SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

Guillotine.

1395 views
10 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, January 22, 2023 3:04 PM

keavdog

Funny, I built one from balsa for school project as well.  Part of a book report on 'A Tale of Two Cities'

 

How about that?!?!

I'm thinking I used Plastruct or similar on mine and painted it to simulate wood.

Small world.

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Sunday, January 22, 2023 11:56 AM

Funny, I built one from balsa for school project as well.  Part of a book report on 'A Tale of Two Cities'

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, January 22, 2023 9:47 AM

GMorrison

Did the guys head come off?

 

 

 

I remember making guillotine from scratch for a school project (likely on French history and years after my hobby shop horror I mentioned above). I used a little plastic figure from a kit, had the head attached with a dab of putty so it was operational.

I probably used an exacto blade in my model. Imagine showing up to school with that today. I'd probably still be in Juvie!

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Sunday, January 22, 2023 9:38 AM

GMorrison

Did the guys head come off?

In the Aurora version at least, you could put the head on with a shallow square peg. When the blade dropped...whooosh!!! (Nothing but net!)

Indifferent

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, January 22, 2023 9:03 AM

When I was very young a local hobby store had a completed one (probably the Aurora) on the check out counter. I asked my dad to lift me up to see it. There was a little head in the basket. Scared the cr*p out of me!

Alway fun to get a long-wanted kit, hope you have fun with it.

  • Member since
    August 2015
  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Saturday, January 21, 2023 8:14 PM

Louis XVI had a little difficulty with his.

 

 

 Nick.

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, January 21, 2023 6:58 PM

Did the guys head come off?

 

 

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, January 21, 2023 4:31 PM

Cool.  Build thread please!

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    July 2015
Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Saturday, January 21, 2023 4:28 PM

I've got the Polar Lightd kit in my stash.  Should be an easy build and you sure don't see many of them on the contest tables.

tjs

TJS

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Saturday, January 21, 2023 3:46 PM

I remember the old Aurora kit from back in the 60's my uncle had one.

Not something I would build.

 

  • Member since
    August 2015
  • From: the redlands Fl
Guillotine.
Posted by crown r n7 on Saturday, January 21, 2023 3:02 PM

This was on my list for many moons... it should be cool to build.

I just got this in and in my figure stash.

 

 

 Nick.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

SEARCH FORUMS
FREE NEWSLETTER
By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.