Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums
 



Go Back   Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums > Modeling Section > Modeling > Start to Finish Builds

Start to Finish Builds Show the progress from start to finish of a build.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-26-2009, 07:22 AM   #61
Senior Member
 
parsifal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,493
Thanks Terry....I will keep an eye out for all of those.....I guess I should finish the unbuilt models that I do have.

Anyway, I have proceeded to near finish with the Tracker, although I have not yet glued the cockpit canopies in place yet. This is because I have built a small interior light to highlight the interior that I built, and still may need to get into the inside of the model to mount the light properly.

Some of the following shots I did with reduced or no external illunination, to demonstrate the effect of the internal light assembly. The light makes it possible to see more of the interior, though I could not pick it up well with the camera.

The build quality is better than the A-4, but its still not where I would like to be. I learnt a heck of a lot, and my confidence is building. I still like the little Tracker that Ive built, and look forward to showing my new born son or daughter when he/she arrives next year (well, maybe not straight away, if I want to keep my collection intact)...

Anyway, here are two groups of the progress shots as I near completion.....
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Picture 064.jpg (52.5 KB, 37 views)
File Type: jpg Picture 065.jpg (9.1 KB, 37 views)
File Type: jpg Picture 067.jpg (51.6 KB, 37 views)
File Type: jpg Picture 069.jpg (53.9 KB, 38 views)
File Type: jpg Picture 071.jpg (41.1 KB, 38 views)
__________________
Do not judge on abilities, but on choices
parsifal is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 10-26-2009, 07:25 AM   #62
Senior Member
 
parsifal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,493
And a couple more
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Picture 077.jpg (72.0 KB, 37 views)
File Type: jpg Picture 079.jpg (63.7 KB, 36 views)
__________________
Do not judge on abilities, but on choices
parsifal is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-05-2010, 04:39 PM   #63
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: niagara falls
Posts: 5,962
I found this pic of your tracker I took it about 77/78
I realize its a little bit late but better then never
Attached Images
File Type: jpg IMG_NEW.jpg (401.3 KB, 37 views)
pbfoot is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-05-2010, 04:40 PM   #64
Senior Member
 
B-17engineer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: New Jersey..The Garden State!
Posts: 9,214
Send a message via AIM to B-17engineer
Cool! Parsifal and Neil!
__________________
Sh! I'm hunting Wabits!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

B-17engineer is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2010, 01:46 AM   #65
Senior Member
 
Wildcat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Queensland
Posts: 4,765
Nice one Neil. Where was that shot taken mate?
__________________

Wildcat is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2010, 04:35 AM   #66
A4K
Senior Member
 
A4K's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,851
Nice kit mate! Great photo too Neil!
A4K is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2010, 06:33 AM   #67
Senior Member
 
Heinz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Posts: 7,678
The Tracker looks great!
__________________
Heinz is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-06-2010, 08:49 AM   #68
Senior Member
 
parsifal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,493
Thanks very much guys, much appreciated....regarding the tail emblem, my research showed that the Tiger emblem was not used whilst the tracker was embrked. So I decided to go with the older torch tail emblem instead, though I think the tiger is way more cool.

Have not done any modelling for about two months now....had a bit of a disaster with the Wessex I was doing....sprayed what I thought was clear lacquer, but turned out to be primer instead.....by the time I relaized what I had done, it was too late.....I have to re-do the thing, but just havent had time for a couple of months now......work commitments getting in the way
__________________
Do not judge on abilities, but on choices
parsifal is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2010, 06:54 PM   #69
aka Dickcheese
 
Matt308's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Washington State
Posts: 14,008
Good stuff!
__________________

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if
they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.]
Marines don't have that problem."
-- Ronald Reagan

Master of Duplicate Posts
Matt308 is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2010, 07:19 PM   #70
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: niagara falls
Posts: 5,962
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildcat View Post
Nice one Neil. Where was that shot taken mate?
Trying to recall it was arough trip Melbourne
pbfoot is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2010, 03:11 AM   #71
Senior Member
 
Wildcat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Queensland
Posts: 4,765
No worries mate. I wasn't sure if it was at home or visiting somewhere in North America.
__________________

Wildcat is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2010, 06:17 AM   #72
Senior Member
 
Wayne Little's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
Posts: 14,850
Well, that's as good as it gets for a reference pic....good job PB!
__________________

Wayne Little is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Spurl this Post!Reddit! Wong this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:08 AM.
Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2
Ad Management plugin by RedTyger
Design by HTWoRKS


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125