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Post by teebird » Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:49 pm

Awesome execution and concept!! Fantastic!! Love it!!:))

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Post by slogan » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:52 pm

Superb job and very creative.
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Post by rschaap » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:51 pm

Great job. Very unique idea and very plausible. I like it.

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Post by normandy » Sun Oct 23, 2016 5:26 am

"If there is more interest in pics & details, let me know." Yes, please post more pics of your custom.

Sven, This is absolutely fantastic......you've taken a toy and made it look more like a model!!!
Great idea! and I'd love to see it in one of your dioramas. :salute:

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Post by Crazy Kraut » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:50 am

You want more, you get more :D :

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My diorama is full of german tanks and vehicles. No space left for the US-Boys :wink:
This is why I´m thinking about to let them all go. If there is some real interest I´ll put some pics of my US-collection into the trade & sell section.
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Post by normandy » Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:59 pm

Great pictures Sven. I love all the details you've put into this custom and trying to figure out what models
they came from.
I see you may be selling your US collection and the Dragon Wagon. Your work on this chap mei toy made
me go out and buy one today, its not a bad platform to use for a 1:18 custom.
Thanks for the pics!

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Post by Crazy Kraut » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:24 am

If you wanna build a M25 like mine you need to buy 2 of the Chap mei toys because of the wheels. You need to double up the rear wheels at the truck and the Trailer and you need the spare wheel mounted on the truck. This means for a more or less correct model you need 9 more wheels. 10 are mounted on the Chap Mei base. Or you cast the wheels by your own. If you do this-->please let me know :wink: :wink: I´ve got one more crazy idea :roll: :roll:
If you need information, tips and tricks for the built, please feel free to contact me.
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Post by normandy » Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:56 pm

I thought I'd need more wheels..... :? If there is a sale I'll get another, I don't plan on starting this custom
soon so I've got some time. Anyway I found 2 pics of an M26A1 DRAGON WAGON I took at the Museum
of American Armor in Old Bethpage here on Long Island.

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Post by B-29 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:31 pm

The Dragon Wagon looks fantastic! Here are a few photos of some of a few of my customs:
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Post by rschaap » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:59 pm

Impressive customs and repaints. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by teebird » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:35 pm

B-29, I think you posted on this previously but which B-25 was that again?

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Post by B-29 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:34 pm

Thanks! The B-25 is the Flying Styro Kit (now discontinued) B-25 model, with heavy modification.
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Post by supersonicfifi » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:41 pm

Fantastic !!!! B29 can you tell us more about the Bell 47 ? is it 1/18 ? i will always love this copter because it was the first i ever Flew (as a pilot!)
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Post by B-29 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:23 pm

supersonicfifi wrote:Fantastic !!!! B29 can you tell us more about the Bell 47 ? is it 1/18 ? i will always love this copter because it was the first i ever Flew (as a pilot!)
Philippe :)
Thanks! It sure is 1/18, fully scratch built. The frame is entirely brass tubing that was soldered together. Vacuformed canopy, and the internals are a mix of resin, aluminum, and wood. More info and photos here: http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... =1&t=30818.
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Post by slogan » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:38 pm

Outstanding job on the Bell 47. A real work of art.
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Post by YT » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:55 am

My Dragon Wagon...

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Post by YT » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:58 am

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Post by rschaap » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:11 am

Nice Dragon Wagon. Excellent detail and awesome conversion, very well done. My hat's off to you and Crazy Kraut.

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Post by Crazy Kraut » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:54 am

:shock: 8) WOW :shock: Amazing details, pretty nice custom. very well done!!
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Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:24 pm

Fantastic work on that Dragon Wagon, YT. B-29, I love the work you did with those planes and especially the scratch-built Bell 47 and FSK B-25. I regret not getting one of those when they were available...

Anyways, I've completed some further custom/conversion projects in the past month or so including a Sturmgeschutz (StuG) IV and a Sturmpanzer IV "Brummbar" conversion of the 21c 1/18 Panzer IV using Aracula's kit as well as the motorcycle & side car from "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" built using Pickelhaube's sidecar kit:

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Post by normandy » Thu Oct 27, 2016 4:39 pm

Great work guys!
B-29, nice customs....I like the B 25 and the Bell chopper is fantastic, nice job!

YT, love the Dragon Wagon....and the pic with the Horten 229 is very cool. I had that same idea
but I'm not ready to dismantle one of my 229's. :wink:

Tman, you've done a great job on Aracula's kits and Pickel's sidecar.

rschaap, great topic oh and great customs!

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Post by rschaap » Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:31 pm

normandy wrote:Great work guys!
B-29, nice customs....I like the B 25 and the Bell chopper is fantastic, nice job!

YT, love the Dragon Wagon....and the pic with the Horten 229 is very cool. I had that same idea
but I'm not ready to dismantle one of my 229's. :wink:

Tman, you've done a great job on Aracula's kits and Pickel's sidecar.

rschaap, great topic oh and great customs!

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Thanks for looking. I am so amazed at the amount of talent on this forum. This is by far my favorite site to go too.

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Post by tmanthegreat » Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:08 pm

rschaap wrote:Thanks for looking. I am so amazed at the amount of talent on this forum. This is by far my favorite site to go too.
There is a ton of talent around here and it has grown over the years. I am very thankful for the supportive environment and all the good ideas that get passed around to help one another out. I've picked up more than one new method for building or customizing projects simply by watching what others are doing and listening to their recommendations. Sharing and learning new ideas is precisely the point of these online forums :D
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Post by YT » Mon Oct 31, 2016 5:02 am

Indeed, so much talent in this thread. Keep them coming everyone.
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Post by B-29 » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:10 am

There certainly is plenty of talent here! The Dragon Wagons and Armor customs are fantastic! And thank you for all of the kind words on my models. I have one more I forgot to share, it is a modification of the Hobbyking 1875mm B-17, almost perfectly in scale with 1/18. This one, unlike the B-25, still flies on a regular basis. So it's more of an RC than a scale model. But incredible fun nonetheless.
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