highway Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I've been participating in a very different Community Build Project here over the last few months, and finished both builds for it today, and one is not your everyday Mustang that you would expect to see here. I guess the idea started between Jairus and Lee (LDO) and a few others in the chat room one night, and it went from there, and the idea was to have a Reno Air Racer style airplane community build. I figured it not only sounded fun, but would get me to build something out of my normal comfort zone of cars and trucks. I decided to build not only a P-51D Mustang (see, here's where the "not your everyday Mustang" part comes in ), but a WWII British Spitfire as well. I decided since these were racing planes and I'm also a big Dale Earnhardt Sr. fan, I would paint and decal the planes like a couple of Dale's cars. The Mustang is painted with DupliColor Gloss Black and is decaled with some decals from a spare 1/32 scale Monogram Earnhardt Lumina. I used a $13.00 fishing pole set that included the reel and line from Walmart for the in flight pictures and held the plane with the fishing line. By the way. if it looks like there's water on the plane in the first pic, it's because it started raining during my photo shoot! Next up, the Spitfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboKitty Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 very cool! I can't wait to see the Spitfire either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 This is my WWII British Spitfire I built for the Race Plane CBP. I painted it DupliColor Chrome Yellow and DupliColor Ford Royal Blue. I used the decals from a couple Earnhardt parts cars from Monogram's 2 kit Earnhardt set that included the 1981 Pontiac Wrangler Jeans and the 1986 Chevy Monte Carlo Wrangler Jeans cars. Here are the two planes sitting together. I really had fun with this community build, and look forward to finishing all the other builds I have going on for CBPs soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 Seeing the fishing line holding the airplane up, I think you need to build a model of Godzilla next for the airplane to attack in order to complete the scene. Building a model of Godzilla would be really outside my comfort zone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 22, 2010 Author Share Posted September 22, 2010 very cool! I can't wait to see the Spitfire either Thanks Michelle, and I was posting the Spitfire as you replied! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 (edited) BRAVO! Build time is done at 8pm in Hawaii so the next few days will be for taking some beautiful pictures (Like Highway) and starting a Poll thread so the rest of the forum can vote on the best. Edit: Seems there are two requests (not including mine) for an extension of the deadline. So an additional 15 days has been added to allow three (or more) builders time to finish. This is a solid 15 days with no chance of shortening it... .new deadline is now: October 7th at 8pm Hawaii time. We will post a poll thread with what ever is done on the next day and contestants are allowed to post three final pictures then. K? K! I know what I will be doing this evening besides watching "Survivor"..... (Nice job Matthew.) Edited September 23, 2010 by Jairus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Seeing the fishing line holding the airplane up, I think you need to build a model of Godzilla next for the airplane to attack in order to complete the scene. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Nice pics. Just gotta find a way to make the Props look like they are moving. Or just saving Fuel? Nice work, I like the Nascar Theme to them. Or Nasplane theme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 (edited) BRAVO! Build time is done at 8pm in Hawaii so the next few days will be for taking some beautiful pictures (Like Highway) and starting a Poll thread so the rest of the forum can vote on the best. Edit: Seems there are two requests (not including mine) for an extension of the deadline. So an additional 15 days has been added to allow three (or more) builders time to finish. This is a solid 15 days with no chance of shortening it... .new deadline is now: October 7th at 8pm Hawaii time. We will post a poll thread with what ever is done on the next day and contestants are allowed to post three final pictures then. K? K! I know what I will be doing this evening besides watching "Survivor"..... (Nice job Matthew.) Thank you, Jairus. Edited September 23, 2010 by highway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Very nice job, Matthew. