"A Little Less on the Brakes Kid" (WIP)

Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Thursday, January 8, 2009 7:07 AM

CosmicJ, Why would he get kicked out just by doing what he have always done? That sucks...

Hans, I knew something was wrong with the breakes.. Just didn't find it.. ah.. That was ironic, keeping in mind what the diorama is about..

-Huxy

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Hans von Hammer

Member since
June 2008
From: Iowa

Posted by Hans von Hammer on Thursday, January 8, 2009 6:32 AM

Huxy wrote:

But, wouldn't it be "A little less on the breaks, Kid" with the comma? Just a detail, but it's the only thing I can point out :P

Actually, it should read: "A Little Less on the Brakes, Kid"... Although, the Cadet may be praying that the Instructor give him a break (and not wash him out)...

Outstanding idea there... I always liked the "Any Landing" scenarios..

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Borg R3-MC0

Member since
September 2004
From: Utereg

Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Thursday, January 8, 2009 6:13 AM

I like the concept and your layout. I would sugest bending/twisting the proppellor since the enigine would be running and thus damaged the propellor in such an accident. I do not know if any further damage is necassery, the T-6 was a pretty sturdy airplane...

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Stern0

Member since
April 2008
From: Charlottesville Va

Posted by Stern0 on Thursday, January 8, 2009 5:58 AM

Love the concept! Very original. Can't wait to see more! Was the bird built with this in mind?

Always Faithful U.S.M.C

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Cosmic J

Member since
December 2007
From: Louisville, KY.

Posted by Cosmic J on Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:02 AM

I don't know if they would be appropriate, but skid marks might help to convey the scene.

I had a friend, an older gent who was in the Navy (during Korea, I think), tells this story:

As part of a flight crew, he used to warm up the Corsairs before takeoff. Fire up the engines, rev them a bit.

So in the course of events, they switch from Corsairs to Bearcats. He climbs into the cockpit to warm it up as usual. The Bearcat engine was so powerful, that when he pushed the throttle forward, the plane nosed over into the deck. Did a lot of damage, and ruined the plane. He got in some serious trouble and never saw the inside of a cockpit again.

I don't know if that's a true story, but it did make me laugh. I've often thought of trying to model it.

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Huxy

Member since
April 2008
From: Kristiansund, Norway

Posted by Huxy on Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:49 AM

That's just great! Think it looks great! Can't wait to see it done!

But, wouldn't it be "A little less on the breaks, Kid" with the comma? Just a detail, but it's the only thing I can point out :P

Oh, are you going to make the propellor more or less broken?

"Every War Starts And Ends With An Invasion".

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Vintage Aircraft

Member since
May 2004
From: A little place I call earth

"A Little Less on the Brakes Kid" (WIP)

Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Thursday, January 8, 2009 1:32 AM

Here is an in progress concept shot of my next aircraft build/ diorama featuring a 1/48 Monogram AT-6 Texan. I still need a suitable student pilot figure though.

It will be called "A little Less on the Brakes kid". It features the AT-6 Texan on the runway after landing that has ended up on its nose after the student was a bit heavy on the brakes. The intructor is the one climbing off the plane looking at the student saying "A little less on the breaks kid".

I went for simplicty and humor with this subject, even without the title I hope that the fact the aircraft is a Texan trainer that has ended up on it nose shows that there was a student error and is a bit funny.