markmcguire25 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Hey All, Thought this was the best place to post this. It's a pretty straight forward conversion. Added few outer spars, reshaped the nose and the "pedestal" for the rocket. A few other small bits, and Voila! a Loon. I was after this; Zero weathering, as I don't think these things survived multiple launches. One and done. Critiques are always welcome. Mark 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Very smart indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Hi Mark, very nice, these Loons do have some colourful finishes. I've looked hard at your photos but apart from the front pylon mod I can't make out your other mods, any chance of some construction pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 I didn't take construction photos, sorry. But... beside the front of the pylon, which is reversed in angle, there's a couple of extra lumps and bumps near the front of the rocket mostly on the port side. The nose is redone - I recall using the fuel tank from a Tamiya F-15 to get the correct shape, including some brass tubing to extend the small prop at the tip of the nose. There's also a couple of new holes/vents near the rear of the rocket. And some additional "stringers", for lack of a better term, just in front of the rear pylon. I'm trying to remember to take construction photos, but sometimes get carried away. HTH, Mark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalekCheese Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Beautiful! Paints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 10/08/2019 at 17:23, markmcguire25 said: there's a couple of extra lumps and bumps near the front of the rocket HTH, Mark Not a rocket. It's a pulse-jet. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/12/2019 at 7:20 AM, DalekCheese said: Beautiful! Paints? I used testor model master enamels for the yellow. Aluminum is alclad. Red is tamiya acrylic. I've taken to using future and cotton swabs for my gloss coat lately. It's more time-consuming, but more forgiving and a very smooth finish. It probably won't work on larger models, but is great on small kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I never heard of this one before- quite an interesting program they had. I think your build looks spot on t the references I have just seen- well done! Do you have any other builds in a similar vein? Edited October 3, 2019 by Richard Baker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmcguire25 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/3/2019 at 10:23 AM, Richard Baker said: I never heard of this one before- quite an interesting program they had. I think your build looks spot on t the references I have just seen- well done! Do you have any other builds in a similar vein? Thanks Richard. I just started on an "operation Sandy" V-2. Check this out - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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