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Picture Post => Current and Finished Projects => Topic started by: John Howling Mouse on March 27, 2010, 09:02:20 AM

Title: VacForm Polikarpov I-152
Post by: John Howling Mouse on March 27, 2010, 09:02:20 AM
What do you do when you have 11 projects on the go?  Add in another one, preferably a vac-form biplane.

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The 1:48 MPM Polikarpov I-152 in progress of being cut from the vacuum-formed sheet.  When I bought this off eeyuck-bay, I did not know it was a vacform (wasn't mentioned in the description, either).  But here goes.

Sure would look better with Spats!TM but I keep imagining it on snowskis...

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Title: Re: VacForm Polikarpov I-152
Post by: Slerski on March 27, 2010, 11:51:39 AM
Excuse me Sir, but where can we found some Spats!!TM R C

VacForm... Brrr... Happy halloween Slerski !! :wacko: (I had worse souvenirs with vacuformed kits)
Title: Re: VacForm Polikarpov I-152
Post by: Tophe on March 28, 2010, 02:15:01 AM
Not easy... Congratulations if you ever succeed in getting a (solid) model out of this... :blink: ;D
Title: Re: VacForm Polikarpov I-152
Post by: Brian da Basher on March 31, 2010, 04:32:50 PM
Life on your workbench is never dull, is it Comrade Howling Mouse-ski?

If you need some spats( :wub: :wub:), the Peoples Comittee (Pittsburgh oblask) could be persuaded to assist a true comrade in need....

You sir are a Hero of the Soviet Spatted Union!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Brian da Basherski
Title: Re: VacForm Polikarpov I-152
Post by: John Howling Mouse on April 01, 2010, 08:17:55 PM
I really buggered up some tendon in my right elbow and it actually hurts too much to wet sand this thing, believe it or not.  I wish I wrecked my arm while doing some cool mixed martial arts thing but no; a few days ago, I swung closed my oversized tire-carrier on the truck but it rebounded off the bumper clamp right back into my outstretched arm.   :banghead:

I'm getting old, fellas!   :angry:
Title: Re: VacForm Polikarpov I-152
Post by: Eddie M. on April 03, 2010, 09:49:59 AM
Sorry to hear about your woe. That HAD to hurt!