crew stood in-front of it with a title like "you fool you had the blueprints back to front" or "I know we drive on the Left but you didn't have to make the plane Left Hand Drive !!!"

63cpe · February 24, 2015, 01:20:34 AM

LOL!

or an WW2 english scheme (sea grey/green etc.) and decals on it...and LHD decals..

zenrat · February 24, 2015, 02:02:37 AM

Sweet.
You could print up some mirror image decals and either display it in front of a mirror or build an identical but "right way round" one and display them either side of an empty mirror frame.

A nit picker might look closely to see if the pitch of the prop has been reversed along with the controls...

Caveman · February 24, 2015, 04:12:45 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 24, 2015, 02:02:37 AM
A nit picker might look closely to see if the pitch of the prop has been reversed along with the controls...

I had considered changing the prop around but decided that I CBA. The cockpit 'pod' is also fairly asymetric and way beyond my ability to change in any event. I'm definitely taking the 80:20 approach here.

I had thought perhaps I could display it alongside this cartoon

NARSES2 · February 24, 2015, 07:44:47 AM

Love the cartoon