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Nice pics. Just gotta find a way to make the Props look like they are moving. Or just saving Fuel? Nice work, I like the Nascar Theme to them. Or Nasplane theme? Thanks, Rodney. By the way, I don't know if it's because of a setting on the camera or what, but around Labor Day, I went to our small local airport to see the B-17 "Sentimental Journey". Here's a couple of pics I took as it was on the taxiway just after landing, and the camera did not show any prop action. Like I said, I don't know if it's something with a setting on the camera or what, but the props on the B-17 were definitely moving when I took those pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Matt, that top photos the far left prop. That blur like effect, is the effect of it moving. Your camera pick it up but you just didn't realize it though. It's easy for it to be over looked. But what is more strange is that your camera only caught the one and did't the other 3 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmikevee Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hey Matthew, Hey buddy, haven't talked for awhile, hope you doing good. Wow, love your planes, they both look great, I really like the WWII planes, P-51 and Spitfire two of my favorites, you did a great job on yours, and I think the pictures look really good too, fast shutter speed might make the props look like they are not moving when they are. Now, do a P-38, another favorite as well. Wow, sure have big raindrops in your neck-of-the-woods, just photoshop a rainbow over the fishing line and your pictures will be perfect!! See ya!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Matt, that top photos the far left prop. That blur like effect, is the effect of it moving. Your camera pick it up but you just didn't realize it though. It's easy for it to be over looked. But what is more strange is that your camera only caught the one and did't the other 3 though. Digital cameras are a lot quicker than film! That is why I lamented using a motor in my build just to swing the prop for a digital camera picture, which will mostlikely stop the darned prop anyway.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreak78 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Get out of here! Leave it to YOU to be running around my head I was just looking at some diecast Nascar Planes on Craigslist for sale not long ago and thought about making one. I hadn't looked at the progress of the plane build ( Not cause I wasn't interested ). Nice work on the planes. They look great. Thanks for showing the B-17 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Matt, that top photos the far left prop. That blur like effect, is the effect of it moving. Your camera pick it up but you just didn't realize it though. It's easy for it to be over looked. But what is more strange is that your camera only caught the one and did't the other 3 though. Yeah, I did notice that, but only after you said something! Digital cameras are a lot quicker than film! That is why I lamented using a motor in my build just to swing the prop for a digital camera picture, which will mostlikely stop the darned prop anyway.... That is very true, Jairus. As most cameras nowadays, mine, which is a 5.0 megapixel HP Photosmart M425, is also capable of shooting video. I also shot a video of the B-17 as they were starting the engines, and even in that, the props look lke they are barely moving, even when they were at full throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Hey Matthew, Hey buddy, haven't talked for awhile, hope you doing good. Wow, love your planes, they both look great, I really like the WWII planes, P-51 and Spitfire two of my favorites, you did a great job on yours, and I think the pictures look really good too, fast shutter speed might make the props look like they are not moving when they are. Now, do a P-38, another favorite as well. Wow, sure have big raindrops in your neck-of-the-woods, just photoshop a rainbow over the fishing line and your pictures will be perfect!! See ya!! Mike Thanks, Mike. I've been doing fine, just busy building! It's funny you mentioned the P-38, that was going to be my first choice! I only had one, though, and wanted to build it as the actual WWII version, so I went kit shopping. After I already had these two, I found out Revell reissued the P-38, too, I just might have pick another one up! Yeah, I was hoping for a 1/48 scale storm, but that didn't work! I was wishing a rainbow would have came out, though, since I stink at photoshopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 Get out of here! Leave it to YOU to be running around my head I was just looking at some diecast Nascar Planes on Craigslist for sale not long ago and thought about making one. I hadn't looked at the progress of the plane build ( Not cause I wasn't interested ). Nice work on the planes. They look great. Thanks for showing the B-17 too That's just a scary thought knowing you think like I do!! Thanks for liking them. You're welcome for the pics of the B-17, too. If you'd like more, I have some detail pics of the inside of her, too. She is also from your neck of the woods, she is housed at the Arizona Wing of the CAF (Commemorative Air Force) in Mesa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizio93 Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Man those flight pictures look so real, nice job !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Really cool builds Matt! IB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Thanks everyone for the complements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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