1/72 landsalamander

Sticky Fingers · October 11, 2012, 11:58:53 AM

I started a small project the other day:

Used to be a Dragon 1:72 He162 Volksjäger.
I will be posting the occasional update here; the full build, if you don't mind reading Dutch (just look at the pretty pictures if you do), can be followed on www.stickyfingers.forum2go.nl

TTFN

deathjester · October 11, 2012, 02:42:07 PM

Superb idea - very 'TerraHawks'!

ChernayaAkula · October 11, 2012, 10:47:34 PM

That looks.... rather interesting!

VERY interesting!

Doc Yo · October 12, 2012, 08:59:49 AM

Looks promising. Is it going to remain 1/72, or get the scale-o-rama treatment?

Captain Canada · October 12, 2012, 11:59:26 AM

No idea what the heck it is.....but I like it !

Rheged · October 12, 2012, 01:55:11 PM

Quote from: Captain Canada on October 12, 2012, 11:59:26 AM
No idea what the heck it is.....but I like it !

I agree! It's wonderful, what is it?

Sticky Fingers · October 13, 2012, 06:13:29 AM

What is it? What is it?
It's a... it's... ehhhh.... an..... ummm...

It's a contestant for the 2078 annual Steppe-race.
Tsk.

Here's a pic of the 2077 winner (just out of shot, to the left)

Sticky Fingers · October 15, 2012, 02:38:49 PM

@ Doc Yo: ~~It will stay 1/72.~~ *

Underside now looks like this:

It seems totally misaligned; partially this is due to several of my cock-ups (live and learn...) but it's also the original tooling (for instance: the left fuselage halve is slightly smaller than the right, lengthwise they differ by about 1mm), yet all 6 wheels now finally sit flat on the desk, with the fuselage straight, and tilted forward in a "come an' 'ave a go if yer hard enuff" stance.
Colour me happy

*Edit: Had a rethink (thanks, doc!) and send a searchparty into the stash; came up with some 1/144 stuff... More on this in a later post.

Dizzyfugu · October 17, 2012, 06:52:12 AM

Interesting! Cool idea

Sticky Fingers · October 18, 2012, 02:00:41 PM

Thanks Dizzyfugu.

Here's another pic-update:

Glad to have passed the decal phase. (Hate the buggers. with a vengeance.)

NARSES2 · October 19, 2012, 07:59:38 AM

Oh my.....that looks good

Go4fun · October 19, 2012, 08:22:33 AM

Looks like a wonderous way to gather a great many bugs in the teeth rapidly!

A twisted mind is such a great thing to let loose on spare models.

Sticky Fingers · October 20, 2012, 01:13:58 PM

Quote from: Go4fun on October 19, 2012, 08:22:33 AM
Looks like a wonderous way to gather a great many bugs in the teeth rapidly!
A twisted mind is such a great thing to let loose on spare models.

Entered data "spare models". Does not compute.

Ah, yes, bugs in teeth. Forgot to post two pictures there:

Left some of the smaller bits off to ease handling the thing.

buzzbomb · October 21, 2012, 05:49:27 PM

Whizzo.. what a beasty

Old Wombat · October 24, 2012, 05:41:23 PM

Wild Thing, you make my heart sing!

Way too cool!