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Old 03-11-2012, 05:40 PM
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Haha. You just game me some good ideas...

I finnally have a use for that FG B-17 i got in there free giviaway >:D
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Old 03-11-2012, 05:48 PM
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Nice models!

Sure how'd you do the smoke?

Ever get bored looking at it, you can use the ME163 as the next target when it tries to land. P51 Mustang got one in front of everyone of the pilots, ground crew etc., when they were commited to landing...Not much smoke though, they pretty much disappeared parts wise. (Rocketfighter by Mano Ziegler).

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Old 03-11-2012, 07:37 PM
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No wonder they got shot down, they're missing all their top defensive armament. Any reason why? These pictures remind me of building and hanging some for my kids many years ago. I had made a carrier "bookcase" in 1.144th scale and was building Gulf War jets in the same scale to populate the deck. My oldest wanted to hang some over the carrier which resolved into an enemy shoot-down. I had a Hornet firing a missle at a MiG-23. I put the MiG about 40 feet away, in another room, to represent the correct scale distance for a Sidewinder shot. I thought it was a cool effect; the kids never got it.

Very neat diorama and the trailing smoke is a nice effect!
Haha, I was actually thinking of doing something similar. My thought was to run some fishing line from the guns on the Komet to the B-17, then to put little red marks at whatever interval to make it look like you could see the tracer rounds going into it, but I'm still undecided.

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Nice models!

Sure how'd you do the smoke?

Ever get bored looking at it, you can use the ME163 as the next target when it tries to land. P51 Mustang got one in front of everyone of the pilots, ground crew etc., when they were commited to landing...Not much smoke though, they pretty much disappeared parts wise. (Rocketfighter by Mano Ziegler).

Mike
I joined two chopsticks end-to-end with a totally unnecessary and rather irritating-to-cut finger joint, then went at it with cotton. The cotton balls I have are basically little 1"/1.5" rectangles rolled up, so it was easy to use a pen to open up a nice hole to threat them onto the sticks with.

What made this smoke different was that I tried something new! I sprayed the now-poofy sticks with some Elmer's spray glue to stiffen it a bit and make it easier to mark, then used a wide-tip sharpie with a frayed and split end to get the uneven ink spread.

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Very cool....Rich
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great build, nice effect.
overall composition is very dramatic.
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Looks great and nice smoke effect. Has any one mentioned you are missing the top turrent? HAHAHA

Try using 6 lb fishing line to hang planes with, it is strong and when taking pictures it is hard to see. Other than that, damn good job.
Thanks guys!

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that is really cool!
have you ever heard of frankennazi comix?
i cant find it anywhere but i heard that instead of hilter, frankenstien was the leader of the nazi party.
Nope... :p

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Haha. You just game me some good ideas...

I finnally have a use for that FG B-17 i got in there free giviaway >:D
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Cool airborne dio! Next time, try balancing the models and using just a couple of strands of 5lb monofiliment fishing line. You will be amazed at the effect!
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Old 03-11-2012, 07:42 PM
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Thanks! How thick would that be? I've got some stretchy ~0.8mm stuff kicking around meant for kid's necklaces and other crafts, so would that be similar to what you're describing?

Also, I try to avoid balancing just in case I want to reposition them later.
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Old 03-12-2012, 11:35 AM
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Thanks! How thick would that be? I've got some stretchy ~0.8mm stuff kicking around meant for kid's necklaces and other crafts, so would that be similar to what you're describing?

Also, I try to avoid balancing just in case I want to reposition them later.
That stuff is HUGE! THat's the equivalent of 95kg strength. I'll switch to metric since that seems to be more convenient to you. I'm here in the States, so we use pounds.

Regardless, you want to go to a store that sells fishing products and purchase 5kg test line. Its diameter is .1mm, barely visible at a distance to the naked eye.

I don't know how concerned you are about puncturing the skin of your models, but I tie a piece of line to a needle. The needle has a slight bend in it to ensure the line always stays centered on the needle. Insert the needle into a small hole directly adjacent to a bulkhead or frame piece on the area of the skin that will be closest to the ceiling.

You should restring your B-17/Me-262 and marvel at the effect!
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okay that is cool really really cool

you also gave me some ideas of the airplanes i have collecting dust on the shelves

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That sure is kool lookin.

Have you thought about doing something similar to the Me-163? You could stick a bit of yellow-red highlighted fluff into the rear of the rocket motor.
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Old 03-12-2012, 02:07 PM
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Dear List folks:
Go look in the clothes dryer for lint especily from gray clothes to use for the smoke.
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Old 03-12-2012, 03:47 PM
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Hmmm! Yes, I see that - even with random bits involved, lint would seem to be perfect for the job...
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