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                        Just an idea.... challenging though...

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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Just an idea.... challenging though...
                        Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:12 PM
                        During my searching on the internet, I found a few interesting planes (actually just designs from Luft46) of which are no kits available.

                        I have no idea of what I'm getting myself into, how long it will take, if I'm ever going to succeed, but I want to make one of those cool Luft 46-planes fully scratchbuild, I was planning to do this for the Paper airplanes GB.

                        However, as I know that there not many of us trying to do a scratchbuild for a complete model I thought this just might be an idea for a GB.

                        Anybody interested ???

                        My idea :

                        Any subject
                        Any scale
                        At least 90% from scratch (instrumentpannels, wheels, seats, canopies... can be kitbashed)
                        Open Ended

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:01 AM
                        Won't be able to start anytime soon, but it's a great subject for a GB.
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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:17 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999

                        Won't be able to start anytime soon, but it's a great subject for a GB.


                        Starting date has by for not been determined, Dominique, and by looks of the replies, I doubt if many of our distinguished colleagues feel up to the challenge.

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 13, 2005 6:27 PM
                        You crazy, but I like the way you think.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 14, 2005 6:55 PM
                        But, Cooper, how do you measure out 90% non-scratchbuilt parts. Is it done by the measurement of the piece, or by 1 out of ten pieces of the model non-scracthbuilt? Could I build almost thee entire body out of another kit, or is it only small, detail parts?
                        Depending on the rules, I could be game, but it would be my first scratch-build.

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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:21 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by modelingmonkey

                        But, Cooper, how do you measure out 90% non-scratchbuilt parts. Is it done by the measurement of the piece, or by 1 out of ten pieces of the model non-scracthbuilt? Could I build almost thee entire body out of another kit, or is it only small, detail parts?
                        Depending on the rules, I could be game, but it would be my first scrath-build.





                        That 90% is only to indicate that most of the model needs to be scratchbuild.
                        So as an answer to your question ; No you could not build-up the body from other kits, only details and (if applicable) the interior, wheel wells, wheels, l/c etc...
                        Don't worry about it being your first s/c, I have recently started my first one too, you can see it at...
                        http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=1&TOPIC_ID=34560

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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