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sotoolslinger
A World Champion Blackbelt in Putty-Foo…the man means business (just look at his photo!)
Look at the banner and you will see his work.
Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 03:35:51 AM »
So I went to the IPMS nationals in Phoenix a couple o years ago and somehow left a box o models
They were shipped back to me... in chunks
They all pretty much looked like this
I was very sad and depressed to see so much of my art destoyed. I just put the whole box on a high shelf and tried to forget it.
It sat there and looked sad and I was sad everytime I opened the site cause one of the dead was this
The very craft you see in the banner which was initially drawn by our Illustrious Leader GTX.
So the other day I got nostalgic and creative at the same time so decided to see just how many wounded soldiers I could put back together.
You may have seen these in the past but I am happy to post these again as they are resurected :)
One of my oldest existing Whiffs (15 years)
P-55 F
CAC/Brewster Super Buffalo
RoT Rattlesnake
The RoT's first monoplane
I don't remember what I called this but I remember why it exists. I could not attend a show once so Scooterman and Roger the Cabin Boy came and got some of my stuff for the whiff table and got me a Malcolm hood 'stang and a 5 blade Spit... oh yeah... Spitstang
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raafif
Is formally accused of doing nasty things to DC-3s...and officially our first whiffing zombie
Whiffing Insane
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 04:06:19 AM »
Oh, the Humanity !!
Good to see them back from the maintenance shed :)
That P-55-F looks right neat !!
One day I may do the same with my armour treasures that were crushed under furniture by the moving-men
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Logan Hartke
High priest in the black arts of profiling...
Rivet-counting whiffer
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 04:14:36 AM »
I still love the P-55F!
Quote from: sotoolslinger on November 09, 2012, 03:35:51 AM
The RoT's first monoplane
What is that one called? It looks like a jackrabbit with that tail.
Cheers,
Logan
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sotoolslinger
A World Champion Blackbelt in Putty-Foo…the man means business (just look at his photo!)
Look at the banner and you will see his work.
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 04:20:05 AM »
Thanks bubba :) That build was before in progress pics but if you see a pic of the original Ascender (ass ender?) you will quickly pic up the major mods. Bigger control surfaces, better cockpit canopy, superturbocharged 16 cylinder engine
Logan thanks. I am embarrassed to admit I don't remember what I called that one. I'll definitely go with Jackrabbit considering her Texican roots :)
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Logan Hartke
High priest in the black arts of profiling...
Rivet-counting whiffer
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 04:48:07 AM »
Yeah, that's what I was thinking since it was RoT. I'm not totally sold on the P-55's chines, but I really like a lot of the rest that you've done with it!
Cheers,
Logan
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Dr. YoKai
Was in High School when mastadons roamed the plains...
A notorious curmudgeon who is partial to...hemp!
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 05:09:58 AM »
Jackrabbit works- but maybe Jackelope might be better-it
is
horned, after all. Great stuff all, and
I'm glad to see you were able to get 'em back in shape.
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sotoolslinger
A World Champion Blackbelt in Putty-Foo…the man means business (just look at his photo!)
Look at the banner and you will see his work.
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 05:13:17 AM »
Well the original was known for flipping over on her back and being unrecoverable. I really wanted to give her more horizontal stability. I made the verticals and the canards bigger so she could steer better but I wanted a lower landing speed and more airfoil so the lifting body type strakes seemed a good idea. :)
That's my story
Jackelope is great Doc
I think I'll use that for another project :)
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Logan Hartke
High priest in the black arts of profiling...
Rivet-counting whiffer
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 05:50:10 AM »
I understand, I was speaking from a purely aesthetic perspective.
Cheers,
Logan
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sotoolslinger
A World Champion Blackbelt in Putty-Foo…the man means business (just look at his photo!)
Look at the banner and you will see his work.
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 05:54:24 AM »
I also understand
I think she's pretty
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Brian da Basher
He has an unnatural attraction to Spats...and a growing fascination with airships!
Moderator
Hulk smash, Brian bash
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 08:10:57 AM »
My what lovely
spats
your Jackalope has!
Seeing these is like seeing old friends!
Brian da Basher
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Tophe
He sees things in double...
twin-boom & asymmetric fan
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 09, 2012, 10:09:49 AM »
I love your bubble-top P-55, most of all!
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RussC
Our own personal dragon trainer...with a flying wing fetish
Resident Painter
Re: Wounded Old Soldiers
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November 10, 2012, 07:04:01 AM »
Really jazzed by that P-55 Ascender variant. Shinden, bring it on!
Great builds on all!
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