British Columbia, Canada
Joined: September 03, 2009
KitMaker: 6,965 posts
AeroScale: 6,247 posts
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2014 - 12:55 PM UTC
Aeroscale's resident vac-master brings us another of his delightful builds.
Link to ItemIf you have comments or questions please post them here.
Thanks!
When once you have tasted flight you will walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward.
For there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
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Merlin
Senior Editor
#017
United Kingdom
Joined: June 11, 2003
KitMaker: 17,582 posts
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Posted: Friday, February 14, 2014 - 11:35 PM UTC
Hi Carmel
Excellent build as ever - and a really interesting article.
All the best
Rowan
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JPTRR
Managing Editor
#051
Tennessee, United States
Joined: December 21, 2002
KitMaker: 7,772 posts
AeroScale: 3,175 posts
Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 04:52 AM UTC
Carmel, I love your work and features! I don't know what is in the water at Malta but I'd like a big drink of it. Have you considered building a Skua?
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Malta
Joined: October 22, 2012
KitMaker: 23 posts
AeroScale: 23 posts
Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 07:28 PM UTC
Thanks Rowan and JPTRR. You are welcome JPTRR to drink as much as you would like. Matter of fact we are in short supply of rain water but several Reverse Osmosis plants fitted here converts Mediterranean sea water into drinking water. As for the Skua I have made 2 already. All the best...Carmel
Joel_W
Associate EditorNew York, United States
Joined: December 04, 2010
KitMaker: 11,666 posts
AeroScale: 7,410 posts
Posted: Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 03:22 AM UTC
Carmel,
Your work, and it's presentation continually amaze me. I'm more then impressed with anyone that can transform bits and pieces from those vacuum sheets into a perfectly built aircraft. And yet you kicked it up a few notches, and built a bi-plane and rigged it!! You weathering adds that little something to make your models that much more realistic. And then to think that all of this is in 1/72 scale. I haven't a clue as to how you managed it all.
Then you treat us with your most realistic photo presentations. I'm assuming your using Photoshop to combine more then one image. The blurred prop is a small but very important element. I also noticed that all your lighting is from above and one directional, which duplicated the sun with it's resulting shadows perfectly. Of course the spectacular water scenery and clouds just helps to create the perfect display pictures.
Joel
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