Have I made the smallest maned RAF 100 aircraft in 1/72 scale

[lenny100]

 I have made a special little 1930s 1/72 scale aircraft which i believe may be the smallest yet made for the display

Its not ready yet and i don't want to give the game away until its done but i wonder what the smallest you have made yet?

[Brian da Basher]

Here's a few contenders I built in 1/72:

Boeing YP-4 Bluejay:



Ansaldo Avanti:



That's a U.S. penny in the shots for scale.

Brian da Basher

[Martin H]

knowing lenny its a flying flea lol

[lenny100]

its not the flea but it is a real world aircraft built between 1929 and 1931 !!!

[nev]

I dunno about smallest, but barring Lee bringing his 1/72 Valkerie I reckon mine will be the biggest

[lenny100]

I dunno about smallest, but barring Lee bringing his 1/72 Valkerie I reckon mine will be the biggest

why what have you got that is bigter than my eb-52-I

[John Howling Mouse]

Ask Kitnut617 about big models.  The rest of us are waaaaaay behind!

I'd love to be able to build the size of Brian's 1:72 mini's but I don't know how you guys do it! 

[lenny100]

here it is a Gee Bee R2 in the markings of 22 squadron in 1930

[puddingwrestler]

oh, it's so cute!

Is that the aModel kit? I really must get around to doing something with mine... possibly conversion to jet engines...

[B777LR]

Ask Kitnut617 about big models.  The rest of us are waaaaaay behind!

I'd love to be able to build the size of Brian's 1:72 mini's but I don't know how you guys do it! 

Until Revell does a 1/72 A-380, i think the 747 in his stash would be the biggest of any members on here!

[lenny100]

oh, it's so cute!

Is that the aModel kit? I really must get around to doing something with mine... possibly conversion to jet engines...

yes it is the aModel kit but its not a kit for beginners as it took a lot of clean up and the locating pins are far to small to be of any use!
the engine with the kit is completely unusable as it was so badly made so i replaced it with a cowling and engine for a Airfix Lizzy hence the 3 bladed prop

[Brian da Basher]

Nice one Lenny! I really like the addition of the guns and those RAF squadron colors are very eye catching!

And then there's those spats!

Brian da Basher

[puddingwrestler]

Well, I'll bear that in mind when I get round to making mine.
There was a chap over on the Starship Modeler forums who converted one into the bad-guy fighter from Disney's Talespin last year, I don't think the thread about it is still around however...

[The Rat]

Made a 1/144th BD-5 once:



Then I sneezed, the carpet monster burped, and I drowned my sorrows in beer.