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Savoia Marchetti SM.79 Lebanese Style


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1 hour ago, longshanks said:

Cracking bit of scratch building :clap2:

 

 

I would point out though if you got it right in the first place you'd save us a lot of time and effort :whistle:

 

Kev

Thanks Kev. Does it count as not getting it right in the first place if I didn't do anything in the first place? :confused:

1 hour ago, corsaircorp said:

Finally, it still may be a Mojo restorer...

But as far as I can see, It's now a Martian Marvelous Scratchbuilding !!

Great work my dear alien, great attention to details !!

Congratulations !!

:partytime:

Sincerely.

CC

Thanks CC.

6 minutes ago, general melchett said:

Strewth, I thought he was back on Mars again!.....then I realised what he was on about.

Nope...he's back on Mars!!

 

But all's well that ends well....cracking job Martian, (lovely tubes)...

Thanks General and congratulations, just 57 minutes from me saying normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!

 

Martian 👽

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7 hours ago, longshanks said:

Cracking bit of scratch building :clap2:

 

 

I would point out though if you got it right in the first place you'd save us a lot of time and effort :whistle:

 

Kev

If he was going to do it right, he'd be soldering it! 

 

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(Nice spaghetti work though, no matter what it's made of!)

 

Ian

 

 

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2 hours ago, limeypilot said:

If he was going to do it right, he'd be soldering it! 

 

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(Nice spaghetti work though, no matter what it's made of!)

 

Ian

 

 

Thanks Ian. Strangely enough, I have considered the use of cooked spaghetti in the past for draped hoses and the like The hot spaghetti is arranged in the required position and as it cools it hardens. When properly cold it can be painted over. This has the benefit that one can eat it if one doesn't like the result. Really, I amaze myself with my own genius/stupidity (delete as appropriate) sometimes! 🧠

25 minutes ago, Courageous said:

Are you sure not building a Lunar Lander:

 

...just asking.

But yes, an impressive bit of scratching.

 

Stuart 

Thanks Stuart. I was wondering who was going to be first to come up with that one! 🤔

 

Martian 👽

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1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said:

It's not Space 1999. It's 1999 spaces between the tubes.

I think that I have more spaces between the tubes than Gerry Anderson's contraption.

 

I have been working on the structure above the main fuselage frame today but as I am using .20 'thou plastic rod, its very much a case of do a bit, let it set hard, do a bit more, let that set hard.  You get my drift but I should have some pictures by early morning.

 

Martian 👽

 

 

 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

Just caught up . Great work Martian the interior I do hope that you are over the nightmares with the General and are getting a good night's sleep.

This is a great thread and you are all still mad !!!

Keep up the good work.

All the best

Chris

Thanks Chris, As to us all still being mad, I never was much one for change!

 

Wibble 👽

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As promised, here is the update as to where I have got with the build over the past 24 hours.

 

I finally managed to finish off the structure that sits on top of the main fuselage frame at the rear half of the fuselage. This was very frustrating as I kept having to wait for things to set before I could proceed further. However, the sub-structure is now in place and a start has been made on what should be the start of the stringers. Once these are finished I think I will finish off the framework for the bomb bay and take a look at what needs to be done to the ventral gondola. Any work in this area will be vey apparent through the open access door. I have tried to get a shot of the view through the door but the picture I have posted is about as good as my camera can do. The amount of detail isI far more apparent to the naked eye.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Martian 👽

 

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45 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

Wow Martian wow. Looks fantastic.

Great work.

All the best

Chris

Thanks Chris, I seem to have got a bit carried away, haven't I? Still I'm having fun, which was the whole point of the build.

 in the first place.

 

Overenthusiastic of Mars 👽

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, stevehnz said:

Wow, thats a bit awesome Martian. Apart from the fact they remind me of the trusses in my ceiling, your frame work is a bit nice.  :)

Steve.

Thanks Steve as long as the framework only reminds you of your ceiling trusses and not General Melchett's then that's fine.

3 hours ago, longshanks said:

Must be like knitting with wet spaghetti 

 

Kev

From this am I to gather that I am not the only person to have considered spaghetti as a modelling medium?

2 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

Now, it seem perfectly sound to use spaghetti on an italian bomber !!

Nice and tidy job Dear ETI !!

Eating painted spaghetti ???

Sincerely.

CC

Thanks CC. As paints are supposed to be non-toxic these days, I suppose it would be OK. I couldn't vouch for it's taste however. The General might know, he's eaten Baldrick's cooking before and may well have already been served up such a dish.

2 hours ago, TheBaron said:

Mr. Martian does make exceedingly good frames.

Devon knows how he makes it so dreamy.

