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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Other => Topic started by: uncle les on September 11, 2016, 08:16:54 PM

Title: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: uncle les on September 11, 2016, 08:16:54 PM
Every year I am issued a challenge by a modelling friend's better half to build something according to her whimsy - last year it was that mecha elephant, the year before it was the golden racing car made from two F104s..  this year her challenge took the form of handing me a large Billings boat saying "build this"....
Coincidentally I was issued a separate request/challenge to build a Fujimi Kinkaku-Ji temple...   
So, killing two cranes with one Zen garden pebble I present something of a preview :

The Super Zen Flying Ship Car Tank with devotional bridge, carp pond and garden.
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06498_zps0cwgtykx.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06500_zpsbyeu0d43.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06501_zps9lqz1fp9.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06502_zpstatmpo5h.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06503_zpskwqmd4bj.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06504_zpsj4ycv9hb.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06505_zpsglowevg8.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06518_zpsj1hoetps.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06520_zpsp5ojttq4.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/DSC06521_zpspv8bzcqx.jpg)

and here it is today scoring some gongs at the Northern Area Modellers annual comp
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/nam01_zps1aa6lqai.jpg)

Konbanwa y'all.
 :)

Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: ericr on September 11, 2016, 08:20:40 PM

in one word : bravo !  :)

Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: Old Wombat on September 11, 2016, 09:23:03 PM
Oh, man! That's crazy cool! Love it! 8) :-* ;D
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 12, 2016, 02:55:10 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: elmayerle on September 12, 2016, 07:48:49 AM
Oh, man! That's crazy cool! Love it! 8) :-* ;D
+1 and "two thumbs up"
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: Kerick on September 12, 2016, 08:20:23 AM
Words fail me!  :o :-*
BTW what is the guy doing in the pond?
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: elmayerle on September 12, 2016, 09:26:09 AM
BTW what is the guy doing in the pond?
He was carping about something?  I'll get my hat...
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: uncle les on September 12, 2016, 09:30:17 AM
BTW what is the guy doing in the pond?
He was carping about something?  I'll get my hat...

..beat me to it !
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: Camthalion on September 12, 2016, 07:57:37 PM
That is really cool.  Top work
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: ericr on September 12, 2016, 08:08:29 PM

in one word : bravo !  :)



it makes me think of this, by Stan Mott :
(http://images.autourduncafe.fr/2010/03/porte-avion-desert.jpg)

or that :

(http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/graphics/woodsyacht.jpg)
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: taiidantomcat on September 12, 2016, 10:12:28 PM
That is really beautiful
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: finsrin on September 13, 2016, 11:47:52 AM
Fantastic,,, what a cool build  8)
Requires a rework of hardware classification & designation standards. :-\
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: Kerick on September 14, 2016, 12:45:42 AM
Belongs in an anime movie!
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: GTX_Admin on September 14, 2016, 05:28:16 AM
Belongs in an anime movie!

My thoughts exactly
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: Brian da Basher on September 14, 2016, 06:19:08 AM
Wow is that every a wonder to behold!

At first glance, I thought I saw Hello Kitty on the forward turret.

Looks like it covers all the bases and then some...

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Zen and the art of sticking a cherry blossom tree on a turret.
Post by: Story on December 29, 2016, 08:20:26 AM
Reminiscent of Kris Kuksi's CHURCH TANK http://www.kuksi.com/ (http://www.kuksi.com/)