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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: deathjester on June 17, 2012, 07:06:49 AM

Title: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: deathjester on June 17, 2012, 07:06:49 AM

A little while ago, we bought an aircraft book for our eldest son Mitchell, with a difference: it had a press out cardboard plane you can build in a folder with it.  Hmm, nice thought I - and put it on the shelf until he was ready to build it.  Well, today he did - and what I didn't appreciate at the time of purchase is that it actually has a 40cm + wingspan!!
(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-06-16-366.jpg)

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Post by: GTX_Admin on June 17, 2012, 07:08:05 AM

Looking great!!! :)

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: deathjester on June 17, 2012, 07:12:46 AM

Cheers! - I'll see about some close ups of it later on...

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Post by: RussC on June 17, 2012, 11:03:12 AM

Train well, young ninja  :icon_ninja: for you will inherit the realm of styrene and resin.

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Post by: Sentinel Chicken on June 17, 2012, 11:50:20 AM

This is where we all started out at one time in our lives.

The question becomes when he becomes your age. Whose stash will be bigger?

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: Chris on June 17, 2012, 08:30:09 PM

Nice work by the lad - what was the book ? I've got a nephew of about the right age

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Post by: Scooterman on June 17, 2012, 11:58:11 PM

Very nice young man!  Keep it up!

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Post by: Brian da Basher on June 18, 2012, 12:06:20 AM

That's very cool and most well done!

Brian da Basher

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Post by: elmayerle on June 18, 2012, 07:22:30 AM

My compliments to the young man, most beautifully done.  Going from memory, I don't know that I could have done as wwell at his age.

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: deathjester on June 18, 2012, 10:05:45 PM

Quote from: Chris on June 17, 2012, 08:30:09 PM

Nice work by the lad - what was the book ? I've got a nephew of about the right age

Here we go, with a few more pics of the plane, and the book it came from!

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-06-18-392.jpg)

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-06-18-391.jpg)

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-06-18-390.jpg)

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-06-18-388.jpg)

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: Chris on June 18, 2012, 11:08:55 PM

Cheers mate, appreciated

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Post by: wagnersm on June 19, 2012, 06:12:50 AM

Starting his training, you are.  :)

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Post by: Feldmarschall Zod on June 21, 2012, 05:24:17 AM

Great job. ;)

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Post by: taiidantomcat on June 27, 2012, 10:34:42 PM

Good for him!  :)

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: deathjester on August 13, 2012, 12:56:36 AM

Here's one we just completed together, to teach him about different paint effects. 

A subtle Whiff, with stabiliser strakes, and a small gun ranging radar pod.

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-08-08-626.jpg)

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Post by: GTX_Admin on August 13, 2012, 02:09:12 AM

Well done. :)

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Post by: TerryCampion on August 13, 2012, 04:45:03 AM

Good stuff!!

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Post by: ChrisF on August 13, 2012, 08:39:44 PM

Looks great !! :)

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Post by: Brian da Basher on August 14, 2012, 02:23:03 AM

Deathjester Jr. has some real talent!

Excellent Spitfire by the Father-Son team!

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: deathjester on August 16, 2012, 02:19:46 AM

Cheers guys!  The old Airfix Mk.IX makes a pretty good instructional airframe to teach little'un the basics.  Also, as luck would have it, the first issue of the new Airfix mag has an article all about painting the new Spit, which we used as inspiration.   Now getting endlessly nagged for the new MK.1...

Title: Re: Look what my eldest just built!!
Post by: elmayerle on August 19, 2012, 12:13:10 PM

Quote from: deathjester on August 13, 2012, 12:56:36 AM

Here's one we just completed together, to teach him about different paint effects. 

A subtle Whiff, with stabiliser strakes, and a small gun ranging radar pod.

My compliments, that's most definitely better than I could have done at that age.  He's definitely going to be impressive as he gets more experience.