Ilya Muromets- This biplane is DONE!

yardbird78

Member since
January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:40 PM

Stunningly fantastic work on the ol' Bipe. The effort in the rigging alone is worth several models.

Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

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The B-52 and me, we have grown old, gray and overweight together.

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artabr

Member since
January 2008
From: New Iberia, La.

Posted by artabr on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:45 PM

Mike, congrats. When all is said and done THIS is a masterpiece!!!!

ART

God & the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble not before. When troubles ended & all things righted God is forgotten & the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592-1644

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:48 PM

Excellent!!!There's a special um, groove you're in taking on such unique projects.

Well done, Sir!!!

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arki30

Member since
February 2004
From: Second City

Posted by arki30 on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:01 PM

Wow.

My hat's off to you for even attempting such a rigging effort.

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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:08 AM

Very Cool Mike! It's always a joy to see one of your unique projects. Thumbs Up [tup]

Dave

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dirtball

Member since
September 2007
From: galt, ca.

Posted by dirtball on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:33 AM

WOW, finnaly done!! Looks very good. I`m glad you stuck to it, Aren`t you? The rigging is something else.

Thanks so much for sharing your story & build...

"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"

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sirdrake

Member since
January 2006
From: K-Town, Germany

Posted by sirdrake on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:19 AM

Very nice! . All this rigging is amazing, especially the tail wing looks cool. I just finished a SPAD XIII, and thought I did a lot of rigging - ridiculous compared to your plane .

SirDrake

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mucker

Member since
July 2004
From: Northern KY

Posted by mucker on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:32 AM

I can appreciate the amount of effort, thought and focus that went into this build. You knew it wouldn't be easy, but kept a good pace and did things right. For that I say "excellent build"! Extra bonus points for the cool subject. This is certainly one to be proud of.

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wing_nut

Member since
April 2005
From: Piscataway, NJ!

Posted by wing_nut on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:36 AM

WOW Mike! Looks really great. I have to say though... looking at all that rigging... making me a bit queasy

Marc

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JMart

Member since
March 2007
From: NJ

Posted by JMart on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:23 AM

Mike, really REALLY nice job, came out superb! Extra kudos on the rigging.... wish *my* college students could do stuff like! Congrats again, and thanks for posting the WIP I enjoyed reading it, cheers!