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Post by themongoose on Jul 23, 2024 22:11:22 GMT -5
So over in the pub thereβs a group of us posting crazy pictures to see who will step up and try to replicate one π€ͺ Well i loved this shoot out under the Eiffel Tower so here goes! ![](https://i.postimg.cc/hvF363RS/IMG-5839.jpg) 1st collect what we needβ¦ ![](https://i.postimg.cc/9XTkZVyz/IMG-7351.jpg) Next we need a base. And if we have a base we must use the golden ratio π€£ so here it is with length 1.618 times the width π ![](https://i.postimg.cc/cHWnzQkp/IMG-8081.jpg) Ok, now to retire for the night while the wood glue dries. This will be a blast π₯
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Post by keavdog on Jul 23, 2024 23:50:56 GMT -5
So looking forward to this. I put that pic up and suggested the scale so I'm invested! It's an awesome story that needs to be told in 1/650th scale ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by adt70hk on Jul 24, 2024 1:08:06 GMT -5
Now that's spooky.....I want to do this with a Mosquito from the RCAF, that did this for the Stars and Stripes Magazine in the summer of 1944. Trouble is I want to do it at 1/72, which means the Eiffel Tower will be about 19 feet tall.....
If you have no objection I'll share my picture of that shot on here?
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 24, 2024 4:52:38 GMT -5
Now THIS.......is going to be one cool project Chris!! You've got my attention for sure!!
P.S. Have you found a 109 to use with this?
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Post by themongoose on Jul 24, 2024 5:37:14 GMT -5
Now that's spooky.....I want to do this with a Mosquito from the RCAF, that did this for the Stars and Stripes Magazine in the summer of 1944. Trouble is I want to do it at 1/72, which means the Eiffel Tower will be about 19 feet tall..... If you have no objection I'll share my picture of that shot on here? ππ€£ 19 feet tall ππ
absolutely, feel free to share it here!
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Post by tcoat on Jul 24, 2024 5:38:47 GMT -5
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Post by themongoose on Jul 24, 2024 5:50:23 GMT -5
Now THIS.......is going to be one cool project Chris!! You've got my attention for sure!! P.S. Have you found a 109 to use with this? Tomβs Modelworks! ![](https://i.postimg.cc/T1cjzPnQ/IMG-8082.jpg) they are printing them now rather than clear plastic. A bit disappointed in that because i have to paint the canopy or try to make oneβ¦however they are so small i will have to provide binoculars to see it that close anyway π
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Post by tcoat on Jul 24, 2024 5:56:02 GMT -5
Now that's spooky.....I want to do this with a Mosquito from the RCAF, that did this for the Stars and Stripes Magazine in the summer of 1944. Trouble is I want to do it at 1/72, which means the Eiffel Tower will be about 19 feet tall..... If you have no objection I'll share my picture of that shot on here? ππ€£ 19 feet tall ππ
absolutely, feel free to share it here! ![](https://www.patriotledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/c9bc7f266bc3ca23c5810897f9b1ee52777cd600/c=0-52-499-717/local/-/media/2020/11/02/Quincy/ghows-WL-200729265-2ea0a980.jpg?width=499&height=665&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) How about go all out ![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/19/a5/87/19a587c9e11c22e35bf714da8f5d41f0.jpg)
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Post by kyledehart5 on Jul 24, 2024 6:12:00 GMT -5
Outstanding!! This was such a fun idea. Looking forward to watching this one
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 24, 2024 6:20:13 GMT -5
Now THIS.......is going to be one cool project Chris!! You've got my attention for sure!! P.S. Have you found a 109 to use with this? Tomβs Modelworks! they are printing them now rather than clear plastic. A bit disappointed in that because i have to paint the canopy or try to make oneβ¦however they are so small i will have to provide binoculars to see it that close anyway π Bummer about them not being in clear plastic but at least you get a 109 in the scale you want it in.
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Post by cheyenne on Jul 24, 2024 6:52:05 GMT -5
Very , very cool project !!!!
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Post by handiabled on Jul 24, 2024 8:16:10 GMT -5
I'm on board for this one!
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Post by moparman18064 on Jul 24, 2024 12:36:23 GMT -5
Coooooool project! Watching along
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Jul 24, 2024 13:10:52 GMT -5
Excellent, this outta be a fun ride!
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Post by themongoose on Jul 24, 2024 13:26:59 GMT -5
ππ€£ 19 feet tall ππ
absolutely, feel free to share it here! ![](https://www.patriotledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/c9bc7f266bc3ca23c5810897f9b1ee52777cd600/c=0-52-499-717/local/-/media/2020/11/02/Quincy/ghows-WL-200729265-2ea0a980.jpg?width=499&height=665&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) How about go all out ![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/19/a5/87/19a587c9e11c22e35bf714da8f5d41f0.jpg) I can't help but think Kurt Russel should have used this in his mini-golf course from Overboard!
