The little BIG Hemp One :-)

[Knightflyer]

Okay

Not much to report. Wing halves glued together and led placed in fuselage halves, but this is another Revell 1:450 Boeing 747-200 bought because basically I couldn't resist the following ......

Makes me wonder what a 747 in a Hemp livery might look like...?

We shall find out! 

Not posted a pic because at this point it's no different from this one.....

http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,45495.0.html

[Knightflyer]

So just the preliminaries on this on so far. Wings glued together, lead in fuselage and fuselage halves joined together.

Not a hint of hempness yet! 

[NARSES2]

If you'd left it attached to that sprue you could have said it was the LIDAR array or whatever 

[Knightflyer]

If you'd left it attached to that sprue you could have said it was the LIDAR array or whatever 

Yes that would've been impressive indeed . It'd have a ruddy good resolution as well!  (resolution is related to array size ??)



And here's the state of play last night. Light grey to the lower surfaces and a try-out of Hemp on the tail and tail-plane upper surfaces

[NARSES2]

I have to keep reminding myself these are teeny !

[Knightflyer]

I have to keep reminding myself these are teeny !

Hi Chris - teeny indeed - the model comes out at 157 mm (just over 6 inches long) which I think is about a third of the length of a 1/144 scale 747 ? (if I got my maths right?)

It's a very near match for the 1/72nd Fiat Finch! 

[NARSES2]

  That certainly brings it home. I admire both your eyesight and manual dexterity   

[Knightflyer]

Well slower progress, but here you go


As it presently stands I now have a model of the world's largest assault glider!  (just had a further thought - imagine the zwilling combo to tow it! )

Apologies for the photos - I though the dog's towel would provide a better colour contrast than the kitchen floor - I was wrong! (for the under-surface at least!)





I'm now eagerly awaiting the arrival of window/door decals prepared for me by a very nice man with a hat!

[Dizzyfugu]

Well, who knows for sure for which background the Hemp/Barley Grey scheme was originally devised...? 

[PR19_Kit]

I'm now eagerly awaiting the arrival of window/door decals prepared for me by a very nice man with a hat!

They printed up just fine and they'll be in the post later today.

[Old Wombat]

Apologies for the photos - I though the dog's towel would provide a better colour contrast than the kitchen floor - I was wrong! (for the under-surface at least!)

You need Kit's red velvet/rich crushed velour duvet cover.

[Knightflyer]

Apologies for the photos - I though the dog's towel would provide a better colour contrast than the kitchen floor - I was wrong! (for the under-surface at least!)

You need Kit's red velvet/rich crushed velour duvet cover.

I had been going to make a comment about that, but thought better of it  And as my bedspread (chosen by the wife I hasten to add!) consists of pink flamingos on a blue/green background I didn't think I was really the one to cast aspersions on a fellow whiffers choice of duvet cover! 

[kitbasher]

Well, who knows for sure for which background the Hemp/Barley Grey scheme was originally devised...? 

Airfield concrete hardstandings, I believe.

[kitbasher]

Well looking at the 747 against the G.91 I'd say you've the basis of a 72nd scale remotely piloted aircraft.  Two podded engines at the back (jet or turboprop) plus a t-tail (with or without wing mods and your away!

Undercart length would limit stores options unless it was strictly a recce bird like Global Hawk.

[Knightflyer]

Well looking at the 747 against the G.91 I'd say you've the basis of a 72nd scale remotely piloted aircraft.  Two podded engines at the back (jet or turboprop) plus a t-tail (with or without wing mods and your away!

Undercart length would limit stores options unless it was strictly a recce bird like Global Hawk.

Well I'm in no way a 'chop-and-change' whiffer but that idea is weirdly appealing. It's a shame I don't have any more 1/450 scale 747s!  (and won't have ....ever!!)