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Archibald

February 16, 2007, 09:15:43 AM
Just one year ago I registered on this forum. I'm now aproching 4000 posts  :rolleyes:  But I never felt so productive, thanks to threads like "Iranian
F-14A profiles" .

I've picked up Hobbycraft (Hobbycrap  :lol: ) X-1 some days ago. As I'm a great fan of The Right Stuff, I've decided to make a diorama ith it.
First encounter between Yeager and the X-1, in the desert.



(crude screen caption to say the least).

Reglisse (liquorice) don't give a damn about "The Right Stuff", dioramas nor models. She's just sweet, roaring like a motorbike and very affectionate. She lied on the workbench...  :lol:






I built a truck from some old toy remains, bought a bag of plaster, and an old biscuit box.






"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

Rafael

#1
February 16, 2007, 11:07:19 AM
OK, Archi. Send me the biscuits from that biscuit box while I sit here munching at them, drinking a delicious coffee and enjoying your build :wub:  :wub:  :wub:

Rafa
(now really looking for a biscuit)
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Archibald

#2
February 16, 2007, 11:23:32 AM
Hmmmmm... biiiiiscuiiiit.... (Homer drool, Homer drool) :lol:  
:cheers:  
"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

B777LR

#3
February 16, 2007, 11:56:30 AM
What you goiing to do with the cat? Use it as the horse? That will take a lot of sandpaper and putty... :lol:  

John Howling Mouse

#4
February 16, 2007, 05:31:38 PM
Could you print your screen capture and use the horizon and sky upper portion as a photo backdrop once you complete your desert base?

And, wasn't there also a "movie-inspired GB" planned somewhere?
This would be a definite contender.

Keep us updated, please.
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Shasper

#5
February 16, 2007, 07:10:57 PM
Hey Arch, I'm at home & have the movie on dvd at my disposal, drop me a line if you want a better capture of the scene.

Shas B)
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- Bud S.

Archibald

#6
February 17, 2007, 12:53:32 AM
Ok, guys, good idea. Shasper, the mail is on the way...  :cheers:

"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

Archibald

#7
February 17, 2007, 12:56:56 AM
Plaster is drying now.  ;)  

Hmmm I have to find (or build) a horse (no way of using the cat, too much hairs for PSR )  
"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

Archibald

#8
February 17, 2007, 12:57:52 AM
4003 posts!  :o  
"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

John Howling Mouse

#9
February 17, 2007, 08:48:41 AM
QuotePlaster is drying now.  ;)  

Hmmm I have to find (or build) a horse (no way of using the cat, too much hairs for PSR )
Lots of farm animal childrens sets out there.  Must be a horse about the correct size.  Good luck on your search.  "My kingdom for a horse!"
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

B777LR

#10
February 17, 2007, 09:41:08 AM
I think airfix did a know super duper rare farm set that contained a horse ;)  

Archibald

#11
February 17, 2007, 09:59:04 AM
Considering the scale, I only have two solutions
- checking Heller catalogue for some Napoleonic figures (and horses)  
- building the horse myself.

I already have some pilot left. Pics from the base are coming...

"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

Archibald

#12
February 17, 2007, 10:02:00 AM
No horse on Heller's catalogue. But I know where to find a horse figure...  
"An apple a day, keeps the doctor away" (proverb) "If you aim well !"  (Winston Churchill).

B777LR

#13
February 17, 2007, 10:35:23 AM
ESCI also did some napoleonic figures with horse

dragon

#14
February 17, 2007, 10:46:38 AM
What scale is this?
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