Helldiver! 2/08/09 Post Script

 Thank you Chuck! Glad you enjoyed the pics of the airshow. Exquisite work on that engine it looks simply amazing and well worth your efforts. I have a question on the right side. Looking at this pic you can see a metal tube. What is it? Something that bleeds out fuel?  Looked odd.

Having watched Star Trek: First Contact earlier tonight, only one phrase can come to mind...

Sweet Jesus!!!!

666Irish wrote:

Sheesh. I gotta come up with a better word than "Wow!" I've been using that one way too much in here.

Well, don't even think about using "WOWZERS!", I got dibs!

WOWZERS!

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!

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

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

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!

  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!!!

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!

 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/

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

 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!

-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!

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

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.

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

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

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?

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!