Grayson Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I have said this before. This goes beyond mere model building, it is craft, artistry and alchemy at a truly breathtaking level skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 What a stunning build. I'm not normally a fan of WWI subjects but i've been following this build and Mike Robinson's closely. Looks like a delight to paint, and a nightmare to rig. You're a better man than i!! david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Oooooh that's very nice! Something different too. Nice photos by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 ^Wot they said. Now you need a proper home for that. Some footage of the F5 at around 12 minutes in! http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060023294 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Never mind setting the bar high, you have sent it out in to space. What an incredible model. Only four months to get a result like that is quick work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Magnificent, the rigging looks especially good, so four months to build, time very well spent. Congratulations and superb pics too. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 OMG ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 That is awesome.... Done a bit of rigging in my time, but yours looks perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low flyer Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Now that's a museum piece if ever I saw one Smashing job there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 My gob is smacked, my ghast is flabbered and basically I am now in the process of downing tools and thinking where best to sell my stash! It's that level of superb craftsmanship that I aspire to, Guy. She's a beautiful kit just sitting in the box, which is where mine still is, but I should take that leap of faith and just go for it! Hopefully catch up for that beer one day soon. I'm back for the sim in Sept, at Burgess Hill. Take care and I'm looking forward to seeing the Felixstowe in the flesh at Telford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 looks stunning very nice work, some fantastic detail work, great job on the rigging and the paint , the finish looks great....... may I ask which kit is it???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 stunning !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Now THAT is a model!! Stunning, stunning, stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger-d Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 No, it can't be true! I don't believe it was done by a human!!)) Absolutely fantastic indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Beautiful piece of the modeler,s art,Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorS Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Absolutely brilliant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 WOW! Just superb! Absolutely fantastic piece of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seawings Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) Guy, As you know, I - along with everyone else here - have followed your work on this kit since the very beginning. The 1/32 scale WNW Felixstowe F.2A kit is pretty awesome in itself as a manufactured item, but what you have done to it has taken it well beyond a 'finished plastic model kit'. What you have built - and with the way you have built it - you have created something very special, an absolutely flawless beautiful museum quality rendition of a flying boat that carries so much in the way of detail, requiring a real talent to bring it all together in the way that you have. It is about as perfect as it's possible to achieve in my humble opinion. Regardless of it being a flying boat, it is in anyone's book a 'showstopper' of a build the like of which one doesn't see all that often executed to this level of paint and detail finish. Even the finished model photographs are not the usual 'here it is' offering, they are superbly shot as well. In recognition of your talent as a scale modeler and for the fact that you have taken one of my all-time favourite flying boats and completed it to such a staggeringly high standard, you are indeed the worthly recipient of the SEAWINGS Gold Medal Model Award 2015. It won't change your life(!) but it will go with the permanent article planned for the site so that all the build notes and tips can be preserved for others in the future. Very well done, Guy. PS: What are you planning next? Edited May 25, 2015 by seawings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Deserves to be in a museum. Fabulous in all respects. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jephcott Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Guy, congratulations on one of the most fantastic pieces of modelling that I have ever seen. Beautiful and a work of art don't even come close to describing it. This is truly inspirational model making and one of the best builds I've seen in a long time. Well done! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Jaw-dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 One word "brilliant" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Excuse me if I drool ! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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