Spares box "Put - Together"

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Hey fella’s,

Like many, the “Spares Box” sometimes gets pretty full, and sometimes it’s fun to just go through it and see what you can come up with, as this sharpens the imagination and scratch building techniques. Here’s some examples of my last such endeavor.


The amphibian solar electric “Skeeter”


Various pieces and how they came together.


Solar Panel detail


Cockpit detail


The 3 bladed propeller is driven by an electric motor, with a Generator drive prop to keep the system at max charge. (and for night time operations)

I know this is off-the-wall, but it’s something I’ve just got into a habit of doing between projects, or when I get burnt out, and it seems to get my mind back on track for the production kits.

Take care and enjoy, [:)]
Frank

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haha, that’s really nice looking, though!

I have alot of random spare parts, but nothing too big, really… (No airplane related parts, anyway )

Always wanted to see something like this :slight_smile:

There should be more of them, I’d say (More kit bashed planes like this )

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This is so different it’s great!!!
I would have never thought of doing something like that.
I give it [tup][tup]

Randie [C):-)]

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That thing’s nutty!
What a great idea!
Pretty darn cool, Frank!

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I’ve done a few projects like that, but they never came to that level of nice finish.

Awesome looking bird, Frank!

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Very nice idea & workmanship. Thanks for sharing.

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Hmmm…spare parts box group build?

Pretty cool looking bird, I like it.

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I like it…alot. What else ya got?

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That’s pretty neat. Next thing you know Rutan will be selling one of these as a garage put together kit. Best get your patten on it now.

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[tup][tup][tup][tup]
…way cool Frank

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Pretty cool. It looks great especially since you used all different scales and such. Remember though… in this forum we obey the laws of conservation of energy [;)]

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Looks great Frank. Have you thought of a name for it ?

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Yes, it’s the “White’s Skeeter”. [:)]

Thanks Dave! Conservation of Energy… well, it is Solar Powered! [:D]

Thanks cirikili, Swanny (yeah, that must be where he gets all his radical design idea’s [:D]), woodbeck3 (I had a 1/48 Benson B8M for a long time, but it got parted out for something else), Model Grandpa (Hmmmm… a “spare parts box group build”… now that might be interesting!), rjkplasticmod, upnorth (you should’ve seen it BEFORE the blue metal flake went on! [:0]), Brian, Randie, and Akuma.

Take care,
Frank

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Loved it Frank,

To the dismay of my poor parents I use to do the same thing to my toys (make new ones out of the shiny -just-received-for-Christmas) always more interesting. Looks great show more stuff.

Regards,

Manny

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aww man, that is too cool Frank!!![tup][tup][tup] it definetly takes an imagination and talent to pull off something like that!! nice job on the pilot too. later.

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frank that is awesome. your talents are on display.

joe

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That’s got to be one of the neatest things I’ve ever seen! I see all the amazing models that people on these forums build, but to be able to take a bunch of nonsense pieces and turn them into something that actually resembles a plane is unbelievable!!

-Jonathan

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that looks great, one question though. who did the ercoupe?. its a nice looking aircraft and i wouldn’t mind having one in my collection, would prefered 1/72 though but beggars can’t be choosers as the saying goes.
thanks for sharing.
Greg

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Thanks Greg, I think you may be in luck ! Here’s an advertisement on e-bay for one just like the one I used.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1189&item=5910687565&rd=1

It’s a very old kit, with the canopy molded in with the fuselage plastic, but THAT serves as a perfect mold for a clear transparency, thus motivating a scratch built cockpit. It’s a very basic kit with all kinds of potential! [;)]

Thanks manny prego (right on, man! I had a reputation for re-engineering things myself! never got over it… [;)]), salty, Joe, Jonathan… I really appreciate your kind words!

Thanks again fella’s…
Frank

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Very creative Frank, looks great, thanks for sharing.