Through portal in the time/space continuum, the Wermacht of the 1000 year Reich comes to the aid of the modern US navy.
When your pilots looks like Gort from the Day the Earth Stood Still, and his twin sister Gert[:P], Some 144 Pegasus Wermacht figures come to the rescue.
Some extra thick CA glue applied to the helmets and eyes form a flight helmet and goggles and some super fine wires twisted for the oxy hose.
And time to drag out that giant penny [whstl] again for some in perspective.
Wow, this is gonna be good—the GIANT penny emerges once again…[Y]
Well, it will certainly be small [:D]. We’ll see how much fun I have.
Who am I kidding, i am already having fun[:P]
So how much prodding will it take to get wing_nut to build the whole carrier in 1/144… [whstl]
Hey, that’s a great idea—I’m guessing a “Nimitz” class?
It would be only, what, 7.5 feet long?! Better his place than mine!
Hmmmm…still can’t figure out what German infantrymaen will be doing on a carrier deck…? Fighting those robots in the first pic maybe?
Klaatu barada nikto[:P]
Outstanding Marc. [t$t] I couldn’t do that if my life depended on it.
Loved the movie too.
Jim [cptn]
I have to agree with Fox,nice work and no way I could even attempt to do somthing that small 1/72 is as small as I go and thats a plane.Nice work Marc. see you on the 16th
John
GORT and GERT
NOW thats FUNNY!
Cant wait to see how this turns out.
Bob
So as soon as the earth stands still, you’ll build the carrier in 1/144th! Can we get that in writing?
Ha…Very cool Marc…
Thanks for the comments guys. And the exact translation of “Klatu barada nikto” is “There just ain’t no way I am doing the whole carrier in 144th”[:P]
Finally got a starting the 1st of 2 a/c for the deck scene. This is from the 144th Dragon kit 4618 that has an F-18 E & F. nearly all the part are identical for both a/c with just a n extra panel for the back of the pit and a shorter upper deck piece to accommodate the longer F canopy.
There is nothing in the instructions about changing the positioning of anything. If done Dragons way, the pilot’s head is literally pushed up against the IP. The cockpit tub needs to be moved back about 3/16" to begin the repositioning process.
This allows the seat to be further back but now the cross piece is in the way. That gets cut out leaving a little tab as a gluing surface for what will eventually be the cover to the avionics bay. The Dragon piece comes up short.
The seat needs to be raise a bit and tilted forward to get the the pilot sitting up higher and under the high spot in the bubble canopy. The shroud over the IP is also to steep of an angle. Once i lower that, and vacuform a thinner canopy, there may even be room for a teensy weensy little HUD[:|]
Darn - no giant carrier build to watch - well I certainly wasn’t going to do it either!!
Just as a side question, how do you find the tiny-scale aircraft to build? A relative of mine used to model, but hasn’t in years because of space limitations. I was thinking of picking up some of these small-scale planes to get him back into it… misery loves company I suppose!?
Dragon produces a ton of these buggers in 1/144th—I believe most of 'em are modern a/c but from what I’ve seen they are very detailed for the scale…
hmm, he’s a Luftwaffe guy too, I’ll have to check Dragon’s listings, see what they’ve got.
For WWII stuff, check Platz and Sweet.
This is a Platz 190 D-9. Space wise it is great but building it is a dexterity thing.
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So what does a 32nd scale D-9 have to do with these tiny airplanes?
1/32? Oh man. You’re making me drag out the giant penny again? Darn thing weighs a ton
