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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: jetboy on June 04, 2013, 06:08:16 PM

Title: How accurate is this?
Post by: jetboy on June 04, 2013, 06:08:16 PM

HI,
found this at a local sale,didnt know  what it was,i do now,but just wondered if it would be a good starting point for a resin cast,andimprove the model? what do you think?

(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg575/duckgilchrist/various/002_zps76b5bc64.jpg) (http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/duckgilchrist/media/various/002_zps76b5bc64.jpg.html)

(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg575/duckgilchrist/various/001_zps292fd50e.jpg) (http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/duckgilchrist/media/various/001_zps292fd50e.jpg.html)

(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg575/duckgilchrist/various/003_zps5c8d78c6.jpg) (http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/duckgilchrist/media/various/003_zps5c8d78c6.jpg.html)


(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg575/duckgilchrist/various/0042_zps4e78fac7.jpg) (http://s1244.photobucket.com/user/duckgilchrist/media/various/0042_zps4e78fac7.jpg.html)

cheers Don

Title: Re: How accurate is this?
Post by: Goonie on June 04, 2013, 09:49:29 PM

Hi,

in my opinion looks quiet accurate, only that diagonal brick like plates beneath the cockpit differs from orginal.

Here are some refference photos:
(http://www.ditl.org/gpns/GPhoenixInBay.jpg)

(http://www.ditl.org/gpns/GPheSeprat1.jpg)

(http://www.ditl.org/gpns/GPheGenral1.jpg)

Title: Re: How accurate is this?
Post by: Frank3k on June 05, 2013, 12:43:30 AM

There's also the Fantastic Plastic 1/144 version: http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/PhoenixWarpShipCataloguePage.htm (http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/PhoenixWarpShipCataloguePage.htm)

Title: Re: How accurate is this?
Post by: finsrin on June 11, 2013, 03:45:38 PM

Great build  :)

Attention NASA:  you guys should look at this