Fun display

oldhooker · May 21, 2008, 2:24am

Top of the evening all… [:)]

I became distracted from the B-722 cutaway project a few days ago after coming upon the idea of building an “MI dio” (Mirror Image)! I chose the Hasegawa 1/200 B-732, and used one of the Pioneer mirrored bottom 1/24 model car display case.

Here you can see how the Flap job shows when the plane sits on it’s wheels inside the mirrored base. All kinds of ideas are popping in my head and experimentation will continue.

The possibilities seems endless!

Enjoy,

Frank

Huxy · May 21, 2008, 7:37am

damned good!!! very nice

vespa_boy · May 21, 2008, 8:07am

Ingenious and perfectly executed. I love the partially extended wheels and flaps.

Now you’ll have to experiment with sound for wheel screech on touch downs!!!

biffa · May 21, 2008, 10:43am

whoa very very cool that looks awesome great idea and very well done.

SkullGundam · May 22, 2008, 10:37am

That’s Awesome! Those outdoor shots really look great. Good job on something really interesting.

SteveM · May 31, 2008, 8:44am

I think this is truly amazing. Sorry I haven’t posted sooner, I just found myself staring at the photos. Can’t wait to see what you do next.

Steve

the_doog · May 31, 2008, 10:31am

Simply brilliant! Simple, yet awe-inspiringly effective–the stuff of genius!

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oldhooker · June 1, 2008, 9:59am

Thanks very much fellows! [:)]

Doog; I see you’re into motocross? Thanks again, please don’t hesitate writing. [:)]

Take care,

Frank

panzerguy · June 3, 2008, 11:20am

Doog you took the word’s right out of my mouth.

the_doog · June 3, 2008, 7:50pm

Thanks very much fellows! [:)]

I’d been wracking my brain for over a year on how to realistically show a model in flight, but was going nowhere, mainly because I was approaching the idea from a technical standpoint, which was doing nothing but confusing the situation. So I backed off to the BASICS, and there it was, waiting to be found!

Doog; I see you’re into motocross? Coincidently, one of the ideas I came across during this project was to slice a supercross bike and rider in half, and using the same mirror technique, mount them at the apex of one of those huge jumps (which would be dioramically built on the base), in a “Heart Attack” maneuver! (or ANY type maneuver where the bike and rider are symetric) Think about that for a little while? [;)]

Thanks again, and if I can be of any help regarding construction particulars, please don’t hesitate writing. [:)]

Take care,

Frank

A great idea, Frank–if olny you could find some decent motocross bike models out there! They’re rare, and really expensive on eBay!

But I’ll keep that in mind, for sure, if I ever get my hands on one!

smeagol_the_vile · June 6, 2008, 12:02am

how did you attach it to the mirror without any glue showing?