LCM & sails, red : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.

[Steel Penguin]

these are delightfully whimsical, and show an eye for shape and pattern matching that should be applauded . 

[Captain Canada]

Love the wine bottle...especially with the cork sticking out !

[PR19_Kit]

You realise that if it's based in a Trident the nosewheel should be offset 2 ft. to the left I hope? 

[JayBee]

I think it is  offset to the side, but after emptying the bottle of wine you can't tell.  

[PR19_Kit]

After looking at kitbasher's Comet I think it should have red wings, but that would upset ericr's 'single colour' philosophy. 

[ericr]

I think it is  offset to the side, but after emptying the bottle of wine you can't tell.  

I also think it is offset to the side, but I am not completely sure it was on purpose 
The original kit (an old east-german one) featured a piece meant especially for this offset.

I would like to say, as I said in the past, that if anyone with modelling skill beter mastered than mine would like to take up one of these idea, I would welcome it, for sure 

[ericr]

After looking at kitbasher's Comet I think it should have red wings, but that would upset ericr's 'single colour' philosophy. 

I sometimes do use more than one color at a time : I even go up to three actually.

Do you have a pointer to the Comet you mention?

[PR19_Kit]

After looking at kitbasher's Comet I think it should have red wings, but that would upset ericr's 'single colour' philosophy. 

I sometimes do use more than one color at a time : I even go up to three actually.

Do you have a pointer to the Comet you mention?

This thread ericr :- http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40287.msg675450/topicseen.html#new

[ericr]

After looking at kitbasher's Comet I think it should have red wings, but that would upset ericr's 'single colour' philosophy. 

I sometimes do use more than one color at a time : I even go up to three actually.

Do you have a pointer to the Comet you mention?

This thread ericr :- http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,40287.msg675450/topicseen.html#new

ah yes, I had seen it, beautiful indeed : I don't know why I was imagining a Me163 Komet with red wings ... and a yellow fuselage

[PR19_Kit]

I don't know why I was imagining a Me163 Komet with red wings ... and a yellow fuselage

Hehehe, the mind BOGGLES! 

[NARSES2]

The Coke bottle/Piper Cub combination is just 

[ericr]

these are delightfully whimsical, and show an eye for shape and pattern matching that should be applauded .  

thanks! the matching of shapes and sizes is indeed a good part of the game!
finding the right bottle for the right wings, and reciprocally  

In the case of the Coke Cub I felt it looks quite fine, and when I was looking in ma scrao box for wheel, the large spats sprung to attention.

I use another Coke bottle earlier in this thread, with a 1/144 Space Shuttle ...

The building has been a bit shaky on this one, partly because the bottle plastic is not easy to work with, and glues dont't stick too well,and I work with very basic tools and skills.
But as I sometimes say, if anyone out here with better skills than mine wants to make a follow up or a cover version (event with non primary colors ) please do so, I would be honored, and pleased as well.

[ericr]

[...], but that would upset ericr's 'single colour' philosophy. 

Here comes an example of more-than-one-colour endeavour :

Considering the same BAE Trident (1/100) as before:



I had a remaining fuselage, which has a diameter nearly perfectly fitting that of the Heller 1/125 Ariane 5 :



HENCE this hybrid, evoking space travel for the masses :








(and no i still have the back half of the fuselage left ...  )

[lenny100]

now that i realy like

[PR19_Kit]

^^^^

What Lenny said, that's BRILLIANT ericr!