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First stand-alone scratchbuild- Fa 330

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Posted by cardshark_14 on Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:16 PM
Aha!  Yes, I get it now, my friend...Wink [;)]  That's great work, no matter when it was done.
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Posted by Lucien Harpress on Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:45 PM

I think I started it sometime around when the Dockwagen was being finished up.  While "technically" not my first scratchbuild, it IS my first "stand-alone" scratchbuild.  The 390 didn't end well, so I don't count it.  The Dockwagen was meant to go with my Bv 222, so while it may be my first scratchbuild, it's not my first stand alone scratch.

Clear as mud?  Wink [;)]

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Posted by cardshark_14 on Sunday, December 30, 2007 1:51 AM
That looks great, Mike.  So you did this before the Ju 390 and the Bv 222 Dockwagen? Nice! Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by Kolschey on Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:35 AM

Cool subject. Up until now, I had not even known that these had existed.

Good stuff. Cool [8D]

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First stand-alone scratchbuild- Fa 330
Posted by Lucien Harpress on Friday, December 28, 2007 9:46 PM

Here's a build I started quite some time ago, painted a while later, and just now finished up.  A 1/72 Fa 330 gyro-kite. 

 

This particular aircraft had no motor- it was towed behind German U-boats in an effort to extend the sightlines of the low-sitting sub, and the forward motion of the submarine made the rotor auto-rotate, and generate lift. 

The problem came when a danger was spotted and the U-boat needed to crash dive.  The Fa 330 was immediately cut loose and the sub dived, leaving the pilot to either be picked up later by friendly forces, picked up sooner by the enemy, or picked up somewhere in between by sharks.

This was an about 80% serious scratchbuild, just to see if I could do it.  It ain't perfect, but it's good enough from where I'm sitting.

Comments and critisicms are welcome! 

That which does not kill you makes you stranger...
-The Joker
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