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Chimera
Topic Started: Jul 11 2012, 08:44 PM (735 Views)
tc2324
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
And so onto my next build for this GB....., :empire

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.... and it`s back to being as twisted as I can get in my `What if` world. :blink:

This is a `signature` profile that is used on the `Beyond the Spuces` forum main page.

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php

More soon. :D

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Mark M
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the madness has returned!!!
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Lt. Paul 'Red Dog' Rose
lol....be nice to see that made at last......see it a couple of times a day :lol: :lol: :lol:
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
Well today the kits arrived and as you can tell no expense has been spared.... :lol:

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... and here is another, if not better profile shot of the Chimera.

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Shall we begin....?
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madnursegaz
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. . . Makes the Bisquito look sane! . . .
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madnursegaz
Jul 12 2012, 04:28 PM
. . . Makes the Bisquito look sane! . . .

:lol:

So the first cuts have now taken place and my initial thoughts are that while I would love to make this as true to form shown, there are some areas that may well need to be modified due to the actual physical aspects of both kits.

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As you can see I`m thinking about replacing the P-51`s intake for the F-16`s. This is simply because it may be easier to intergrate the two sections. I have also cut that V shape on the top of the F-16 kit to remove the slight incline you get at that section. I have also taken the rear engine nacelle off the Chinook and preping that for construction. That so far, has been the easy bit.

Of course, I`m not really sure what to do with the bits I don`t need now, but I`m thinking along the lines of James Bond for some reason.......

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Mark M
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:empire :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
Spent a bit more time tonight with the cutters and scalpel trimming some of the offending areas in detail.

Forgive the makeshift stand and masking tape holding it all together, but this shows you the approx layout of the design and as you can see I kept the F-16`s intake instead of the rather small one from the P-51. (That was a bit of jiggery pokery I dont want to repeat I can tell you). :dead

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A few pictures of the progress over the last 24 hours.

First on the agenda was to file down part of the intake fitting to get the right angle and a nice solid foundation to join the fuselages together.

The front end...., well...., whats left of the P-51 was completed.

Then I added some sprue to add a bit of strengh, which now seems quite apt considering the forums name I got the profile from.

And last but not least, the joining of two kits. It seems to have gone well so far...., but boy are there some bigs holes to fill....... :dead

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master butchery in motion :D


coming together nice.......seems odd seeing in 3d after all the time seeing it in 2d as the forum header

just thought............this going to be 'in flight'?.............cos the undercarrige would be really interesting to do
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
In two minds about that mate. If I were to follow the forums header then I guess it needs to be inflight. However saying that, there have already been a few changes like the intake and rotor engine nacelle which will slightly change the dynamic. Either way, the forum Admin have now asked me to commission this for use on their header so the pressures on..... :empire
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Rotor engine nacelle is fitted and the PSR is on and dry with some sanding and shaping already began.

RSI here I come....... :lol:

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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
Camo is now on but there are a few areas that need touch ups which tends to be the case with rattle cans anyway.

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A couple of progress mock up pictures for review. All the bits that spin are blu tak`ed into place for the shots. Just waiting for some paint now to start on the undersides. Apologies for the picture quality, is it me or is it starting to get dark quickly all of a sudden..?

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thats looking well Bizzar!! :D :D
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