 

Most likely because I am pretty dreamy.

 

1 hour ago, general melchett said:

 

In that case sir, I have only one thing to say to you...

 

 

 

 

 

Great work on the structure Martian...looks more like a cowshed then ever!

 

And you wonder why I keep waking up screaming!

 

Martian 👽

 

 

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 I hopes Airyfix doesn't start using this as an advert

Look how good our stuff is!

 

But it does look rather excellent inside there

 

 

 

 

Reminds me of another build from ages past that was welly framed inside, wonder what became of those nice models?

Probably in a box under somebody's bed

Dutch things they were I think...

 

 

Oh by the way Martian can you have a word with the harbourmaster's at Poole, make sure Barfleur gets out on time on the 13th June

Brexit or no, I have an appointment with several race cars on the following weekend

 

Just asking, like

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27 minutes ago, perdu said:

 I hopes Airyfix doesn't start using this as an advert

Look how good our stuff is!

 

But it does look rather excellent inside there

 

 

 

 

Reminds me of another build from ages past that was welly framed inside, wonder what became of those nice models?

Probably in a box under somebody's bed

Dutch things they were I think...

 

 

Oh by the way Martian can you have a word with the harbourmaster's at Poole, make sure Barfleur gets out on time on the 13th June

Brexit or no, I have an appointment with several race cars on the following weekend

 

Just asking, like

Thanks Bill.

 

Would you like an MVS escort for the Barfleur, just in case anyone should get in her way?

 

Martian 👽

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21 minutes ago, Martian Hale said:

Thanks Bill.

 

Would you like an MVS escort for the Barfleur, just in case anyone should get in her way?

 

Martian 👽

Well if you think that's a good idea whyever not

 

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Just as long as she brings me home nicely on the Tuesday morning I expect we'll be fine

 

The Russians tell me Salisbury is a fine place to visit, maybe I will en route for home 

 

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2 hours ago, perdu said:

Well if you think that's a good idea whyever not

 

😂

Just as long as she brings me home nicely on the Tuesday morning I expect we'll be fine

 

The Russians tell me Salisbury is a fine place to visit, maybe I will en route for home 

 

😕

What ??

Once again lost in France ??

In June, In between Barfleur and Le Mans ??

On the sea try to avoid the swimmers and on the land try to avoid the yellow jackets !!

That will be fun at all !!

Sincerely.

CC

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I'm loving all that framework. You are the Sovereign of Styrene, the Ruler of Rod, and the veritable Pundit of Poly. I'd doff my hat, but I don't have one. So you get a few of these:   :thumbsup2:   :thumbsup2:   :thumbsup2:

 

Now, for the question of the moment. I have the Italeri kit of this beastie, but I haven't looked at it in ages, nor could I remember if I had. Am I going to have to add all this framework to that kit when I get around to building it? An intriguing challenge, but I ain't gettin' any younger. 

 

Cheers,

Bill

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9 hours ago, Hamden said:

 

Superb interior work Martian

 

    Roger

Thank you Roger. Incidentally, I think you are currently in the lead for the greatest number of sensible posts on this thread, myself included. I can't quite put my finger on why but something tells me that might remain the situation.

9 hours ago, perdu said:

Well if you think that's a good idea whyever not

 

😂

Just as long as she brings me home nicely on the Tuesday morning I expect we'll be fine

 

The Russians tell me Salisbury is a fine place to visit, maybe I will en route for home 

 

😕

That's if you can find your way from Le Mans to Cherbourg!

7 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

What ??

Once again lost in France ??

In June, In between Barfleur and Le Mans ??

On the sea try to avoid the swimmers and on the land try to avoid the yellow jackets !!

That will be fun at all !!

Sincerely.

CC

We are a right ray of sunshine today, aren't we CC.

6 hours ago, Navy Bird said:

I'm loving all that framework. You are the Sovereign of Styrene, the Ruler of Rod, and the veritable Pundit of Poly. I'd doff my hat, but I don't have one. So you get a few of these:   :thumbsup2:   :thumbsup2:   :thumbsup2:

 

Now, for the question of the moment. I have the Italeri kit of this beastie, but I haven't looked at it in ages, nor could I remember if I had. Am I going to have to add all this framework to that kit when I get around to building it? An intriguing challenge, but I ain't gettin' any younger. 

 

Cheers,

Bill

Thanks Bill. As far as I can remember, there is  a fair bit of framing already moulded into the kit but it is a very long time since I had a look at an example.

 

Martian 👽

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21 hours ago, Martian Hale said:

 case of do a bit, let it set hard, do a bit more, let that set hard

The very opposite of the general and his actress then...

 

Ian

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