Something out of my comfort zone for a change

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Something out of my comfort zone for a change

Post by Jnewboy » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:43 pm

Many of you have seen my work doing 1/18 scale German armor and aircraft for awhile now. I usually stick to larger scales and perfer them, so when I was aproched to do this project I was a bit taken back. My former teacher has a son who is my age and is now the pilot of a C-17 Globemaster. My former teacher and friend commisioned me to build him one to give to his son for Christmass and for that reason I could not say no. I thought I would share it with you all. This is Revell's 1/144 Globemaster.

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The tiny parts were a challange but it was worth it! especialy now that I can post something American on here so no one will think I'm a Nazi :lol:

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Re: Something out of my comfort zone for a change

Post by hworth18 » Wed Nov 20, 2013 4:21 pm

Great job! Nice build on a difficult kit.
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Post by Dauntless » Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:29 pm

Nice work Jnew. 8)
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Post by cnq » Wed Nov 20, 2013 6:05 pm

Beautiful build. I love it. I plan to do the Academy 1:72 C130 in future.

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Re: Something out of my comfort zone for a change

Post by snake » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:37 pm

Looks like you did a great build on this, Jnewboy. :D

1/ 144 is a pretty small scale, but the C-17 is a big aircraft so kind of balances out.

Think your ex teacher will be very happy with this. 8)

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Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:25 pm

Great work on the C-17!

20 years ago or so, I used to go down to visit my cousins when they lived in Long Beach, CA and remember seeing the C-17 being assembled at what was then the McDonnel-Douglass factory (now Boeing). I think they just finished the last of those planes at that site... I also got a great tour of one years ago at Edwards AFB.
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Post by Light.Inf.Scout » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:27 pm

looks great!
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Post by CanberraPaul » Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:14 pm

Jon your work is absolutely fantastic. It looks so great, you make me want to collect other scales!!!!!

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Post by ketelone » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:40 pm

Jnew: beautiful work!
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Post by cjg476 » Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:41 pm

My local hobby lobby had this kit clearances for $13 and I thought about getting it but I don't have the skill you have so passed it up. Great job.
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Re: Something out of my comfort zone for a change

Post by tmanthegreat » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:46 pm

Actually, Jnewboy, you do need to put a tiny German cross somewhere on that C-17 model - just to keep up with the tradition :lol:
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Re: Something out of my comfort zone for a change

Post by Axis Nightmare » Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:52 am

Whenever I see a C-17 I always think of two encounters. Recently, I was on my way home on a sunny summer day from Springfield, Ohio on I-70 west towards I-675 Dayton. Suddenly a huge dark shadow covered my car. Looking up through the windshield I could see the outline of the huge C-17 barely overtaking me as I was doing about 70 and it was down and dirty inbound for Wright-Pat. It actually startled me for a moment. It filled 2/3 of my windshield. I punched the gas and was probably doing about 80 as I paced with it for about a mile as it slowly pulled away. I was lucky I didn't have an accident as I was watching it instead of the road. :roll:

The second was 1976 while passing near St. Louis. I saw the strangest huge plane orbiting low over farm fields going so slow it appeared to be hanging in the air. I got off the interstate and found a farmer's dirt road and ended up on the flight path near the end of an air base runway to see what I later found out was the original YC-15 prototype doing touch and goes. I'd never seen anything like it. It was a forerunner of the C-17 of today I'm told.

Great build Jnewboy :wink:
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