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Post by tcoat on Jul 24, 2024 14:10:20 GMT -5
I can't help but think Kurt Russel should have used this in his mini-golf course from Overboard! ![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmGVwZ_piXCDY7gd1Yfr8panp5O3-KFPQhig&s)
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Post by cheyenne on Jul 24, 2024 18:02:29 GMT -5
Not tryin to tell you what to do and you're invested with the Heller tower and the planes , but have you thought about just doing the bottom portion as in tcoat's photo ? At least you can use 1/72nd scale planes . postimg.cc/t7GvdTjK] ![](https://i.postimg.cc/MZnkSMrp/19a587c9e11c22e35bf714da8f5d41f0.jpg) [/url]
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Post by tcoat on Jul 24, 2024 18:48:49 GMT -5
Not tryin to tell you what to do and you're invested with the Heller tower and the planes , but have you thought about just doing the bottom portion as in tcoat's photo ? At least you can use 1/72nd scale planes . postimg.cc/t7GvdTjK] If somebody had some super scratch build skills that cold be a project and a half. Could go down once more to 1/144 though. ![](https://www.dembrudders.com/uploads/1/2/3/7/123769081/screen-shot-2020-06-05-at-8-05-39-pm_orig.png)
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Post by keavdog on Jul 24, 2024 21:46:27 GMT -5
I want to see you paint Berlin Express on the P-51
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Post by buddho on Jul 24, 2024 22:22:03 GMT -5
This is going to be sooo cool to see...π€
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Post by themongoose on Jul 27, 2024 9:06:54 GMT -5
Not tryin to tell you what to do and you're invested with the Heller tower and the planes , but have you thought about just doing the bottom portion as in tcoat's photo ? At least you can use 1/72nd scale planes . postimg.cc/t7GvdTjK] ![](https://i.postimg.cc/MZnkSMrp/19a587c9e11c22e35bf714da8f5d41f0.jpg) [/url] [/quote] Not a bad idea at all. And some of those minicraft kits are pretty nice so 144 could be cool as well. Alas I have everything for this now and am invested in the base. Honestly, my thought in this scale was to make the tower the centerpiece. The planes will be that aha! moment when people look closely π€© keavdog - challenge accepted π€ͺπ€―
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 27, 2024 9:29:41 GMT -5
Not tryin to tell you what to do and you're invested with the Heller tower and the planes , but have you thought about just doing the bottom portion as in tcoat's photo ? At least you can use 1/72nd scale planes . postimg.cc/t7GvdTjK] ![](https://i.postimg.cc/MZnkSMrp/19a587c9e11c22e35bf714da8f5d41f0.jpg) [/url] [/quote] Not a bad idea at all. And some of those minicraft kits are pretty nice so 144 could be cool as well. Alas I have everything for this now and am invested in the base. Honestly, my thought in this scale was to make the tower the centerpiece. The planes will be that aha! moment when people look closely π€© keavdog - challenge accepted π€ͺπ€―[/quote]and Iβll double DOG dare you.lol
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Post by themongoose on Jul 27, 2024 15:09:05 GMT -5
ITβS ON NOW πΌπ€£
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Post by deafpanzer on Jul 28, 2024 8:23:31 GMT -5
I love this kind of ambitious projects and you definitely have my attention too!
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Post by adt70hk on Jul 28, 2024 9:26:21 GMT -5
ππ€£ 19 feet tall ππ
absolutely, feel free to share it here! ![](https://www.patriotledger.com/gcdn/-mm-/c9bc7f266bc3ca23c5810897f9b1ee52777cd600/c=0-52-499-717/local/-/media/2020/11/02/Quincy/ghows-WL-200729265-2ea0a980.jpg?width=499&height=665&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp) How about go all out ![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/19/a5/87/19a587c9e11c22e35bf714da8f5d41f0.jpg) Now that's a cool idea!
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Post by adt70hk on Jul 28, 2024 9:42:22 GMT -5
Now that's spooky.....I want to do this with a Mosquito from the RCAF, that did this for the Stars and Stripes Magazine in the summer of 1944. Trouble is I want to do it at 1/72, which means the Eiffel Tower will be about 19 feet tall..... If you have no objection I'll share my picture of that shot on here? ππ€£ 19 feet tall ππ
absolutely, feel free to share it here! Hi Chris Sorry we were away when I posted the above messafe....so here goes. I know this was far from the only plane to do it but this is the background to this particular shot: - The plane in question is almost certainly 'A for Able' from 409 Sqn Royal Canadian Air Force, which flew exclusively night fighters, specifically Mossies from March 1944 onwards. In the Spring of 1944 the squadron was transferred to the 2nd Tactical Air Force. Post D-Day it moved to France and apparently, whilst on R&R in Paris, the squadron leader bumped into a journalist and/or photographer from the Stars and Stripes magazine.....they seemingly got talking and the below shot was the result of that conversation. Apparently it was taken on 14th September 1944.
There is a bit more info about the squadron here: modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/post/357100/threadAll the best for the build. Andrew ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52605418615_bba314a242_o.jpg)
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Post by themongoose on Jul 30, 2024 21:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by keavdog on Jul 30, 2024 22:30:50 GMT -5
Great to see you getting started on this. Looks like a lot of clean-up work. Hopefully the fit is good π€
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Post by bradley25mm on Jul 31, 2024 3:56:24 GMT -5
That is quite the undertaking. Iβm really excited to see this start. Itβs going to be epic
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 31, 2024 4:38:46 GMT -5
You can count me in on this one for dang sure Chris. Dude that's a lot of work!!! ![qdvkNR](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7440/qdvkNR.gif) If anybody can pull this one off, I know it's you so I'll be looking forward to seeing the great progress that awaits us on this thread.
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