Philip Isohe, master scratch modeler in Kenya

[kitflubber]

This little video is really cool (via gadgets.boingboing.net) -- this guy is amazingly talented. He shows off a beautiful Cessna plane made from tin cans, with functioning lights, control surfaces, doors etc. Then he shows a bus in progress with functioning lights, transmission and suspension.

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/09/18/philip-isohes-detail.html

[B777LR]

Very impressive indeed, but not that uncommon in Africa, if you look for them That said, he beats me at modelling

[ysi_maniac]

Absolutely amazing! ... and we complain about raised details

[Joe C-P]

Right, I'm getting back to work on my scratch-builts. If he can do that with those materials, I can certainly build ships with my fancy-schmancy stuff.

This should be required watching for every JMN!

[cthulhu77]

That sort of creativity is just plain (pardon the pun) astounding.  Wow. Yeah, it makes you take a look around the shop and realize how much stuff we don't use.

Great thread.

[B777LR]

Yeah, it makes you take a look around the shop and realize how much stuff we don't use.

Hehe, lets begin using the tools as parts in the model...

[lancer]

That is seriously impressive!!! One hell of a talanted person