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a Tiger Moth looking like a Tiger Moth

Started by Paper Kosmonaut, June 03, 2024, 11:50:55 AM

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I have often wondered, before I got into paper models, why I never saw a Tiger Moth flying with the actual 'livery' of a tiger moth. The Arctia Caja, that is. The actual moth. Because they have awesome colour schemes. I looked one up and transferred the photo on to the paper model.
This is what it ended up looking and I love it.
[EDIT] it's the first time I use the new drag and drop photos option, I hope you all can see the 7 pics I added.



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Fantastic, both the colours AND the build!  :thumbsup:
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Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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Outstanding work, and what an astonishing finish! The real moth's colours make incredibly good aircraft camouflage on the upper surfaces. Amazing!  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup: What's next? How about a Puss Moth?

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Paper Kosmonaut

Thank you all for the kind words. Glad you like it!

Quote from: zenrat on June 04, 2024, 03:01:49 AMExcellent.  :thumbsup:  You going to rig it?
Hi Fred, If you mean hang it on a wire, then it's no. (-: But I do have plans for a spinning mobile with WW1 planes. I want to use newspaper headlines and articles from 1914-1918 to be on the planes' fuselages and wings, and hang it all from a zeppelin as in an ever whirling dogfight. But I do need a higher ceiling than I have now...
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zenrat

Quote from: Paper Kosmonaut on June 04, 2024, 11:35:17 AMThank you all for the kind words. Glad you like it!

Quote from: zenrat on June 04, 2024, 03:01:49 AMExcellent.  :thumbsup:  You going to rig it?
Hi Fred, If you mean hang it on a wire, then it's no. (-: But I do have plans for a spinning mobile with WW1 planes. I want to use newspaper headlines and articles from 1914-1918 to be on the planes' fuselages and wings, and hang it all from a zeppelin as in an ever whirling dogfight. But I do need a higher ceiling than I have now...

That sounds good,  but I meant were you going to add all the wires between the wings.

Fred

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Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

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Paper Kosmonaut

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Quote from: zenrat on June 05, 2024, 04:42:55 AMThat sounds good,  but I meant were you going to add all the wires between the wings.

Oh that! Aha. Well, I only recently learned about elastic wire you can use for rigging. But these models are a little delicate. It takes some experience to get the tension right, I think, and if it's not well-centered, I think the tension can pull the little struts out of position. They are only fastened with a tiny drop of PVA. But I could try it in a bigger future model.
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Wardukw

Bloody hell that's impressive ...that paint I'd amazing..best looking Tiger Moth I've ever seen ... :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:
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