Fearless Frankie's Foibles
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Fearless Frankie's Foibles
Well I suppose its about time to show you guys and gals some of my attempts at our beloved hobby.
This little nightmare has been stood around for a couple of months whilst I tried to find enthusiasm to get up and running again,well I found some in a corner this morning and after an hour with this the bloody carpet monster snatched it back.
Although I have not bored you to tears with photos of the inept built,I shall try and paint you a picture of words.
Cockpit decorated with seats made from Coke can and masking tape seat belts.
Vents and exhaust Albion alloys (love there stuff)
Float strutts as above with rigging from old decorators brush.
Ariel wire from fishing line(require a bit of heat to tension)
Was going to finish it wheels down, but after cleaning up the parts and on to the installation stage, thinking "what the ****" I'm not scratch building any more of this,so I smacked the wheels in and called it a day.
For all you others building this as well "thanks for the inspiration"
For all that bother to view or comment "Thank You"
On the bench next is a Revell F-89 Scorpion.Hold your breath.
This little nightmare has been stood around for a couple of months whilst I tried to find enthusiasm to get up and running again,well I found some in a corner this morning and after an hour with this the bloody carpet monster snatched it back.
Although I have not bored you to tears with photos of the inept built,I shall try and paint you a picture of words.
Cockpit decorated with seats made from Coke can and masking tape seat belts.
Vents and exhaust Albion alloys (love there stuff)
Float strutts as above with rigging from old decorators brush.
Ariel wire from fishing line(require a bit of heat to tension)
Was going to finish it wheels down, but after cleaning up the parts and on to the installation stage, thinking "what the ****" I'm not scratch building any more of this,so I smacked the wheels in and called it a day.
For all you others building this as well "thanks for the inspiration"
For all that bother to view or comment "Thank You"
On the bench next is a Revell F-89 Scorpion.Hold your breath.
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Re: Fearless Frankie's Foibles
I would never come up with the useful idea of how to recycle part a coke can!
I think it looks pretty good.
I've not attempted a fly boat yet, they take up so much space. Is this 1/72?
Looking forward to the Scorpion, a plane I don't think I've seen built before.
I think it looks pretty good.
I've not attempted a fly boat yet, they take up so much space. Is this 1/72?
Looking forward to the Scorpion, a plane I don't think I've seen built before.
Confused as always, and somewhere in hiding on the Scandinavian peninsula...
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Re: Fearless Frankie's Foibles
1/72 very small and compact, one of Airfix original series 1, put it on par with your Maruder as it will take some cutting ,filling and sanding.Prisca wrote:I would never come up with the useful idea of how to recyce part a coke can!
I think it looks pretty good.
I've not attempted a fly boat yet, they take up so much space. Is this 1/72?
Looking forward to the Scorpion, a plane I don't think I've seen built before.
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Re: Fearless Frankie's Foibles
We like inept build pictures! We need to see things like seats made from coke cans. Never built the scorpian but that must be a tiny kit.
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F-89 was comparison to an twin engine bomber and quite potent as an weapons carrier. Well worth a search on wikiStamford wrote:We like inept build pictures! We need to see things like seats made from coke cans. Never built the scorpian but that must be a tiny kit.
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I can appreciate from my current build, just how much work went into getting the Widgeon into something resembling the real thing
If it's any consolation, my Revell P-38 was worse
If it's any consolation, my Revell P-38 was worse
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Cheers "mate" got a Revell P-38 in the stash,just when you thought nothing could be worse than the Airfix/Humbol version. (beware the toothpicks)
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Main thing is, watch the canopy fit, and the nose fit, and the gun panels fit, and the tail boom alignment, and the cockpit tub... You get the idea. Also don't do it in NMF I tried... A nice matt olive drab would hide lots offearless frankie wrote:Cheers "mate" got a Revell P-38 in the stash,just when you thought nothing could be worse than the Airfix/Humbol version. (beware the toothpicks)
I've got an old Frog P-38, so I'm going to put the nice Revell decals on that!
The Widgeon/Gosling is positively enjoyable in comparison
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If you find yourself enjoying the Revell kit send me your address and I'll mail you a hammer you can bash yourself over the head with. I didn't listen to Andrew's advice and bought one of those monsters. It made me very sad.
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Here's what the F-89 is shaping up
and I almost forgot this one,it had been resting in the spray shop (shed to you and me)
Not one off Airfixs finest, now wheres that P-38 everyones banging on about?
and I almost forgot this one,it had been resting in the spray shop (shed to you and me)
Not one off Airfixs finest, now wheres that P-38 everyones banging on about?
Re: Fearless Frankie's Foibles
Don't do it! Put the P-38 on Ebay.
The -89 is looking good. Will it be silver? And I know what you mean about the Raptor. But with some work it resemble the F-22.....
The -89 is looking good. Will it be silver? And I know what you mean about the Raptor. But with some work it resemble the F-22.....
I'm a mostly full-time modeller put a part-time poster....
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The F-89 is looking very nice.fearless frankie wrote:Here's what the F-89 is shaping up
...now wheres that P-38 everyones banging on about?
Trust me, the P-38 should be put quietly out to pasture on eBay.
There are much easier ways of building a nice P-38. Scratch building, for instance...
Or virtually anyone else's kit!
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F-89 nice and shiney silver and red.
The masochistic side is saying clear the benches and see what all the fuss is about. It's meant for children ages 8 and above!
The masochistic side is saying clear the benches and see what all the fuss is about. It's meant for children ages 8 and above!
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My bad! I thought you meant a Scorpian tank Talking Lightnings the Academy is a little gem which unfortunately comes with Academy decals. So buy the Academy kit and use the Revell decals. Then find somebody you really don´t like and give them the Revell kit with the Academy decals.
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Hey FF, I do like the look of the F-89 there mate. Is that 1/72nd? I have the Cutlass they did as part of the classics series in 1/60th. Looking forward to the progress pics.
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"bis vivit qui bene vivit"
IPMS UK No 9960
On the go (ish), and under the bench or about to be:
Academy P-51C Mustang -1/72nd
Academy Grumman Hellcat II - 1/72nd
Hasegawa Brewster Buffalo I - 1/72nd