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Nice work Rob. For the map, try photographing an actual map, then reduce it on the computer, print it, and put in on the nav table.
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addition to the aircraft already know that I have running or standing (but still keep working), I am making a small number of cars on specific scenes, the Marder III H in the defense of Budapest in 1945
soon I'll start a t-26, 1939 in the Russo - Finland, to 1/72 the safest
soon I'll start a t-26, 1939 in the Russo - Finland, to 1/72 the safest
oh wow, smart idea, Terry! or, I could save an aviation sectional of New York and shrink it down. that oughta do it, yea?
N4521U
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Yep, is the way to do it. Vic did this same thing for his PBY in a past GB. Sweet.
nice one Sergio.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
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Agree with all. Very nice!
A4K
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Nice work Rob and Sergio!
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Looks great Sergio!
finally some progress on the strat. went ahead, printed out that map after I scaled it down quite a bit, and glued it on the navigator's table. it was all pixelated, but it still looked like a map. so, you see I installed the cockpit and nose gear, dropped a bunch of nose weights encased in play-doh inside. though the weight came loose and is now rolling around in there. fuselage assemply was challenging, especially the area just below the cockpit which would NOT keep closed, so I had to use a rubber band and tape to help it stay closed, and it's alright, now.
you can just see the map in the Navigator's window, there.
and starting on the engines.
you can just see the map in the Navigator's window, there.
and starting on the engines.
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good Rob, and it's going to be impressive when finished.
For future reference, one way to possibly prevent, or at least reduce, the pixelation effect when reducing the image, is to try to start off with either a very small image to begin with, or, going the opposite way, with a large, very high definition image, and reduce this in a 'Word' document. For example, if you were able to scan, or photograph, the relevant required section of an Air Navigation Chart, this could be printed, or saved, actual size - say the equivalent of 8 x 10 inches.
Alternatively, photograph or scan a smaller image, and reduce this to a size where pixelation does not show. This image can then be printed and scanned, so that, in effect, you are now starting with a new, smaller original.
Once this is done, and saved to your 'My Pictures' folders, open a new 'Word' document, and insert the required picture.
Once inserted, click on the image, and the outline box, with the green spot at top centre, and corner 'navigation' spots, will appear. Click and hold on the top right hand corner spot (or whichever 'spot' is easier for you to control.), and 'drag' this spot diagonally downward into the 'box'. You will see the image being reduced (shrinking), and can stop when you have it the required size.
This can then be printed, and using a gloss, or photo-quality paper, will give a better, sharper result.
If you need to duplicate this image, into as many as you want, then this can be done quite simply, again in 'Word', by using a method of 'step and repeat'.
Click on the image, then press 'Ctrl' and 'C', then move the cursor to the bottom right of the image, and press 'Ctrl' and 'V'. The image will repeat, and you will now have two images.
Repeat this process as many times as needed to make the desired number of the same image, at the same size.
Hope this helps.
For future reference, one way to possibly prevent, or at least reduce, the pixelation effect when reducing the image, is to try to start off with either a very small image to begin with, or, going the opposite way, with a large, very high definition image, and reduce this in a 'Word' document. For example, if you were able to scan, or photograph, the relevant required section of an Air Navigation Chart, this could be printed, or saved, actual size - say the equivalent of 8 x 10 inches.
Alternatively, photograph or scan a smaller image, and reduce this to a size where pixelation does not show. This image can then be printed and scanned, so that, in effect, you are now starting with a new, smaller original.
Once this is done, and saved to your 'My Pictures' folders, open a new 'Word' document, and insert the required picture.
Once inserted, click on the image, and the outline box, with the green spot at top centre, and corner 'navigation' spots, will appear. Click and hold on the top right hand corner spot (or whichever 'spot' is easier for you to control.), and 'drag' this spot diagonally downward into the 'box'. You will see the image being reduced (shrinking), and can stop when you have it the required size.
This can then be printed, and using a gloss, or photo-quality paper, will give a better, sharper result.
If you need to duplicate this image, into as many as you want, then this can be done quite simply, again in 'Word', by using a method of 'step and repeat'.
Click on the image, then press 'Ctrl' and 'C', then move the cursor to the bottom right of the image, and press 'Ctrl' and 'V'. The image will repeat, and you will now have two images.
Repeat this process as many times as needed to make the desired number of the same image, at the same size.
Hope this helps.
oh man, I completely forgot about Microsoft Word. haven't used that for images since I was in High School. but thanks for the info, Terry since there are no airworthy stratocruisers in the world (although 2 of them are well on their way to that, though one is a rumor) the challenge to this model is gonna be in the details. engines, landing gear, etc.
since there are no airworthy stratocruisers in the world (although 2 of them are well on their way to that, though one is a rumor) the challenge to this model is gonna be in the details. engines, landing gear, etc.
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Benevolens Magister
It's a shame there's not many left Rob, even static examples. I guess you'll have to get as many good reference photos as possible. I'm fairly sure there was a soft cover book covering the type in detail, possibly published by 'Aero Publishers Inc', in their 'in detail and scale' series. These are the people who published a nice set on the B-17.
It's certainly a large model, even for 1/72nd scale, and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result.
It's certainly a large model, even for 1/72nd scale, and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished result.
even more of a shame, there's not a SINGLE purely civilian Strat left. the last one was ex-Northwest. last I heard Aero Spacelines bought it to convert it to the guppy, but it was never done and the plane scrapped. all strats, now are ex-military. the 2 strats being restored to airworthy status are the already existent C-97 by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation. the second, by Clay Lacy. he purchased a couple of Hawkins and Powers C-97s and is converting one (using the other for spare parts) into a 1950's scheme United Airlines Strat.
A thread I posted on a flight simulator forum specializing in the golden era of Commercial Aviation http://calclassic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=4446
A thread I posted on a flight simulator forum specializing in the golden era of Commercial Aviation http://calclassic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=4446
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Benevolens Magister
Good going Rob, hope it proves useful.
Regarding details such as the landing gear, I would think it would be same as, or very similar to the B-29. So, if unable to find detail shots, then you should find plenty on the Superfort.
Regarding details such as the landing gear, I would think it would be same as, or very similar to the B-29. So, if unable to find detail shots, then you should find plenty on the Superfort.
went through a bunch of different photos of the Pratt Whitney R-4360, nearly all of them are side views, only a few good ones were the angle I wanted. colors of the cylinders and casing were different or hard to tell, but I eventually went with this photo: Pratt Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major Radial Engine | Flickr - Photo Sharing! not much to go on, but others were too detailed considering the lack of detail on the kit engines.
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Looks good enough Rob.
looks pretty good to me too Rob!
