Author Topic: Hunter & FW189, yellow : hybrid aircraft/animals e.a.  (Read 588550 times)

Offline Brian da Basher

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Your latest red one is a fantastic leap of imagination and some outstanding modeling!

I really like the eyes. Brings it all together for me.

The nose with that blister on top works so well it's incredible!

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Offline Tophe

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Weird! :-*

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Offline elmayerle

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That red combination reminds me of a cross between the U.S.S. Seaview fromVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the SeaQuest from the television show of the same name.

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I read the title as "giant squid calmer" on the first pass......

The red one in particular makes me think of hermit crabs that appropriate the discarded shells of other sea creatures. Maybe this is a species of giant squid that feels the need for armour and has therefore repurposed the front end of a long-crashed Tu-20 as protection for itself. I dread to think what it might be afraid of...
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I love this latest one. :) :)
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Offline ericr

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thanks all !


Offline ericr

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SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #407 on: December 21, 2015, 04:52:11 AM »
Sometime ago I had tried a blend of a spanish guitar with the wings of a PZL39 :
this time it is an electric guitar with a S-21G (from PM, 1/72) :






Offline Tophe

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #408 on: December 21, 2015, 12:28:40 PM »
Wonderful! Birds are not the only ones anymore to sing in the sky! :-* :-*

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #409 on: December 21, 2015, 07:48:32 PM »

we should think about what a flying drumset would look like ...  ;)

Offline Kerick

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #410 on: December 21, 2015, 11:37:12 PM »
That really looks good!
I'm desperately trying to think of an album cover that has something like this.
Of course there was Boston.   
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/03/Boston/lead_large.jpg?1430145112
But those were spaceships.
I'll think of it sometime next week........

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #411 on: December 22, 2015, 02:33:48 AM »
That really looks good!
I'm desperately trying to think of an album cover that has something like this.
Of course there was Boston.   
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2015/03/Boston/lead_large.jpg?1430145112
But those were spaceships.
I'll think of it sometime next week........



I recently bought a model of the twin guitar of Led Zep fame :
I plan to do something twin-boom with that  ;D


Offline Tophe

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #412 on: December 22, 2015, 03:02:28 AM »
"Twin-boom" sounds good! ;)

Offline ericr

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #413 on: December 22, 2015, 06:20:02 AM »
"Twin-boom" sounds good! ;)

of course !!!  :)

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #414 on: December 22, 2015, 12:11:00 PM »
Sounds like a plan! We'll be waiting patiently

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Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #415 on: December 23, 2015, 03:40:35 PM »

the bottle is a Duvel bier (my ever favorite brand, since my childhood)

and these wings and wheels seems to fit quite nicely







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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #416 on: December 23, 2015, 04:03:36 PM »
I am not sure I like this beverage but I love this airplane! :-*

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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #417 on: December 23, 2015, 04:04:15 PM »
Seriously large rocket boost on this baby !

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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #418 on: December 23, 2015, 05:42:24 PM »
I like how that blunt nose shape is mimicked by the engines and is complimented by the straight wings & horiz stabs.

Blue is the perfect color for this baby!

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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #419 on: December 24, 2015, 05:29:29 PM »
thanks ! I still have a bottle or two coming, trying different cominations (buplane, jet, etc, ...)
Maybe I should/could try a twin boom bottle?  ;D

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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #420 on: December 25, 2015, 01:37:25 AM »
Biplane twin-bottle with struts tying it all together and engines on the lower wing so that applying full power doesn't tip the aircraft on its nose.

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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #421 on: December 25, 2015, 05:21:33 AM »
I recently bought a model of the twin guitar of Led Zep fame :
I plan to do something twin-boom with that  ;D

Stairways to Heaven;)
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Re: SU-21G and Guitar Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #422 on: December 25, 2015, 06:36:16 PM »
I recently bought a model of the twin guitar of Led Zep fame :
I plan to do something twin-boom with that  ;D

Stairways to Heaven;)

 ;D

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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #423 on: December 25, 2015, 06:54:45 PM »
This talk of crossing guitars with flying machines is kind of making me nostalgic for the old Boston album covers.
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Re: Twin Otter and bottle, blue Re: hybrid aircraft/animals and others
« Reply #424 on: December 26, 2015, 03:03:46 AM »
This talk of crossing guitars with flying machines is kind of making me nostalgic for the old Boston album covers.


One can see what you mean:



This one's a little different...it has wings:

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