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Æro-Taxi, 1:24

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August 10, 2012, 05:06:26 AM Last Edit: August 10, 2012, 07:00:05 AM by Sticky Fingers
For a "from paper to plastic' groupbuild on another forum, I've decided to give this a go:

Artwork by Andrew Ley.

For this I obtained Revell's 1/24 London Taxi kit (and Andrew's permission ;)), which will be butchered in to shape in the months to come.

I started out with removing the roof and sanding of the indicator lights on the front fenders, the door handles and the filler cap, as per the drawing. Next mission is to start cutting the bodywork in order to stretch it and get the length desired.



PR19_Kit

#1
August 10, 2012, 06:41:11 AM
That's got to be the DEVIL of a lot of work you've got there!  :o

Watching the build should be very educational, best of luck.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

ysi_maniac

#2
August 10, 2012, 09:33:38 AM
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Will die without understanding this world.

PantherG

#3
August 10, 2012, 01:36:50 PM
I cannot found words.............. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Rheged

#4
August 10, 2012, 02:59:35 PM
Quote from: PantherG on August 10, 2012, 01:36:50 PM
I cannot found words.............. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bow: :bow: :bow:

.....nor can I!   Perhaps the  words   don't   yet exist to describe an  undertaking as gigantic as this!
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

Gondor

#5
August 11, 2012, 03:26:00 AM
You definitely have your work cut out with this build  :rolleyes:

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Sticky Fingers

#6
August 11, 2012, 03:24:50 PM
Thanks guys! I need all the encouragement I can get on this one ;). I've got 6 months for this build.

Quote from: Gondor on August 11, 2012, 03:26:00 AM
You definitely have your work cut out with this build :rolleyes:
Never saw that one coming. :rolleyes:

puddingwrestler

#7
August 11, 2012, 04:31:56 PM
Certainly something which needs to be built. I have always wanted to see this design in the flesh.
There are no good kits, bad kits or grail kits, just kitbash fodder.

McColm

#8
August 12, 2012, 02:38:42 AM
Wow!!
And there's me thinking of creating a convertible, or a stretched limo. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Go4fun

#9
November 15, 2012, 01:16:36 PM
BOOOIIIINGGGG!!  :o Made me sit up straight there mate! I hope you'll keep us (ME!) up to date on this build.
"Just which planet are you from again"?

Sticky Fingers

#10
November 15, 2012, 03:56:25 PM
Yeah. Well. This one's on the backburner for a while. I need so much material for this build, and I'm in desperate need of, well, money, that I put it back in the box until my ship comes in. Or at least a small sloop.

Go4fun

#11
November 15, 2012, 04:35:37 PM
I know the feeling. I'd settle for a small life raft myself.  :-\ Sort of like my first (independent) build. That 1964 Ford Galaxie was finished, torn down and rebuilt from the time I was 10 until I was 14. It ate 2 more '64 ford kits, a slew of other kits for 'spare' parts and a slew of Parts Packs. :o
But it did pick me up ribbons in Junior High School model club and hobby shop competitions.
"Just which planet are you from again"?

McColm

#12
November 17, 2012, 11:54:18 AM
It's a pitty the kit isn't resin as you could dip the build into hot water to alter the shape, although a hairdyer might work on softening the plastic to stretch it :banghead:
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