Army_Air_Force Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 607 "County of Durham" Squadron flew for a time from RAF Usworth, now the Nissan car factory. It is only 3 miles from my door as the crow ( or any other bird ) flies. This was built for a friend and is displayed in a 20 x 16 inch oak effect frame with the instructions forming the backdrop for the parts. A fake box art was made to match the 607 Squadron after market decals. 45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Wow, that is a really clever idea. Looks fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 A really original idea regarding scale modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Seems such a simple idea but you are the first to put it into practice. Great display I must say . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks. I know a few other people have painted a model and left it on the sprue before, but I'm possibly the first to display it in a frame with the box art and instructions in a co-ordinated display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 That's a brilliant and original way to display a kit /model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 What a novel concept! Fantastic! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Really like the idea and work 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie(kinda) Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 My first thought; 'What! No seams, no filler, no sanding, no waiting for the paint to go on before you spot the shrink mark you missed. That's cheating!' And then I thought about it some more; 'Actually, that's really bl**dy clever. I like it. A lot! And the effort involved painting the small parts...' Well done. I'd rather like one of those on my wall. But it would have to be a 1/24 Sptifire MkI!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB17 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Really really love how this looks. Might have to take 'heavy inspiration' from this at some point in the future. Better yet is that it won't impact on shelf space 😂. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Doesn't get dusty either! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntoineG Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Waooh This is a brilliant and original idea. And perfectly executed. You may have initiated a new trend in the hobby. I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Simply genius! I have been contemplating doing something similar with half an aircraft but your idea is far superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 10 hours ago, Newbie(kinda) said: My first thought; 'What! No seams, no filler, no sanding, no waiting for the paint to go on before you spot the shrink mark you missed. That's cheating!' And then I thought about it some more; 'Actually, that's really bl**dy clever. I like it. A lot! And the effort involved painting the small parts...' Well done. I'd rather like one of those on my wall. But it would have to be a 1/24 Sptifire MkI!! What he says ^ except I'd go for Tamiya's 32nd scale F-16CJ (lots of available wall space here). Love the originality of the whole idea and I can see it being replicated by many in future. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 13 hours ago, Army_Air_Force said: Thanks. I know a few other people have painted a model and left it on the sprue before, but I'm possibly the first to display it in a frame with the box art and instructions in a co-ordinated display. Nicely done - certainly seen a couple displayed on sprue before (might even have been on here that someone had a pair with the Spitfire and 109 as a diptych?) but not with the doctored box art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Great and original idea, and it really looks smart! I can sense a trend being born… Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Very nice. Keeping the paint clear of all the sprues must take a fair bit of effort! This would also be a way to solve the Airfix P-51 control column removal issue. I seem to recall an exhibition at the Science Museum (late 80s / early 90s) where they displayed a late mark Spitfire on the wall as if it was a model kit? Cheers Will PS a quick Google shows me that exhibition was in 2005! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, malpaso said: Very nice. Keeping the paint clear of all the sprues must take a fair bit of effort! ...... I prime the sprues grey first, then after painting all the model parts, use a small brush to touch up the sprues grey again where needed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I love it - what a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBOT Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Brilliant idea. I think A LOT of people will borrow this idea and build similar picture frames for their modelling rooms! I don't expect the wives to like this in the bedrooms... 👍Thanks for Sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I think I will be checking the sprues of my favourite aircraft to see if it can be done in a similar manner . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 I drilled the corner of the sprues and glued in some 2mm studding. This was then used to bolt the sprues to the backboard. If needed, I use brass tube as spacers to support the corners evenly. Under the wings and fuselage, I've also got some balsa blocks glued on which are then glued to the backboard. I just use the studding on the corners where there is little else to support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I like this a lot. A very innovative idea that looks the business. Last time I saw anything this good was the Airfix Lightning built to look like the exploded diagram on the old instruction sheet. Genius! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Such a cleaver idea for a display and so well executed, like the mini one you also did in the vehicles section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 What a great idea and beautifully presented too,and 607 marking's round it off nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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