M1ks Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) Completed the old 1/24 Airfix Little Nellie Wallis Autogyro. Blog review here: https://miksmodelkits.wordpress.com/2017/09/13/airfix-wallis-autogyro-james-bonds-little-nellie/ Youtube review and build here with more detail pics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-j3l8McmxM&list=PLoJWYG0njom-5OGxASTZqWLjQu3B_7D4g ln1web by mike michael michaels, on Flickr lnnp2web by mike michael michaels, on Flickr Edited September 13, 2017 by M1ks 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 That is just sooooooo cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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djos Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Something unusual. Very, very nice model Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1ks Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 007 is the man ... great model of a kool piece of "double o" kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Great build and happy memories - love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convair Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I love it. Striking painting/markings. Very nice model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 What a cracking diversion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1ks Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Wow! A blast from the past, looks very good, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 That is too cool! Thanks for sharing. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 What a wonderful model you have made. I just picked up this kit off of an eBay auction. I only hope mine turns out half as well as yours. It really looks the part. I am very impressed with how well your James Bond figure turned out and how much you made him look like the man Sean Connery! Great build. Did you do a WIP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Thats great, don't see this kit much anymore, done a great job on it, looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 4 hours ago, georgeusa said: What a wonderful model you have made. I just picked up this kit off of an eBay auction. I only hope mine turns out half as well as yours. It really looks the part. I am very impressed with how well your James Bond figure turned out and how much you made him look like the man Sean Connery! Great build. Did you do a WIP? Hope you were not the one who paid £350 for it. Rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewup Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) Nice job. And synchronicity! Must be something in the water. I'm 3/4 through building this one myself at present. While I often have a little pot containing detail-painted subassemblies set aside on the window-ledge when I'm kit building, this is the first time I've built a kit that seems to consist of nothing but detail-painted subassemblies! What did you use to add the sparkplug leads? They're one of the more prominent missing parts in the kit, and I have a plan involving fuse wire. Edited September 14, 2017 by Hamiltonian Last para Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkas Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Great work. I could hear the JB theme background music (complete with gunfire and explosions) in my mind as I read the posts. One of my favourite Bond films and sequences, and you do Little Nellie and her pilot (real or fictional) justice with your work. I'm also extremely pleased that Airfix included a pilot figure: nothing looks worse (IMO) than an open vehicle like a Wallis autogyro or motorcycle with no pilot or rider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 "What is this Bond-San? A toy helicopter?" Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/14/2017 at 1:41 AM, rio said: Hope you were not the one who paid £350 for it. Rio Not hardly! I got it for under $20.00. But I would be willing to sell it for a bargain £300 and throw in free shipping to the lucky buyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1ks Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 On 9/14/2017 at 03:09, georgeusa said: What a wonderful model you have made. I just picked up this kit off of an eBay auction. I only hope mine turns out half as well as yours. It really looks the part. I am very impressed with how well your James Bond figure turned out and how much you made him look like the man Sean Connery! Great build. Did you do a WIP? Thanks, I'm pleased you think he looks like Connery as I didn't think he looked much like him at all, haha. I don't do WIP posts or threads these days after losing so many pics to Photobuckets demands and found that stopping to snap pics and move parts to show them actually worked against my willingness on a build. What I do now is reviews and build updates on my Youtube channel, I find it easier to do that and show what's going on with the build and it doesn't put me off the process, rather, helps to encourage me. The youtube playlist for this particular one is here: and my Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/spidiq8 On 9/14/2017 at 12:36, Hamiltonian said: Nice job. And synchronicity! Must be something in the water. I'm 3/4 through building this one myself at present. While I often have a little pot containing detail-painted subassemblies set aside on the window-ledge when I'm kit building, this is the first time I've built a kit that seems to consist of nothing but detail-painted subassemblies! What did you use to add the sparkplug leads? They're one of the more prominent missing parts in the kit, and I have a plan involving fuse wire. For the plug leads and the throttle cable, I used thin flexible wire that I 'found somewhere' years ago when clearing a garage or shed, I don't recall, but it's stiff but bends easily and maintains shape, It's not lead solder soft but not wire strong, sorry I can't offer more help there, It's hard finding scale accurate thickness for 24th scale I find, I use wires from an old IDE printer cable for HT leads on 12th scale bike kits like the Revell Chopper on my channel, (also on here). Thanks everyone else for your kind comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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