Hunter Rose Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Looking quality Pete! I love Ma.k designs and this to me is already looking better/more interesting than an actual lunadiver!! Everytime I see your Ma.k designs I think to myself "one day I'll get myself a falke...... one day" I may just take a leaf out your book and bash one (as the Ma.k gods intended!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Go for it! Much more fun than building out of the box. (Unless it's a kreiger kit). All you need is a box full of bits, imagination and filler. Lots of filler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Fantastic Pete , I think its great. 8 hours ago, Hunter Rose said: one day I'll get myself a falke... Im on the lookout for a cheap P38 myself to start one of these....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 20 hours ago, rockpopandchips said: Im on the lookout for a cheap P38 myself to start one of these....... The original used a 1/32nd P-38 and a small Japanese sports car in 1/24th as it's basis. So go smaller. 1/48th P-38 and a 1/32nd car. I've done it using an Airfix Jaguar. It worked. And, given the price of the P-38 nowadays, (if you can find one) is very much cheaper. Shopping around, maybe you could get both for 25 pounds odd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: . 1/48th P-38 and a 1/32nd car Thanks for that Pete, the scale of doner kits was one thing I wasn't sure of. Added then to my Christmas list..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Here you go. The blue one (No 327) was built using the two kits as I suggested above. Pete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 The cogs are definitely turning in th noggin now! And yeah Pete thanks forvthe scale heads up, i was unsure of that too. Im thinking i may make something "inspired" by the falke, I've got some apache gunship kits screaming to be bashed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Well Pete, after talking to you today at Southall and not having a scooby doo what you were talking about I have looked trough this thread and links and I see where you were coming from, I for one would never have seen those kits hidden in the whole of a finished kit and I have to say it looks incredible. Nice to meet at last and enjoyed the chat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 It was good to meet you too, and the chat was great. And thanks for the nice comments about the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 One thing I forgot to mention if scratchbuilding a Falke. There are three hemispheres underneath. These are anti gravity units. On the full size model they are actually halves of table tennis balls. (Available very cheap from China. A silly price over here). If you go down in scale to a I/48th P-38 then what I've done in the past is go to the pound shops at this time of year and raid the Christmas tree baubles. About an inch diameter should do it. (Larger ones won't be needed so can be used to gain Brownie points. 'Look what I bought you, Dear...') 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: raid the Christmas tree baubles. Anything to eradicate Christmas.....build a fleet of them Pete. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 7:57 PM, Pete in Lincs said: One thing I forgot to mention if scratchbuilding a Falke. There are three hemispheres underneath. These are anti gravity units. On the full size model they are actually halves of table tennis balls. (Available very cheap from China. A silly price over here). If you go down in scale to a I/48th P-38 then what I've done in the past is go to the pound shops at this time of year and raid the Christmas tree baubles. About an inch diameter should do it. (Larger ones won't be needed so can be used to gain Brownie points. 'Look what I bought you, Dear...') Great idea and brownie points as well, sneaky! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 Last weekend I managed to get a bit of time in the manshed. I wasn't happy with the engines so had a rethink. I had some small plastic sample? jars from years ago, knowing they'd come in handy one day. Some plastic strip from the Big H and a WW2 Panzer idler wheel later and I had this below. In the middle is an unused sample jar & lid. To the right are the fins from Airfix 1/24th Typhoon bombs. The rocket nozzles are from Airfix Space Shuttle booster rockets. The Humbrol tin, of course, shows the size. Slap on a bit of paint, assemble the parts, and.... It wouldn't be a kreiger build without a bit of rust. (Caused by heat, (probably) not rain in space!) I added a couple of small AFV bits for interest. The bomb fins become steering vanes (or somesuch) in the nozzles. I've since toned down the rust with a coat of Tamiya clear matt. The open end of the jar fits nice and tightly over the existing rocket nozzles as seen in pictures above. Thanks for looking, Pete 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 And this one is now finished. I've taken some photographs, but some haven't turned out so good so I'll do more and then post in the RFI section. Thanks for watching. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Superb scratchbuilding Pete and nice paint work on the boosters, they look superb, one question though.......sample jars for what?😲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 20 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: sample jars for what? I'm sure I acquired them in Germany, so probably something to do with Tornado. Maybe Hydraulic fluid sample jars? Or maybe I found them in a shop there. (Ahem). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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