surfjunke Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 I just finished building this insane kit! It is huge with it's 42" wingspan. I built it for a client. There is no way I could afford to buy the kit & where would I put it when finished! Really, it is one of the most incredible kits I have ever had a chance to build. An awful lot of work, about 600 hours! It was very challenging & it was fun to build. I think it turned out cool & I hope you all will enjoy it.
Wagoneer81 Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 That is an extrordinary build!!!! You should be proud of this one, the craftsmanship is wonderful! You must have a very happy client now...
MonoPed Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 Is it all plastic, or does it have balsa/spruce structures as well?
MicroNitro Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 That is outstanding I could look at the photos of it hour an hour and still not be bored. Thanks for sharing this with us car guys.
Harry P. Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 I've been thinking about getting this kit. Your photos make me think I really should!
DanielG Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 Beautiful kit and construction. Back in the day I thought that I would try to scratch build one and went on a hunt for plans. I got the loan of the blue-prints from the museum at Wright-Patterson for three months just for the cost of postage! What can I say, it was a simpler time, I traced the plans but never did try to build the beast and have since lost the copies.
surfjunke Posted September 13, 2011 Author Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) Hi Brian, The kit has about 350 plastic parts,including the engine, machine guns, wheels, seat & the various tanks for fuel & oil. The front cowling is from 11 stamped aluminum panels. There are around 40 cast white metal parts as well. There were over 300 different photo etched brass parts. All the parts were in their own separate labeled bags. The wood parts in the kit consisted of over 230 die cut plywood. Bundles of Japanese cypress strips, all bagged & numbered. The160 plus wood strips had to be cut to length & there was not really any extra wood for mistakes! Total parts count was over 1,200 parts. Thank you all for the comments. Edited September 13, 2011 by surfjunke
my80malibu Posted September 14, 2011 Posted September 14, 2011 Awesome that is really a cool kit and your building was top notch as well
Aaronw Posted November 11, 2011 Posted November 11, 2011 Wow, that will make an impressive display. I've seen some smaller scale kits like that, but never one so large.
Mike Kucaba Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Impressive,very impressive and a great build. Where does one find a kit like that?
Harry P. Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Impressive,very impressive and a great build. Where does one find a kit like that? I think they're not in production anymore. Ebay would be your best bet.
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