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Davey B

#75
December 17, 2005, 09:17:18 AM
ARGH!  That is bloody amazing!  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  

John Howling Mouse

#76
December 17, 2005, 10:54:10 AM
Whew!  Glad to see this worked out so well.

Don't forget though, buy some Krylon sandable grey primer for next project's basecoat.  Just as an example, you would not believe how bad this looked before I covered it up with the Krylon:

Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

The Rat

#77
December 17, 2005, 01:23:04 PM
QuoteJust as an example, you would not believe how bad this looked before I covered it up with the Krylon:
:o  It looks like it was molded like that!  ;)  Krylon it is then.

Hey, do you think they'd pay us big bucks for a commercial?

"When the whiffers get busy, Krylon is their paint of choice!"  :D  
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Life is too short to worry about perfection

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K5054NZ

#78
December 17, 2005, 01:31:03 PM
I'll do it if I get free samples! I need to find a local stockist with this miracle stuff (local = anywhere in NZ).

Nice stabs Bazza. Epic! :wub:

Any offers from the design bureaux yet Ratty Man? :P  

The Rat

#79
December 17, 2005, 01:53:57 PM
QuoteAny offers from the design bureaux yet Ratty Man? :P
Not yet, but some of the captured ones have been purchased for a high speed service operating between Auckland and Sidney. There's a hangar and maintenance facility being built in Waitemata Harbour. Due to their less than stellar flying abilioties they have been renamed from 'Rayador' to 'Takahe'.  B)  
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

The Rat

#80
December 17, 2005, 05:08:58 PM
Well, outside of tweaking the back story a bit, it's done.

IT'S BLOODY WELL DONE!

Whew...  :rolleyes:

These are just some quick pictures, not the best quality. Tomorrow if the weather is good I'll take it outside for some better stuff, and those will appear on ARC during Silly Week. But I figured that you guys deserved first crack at the finished product.

Thanks for all your support and comments, this board and its members are THE BEST!  :cheers:  :party:







Decals are left over from a Hobbycraft 1/72nd F-86, still rather small even on a 1/144th plane, but hey, they wanted a kind of low-viz, okay?  ^_^  
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

Brian da Basher

#81
December 17, 2005, 06:03:35 PM
Rat-man san that one's a real beaut and one of the most striking builds I've seen in a while! I'd have never thought to do that! My hat's off to you for your skill, creativity, and imagination.

Brian da Basher

John Howling Mouse

#82
December 17, 2005, 06:54:32 PM
H o t
D a m n!!!!

Good for you!  What a comeback.

Here's hoping the weather complies so we can have some outdoor pics tomorrow (black is so hard to photo inside).

This is great!

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

The Rat

#83
December 17, 2005, 07:03:39 PM
QuoteH o t
D a m n!!!!
Well there's a lot of you in there Barry, thanks to your Krylon suggestion!  :cheers:  
"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." Hedley Lamarr, Blazing Saddles

Life is too short to worry about perfection

Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/46dpfdpr

cthulhu77

#84
December 17, 2005, 07:12:42 PM
Shock and Awe here in Arizona !  Superb, fantastic...wow !

anthonyp

#85
December 18, 2005, 08:02:45 PM
That's one good looking freak plane/boat!!   :lol:

Great job!

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retro_seventies

#86
December 18, 2005, 08:29:09 PM
abso-fecking-lutely hardCORE ratty...most inventive build that i've seen in like...EVER...and by all accounts a tremendous recovery too!

great model mate - LOVE IT!!!!!!!!  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
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SimonR

#87
December 19, 2005, 01:26:40 AM
Great work. I particularly enjoyed the emotional honesty of the story as it unfolded with the various paint tribulations. A lesser man would have binned it. Best thing on here in 2005, in my opinion.
Simon

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Ian the Kiwi Herder

#88
December 19, 2005, 01:38:09 AM
Nothing smart to say..... Just outstanding !

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....it's time to tidy the workbench"

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Gary

#89
December 19, 2005, 04:14:07 AM
Staggering. Simply staggering!  
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