Something different for everyone to see

Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Something different for everyone to see

Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:59 PM

After all this time, I've finally finished building my little Pipers!

Here they are:

This is my Piper Aztec in 1/72 scale:

And here is my Piper Cherokee in 1/72 scale:

I hope you like them.

Also, Greg, I found the parts that I thought were missing from the Piper Aztec kit that is waiting here. It is complete! Looking forward to hearing from you.

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:04 PM

Very nice, they both look great.

Reply
Edit

obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:18 PM

very very nice!
soo small and gracefull.
the tarmac is quite realistic looks like a wet apron with some
Foriegn Objects.
no Cessna 310 or 150?

What baby wants baby gets

Reply

Buddho

Member since
March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:23 PM

Super job on the Pipers...!
It's nice to see different subjects on here...thanks for posting.

Regards, Dan

Reply

Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:23 PM

Thank you! :-)

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:28 PM

Nice builds !
You're right, there are not many civil aircraft kits made, built, or shown on the large amount of forums out there.

Very refreshing ! Thanks for sharing.

Reply
Edit

Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:31 PM

Obiwan, so far there are no kits of those in 1/72 scale. I wish there was! I did see a couple Cessna's in 12/48 scale, but they are rare. I can't remember who makes them. That wet tarmac is the surface of my workbench! Yeah it does make a great photo base! I have another workbench next to it that has a fine particle board surface that looks like sand, and looks great for me Armor models.

Reply

Swanny

Member since
February 2003
From: Sandusky Ohio, USA

Posted by Swanny on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:37 PM

Whoa, civilian planes, that is a little different. Nice!

Swanny's Models

Reply

obiwan

Member since
May 2003
From: Malaysia

Posted by obiwan on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:48 PM

tooo bad there are none of those Sigh [sigh]

the tarmac is really great , when i first saw the model on
it I thought it was a photograph of the real thing..

thanks for sharing
eng hui

What baby wants baby gets

Reply

Keyworth

Member since
January 2003
From: NE Georgia

Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:58 PM

Really nice work. Don't get to see much in the way of civil aviation stuff. It's a nice change. Thanks for sharing them with us.

"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:17 PM

Good looking glossy finish on those civil birds. They look really nice.

Reply
Edit

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 16, 2004 12:20 AM

I like these very much. I learned to fly on a Cherokee 140, and a fellow offered me multi-engine training in an Aztec, but that is a story for another day.
You wouldn't happen to know if there is a 1:48 kit out there somewhere, eh?
Regards,
Bruce

Reply
Edit

gregers

Member since
February 2003
From: UK

Posted by gregers on Saturday, January 17, 2004 9:13 AM

Hi Duke, e-mail coming at ya. don't know if its just my c**p computer but i can't see the pics. but judging by the above coments they'll be sweet. i havn't found a cessna 150/152 yet but i have a c172 that fills that gap in my collection. plus that reminds me, i also worked on a C310. i know theres no injection kits of this bird but wonder if there is a vacform. cheers and best regards. Greg

Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?

Reply

oldhooker

Member since
July 2003
From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)

Posted by oldhooker on Saturday, January 17, 2004 11:10 AM

QUOTE: B. LeCren wrote:
I like these very much. I learned to fly on a Cherokee 140, and a fellow offered me multi-engine training in an Aztec, but that is a story for another day.
You wouldn't happen to know if there is a 1:48 kit out there somewhere, eh?

1/48 Cessna 150
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3169522829&category=1189

1/48 Cherokee 140
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1189&item=3169522961

1/48 Beechcraft Bonanza
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1189&item=3169522642

*old* Aero Commander
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3168560158&category=1189

Aurora made Cessna 310 and Piper Aztec plastic kits, back in the early 60's, that can still be found sometimes on E-Bay.

Frank

Reply

gregers

Member since
February 2003
From: UK

Posted by gregers on Saturday, January 17, 2004 1:22 PM

thanks for the info Oldhooker, i forgot to mention that i mainly do 1/72. there is another C150 by heller but it's 1/50th scale. cheers
Greg

Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?

Reply

djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, January 17, 2004 4:21 PM

Can't see the pics either..

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 17, 2004 4:23 PM

me either, and I was looking forward to seeing what you did, since I work on the 1:1 pipers quite frequently

Reply
Edit

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 18, 2004 1:46 PM

Thanks Frank.
With 7 hours to go I might just bid ...
Bruce

Reply
Edit

Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Sunday, January 18, 2004 7:46 PM

Thanks for all the great comments everyone! Smile [:)]

Thanks to oldhooker as well for that list of 1/48 scale stuff. As I build only in1/72 scale, it doesn't help me much, but I'm glad you were able to help Bruce. Approve [^]

I apologize about the Pictures. I believe they were moved from the Uploads section of Rongeorge's site to Aircraft. Blush [:I]

Here they are:

Piper Aztec in 1/72 scale:

and the Piper Cherokee in 1/72 scale:

I'm sorry the pics couldn't be sharper. Disapprove [V]

My Digicam really is old and obsolete! Maybe when my Birthday comes along..... Wink [;)]

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:11 PM

That's awesome Duke!!!! Love the detail on those wheel pants!!!

Reply
Edit

gregers

Member since
February 2003
From: UK

Posted by gregers on Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:02 PM

WOW Duke they look great. can't wait to start work on that aztec. thanks for posting the pics again. going to dig out my airfix cherokee and cesnna 337 skymonster and start them soon too, also got a spare DH chipmunk that could go civil too.
Greg

Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?

Reply

Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:21 PM

Thanks guys! I really had fun doing those. I appreciate your comments. It looks like I'm starting an explosion of new Civilian builds here! Big Smile [:D]

Greg, I sent out your kit today (Jan. 20th) It went out Priority Mail so you should get it in five business days according to the postal clerk. Lemme know what you think! I personally can't wait to see how you build yours!

Reply

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:23 AM

Hey Duke, which kit did you use for the Cherokee?

Reply
Edit

THE MAGAZINE

CONTACT US

RECENT ARTICLES

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT REVIEWS

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT REVIEWS

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT VIDEOS

POPULAR TOPICS

RECENT THREADS

CATEGORIES

NEW PRODUCTS

OUR STORE

CURRENT ISSUE

SEARCH FINESCALE.COM