Shawn M Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 wooohoooo!!! Nice Wiggy, keep at it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Thanks fellas. Stay tuned... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boroda rus Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Очень интересный проект. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iwan_canobi Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Looking good, that propeller effect looks really nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Thanks for the kind words fellas. I'm pleased you like the "spinning" prop. I studied many photographs in order to reproduce this effect. More to follow... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 Очень интересный проект. Boroda, you are the first person from Siberia to ever comment on one of my builds. Greetings, thank you for your interest, and happy modeling to you, Sir. More to follow... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SouthViper Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Wiggy Congrats for Your original and fantastic idea in making the spinning blades effect. I think it is much better than those I mentioned earlier (photo etched)in this topic. Also I really appreciated Your painting job. SouthViper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Wiggy Congrats for Your original and fantastic idea in making the spinning blades effect. Also I really appreciated Your painting job. SouthViper Original "AND" fantastic! Wow, that's music to my ears. Many thanks for your complements. I'm very pleased with the "spinning" effect. It all comes down to camera shutter speed. That's what I'm duplicating, and that's what I'm tricking your mind's eye with. If you notice (in that picture), you can even begin to see the counter-clockwise dirrection the propeller is spinning. Painting tip: you have to "lead" the "blur" within the "slice of pizza" toward the dirrection of rotation. Little trick there, but it works. The human "condition" figures-into our hobby: what your trying to represent dosen't actually have to be there, just the idea of it is all you need. I'll have better pictures to share. Thanks again for the kind words. More to follow... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 WOW, they need to come-up with another day of the week. I'm just too busy for the hobby! I think they should call this new day "Myday", I sure could use the extra time! "Project FrankenSpit" is getting closer to the finish line, and I'm getting nervous. :blink: We all know how easy it is to screw-something-up when your project is almost completed. For example, when I sealed the paint, I had some decals lift and crinkle- don't you just love it! I was able to "fix" that, got the gear in, installed the "whiskers" (exhaust stacks, cannons, whip radio mast, rear view mirror) and glued the canopy in place. I just painted the aluminum pylon that the Spit will live on. Also picked-up a matted poster of the English countryside taken from about 2500 feet. I'll be using the best portion of this image for the "floor" of the showcase. Should look stupid-cool. Stay tuned... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Pictures of the first "flight" in the backyard. The macro setting on my Canon PowerShot S5-IS was unhappy today. Better pics to follow... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 LOW PASS... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Getting closer now. Still have a few things to comb-out. Still need "good" outdoor photographs. These shots were taken while I was checking the "fit" of the show case. The plaque back plate includes panel lines and rivets with RAF and German paint. Looks to be around 4:00pm over the English countryside... In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doughboy Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 awesome job Wiggy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dekon70 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Wow that is a great build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Thank you all for the kind words. This has been one of those projects where you just can't "force" progress. After a "step", I get too emotional and have to let it sit for a while. Once it becomes a "cold fish", I'm able to jump in there for the next step. Better pics coming... Thank you all for your interest. In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiggy Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 V-1 "intercept"... Pics of the finished case coming. In the hangar, Wiggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Totally awesome... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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