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"Foré!"
Posted by oldhooker on Sunday, February 28, 2010 1:39 PM

Finished my eleventh MID project last evening and thought I'd share it here in the Diorama section.

Airplane is a 1964 Aurora 1/72 "Aero Commander" - display medium is a Pioneer Plastics, Inc. 1/24 mirrored bottom display case - figures are modified toy soldiers - golf course is scratched.

Without further ado: "Foré!"





Enjoy,
Frank

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Posted by Gamera on Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:58 PM

Wow that's pretty darn cool!

Is there a story behind it?

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by *INDY on Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:26 PM

~Frank ~ These are impressive projects--Really neat stuff. Question, what do you do witht the other half of the kits?Wink

 

"Well...you gunna pull them pistols, or just whistle Dixie?"

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Posted by oldhooker on Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:57 PM

Thanks Indy:  They are saved for future projects!  ie: two builds from a single kit... it's economical! Wink

Thanks Gamera: The scene represents a time in General Aviations' past when performing such stunts wouldn't garner front page news or land the pilot in a prison cell.   (unless the guy about to putt worked for the FAA and he got your tail number) LOL

     During summertime, they use to set up a traveling circus in the field adjacent to the little airport where I learned to fly, and in the midst of their early evening tent shows, it would take about 10 minutes for three of us locals in two J-3's and a Champ to draw EVERYONE out of the tent to watch the airshow!        The circus people would get FURIOUS, which made us laugh even harder!      One of the J-3's would land, taxi down to the end of the strip closest the tent and just sit there.... after a while a couple fancy dressed performers would start out toward us.... when they were about 50ft away, we'd hold the brakes and go on with a little power to raise the tail.... as they got closer we'd start rolling easy, then they'd begin running, and just before reaching the plane we'd pull it off the ground, do a tight circle, and yell HELP as we flew past them!      The performers would jump up and down, cussing and shaking thier fist, while the crowd outside the tent was laughing their a^^es off, cheering and having a ball!        The police normally would be waiting for us when we shut down, and through chuckles, tell us to leave the circus alone, shaking their heads as they walked back to their cars.        

Then there was that little church up on Smith Ridge on Sunday evenings.... LOL       Those were the days!  Smile

Take care,

Frank

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Posted by Phil_H on Sunday, February 28, 2010 11:03 PM

Hi Frank,

Great little scene, and great story too.. Big Smile

You've got the mirror box display thing down to a real fine art. YesBeer

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Posted by Boomerang on Monday, March 1, 2010 12:50 AM

  HAHAHA......your dio and stories brings back memories. I remember when i was still in my home town of Wollongong and used to go flying with a mate. One day we took up the aero clubs Victa Airtourer. We flew up the coast a way and then on the way back we buzzed the Wollogong golf course which is right on the beach front.

 Well.......speaking of aricraft registrations and low flying......it's not a good idea to be buzzing the golf course at low level when the aero club president is out for a round of golf....lmao. Needless to say my mate had to do a lot of talking when he got back....lol.

 That's where a nice vacant field and a roll of electrical tape comes in handy. Land, alter the rego of your plane, take off, buzz everything you want, land in field, change rego back and proceed as normal.....Wink

  Like you said, those were the days. I remember the day we almost had a birdstrike with a whole heap of Pelicans while we were up in the Victa. Scared the living daylights out of us.

  Low flying has it's hazards.....but damn it's fun!!!

  Cool dio again oldhooker. Very original! I love it...Bravo!

 

Boomer...Australia

Mic
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Posted by Mic on Monday, March 1, 2010 12:57 AM

Completely awesome. The first thing that came to my mind was the scene from It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, with Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney trying to fly the plane, after pilot Jim Backus gets knocked out.

"Just press the button back there marked 'booze' "...

Steve

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Posted by oldhooker on Monday, March 1, 2010 11:30 AM

Thank you Phil, Boomer, and Steve... Beer

Phil:   I have just finished composing an instruction manual on the basic technique for a company who is considering adding the MID display cases to their product line.     This dio is going to them as the "Proof of Concept" example.... so we'll keep our fingers crossed.

Boomer: Ah yes, the good ole days! Big Smile  We had a roll of 100 mph (duct) tape that was Cub Yellow which concealed the registration on the J-3's beautifully, and with the number of standard yellow J-3's in the area at the time, we were bold in our extracuricular activities!         The Airtourer is a sweet little plane, which I wish I could have had the opportunity to fly, but I know you guys had a blast in it, close-calls and all!     Yes      Wish we could have flown together!

Steve: Haha... now that you mention it, it does make you think about that hilarious scene in the movie!    

Take care and thanks again guys!

Frank

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Posted by Boomerang on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 3:47 AM

oldhooker....  just visited your Floating MID website. You have some nice stuff there. The dive bombing Stuka is really cool! One day i have to do me one of them....Big Smile Have to get me one of the carrier deck landings too!!!

Nice work and very original mate.

 

Boomer...Australia

 

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Posted by Jim Barton on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:16 PM

Now THAT'S a hazard!Big Smile

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

Mic
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Posted by Mic on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:26 PM

Steve M.

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Posted by *INDY on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 11:43 PM

oldhooker

Beer

  I have just finished composing an instruction manual on the basic technique for a company who is considering adding the MID display cases to their product line.     This dio is going to them as the "Proof of Concept" example.... so we'll keep our fingers crossed.

Frank

That sounds like a brilliant idea Frank--I'm happy to hear this 'thing' of yours may be going places

fingers are crossedTravel 

"Well...you gunna pull them pistols, or just whistle Dixie?"

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Posted by M1Carbine on Thursday, March 4, 2010 3:37 PM

Frank.................thats freaking AWSOME!

 

Bob

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Posted by jetmodeler on Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:45 PM

Now that looks pretty cool. What is the plane setting on?

 

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:15 PM

jetmodeler

Now that looks pretty cool. What is the plane setting on?

Well beyond "pretty cool"  ----go take a look at his site

http://FloatingMID.com

"Well...you gunna pull them pistols, or just whistle Dixie?"

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Posted by oldhooker on Saturday, March 6, 2010 5:54 PM

Thanks guys.... Beer

Boomer: The military aircraft were a lot of fun to do and certainly add to the scenes action.     Splitting the canopy is a trick, and doing so with a thermoformed representation makes it an easy obstacle to clear.    Here is an excerpt from my instruction manual:

 

Jim: Yes, something like that would make the water hazard seem inviting!  Big Smile

Indy: Thanks; I was contacted by the Company yesterday with a proposal so yes, they are going to use it!       Still have to work out the fine details but thank God it's now on it's way! 

Bob: Thanks!

jetmodeler: The plane is sitting on a cushion of air, or so it appears...  how you see it here is exactly how it looks on the shelf, free floating! Wink        Actually, half the plane and scene are an illusion, created by the material being mounted on a true first surface mirror, which absorbs the seam lines, making the mirror virtually invisble.      Up close you can tell, but a more than 2 - 3 ft away and the subject is floating before your eyes, to the point it causes people to stare.

Take care and thanks again,

Frank

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Posted by B17Pilot on Monday, March 15, 2010 3:22 PM

Another great diorama!  Like you St. Maaren dio too!

  

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