Sr 71

**billy.leliveld** · #1 02-04-2008, 10:44 AM

Just finished the P-model SR 71..:D
In my humble opinion it's one of the most incredible planes ever constucted..
The model, 1;50 is quite big,about a foot long.
I didn't had time to post a complete building thread, but I have some remarks for anyone with this one on your 'to do' list.
It's a difficult one, specialy with 'clear' instuctions in Japanese..It took me a while to figure out the numbering of the parts, but there are two, they number parts of the plane, like the landing-gear or the wing separatly from the individual parts, so you have "no 15" as a completed part of the airplane, and "no 15" as just a part...

The plane has only 2 inside formers! The parts fit quite well, but if you don't known wich shape they are, you are a bit lost.
I found out that the inside parts of the engines were to big, so I just left them out. the black finish is very unforgiving for smudges..it helps a lot to cover it in several layers of matt acrylic varnish

Cheers, Billy

**member_3** · #2 02-04-2008, 10:51 AM

Beautiful model, Billy. The SR-71 has been a long-time favorite of mine and I have the P-model version printed out. Perhaps your model will inspire me to cut some paper on it!

**dansls1** · #3 02-04-2008, 10:58 AM

Nice model - thanks for sharing

**Don Boose** · #4 02-04-2008, 12:00 PM

Great model, Billy. It looks like it was a challenge. I like your lineup of aircraft -- all very interesting planes.

I remember when the "snakes" used to fly out of Kadena in Okinawa for recon missions over Korea. We could hear the sonic boom as they went "feet dry" coming in northwest of Seoul from over the Yellow Sea. I once built a plastic model for an Air Force friend, but didn't know that it was available in paper.

Don

**Barry** · #5 02-04-2008, 12:04 PM

Looks beatiful

barry

**Ashrunner** · #6 02-04-2008, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boosed

I remember when the "snakes" used to fly out of Kadena in Okinawa for recon missions over Korea. We could hear the sonic boom as they went "feet dry" coming in northwest of Seoul from over the Yellow Sea. Don

Billy...Gorgeous bird and well made. I attempted the SR-71 several years ago and got about a quarter of the way through when after several misinterpreted steps (those pointing arrows drive my up a wall), I decided it wasn't going to look anything like the Blackbird and sent it to the scrapeyard. You did a very good job on yours.

Don...how can you call the Habu a "snake"? The only "snake" in my opinion is the B-52 (in a SIOP paint scheme). 8v)

P.S. Oh...by the way...I do know what a Habu is...hehehe.

**murphyaa** · #7 02-04-2008, 02:28 PM

Dumb question time: Where do you get the P-model SR-71. Is it available for download?

I've been trying to find a good model for my Dad, who was on ground maintenance for them during the Vietnam war, and this one looks like it will fit the bill.

**billy.leliveld** · #8 02-04-2008, 03:03 PM

It's here: http://www.e-papermodels.com/index.p...y-email-pmodel
Cheers, Billy

**Don Boose** · #9 02-04-2008, 03:26 PM

I definitely defer to Ash when it comes to Air Force slang!

I have to admit that the Air Force guys in Korea and Japan used the nickname "Habu" and not "Snake" for the SR-71. It was we Dogfaces who took the term one step further and, when the sonic boom came, said that the "Snake" had arrived.

I presume that all the others reading this thread have figured out by now that the habu is an Asian poisonous snake and that, due to its hooded cobra appearance, the SR-71 was nicknamed the Habu. There is, by the way, a very interesting website devoted to the SR-71: http://www.habu.org/

Thanks for the website, Billy, and for sharing your splendid model with us.

Don

**billy.leliveld** · #10 02-04-2008, 03:29 PM

BTW, there is Mike Bauer's huge,(it realy can fly)and free model, I don't know where to get it at this moment, but you can PM me..
Cheers, Billy