Air-Toons

[Peter]

Hi Barry,

Funny you mention the plastic egg planes. I recently purchased some basswood hen and goose eggs from Michaels Craftstore here in Canada. They have been sitting on my work bench as I wonder what to with them. Maybe solid model egg planes would be possible?

Peter

[Balsabasher]

Now there is a novel idea Peter,go for it,a Caproni Stipa perhaps ? or the basis for a Gee Bee racer ? the scope is wide open,what fun.
Barry.

[buccfan]

I know what you mean about knowing something is not quite right Lou, everytime you look you eyes are drawn to it, Barry, I think Hasegawa are re-releasing the egg planes, I was reading it somewhere yesterday, and also about Wren and his oddentification drawings,I think it was on a Google search for caricature aircraft.Regards Paul J.

[lastvautour]

Experimenting with vinyl tapes instead of decals. This is only prototypical and may not survive the test of time.

Lou

[Balsabasher]

Lou as a suggestion have you seen Solartrim ? this is sold in small rolls and is used to add decoration to solarfilm covered flying models,it slides easily if dunked into water with a tad of washing up liquid added,you can also improve the intricate curves with the tip of a small domestic iron,just thought that I would mention it as it I think it would lend itself to such work on your fleet of Hawk's.
Barry.

[lastvautour]

I used some when I was building flying models. It would work here also.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Roundels have been printed and cut out. I left a red border on the decal to blend with the painted surface of the plane. Where the roundels meet the white flash, I will cut a bit closer and finish off with a bit of paint. Lastly, the flash has been stylized to reflect what is on the actual aircraft. The prototype was rather squarish.

Lou

[buccfan]

Good idea leaving the red on the roundels Lou, the flashes look good in the tape, is it a thin tape you have used? or  like the insulation tape for wiring that comes in all colours .Sorry if I ask a few daft questions but I am only used to decals on plastic kits.Regards Paul.

[lastvautour]

There are no dumb questions. The tape is the thick electrical stuff. It works fairly well unless you get really up close. I may still change it to decals or even paint. I have applied a few roundels and should be finished later today.

Lou

[lastvautour]

The Red Arrows AirToon Hawks are ready to perform. I prefer to build with a buddy. Thanks Paul for your inspiration.

http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/displayimage.php?pid=5952

http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/Gallery/displayimage.php?pid=5951

Lou

[Peter]

Wow Lou, well done! These are my favourite airtoons so far.

Peter

[lastvautour]

Thank you Peter. Your praise is appreciated.

Lou

[buccfan]

Well Lou, all I can say is the same as Peter, WOW! they look great,particularly in the display you created. I'm looking forward to starting mine when I get my work done. I would just like to say thank you for going through it step by step and being so helpful. I have saved the whole build sequence as a file to refer to,as well as this site . Keep up the good work ,regards Paul J.

[lastvautour]

Thank you Paul. If you need any help when you start carving, just yell.

Lou

[Balsabasher]

Yes top work in documenting the build progress on these Lou,they have turned out beautifully and your final pictures show how realistic they look.
Barry.