Spruce Goose

NARSES2 · August 22, 2015, 05:21:21 AM

Neat work Capt

PR19_Kit · August 22, 2015, 06:30:32 AM

I've never seen the thing, and most likely never will, but anything THAT large and built of wood deserves a whole lot of respect.

Your model's looking equally respect-worthy Cap'n, that hinged nose do, a la 'Tradewind', is the icing on the cake.

Captain Canada · August 22, 2015, 07:03:27 AM

Thanks guys. I hope to see it one day as well. Hope to do a continental road trip one day when the kiddies are grown....

I was waffling on hacking out the nose, but I think it really makes the difference in the build. Plus it`s great fun lol. I think I will add a radar bulb as well.

kitnut617 · August 22, 2015, 07:13:43 AM

Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on August 21, 2015, 06:41:03 PM
Mark me as another who was underwhelmed by the beast in person, of course I'd spent a few years walking around 747's on the assembly
line in Everett by the time I actually saw the Hercules in McMinnville.

As you say, when accustomed to large aircraft it does seem to be a bit "'run-of-the-mill"". Especially when you see this on the next building to the Evergreen Museum

It's one of Evergreen's retired 747's, it's been made as the start point of a few water-slides.

Captain Canada · August 22, 2015, 07:15:44 AM

Gorgeous. Love those old small-hump Jumbos. Another place to add to the list of must sees

kitnut617 · August 22, 2015, 07:31:41 AM

Families who visit the museum but don't want to traipse kids around the exhibits (you need a good day [maybe two] to see both museum builds, one is aero orientated and the other is space orientated [didn't get to see this one though]), go to the water park/slides next door Todd.

Captain Canada · August 22, 2015, 07:54:21 AM

Sounds like a plan !

Captain Canada · August 26, 2015, 11:45:53 AM

Fiddling about with this one today....really hard to find motivation as I don't feel like doing anything. But I have for the most part got a bulkhead for the lifted nose, and I have sorted both floor bits for the cargo hold. I need to fashion some sort of cockpit and then I can go about painting it and glueing the fuselage together. I'm also working at detailing the wing a wee bit, to add some realism to it. Slow going as my left hand isn't much good at gripping tight.

Maybe some pics tonite.

Captain Canada · August 27, 2015, 12:26:51 PM

My set up this morning : taking over the kitchen table

The cargo hold floors and mockpit, nose bulkhead as well.

I want to have boats for mooring etc. stored in the wing floats. I was going to make doors with davits etc. but it will be easier to have the out the back, like an F-4 braking chute

Captain Canada · August 27, 2015, 12:28:37 PM

My crude math has 1cm equalling 2m ?

200 scale ?

RAFF-35 · August 27, 2015, 02:08:56 PM

I know its not very helpful, but I always think of this when the goose is mentioned

But I think it would be well worth the build, reminds me of a dragon rapide flying boat

RAFF-35 · August 27, 2015, 02:13:10 PM

Captain Canada · August 27, 2015, 02:18:12 PM

LOL yes I always want to call it the Spruce Moose myself !

The keen eye will also see my new piece of bendable-inside-diameter solder in the first pic

KiwiZac · August 27, 2015, 02:23:27 PM

I'm excited! Great progress!

On the laptop...Twelve O'Clock High?

And I want that as a poster or shirt!

Captain Canada · August 27, 2015, 03:00:21 PM

Thanks Zac ! I'm pretty sure the wee boat is from a Tamiya 350 scale Tirpitz. But it will be scaled to 200...or a close approximation od said scale. I need to order some 200 scale bits to really set this thing off. Some PE for ladders and stairs and rails as well as some men. I can scratch up a vehicle or two.