gruffy Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I really like the build! Clever but simple idea for a base too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Agree with gruffy , and i can see this influencing many other builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks guys, glad you like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Agree with gruffy , and i can see this influencing many other builds. Yes it has - I have an idea for a diorama after seeing the base idea. Great Typhoon and base!! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Looks good. More Photos please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Will take some more later when I get home form work when the conservatory is in natural daylight. Glad to see I'm inspiring others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 That hase gone realy well. I like it a lot!!!!! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Splendid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Suds Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 This morning while unblocking my gutters (the thunderstorm last night showed me that the one outside the bedroom window was blocked!) I discovered a package from the postman containing the new acrylic rods I'd ordered. So without further ado (after gutter duty of course), I proceeded to drill a hole in the base for the support and then bend the 3mm diam acrylic rod to shape over the boiling kettle. Two scalded fingers later and I was able to do this: which is exactly the sort of effect I was hoping to achieve! Nice one. Thought at first your postman puts your mail in the gutters, hence the blockage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 haha just re-read my sentence and yes it does read like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) In between thunderstorms, got the photo booth set up in the conservatory and got this off the shelf for some pictures. I'll post the best 4 in the GB Gallery in a minute... I've kept the weathering down to a minimum on this one, not for any particular reason apart from I just didn't fancy dirtying it up too much The observant among you might notice that the support stand is different to that posted earlier... simple explanation - the 3mm diameter acrylic rod wasn't stiff enough to support the model, it sagged down so much that the propeller was trying to churn up the landscape! So it got replaced by a 5mm diam acrylic rod which meant drilling out the base hole bigged but thinning down the end that slotted into the aircraft which took quite a bit of careful sanding! Edited June 28, 2014 by Kallisti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brews Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thanks for the link on your Gallery post - it made finding this thread a breeze! I like a lot of the aspects of your build - the base, the use of Google Earth (i did the same for a build of my own a few years back), the subject, the colours, the Barracudacast exhausts. I even like the clean finish. You've done a great job, and quickly. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Just how a Typhoon should be seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Brilliant idea and a brilliant execution of it, I love everything about. And of course there's the "Why didn't I think of this?" as well, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 That is excellent! Great display base too! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 That is a great looking model. I very much like the diorama. Well done. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Fantastic work! That's a great display 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Outstanding!! The base is a stroke of genius and an idea I may just have to pinch ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks Dan, look forward to seeing what you do with the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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