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Tamiya 1/72 Douglas F4D-1 Skyray


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17 hours ago, almac said:

Lovely job there. A great build of a still cool looking jet.

 

Cheers Allan 

Thanks Allan! :thumbsup: She looks cool, doesn't she? A design that was probably ahead of his time.

14 hours ago, Gene K said:

All the good praise words have been used up ... except maybe this one:

 

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

 

More specifically:

su·per·ca·li·fra·gil·is·tic·ex·pi·a·li·do·cious

/ˌso͞opərˌkaləˌfrajəˌlistikˌekspēˌaləˈdōSHəs/

 

Gene K

:rofl: Well, a Mary Poppins' style compliment - I bet it's a first! Thank you for the appreciation! :thumbsup:

13 hours ago, TheBaron said:

Utterly.

And completely.

:clap: :worthy:

Way too kind, Tony :thumbsup:

13 hours ago, PlaStix said:

Hi Giorgio. Well, what an absolutely wonderful result! Utterly superb modelling all round. Very well done.

:worthy::worthy::worthy:

Kind regards,

Stix

 

Cheers Stix, much appreciated! :thumbsup:

10 hours ago, stevehnz said:

:)  :)   :)  :) 

Steve.

Thanks Steve! :thumbsup:

10 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

That's a beauty, Giorgio!

 

Martin

Thanks martin, glad you like her! :thumbsup:

9 hours ago, Sting67 said:

Beautiful build, Giorgio 👍 and always amazing scratchbuilding approaches.

And one thing I particularly like in your builds is that you finish them all fairly soon!

Well done!

 

Ramon

Thanks Ramon!:thumbsup: Sometimes I'd just like to be slightly quicker in building models, though ... You know, too many kits, too few time .... :rofl:

4 hours ago, kapam said:

Definitely one of the prettiest jets ever made (IMHO).

You've done an awesome job.

well done!

:clap:

Thanks kapam! :thumbsup: As I said above, I believe it was a fascinating design for that era - and still is! One thing that surprised me seeing her up close is how tiny she is, for a jet aircraft!

1 hour ago, Tunguska said:

Top result. Great team work. 

My daughter likes to supervise too.

 

Thanks Tunguska! :thumbsup: Supervision, that's exactly what they do :winkgrin:

38 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Yet another mind blowing build sir 🤯

Cheers Dennis, thank you! :thumbsup: Glad you like her!

 

Ciao

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1 hour ago, basket said:

Beautiful as usual .🤩

Cheers Basket, thank you! :thumbsup: Good to hear from you!

30 minutes ago, CedB said:

Another great build Giorgio - good job! :) 

Thanks Ced, much appreciated! :thumbsup: 

 

Ciao

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5 hours ago, Andwil said:

Beautiful model of a beautiful aeroplane 👏

 

AW

Thanks AW, glad you like her! :thumbsup:

4 hours ago, F-32 said:

Very cool indeed, always liked the Skyray

Cheers F-32, much appreciated! :thumbsup:

3 hours ago, russ c said:

Really nice `Ford` there Giemme, great job

Thanks Russ! :thumbsup: Looks like there are many Ford/Skyray fans over here!

 

Ciao

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14 minutes ago, Terry1954 said:

Excellent job Giorgio, truly excellent!

 

Terry

Cheers Terry, thanks for the comment and for following along! :thumbsup:

 

Ciao

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48 minutes ago, Fritag said:

A 1/72 classic jet given the Giorgio treatment.  What’s not to love?  Admirable.

Thanks Steve, so glad you like it :thumbsup:

1 minute ago, Retired Bob said:

Top job on the Ray, superb. :thumbsup:

Cheers Bob, thank you - much appreciated :thumbsup:

 

Ciao

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Oh, that is so cool! :worthy: Fantastic work mate.  Myself, I've always loved the Skyray.  It was such a "futuristic" aircraft for its day.   Obviously, drawing much from the designs of German aerodynamicist Alexander Lippisch (Me-163), the Skyray comes from an era when "anything" was possible in the eyes of aircraft designers.   I've thought one in WWII German markings would make a cool "what if" project.   Here's my take on the Ford😀

 

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235055681-tamiya-148-douglas-f4d-1-skyray/

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On 03/08/2019 at 01:01, Gary Brantley said:

Oh, that is so cool! :worthy: Fantastic work mate.  Myself, I've always loved the Skyray.  It was such a "futuristic" aircraft for its day.   Obviously, drawing much from the designs of German aerodynamicist Alexander Lippisch (Me-163), the Skyray comes from an era when "anything" was possible in the eyes of aircraft designers.   I've thought one in WWII German markings would make a cool "what if" project.   Here's my take on the Ford😀

 

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235055681-tamiya-148-douglas-f4d-1-skyray/

Thanks Gary, glad you like her :thumbsup:  I'm off to check your Ford :wink: 

 

Ciao

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