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Now this guy is good!

Post by Airacobra » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:11 pm

Check out the works of art this guy has produced.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:


http://www.rojasbazan.com/modellist2.htm

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Post by kevrut » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:25 pm

That B-25 is cool. 8)

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Post by pickelhaube » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:14 pm

How much ?
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Post by Razor17019 » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:36 pm

pickelhaube wrote:How much ?
I'll give him 40.00 shipped for the 1/15 B-17... :shock:

Of course he won't take it...
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Post by vmf214 » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:41 pm

Holy crap this guy is awesome! Aluminum too, wow. He's got to have a fortune invested in each one. That B-17 is by the far the best scratch build I've ever seen bar none.

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Post by Airacobra » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:47 am

pickelhaube wrote:How much ?

In the site it says none of the models pictured are for sale, and that he works for some aircraft art company or something like that. I guess he makes a model and then other craftsmen reproduce that model in limited quantities for discriminating collectors. I have learned when the label "discriminating collector" is used in any way to describe a product it means I can't afford it, lol. It also says he hopes to produce a line of building guides designed to teach other people his craft. In my opinion this guy is one of, if not the best modeler I have ever seen. I mean, I can usually look at other peoples work and feel confident that with some time and dedication I could match or be in the ball park but with this guy, I don't even show up on the same map as him.

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:41 am

He works for :wink: http://www.fineartmodels.com/home/index.asp

I called fine arts some time ago and they said his stuff runs around 10,000 ----the Sky's the limit. besides he only makes the prototypes...the models are made somewhere in Eastern Europe.
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Post by warhawker » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:07 am

I looked at their site and the cost of some of these planes are in thousands!!!
I wonder how many they sell in a year?

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Post by VMF115 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:09 am

warhawker wrote:I looked at their site and the cost of some of these planes are in thousands!!!
I wonder how many they sell in a year?
Most of them go to museums and to a few lucky welthy individuals.
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Post by dragon53 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:02 pm

"Wealthy individuals"....maybe Peter Jackson?

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Post by vmf214 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:39 pm

Peter Jackson is the owner of Richtofen's silk scarf. No telling what else he has.. :wink:

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