The Vulcan III:

The engines:

Bomb bay

This one was kind of fun. I started with a 1/72 Academy PBY-5A.

Inspired by the movie "Always".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJys2XKjJA

A bunch of work converting the engines to R2600's,

the tail to a PBY-6A,

remove the front turret and do the turtle back. Like the Cousteau aircraft,

Got the "Fire Eaters" decals from a long association with David and Randy over on Agape Models, you longtimers remember them.

Wow GM, thar looks real in that setting.

I am smiling, GM. That is excellent work! BTW...that is an awesome movie. It is one of my favorites. 

(Updated) I would like to add that I really enjoyed seeing what all of you folks built. It is amazing work by all. You are some talented and creative people. The idea for this thread was a good one.

Thanks much!

Last one:

We've all seen the old Airfix Dragon Rapide

This is sort of the Regia version

The camo was done by painting it green, putting on a LOT of white glue dots, then brown, then popped all the dots off. It was fun to do.

Bill

Awesome! 

GMorrison

The camo was done by painting it green, putting on a LOT of white glue dots, then brown, then popped all the dots off. It was fun to do.

I like that idea GM, I have to give that a try. I love those Italian birds.

Those are awesome too, GM. Very cool.

Seeing all these excellent models for the first time has me thinking. How many more are out there that we all have, but few have seen. Too bad that this forum doesn't have a special section just for completed builds. I can imagine it as pages of thumbnail images that we tap or click on, and it brings up a larger image with a short bio of the build. I dare to dream.

The original Viper from Monogram.  I had to build the landing gear and cockpit from a set of blus prints that were being sold during the show's run.

Here's a couple from one of our contests:

Oh wow, fantastic Ikar! 

Don't think I've ever seen the George Pal Time Machine or 2001 Moonbus built outside of the company websites. 

A guy in our club was trying to sell one of the time machine kits and I almost bought it, but realized that I just can't do that degree of detail painting anymore.

I think he also built the Lunar Shuttle but I'm not sure if he did or who made the kit.

just looked at that time machine kit , thought what a fun looking build , looked it up on ebay , $311 with p/h au , sort of lost interest in it .

That much?  Can't say I blame you, I sure can't afford that kind of money.

Wow! Some realy interesting sublects.

That Bell XFM-1 is really well done! And I love the 2001 Aries.

If I can humbly submit a few of mine.

The Collect-Aire 1/48 X-20

Star Trek TOS Laser beacon

Nomad

2 TOS phasers. 1 a scratch built stunt and the other a fiberglass garage kit

My scratch built remote from Star Trek TOS episode "Whom Gods Destroy"

here is something seldom seen at shows, my Polar Lights Guillotine. Wood graining was done with oils over acrylic light tan.

Very cool!

Hey maybe FSM should pay more attention to Fantasy.

Here's my Monsters in Miniature Nemo, he was published in the mag.

GMorrison

Very cool!

Hey maybe FSM should pay more attention to Fantasy.

Here's my Monsters in Miniature Nemo, he was published in the mag.

 

I remember seeing this in the mag, GM! Great job!

That's great!  I have got to get one of those.

I have finally finished my Pend Oreille kit of the VTOL Heinkel Lerche II [skylark].  I hope the photos I am attaching come through.  The kit is resin, which I hate, and was a lot of work cutting, sanding and test fitting.  I used 2-part epoxy throughout to get strong joints, making sure the wings were vertical and in the right position was difficult and required some innovation with card templates.  There was some filling and sanding on most of the joints.  The most difficult was getting the clear vaccuum formed canopy cut to the right size/shape.  There is a pilot in a prone position if you look carefully.  I don't know how he would be able to vertically land the beast - mirrors?  

The plane only reached the design stage in early 1945 before being abandoned, but the US were so intrigued with the captured plans that they tested the concept in several pilot projects after the war.  The lift was provided by two counter rotating props within the anulus.

I now have the model posed with my other Luft '46 collection.

Alan

alanp

 I hope the photos I am attaching come through.

As Alex Trebek would say,

Ooo sorry, sorry.

Your pics did not come through.

Alanp, I have the Fruitbat 1/72 Lerche in my stash:

https://flic.kr/p/dTc8Fi][/url]Fruitbat Lerche by N.T. Izumi, on Flickr

It is well produced and has a nice acrylic pre-cut(!!!) canopy with metal props and casters.  As you have experienced with your kit, alignment of the fins and annular wing will be a challenge.

Did you ever wonder where the fuel tank and radiators were on this design?

It's been so long since I posted a photo, I forgot the process.  I've got them on Photobucket now, let's see if this works.   Alan

That worked Alan!

Good job on that one.

That's one heck of a design.  Could you imagine trying to fly that thing?  Then try to consider having to land it.