Zenrat's Flying Circus

[TheChronicOne]

First off........ I am now considering making a P-47 in Holstein Cow livery. (I mean.. come on.. it's a JUG, right?? .....milk...jugs... surely I'm not the first to think of this??  It's going to happen, to hell with "considering".)   Second off, Look at this bad boy!!  Paint scheme surprise ?  .. ., yet does look familiar. . . .     

Menacing now... looks like a bat about to snatch someone up. 

[zenrat]

Do it Brad C.  A jug in Holstein cowmooflage...
I had a google and found this.

[zenrat]

Here's some reference material for you Brad C.
Plenty of material here.  Can't wait to see a Highland SA Bulldog...

[Librarian]

Reminds me of one of my favourite toys...seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y4URzD9wyE

My daughter absolutely adored it when she was a baby/toddler

[NARSES2]

Why is it that it's only the Highland that is looking directly at the viewer ? Longhorn's close but not quite

"Who you lookin' at Jimmy" in a Glasgow accent 

[zenrat]

Today I finished the base of the "half a door diorama".
So here's a sneak peek at a small section of zenrat industries home base at Dadswell Bridge.
The wooden sections at the back will have landscape painted on them.
Dadswell Bridge Runway 23 7-7-17 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Rolling chassis of what used to be an AMT Tiger Shark is now together.  I need to find some brake drums for the front.  I'm pleased with this as I managed to get it together whilst retaining the working steering.
Tiger Shark Rod WIP 7-7-17 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Jet Mossie paint is complete.
Mosquito FB Mk44 WIP 7-7-17 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
I found the page I got the scheme from.

http://live.warthunder.com/post/28010/

And finally, zenrat industries fast courier Ki-46iii 'Yasmeenah' is up on her wheels.  I love the shape of the reece nosed Dinahs.  So graceful.  Like the offspring of a tadpole and a swallow.
Ki-46iii WIP 7-7-17 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[TheChronicOne]

Do it Brad C.  A jug in Holstein cowmooflage...
I had a google and found this.

Definitely going to do it! I bet there's someone.. somewhere.. that has done it before... but I can't see any evidence of it! This could be a really unique whif plane and I bet it will look find! I'm even goin to paint the spinner and cowling lip that "pink cow nose and mouth" color.   

Here's some reference material for you Brad C.
Plenty of material here.  Can't wait to see a Highland SA Bulldog...

It would be a strange looking bird I'd think.  I'd have to glue 1/72 tassles to it or something to properly mimic that things fur. Speaking of!! I've had my eye on a Bulldog for awhile that comes with a Tucano... more of my lovely red and white trainer stuff that I adore so it wouldn't be a wooly beast anyway!    Of course,,, nothing stopping me from getting more Bulldogs.   

Reminds me of one of my favourite toys...seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y4URzD9wyE

My daughter absolutely adored it when she was a baby/toddler

Well that just seals the deal right there!!   

My mama kind of has a thing for the Holsteins...  for about 15 years or so everything everyone got her as gifts were cow decor so I have a boat load of reference material right in the kitchen. 

[zenrat]

After taking the pic of the diorama thingo I flew the Bf 109 and the Bird Dog round the shed for a while but to my horror when I got back to the display case I realised the prop had fallen off the 109.  I crawled around the floor for a while until I found it - I didn't want to risk treading on it.

[NARSES2]

Where does one start ?

The base is fantastic and the Jet Mossie and Ki-46 look wonderful and they aren't finished yet.

Well done sir 

[zenrat]

Thanks Chris.  However my proudest achievement is coming up with "cowmooflage"...

[Rick Lowe]

Thanks Chris.  However my proudest achievement is coming up with "cowmooflage"...

That's entirely understandable.

Though the models and base are great, too. 


Moo!

[Librarian]

Bit off topic but does anyone remember a cartoon from around the late 80s/early 90s...been driving me crazy. Had a cow/bull as the lead character and he would say things like "What a revolting development". If a joke was cracked there was a sequence of some animal mad-laughing. That's all I can remember but I used to watch it during stints on night-security work.

[NARSES2]

Thanks Chris.  However my proudest achievement is coming up with "cowmooflage"...

I've been very leniant so far this year, but that one has been noted 

[zenrat]

Hey, in my blog anything goes.

[zenrat]

So today I finished the Ki-46iii apart from the light in the nose, a pitot tube on one wing and stringing the radio aerial.
I also painted the background for the base white and gloss cleared the Jet Mossie.