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A little work in progress

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PR19_Kit

#45
March 04, 2011, 02:12:45 PM
Quote from: kitnut617 on March 04, 2011, 02:05:38 PM
I believe the Ashton's fuselage still exists, someone at Air-Britain had taken a photo of it not long ago (IIRC)

Yes, it's at Newark, in remarkably good condition, apart from the lack of wheels, engines and wings that is.  :angry:
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

Gondor

#46
March 04, 2011, 02:18:06 PM
Nice model, close but not 100 % to the real thing. Don't get me wrong, I like it.

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....

Martin H

#47
March 04, 2011, 02:20:38 PM
close enough for Government work lol
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

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IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

PR19_Kit

#48
March 05, 2011, 01:24:34 AM
Quote from: Gondor on March 04, 2011, 02:18:06 PM
Nice model, close but not 100 % to the real thing. Don't get me wrong, I like it.

If it was a 100% to the real thing it would be made from aluminium, have four jet engines and be FAR too big to fit into OGL's house!

And it would fly too............  ;D
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

Weaver

#49
March 05, 2011, 01:49:15 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 05, 2011, 01:24:34 AM
Quote from: Gondor on March 04, 2011, 02:18:06 PM
Nice model, close but not 100 % to the real thing. Don't get me wrong, I like it.

If it was a 100% to the real thing it would be made from aluminium, have four jet engines and be FAR too big to fit into OGL's house!

And it would fly too............  ;D

Correct response!  :thumbsup: ;D

"Is it accurate?"

"Nope"

"Why not?"

"'Cos it's seventy-two times too small and made of plastic."
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

NARSES2

#50
March 05, 2011, 01:55:32 AM
Good job on that Martin. Magna and NMF  :banghead: :banghead:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

kitbasher

#51
March 05, 2011, 04:49:21 AM
Excellent job Martin.  Public showing (of the Ashton!) at any time soon?
;D ;D
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Martin H

#52
March 05, 2011, 09:38:28 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on March 05, 2011, 04:49:21 AM
Excellent job Martin.  Public showing (of the Ashton!) at any time soon?
;D ;D

Even thou it isnt finished yet, The Ashton made its public debut today at the Peterbrough show. On the Coventry & Warwickshire stand. And it attracted a lot of interest. The Whiff stand was next to the Cov stand so I could keep an eye on it.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Weaver

#53
March 05, 2011, 09:54:53 AM
Quote from: kitnut617 on March 04, 2011, 02:05:38 PM
I believe the Ashton's fuselage still exists, someone at Air-Britain had taken a photo of it not long ago (IIRC)

Wouldn't swear to it, but wasn't it at Woodford for a while? There was a faded blue and silver fuselage down the side of the heritage centre when I started there, then one day I noticed it was gone, but I don't know what happened to it.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Martin H

#54
March 05, 2011, 10:37:21 AM Last Edit: July 02, 2017, 04:50:58 AM by Martin H
did it look like this?







these were taken at Newark last September
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

kitnut617

#55
March 05, 2011, 10:41:07 AM
The pic I've seen it's closer to the building behind it in your third pic Martin.
If I'm not building models, I'm out riding my dirtbike

PR19_Kit

#56
October 07, 2012, 12:17:50 PM
Nice one OGL.  :drink: :bow:

And neatly twisted backstory too.  ;D
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

NARSES2

#57
October 08, 2012, 01:06:16 AM
Nice one Martin  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Martin H

#58
February 24, 2013, 12:01:59 PM Last Edit: July 02, 2017, 04:53:59 AM by Martin H
Been a bit of a gap since my last entry on this thread.

First up. The Douglas DC-5. British Airways placed an order for 8 in early 1939. A deposit was paid and registration's were reserved. Unfortunately a little fracas called the second world war kicked off. And the deposit was taken over for military contracts.
Heres what they may have looked like had the war not got in the way.


Next is a Czech airforce CH-47A. The story here is that in the late 70's Vietnam decided to sell off its fleet of CH-47's that it inherited from the former RVNAF. Czechoslovakia saw the Chinook as rather useful so acquired most of them. They managed to operate them with out spares support from the west until the cold war ended. after which Boeing was more than willing to support them, they were later upgraded to a hybrid CH-47C/Chinook HC-1 standard.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

NARSES2

#59
February 25, 2013, 07:48:31 AM
Now they are nice Martin  :thumbsup:

Who's kit is the DC5 ?
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