Helldiver! 2/08/09 Post Script

Flabulungulous, Chuck (Needed a new superlative) The level of detail in the gear bay is just rediculous. You have to mount this on a base with some sort of mirror in it. Its just sacrilidge not too. Do you intend to do a base with it. In the link below youll see this guy has done that sort of thing. Could be an idea, oh genius of the forums. 

http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/galleries/ju88a1dw_1.htm

...Guy

Another gratifying, humorous and detailed update chukw! Thank you!

Happy to know there are others that get things backward!

Usual cudos Chuck! Happy the wife is back up and around. It's no fun when something like that is going on.

 I was trying to look back and see how you marked your mask? Was it with a pencil or pastel chalks. Got a complicated mask that I think will need that sort of attention to get right.

 I keep digging and don't worry about the copyrights I already threw all my talking pennies down the wishing well hoping for your wifes speedy and full recovery! Ugh I hate back issues.

raider83 wrote:

spectacular like always Chuk. By he way, in the November issue of FSM, in the "coming next issue" it says Detail, paint, and weather a Helldiver. You didn't send in part one already did you?

If chukw isn't the author......it had better be reeeeeeeeeeeally good!

One thread, one aircraft, 38 thousand views...

FINISH that damn thing, ya crazy squid!

(Just yankin' yer chain, pard...)

namrednef wrote:

raider83 wrote: spectacular like always Chuk. By he way, in the November issue of FSM, in the "coming next issue" it says Detail, paint, and weather a Helldiver. You didn't send in part one already did you? If chukw isn't the author......it had better be reeeeeeeeeeeally good!

This work needs - begs - to be published as a Book. no way can the FSM mag ever dedicate enough pages, ( or pay enough) for this level of instruction.

That's not me guys- I SWEAR!  Looks like somebody's beaten me to the punch- for FSM, anyway!    Thanks once agiain for your kind words, and for sticking to this never-ending project!

I'm back from a little R&R- and the Palm Springs Air Museum!  I got to meet some great folks, stand up in a lot of bomb bays and wheels wells- and take a bunch of pictures!  Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!  Without further ado, here's the progress I made before jumping ship- enjoy!

The high level of detail here in absolutely mindboggling!!!!!! I cannot understand how youdo it! Well done!!!

Been to the Palm Springs Air Museum once upon a time. It's a great little place. Isn't it?

Spent my evening last night reading your entries from page 1 to your latest entry...simply amazing what you've been doing..your are inspirational!!!  Can't wait to see the final product

Mark

You packed alot of detail into those wheel wells  Looking good.

How about a new cable show--"Iron Modeler".  Chuck takes on modelers for each episode's kit battle.  "Tonight's theme ingredient--photo etch!"

And it's all dubbed in, too, so the dialog is out of synch with the video.

tempestjohnny wrote:

This just can't be 48th scale.  Nobody can put that much detail in to an aircraft.  In other words Chuk you are the man.

Geez thats exactly what i was thinking. Its like this kit should be 1/6th scale with the ammount of freeking detail going into it.

Tell me your not going to be able to get it to Run! If you said 'you were', id believe you Chuckster.

...Guy

-Tiny- wrote:

Wow, thats insane!  That thing is a priceless piece of art.  How long has it taken you to get this far?

Start at page ONE Sir and read!

chukw! The wells made me review a few pages.....what a progression!

Thanks as always for the fun, detailed posts!

Motor next!

 As you know Chuck I have been very disconcerted with this whole thread.  Nearly made me toss out my Helldiver's. As it stands only the poor talking pennys were drown in the wishing well. Hey they antagonized me allright! 

Anyways I thought I had come to terms with it. A glimer of hope when I saw even you can make a mistake with the reversed Landing gear. But then I realized that there was no escape. I used to be content taking photos like this.

But know I find myself climbing under and above and inside to get the level of detail I crave because of this infernal thread!!!!

 My son thought I had gone crazy! He may be correct but I took many more pics and all I can say is after looking and looking I can only conclude that you have nailed it closer than anyone else in history. The real thing didn't look as good as yours.

 The owners thought I had lost my mind when I suggested colored sea gull droppings smeared over it in a glaze to enhance it's color.

Yep I used to be a happy normal kinda fellow. Then li'l Chuck and Abe got to me!

sfcmac wrote:

My son thought I had gone crazy! He may be correct

 Yup, im with your son .Clunk click curly wurly Cuckoo cuckoo, and that picture was just lifted from about pge 18 wasnt it?

...Guy

 Nope not lifted but I was thinking it may be the same Helldiver I should check. I was forced at sabre point by the wonderful FAA  GB fellows to attend Wings Over Houston just this last weekend.  Seems that cuz I lived only 10 minutes away I had no excuse not to go and take pics. Pictures that were inspired by what I saw Chuck take to prep for his HellDiver. I posted a thread to show the pics but it rotated away pretty quick so here is the link if you would like to see what all was there. Probably the biggest Air Show I have attended since Paris.

http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/nn135/sfcmac65/AirShow/

DesertRat wrote:

The high level of detail here in absolutely mindboggling!!!!!! I cannot understand how youdo it! Well done!!! Been to the Palm Springs Air Museum once upon a time. It's a great little place. Isn't it?

I was there once myself a long time ago. One of these days, I should hit the place again on one of my trips back and forth to California.

Once the engine is glued onto the Helldiver, that thing will look like you could take it outside, put some gas and oil in it, and it will fly! What a magnificent model!

  This is an unbelieveable build! No... It's a build of extreme proportions!!! chukw your attention to detail is next to insane... well almost, maybe just a little possessed by the plastic gods. When it's done is "Chief" gonna fire her up and make a circut around the deck?

  All kidding aside, You'da man chukw!!!

My thanks to all- especially  sfcmac  for the new pics!  I'm on the the run, so here's the latest, ya buncha lugs!

Major assemblies commence- with minor details filling in the gaps!

Sheesh. I gotta come up with a better word than "Wow!"

I've been using that one way too much in here.

Great idea Chuk on the actuators, and just in time!  My Corsair nose is gonna get the same treatment.  Bravo!

Thanks for the inspiration, look forward to your weekly report with much anticipation.  Thanks Chuk and GP Abe!