Crimea_River
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Looking great Glenn.
P-40 Twin
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Benevolens Magister
Now where have I seen this before !
Like the look of that Glenn, very nice work.
Like the look of that Glenn, very nice work.
Lovely work so far Glenn!
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T Bolt
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Closer and closer to the finish
The prop assemblies painted
One last shot of the gear legs with the wheels and brake lines installed and then glued on and sitting on the wheels
The prop assemblies painted
One last shot of the gear legs with the wheels and brake lines installed and then glued on and sitting on the wheels
Crimea_River
Marshal
Lovely.
Good work so far Glenn!
Amazing Glenn, you would think this is a regular kit not something you've put together yourself.
fubar57
General
Really nice Glenn and an interesting thought Karl. When its all done, Glenn should shop it out to a few kit makers; Dora Wings comes to mind as they do some odd aircraft
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T Bolt
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I finished it up tonight but no pictures yet. Must clean up my work area to make some room.
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T Bolt
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It's finally done and its been a long time coming from when I first started thinking about this project .
In the November 1995 issue of Scale Modeler Magazine there was an article about a conversion like this and I started thinking about doing it myself. Jump ahead five or six years when I acquired the two Heller kits to do it. Those kits sat in my stash waiting, being pulled down and looked at from time to time as I thought about starting the project, until I finally did in September 2013. By that time I had decided to it in 1/48th scale instead of the 1/72nd scale of the Heller kits, but thought it would be a good idea to start with the Heller kits to make sure I could do it before I went and cut up two I/48 AMT kits. The 1/72nd version took me six months to complete and I decided to take a break before starting the 1/48th version.
That break turned into five years when a little over a year ago I started cutting up the AMT kits.
Well here it is, 25 years from conception to finished model. That has got to be some king of record!
In the November 1995 issue of Scale Modeler Magazine there was an article about a conversion like this and I started thinking about doing it myself. Jump ahead five or six years when I acquired the two Heller kits to do it. Those kits sat in my stash waiting, being pulled down and looked at from time to time as I thought about starting the project, until I finally did in September 2013. By that time I had decided to it in 1/48th scale instead of the 1/72nd scale of the Heller kits, but thought it would be a good idea to start with the Heller kits to make sure I could do it before I went and cut up two I/48 AMT kits. The 1/72nd version took me six months to complete and I decided to take a break before starting the 1/48th version.
That break turned into five years when a little over a year ago I started cutting up the AMT kits.
Well here it is, 25 years from conception to finished model. That has got to be some king of record!
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T Bolt
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Some pictures of the 1/72nd and 1/48th versions together. And lastly the magazine that started it all which has been up in my attic all these years.
fubar57
General
This is awesome Glenn 
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Excellent Glenn, really very well done.
As Karl mentioned earlier in this thread, it loos more like a "mainstream" kit has been used, rather than a "kit bash", and the work and finish is exceptional, a credit to your skills and dedication.
As Karl mentioned earlier in this thread, it loos more like a "mainstream" kit has been used, rather than a "kit bash", and the work and finish is exceptional, a credit to your skills and dedication.
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T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks guys!
In a word, gorgeous!
Crimea_River
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What Terry said. Really well done.
Lovely work Glenn!
Snautzer01
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It is a honey if a kit. You can and will be proud of it. Very well done.
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