Andwil Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Another unusual and interesting aircraft built to your usual high standard with a handsome colour scheme. Great photography too. (Is there some evidence that your airfield has very large birds?😁) AW 1
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Claudio, What an incredibly beautiful and challenging build! I have been watching with amazement as you have taken a bar of soap and transformed it into an exquisite model! The interior, engine, and prop are works of art- especially when you consider how tiny all those parts are. The scheme is striking, and the photography, especially the sunset scenes, is as good as the model. I, too, have an old dependable Canon- an AE1 Program with all the lenses and filters that has had thousands of slides shot through it at airshows and museums all over the U.S. It has been supplanted by my 35mm digital Canon Eos, but the old dependable AE1 still has a soft spot in my heart. All of your work that I have seen is outstanding, but in my opinion the Sea Bee is head and shoulders above the rest! Mike Kind words indeed, Mike, appreciated! Canon AE1? Luxury! 😜 We used to take images with a stenopeic cardboard camera, and had to reveal the negatives with vinegar and soap! we copied the images on recycled paper made of newspaper paste! (Mine is a Canon SX510HS that must have taken about 40,000 photos in these years.
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: That is a simply beautiful model Moa - and the photo's of it in the sunset are just sublime! Marvellous! Keith Thanks, Keith! Glad you enjoyed them!
Space Ranger Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Gorgeous! I endorse all the superlatives previously posted. I somehow managed to overlook the WIP, but I now have it bookmarked for future reference. 1
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 6 hours ago, Andwil said: Another unusual and interesting aircraft built to your usual high standard with a handsome colour scheme. Great photography too. (Is there some evidence that your airfield has very large birds?😁) AW Thanks, AW! What about the birds? I am slow today.
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, Space Ranger said: Gorgeous! I endorse all the superlatives previously posted. I somehow managed to overlook the WIP, but I now have it bookmarked for future reference. Thanks, Michael! I am shocked you missed the WiP!
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Jeddahbill said: Another beauty! Great work Sensei Moa! Bill 😆 Thanks, Bill!
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, Courageous said: What them lot 🔼 said. Good stuff. Stuart Thanks Stuart!
Andwil Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Moa said: Thanks, AW! What about the birds? I am slow today. There’s something like the mark left by a bird dropping in some of the photos. Probably isn’t, just looks like it. AW 1
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 That came out well. Built this kit for a club crap kit build, despite Mach 2s reputation, this kit was not as bad as I was expecting., but I agree the clear parts barely pass as translucent. 1
Pedro1 Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Well Moa, you have proven once again that even a Mach 2 kit can be flogged into submission ;-). Well done! 1
corsaircorp Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Moa said: Thanks CC! Yeah, many hours invested there. But I can now play with it in the bathtub. 😋 Wow !! great rubber duck... I'm eager to see that ... CC 2
Des Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Amazing work , well done indeed. I have owned a couple of Mach 2 kits in the past but have never got beyond attempting to dry fit the major components with masking tape before giving them away , congratulations again on your build. 1
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 8 hours ago, Andwil said: There’s something like the mark left by a bird dropping in some of the photos. Probably isn’t, just looks like it. AW Well, it's a painted-on oil stain, so, if planes are considered metallic birds, and oil/hydraulic fluid their leaks, then you are sort of right 😉
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 6 hours ago, Pedro1 said: Well Moa, you have proven once again that even a Mach 2 kit can be flogged into submission ;-). Well done! Thanks, Pedro! It took quite a flog, tough. 6 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: That's a beautiful build, @Moa Martin Thanks, Martin!
billn53 Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 8 hours ago, Andwil said: There’s something like the mark left by a bird dropping in some of the photos. Probably isn’t, just looks like it. AW Maybe something like this? 3
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Des said: Amazing work , well done indeed. I have owned a couple of Mach 2 kits in the past but have never got beyond attempting to dry fit the major components with masking tape before giving them away , congratulations again on your build. Thanks Des. In olden times to receive a Mach 2 kit from another modeler was considered the same as being slapped across the face to challenge you to a duel! It was the ultimate insult! 😋 1
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, billn53 said: Maybe something like this? Well, let's say that not in vain I am called "Moa" 3
Space Ranger Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Moa said: Well, let's say that not in vain I am called "Moa" Moa: Nine species (in six genera) of now-extinct flightless birds endemic to New Zealand. Also a Minute of Angle, an angular measurement = 1/60th of a degree. So our Moa is an example of an extinct flightless modeler who nevertheless builds models of flying apparatuses with precision skills. 2
Baldy Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Simply put - Beautiful! And a great WIP too. Cheers Malcolm 1
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Posted July 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, Baldy said: Simply put - Beautiful! And a great WIP too. Cheers Malcolm Thanks, Malcolm, very kind words. Cheers
Chanex Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 Stunningly built model and exquisitely atmospheric images too boot Moa-superb work! I remember a few years ago attempting to beat the Mach2 kit into submission, and failing miserably-needless to say it ended up in the bin. Although most would consider the Seabee an odd looking aircraft, I find the quirkiness of it to be really endearing-definitely in my top 5 list of favourite aircraft. One of the best scenes in ‘The man with the Golden Gun’ is a Seabee putting in a very spirited and sporty performance as it tries to evade Chinese radar on the way to Scaramanga’s private island-only for it to end up as toast courtesy of Mr Scaramanga’s high energy beam!!😞 1
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