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| hjlittman, Comment for image # 31963 | 01 Nov 21 18:13 |
| Try this comparison. http://virtualaerodrome.com/image_detail.html?p_aircraft_id=42&p_image_id=11702&offset=240
In the book "Flying Colors" there is a drawing of a "Dora" that did have the extractor exhausts as supplied in the Guillow's kit. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31963 | 01 Nov 21 12:25 |
| As mentioned…. |
| edbecky, Comment for image # 31963 | 01 Nov 21 10:20 |
| Nice Dave. It does look a lot better to scale. I kept thinking mine looked a little long as I was building. Guillows does give you the option to shorten the wing span. |
| crob, Comment for image # 31963 | 01 Nov 21 08:23 |
| Hi David, thanks for this! After getting into panel line and decal placement on the p51 - sames issue. It would be about 2' longer full scale.. Which area did you shorten? Or, did you squeeze all the formers and draw all new lines? |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31963 | 01 Nov 21 01:44 |
| Thanks! I envy your talents. |
| biplane guy, Comment for image # 31963 | 31 Oct 21 10:07 |
| The infills look great. I just don't think I have the patience to achieve the finishes that set your models apart. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 31963 | 31 Oct 21 09:58 |
| For Crob: may I suggest you check out my build of this plane? The kit needs an inch and a half removed from the rear portion, canopy to fin, to be in scale. Likewise, I have heard of one builder who lengthened the nose of a Spitfire for scale. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 39109 | 26 Jul 17 08:41 |
| Yes, all 24 of them, but it did take two trips:-) |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 39109 | 26 Jul 17 08:27 |
| and you win a trunk full of planes! lol! did you take all your planes dd? |
| David Duckett, Image # 39109 | 25 Jul 17 22:21 |
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| MMitch2782, Comment for image # 32152 | 29 Jun 15 20:10 |
| You are correct. Aircraft of the South Pacific like the F4U arrived with a shine but were sand blasted to a light chalky shade of the original immediately. Crew chiefs were very busy patching holes rather than scrubbing the dirt. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 32152 | 29 Jun 15 09:29 |
| Thank you very much. I have built plastic models and there is much to like about them. I can not handle the small size these days and I'm completely unwilling to pay over $100 for a plastic kit. Obviously there is skill required to build them properly but plastic modelers seem obsessed with correcting any detail not to their liking. There's also a tendency to "weather" plastic airplane models to make them more realistic. Weathering doesn't mean staining and most objects that weather generally lighten in color. Combat aircraft in a war zone would probably be dirty to some degree but every military aircraft has a crew chief who is responsible for the operation and look of his plane. It is also a fact that any dirt or grime on an airplane increases drag which decreases performance. Of course, you pays your money you builds it the way you want to. I don't remember seeing any weathered cars or boat models. Have you ever seen a ship up close? |
| MMitch2782, Comment for image # 32152 | 28 Jun 15 19:52 |
| Dave, great job! You raised the bar nice and high! I bet you like to create instead of just assembling plastic. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 32152 | 27 Jun 15 14:12 |
| I use Faber-Castell artist pens for panel lines. They are available at Michael's and also on line and are available in different sizes and colors. I use several pieces of flexible plastic. The only decal on this model is the circle below the canopy, everything else is paint. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 32152 | 27 Jun 15 13:30 |
| Extremely impressed with the overall build. Very smooth surfaces and excellent detailing. Mind if I ask, why did you use for surface outline detailing? Regular black pen and flexible ruler? Thanks, Skye |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 32048 | 27 Jun 15 11:03 |
| Thanks. This is infill covered with silkspan. |
| Skyediamonds, Comment for image # 32048 | 27 Jun 15 10:25 |
| Mr. DD, extremely well done! I'm still catching up with all the builds & fellow modelers. Hope you'll forgive me if I ask what method you used for covering? Balsa sheeting? Card stock? Fill-in balsa as seen on your beautiful B-17? -Sky |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 32315 | 24 Sep 14 19:08 |
| Very cool, DD. A dramatic change from where the image started. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 32315 | 24 Sep 14 09:55 |
| Thanks :-) |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 32315 | 24 Sep 14 09:14 |
| I see it. good job! |
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