Rubber Raft!!!!!

RED · Post by **RED** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:43 am

Hey yall---I dont really know what this is called but it is supposed to be the rubber raft that were in some planes in case they went down over water!!!!!I saw footage of airmen being pulled out of the Pacific by the Navy and some of the airman were in a little rubber raft!!!I just made this at work out of 2 pieces of stock I use on my job and painted it a flat yellow!!!!I was just going on what I remembered seeing on t.v.---so if its right or wrong let me know!!!!I hope to hear from yall soon!!!!!Thanks ---RED---

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kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:51 am

That looks cool to me! Nice job.

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:53 am

Man! Red's got the coolest bathtub toys on the block!

Excellent work. I really like it.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:32 pm

That will certainly work as a life raft! With the pilot figure inside, you don't see the serial#s on the interior and the effect is good. Does it float well with the pilot - you may want to make a dio using a ditched Corsair or Avenger

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:39 pm

He may want to wait for the " George Bush" version first.

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:57 pm

kevrut, lol

I agree, Red this is a must for a splashdown diorama..

MiG29K · Post by **MiG29K** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:47 pm

Up the creek without a.... heyyyy where them paddles go??? ha...just messin RED!

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:48 pm

I love it! How about a big shark fin too.

Mark

RED · Post by **RED** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:09 am

Hey yall ---Thank yall very much!!!!

I'm real happy yall like it!!!! I still want to know if it is right or not as a life raft?????And yes I was makeing it for a splashdown dio pic!!!!But it was going to be a Jap in the raft---looking up at a BBI Corsair flying by---as he watches his Zero sink!!!!

Maybe a Avenger Pic!!!! I dont know if it floats---but I will find out!!!! If I can get enough pieces from work and some of yall want 1 or 2 I might want to do some tradeing!!!!!Nothing big----it only takes about a hour to make and 50mins.of it is for the paint to dry!!!!So thank yall and let me know if yall might want one!!!!---RED---

blaster_e11 · Post by **blaster_e11** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:48 am

nice custom i can't help you with the history part but it looks cool

scope uk · Post by **scope uk** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:03 pm

Very cool! reminds me of a documentary i watched recently of a downed pilot being picked up

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Rubber Raft!!!!!

Rubber Raft!!!!!

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hey man