Matt O Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Hi. I thought I would try something new and different to what I have done before. I have used leds and tried to display different eras of red arrows aircraft and liveries over the years. The smoke is made from cotton wool. First time I have ever done anything like this. All kits are 1/72 airfix. I am pleased with how it has turned out. All comments welcome. Thanks 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Bravo! Nose lights are a lovely touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 What a neat idea! I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Very creative! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telboy3510 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Excellent, I love the the way the models are posed. Much better than sitting on their wheels on shelf. Just my opinion 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Great idea, makes a lovely display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Bravo, a brilliant piece of modelling. photo #3 does it for me, a bit more to the right would be even better. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 How did you do the lights? Do they need plugging in? Or is there a battery inside each kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 Thanks for all the comments everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 12 hours ago, Telboy3510 said: Excellent, I love the the way the models are posed. Much better than sitting on their wheels on shelf. Just my opinion 😊 I agree it adds a little more drama to them but am happy to pose on wheels too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Lord Riot said: How did you do the lights? Do they need plugging in? Or is there a battery inside each kit? Each kit has an led in nose which I soldered wire to. Wire runs down each acrylic rod which is covered by smoke and all wires are connected to a single cell battery holder with switch inside the base. I am not an expert in electronics so do apologise for poor description and technical terms etc. Never done anything like this before so was learning as I go. Quite a challenge making it all fit in the kits especially the gnat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 9 hours ago, stevehnz said: Bravo, a brilliant piece of modelling. photo #3 does it for me, a bit more to the right would be even better. Steve Thanks Steve. Glad you like the photo. I have only my camera on my phone which isn't very good so had to take photos where the best natural light / angles were available within my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 41 minutes ago, Matt O said: had to take photos where the best natural light / angles were available within my house. This I can understand, same problem at my place, one day a photo booth. I think one reason I liked that shot was it was a bit lower angle & showed off the geometry of your master piece more clearly. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 58 minutes ago, Matt O said: Each kit has an led in nose which I soldered wire to. Wire runs down each acrylic rod which is covered by smoke and all wires are connected to a single cell battery holder with switch inside the base. I am not an expert in electronics so do apologise for poor description and technical terms etc. Never done anything like this before so was learning as I go. Quite a challenge making it all fit in the kits especially the gnat. It looks brilliant! I reckon something like that in a Nimrod would look cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Ohh, very groovy! I wish I could be that creative. Great idea, well executed!! DennisTheBear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Makes me curious if the Gnat and the Hawk ever flew together during the transition period? Off to google! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Very cool display concept, brilliantly executed. Bravo for thinking outside the box! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Thanks for all your comments everyone. I do appreciate it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 16 February 2018 at 10:32, 06/24 said: Makes me curious if the Gnat and the Hawk ever flew together during the transition period? Off to google! You know what, whilst building this bizarrely that question never entered my mind! If you find out would be interested in knowing as you have made me curious about this now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 And don't for a moment think the answer has any bearing on the quality of what you have built. It was purely idle curiosity on my part. So far, I've found one shot which I took to be relatively modern (Hawk with white arrow on underside, Gnat without the Royal Air Force branding) but apart from that any pictures I found were of one or other type overflying the other, I.e a Gnat in the ground as Hawks arrive in formation, and vice versa. Which, of course, is not to say it never happened. I wonder if the "Arrows" have a squadron historian who might know? Unfortunately none of the pictures I found were licensed for reuse, but I'll keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 No worries not taken the wrong way. Just surprised that I never thought about this myself! Will have to have a look too. Like you said maybe a red arrows historian or someone with greater knowledge on them may hold the answer. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 https://goo.gl/images/nj6XFG Hawks over Gnat https://goo.gl/images/kd8cKY Together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt O Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, 06/24 said: https://goo.gl/images/nj6XFG Hawks over Gnat https://goo.gl/images/kd8cKY Together Found these images in a red arrows magazine I have. Top one is a grainy image which says is the only official picture of both in air together. Other is of them on line up. Sorry about quality of the photos. Taken on phone. Edited February 18, 2018 by Matt O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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