shortCummins Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Here’s my Christian Pearce inspired Rat Bird. Mine isn’t an exact replica of Christian’s drawing, more of an “inspired by” and I hope a reasonable tribute to his excellent art work. I’ve added my own personalisation by way of aircraft markings and ‘nose art’, I hope Christian would approve, for anyone interested JHC are my initials. The build consisted of a number of first’s for me… First kit-bash. First ‘hairspray’ chipping. First ‘home-made’ decals. First ‘replacement’ panel. Two ‘donor’ kits were used, Tamiya 1:48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt “Bubbletop” and Vought F4U-1A Corsair, as well as a number of items from the ‘spares box’, decals, bombs, pilot and PE. This has been one of the most enjoyable builds I’ve had since returning to the hobby, it certainly won’t be the last kit-bash I attempt. Here’s some photos… Build log… https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235058242-148-rat-bird-kit-bash/ Thank you for looking. until next time as always, any suggestions, criticisms or comments will be gratefully received. rgds John(shortCummins) 41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Excellent work on this sir. ... Im really surprised that the wings and fuselage mated as well as they did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty one Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Looks absolutely fantastic mate great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Excellent work on this sir. ... Im really surprised that the wings and fuselage mated as well as they did. you and me both, just lucky I guess? rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, The Crusty one said: Looks absolutely fantastic mate great work! thanks Crusty I'm over the moon, its turned out far, far better than I had any right to expect rgds John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Very cool! 👍👍👍😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Very impressive 👏👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Great looking model and interpretation of the art work! Looks a little lonely though. I think you should make two or three more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Thom216 said: Great looking model and interpretation of the art work! Looks a little lonely though. I think you should make two or three more... thanks Thom funny you should say that, I've an idea for the next one... rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Andy Dyck said: Very cool! 👍👍👍😁 6 hours ago, Madmaks said: Very impressive 👏👍 1 hour ago, RMCS said: Outstanding you're all very kind, it was really fun to build, a little out of my comfort zone but now I've been well and truly bitten by the kit-bashing bug, another one will follow shortly rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 10+ Your modeling skill is amazing. BRAVO! Best regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Dont who or what it is are but it looks very cool. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 As I said in the WIP, it’s refreshing to see a build that’s done just for fun, without the pressure of trying to replicate a certain aircraft. Way to let the creative juices flow, it was enjoyable to watch the process! Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 13 hours ago, djos said: 10+ Your modeling skill is amazing. BRAVO! Best regards Djordje 13 hours ago, Mohawk said: Dont who or what it is are but it looks very cool. Mohawk thanks Chaps I had a lot of fun building her rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 5 hours ago, RadMax8 said: As I said in the WIP, it’s refreshing to see a build that’s done just for fun, without the pressure of trying to replicate a certain aircraft. Way to let the creative juices flow, it was enjoyable to watch the process! Thanks for sharing! Thanks RadMax8 as I tell anyone/everyone it was such a fun build, I hope that I've captured the spirit of Christian Pearce's drawing and that my own additions, alternatives and modifications don't detract. I'm dreaming up my next project, I'm thinking about type of bi-plane(ish) kit bash, just to make life a little more complicated 🤔 rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 That turned out very well John and it was one of the best build threads I have followed for a long while. Looking forward to your next adventure. George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Thats a fun build - thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncletommy Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Excellent job! Well done! Perhaps you might find some additional inspiration in "Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds", the delightful craziness of Bruce McCall. Some of his aircraft designs(?) used to grace the pages of Playboy magazine in a time long ago and far away. What fun! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Great fun, thanks for showing that. Great skill clearly needed to get such a good result.. Congrats. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Congratulations from me too. She turned out to be a beauty. Looking forward to the next one. Pete BTW, Today on the bay a model of the Fairey Seafood is on offer. Though I think it may just be a product of predictive texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 hours ago, fubar57 said: That turned out very well John and it was one of the best build threads I have followed for a long while. Looking forward to your next adventure. George thank you George the idea of the build log is so that I can look back and prompt myself how and what I did, hopefully some may read/see my efforts and realise that 99% is down to practice, the 1% is wanting to try, it's also why I always show my mistakes, if I can recover and/or learn from them we all can. rgds John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 hours ago, trickydicky210 said: Thats a fun build - thanks for sharing thanks Rich, this kit-bashing is "my new thing" I'm know that I'll mess up one of my next builds but the enjoyment aspect of it will still be there. rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 9 hours ago, uncletommy said: Excellent job! Well done! Perhaps you might find some additional inspiration in "Major Howdy Bixby’s Album of Forgotten Warbirds", the delightful craziness of Bruce McCall. Some of his aircraft designs(?) used to grace the pages of Playboy magazine in a time long ago and far away. What fun! thanks for the inspiration uncletommy, the descriptions of the aircraft are wonderful, I might have to try that idea for my next one. rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Dr. Quack said: Great fun, thanks for showing that. Great skill clearly needed to get such a good result.. Congrats. Q many thanks Q, I'm not sure about the great skill as I was lucky with the fit between the wings and fuselage and even then I could have made a better job of smoothing everything together however, part of the fun with this build was seeing how I could make it work and I was helped by fellow britmodellers given their advice and suggestions, that's what makes this community great. rgds John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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