MarkVX Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Last year i finshed my BAe Nimrod from the 1/72 Airfix kit. I built a base to display it on but due to its size i didnt really have anywhere to put it. A few weeks ago my 3 year old daughter was messing about and threw a ball which hit the plane and snapped off the front landing gear and 4 rear landing gear wheels. She got the telling off of her life But that gave me a idea..........so i run off to my LHS and purchased some evergreen sheet and ordered a ground power unit and RAF diorama set from flightpath. The idea was that the Nimrod had some under carriage issues that needed fixing before she could fly. These were noticed on a small airfield so hanger space was limited as the repairs had to be carried out on the ramp (not likely to happen i know). I went through my 1/72 groundcrew and picked out the needed models and set about painting them. Then i made a stand from spur and evergreen. Next was to get to grips with etched parts as i had never used them before and i made the power unit (not that good if im honest), a tow bar, a wire bin and the airfield warning sign. Put them altogether and cam up with this............................. Hive of activity I like the bloke sitting on the tow Reporting his findings Thought this looked good Beavering away Inspecting for unseen damage I'd love to hear what you all think good or bad let me have it Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Love it, a great recovery from the damage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Good save, inspiration from disaster. I have those same figures you have used, some great poses and yours are nicely done. Good job all round Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Great recovery! The apron could do with some spots and repairs and cracks and general weathering, though. ;-) Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Reporting his findings Or ordering team pizza hopefully!! Nice idea and well rescued!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I hope that you said sorry to your daughter , you big bully. Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Smashing effort and a great idea you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Smashing diorama fella. The Nimrod may have been massively over budget and outta time but I'd have it in my own private Air Force any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Great job, seeing the figures next to the aircraft gives you a much better idea of how blooming big it is ! Love the "axle stand" holding everything up, complete with scuffed and damaged paint, just great and exactly how you would imagine it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 A very good recovery, seems not to be in the UK, with all the shirtless crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkVX Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thanks for the comments. Think im going to try and hang this one on the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xw302 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Nice, good result, well done. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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