static models vs moving parts

It depends...IF the kit allows for the part ot move, I'll let it spin or whatever. Seeing the parts move is neat, and the people who look at the models I build love moving parts! But if the peice keeps falling off or something, I'll glue it.

DURR

i was wondering     where we plastic model makers  don't play with our models    (though after i complete an airplane i do  take 1 trip around the house making eng noise before i set in on the display shelf  )   do you cement the parts in place or do you make them so they move

Yes.

Mostly I glue them in place.  I do have a few aircraft with props that can spin & a few with canopies that can be posed open or closed, but they are definitely in the minority.  On Armor models I let the turrets rotate & main gun elevate.

Regards,  Rick

Triarius

DURR:

i was wondering     where we plastic model makers  don't play with our models    (though after i complete an airplane i do  take 1 trip around the house making eng noise before i set in on the display shelf  )   do you cement the parts in place or do you make them so they move

 

Yes.

Yes to both. I'm an inveterate (invertebrate? ) tinkerer. Sometimes I make things "work" that didn't in the original model. It's sort of an outgrowth of my inability to not fix things the manufacturer got wrong.

"Gee, it'd be neat if that actually could move…" When I catch myself thinking like that, I should get the five pound hammer out and apply it to my head…

Depends,I cement the propson aircraft,on armor and ships, turrets and guns usually move free.

I usually leave the part movable if its was engineered that way unless the manufacturer comprised 'reality' by doing so. For example, creating a large open trench for a canopy to slide back and forth. Moving features are cool, even though as models we don't move them often - but its fun to change the display 'layout' once in a while.

I saw a video on youtube of one those Japense modeling tv shows - and the guy drilled out the door hinges of a kubelwagen and inserted small metal pins from paper clips. Now the door was able to open and close - that's cool.

I have 1 plane with a spinning prop... not counting the motorized one.

Triarius

"Gee, it'd be neat if that actually could move…" When I catch myself thinking like that, I should get the five pound hammer out and apply it to my head…

Grizzled prospector,  you DO bear a slight resemblance to Red Green.....

Oh yes, completing another static model is always a moving experience for me....

Sprue-ce Goose

 

Triarius:

 

"Gee, it'd be neat if that actually could move…" When I catch myself thinking like that, I should get the five pound hammer out and apply it to my head…

 

 

Grizzled prospector,  you DO bear a slight resemblance to Red Green.....

I'm his evil twin, Green Red…

I typically leave the props spinable but haven't built any kits recently with other moving features (such as I did all the time as a kid, when of course the Hellcat's wings dang well were going to be foldable and the Messerschmitt's gear retractable).

I've seen some of these Tamiya "prop action" kits on eBay that include a small electric motor.  I'm looking at picking one of them up.  Has anybody ever done one of them?  What's the kit quality like? 

I'm mostly an armor guy but seeing a model on a table at a contest with a spinning prop sounds to me like it would add that little extra "something".

However, on my armor projects I tend leave the turrets moveable. 

All the Tamiya spinning prop kits are modifications of their older kits. They are decent kits overall. On the radial engined ones, you will lose the nice engine, but yeah, I bet it does look pretty cool to see the spinning prop without having to provide the breath to cause that...

I'm already having delusions of grandeur...if this single engine one works out I'm thinking bigger.  Maybe do a B-17 or a B-29.  Safety covered switches to start each motor...

Tamiya has you covered already... a Lancaster...

Oh, I gots to get me one of those!!! 

Where can I find one?!

I would advise checking the usual online stores if there is no LHS that can order you one

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=61504

In general  don't like moving parts, opening doors etc. I don't mind posable options, just don't like the bits that are supposed to move. I find these are usually very fiddly and extremely fragile.

I do try to let props / rotors, gun turrets etc turn but I'm not heart broken if they don't. I used to make a point of having wheels roll, but eventually found out that is just asking for trouble, as it makes it much easier for a model to make a long drive off a short shelf. 

Might wanna check this stuff out...

http://www.dynamicscalemodeling.com/b-17.htm

Click on the little "projector" icons..

Yeah, I looked there!  They've done some cool stuff.

I picked up a "prop action" Tamiya Ki-84 "Frank" kit off eBay this week.  I'm gonna try doing one engine first, then maybe move up to two before going after the big boy, a B-29 and motorize all four engines!

I like to let props and turrets rotate.  It's nice to be able to change the pose occasionally.  I usually flatten the tires, so they might as well be stationary.  My canopies are usually determined during construction, usually open to show detail.  They are usually glued with the type of glue that allows them to be removed (or knocked off).  If I'm going to close the canopy and have a choice, I'll use the kit's one piece option.  It gives a cleaner look.  But as far as moving parts go...  Nobody still attacks the cat with the Monogram Dauntless?   Rick. 

My Monogram SBD is still being assembled. I have modified it witha more accurate bomb yoke that is not operational... but it can still strafe...

CEMENT 'EM LIKE STONE!

I don't play with me models. I got a guitar for that!

With duct tape! "The handyman's secret weapon!"

Red Green! He definitely tells it like it is!