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Post by raceparke on Mar 9, 2024 17:06:51 GMT -5
When I shared the 1930s airliner, a certain provocateur, one T J, suggested my next effort should be a behemoth, another 1930s airliner another outrageous flying device, the Do X. Having a weak mind and a desire to please, I committed myself to a long(er) term indenture period with the real master of this household and ordered the device. Initial pictures follow.  1/72 , 3D printed from One-Man-Model in Japan. I think I understand that this is one of less than five he’s sold, which confirms any theories you might have concerning my sanity. The model is huge and will take a long time to finish. Bag of seat parts.  Interior sections  Engines and props- lots of prep needed on almost every part  |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 9, 2024 17:08:10 GMT -5
Sporadic reports to follow as and when
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Post by arcticwolf on Mar 9, 2024 21:37:46 GMT -5
I'm no aircraft expert, but that tail looks waaay too small to control a plane the size of the Queen Mary.
Good luck mate, are you building an addition to display it in?
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Post by kyledehart5 on Mar 10, 2024 0:59:10 GMT -5
Hahaha. Nice job Tim. All he needed was a little nudge. What an absolutely awesome project!!
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Post by indy on Mar 12, 2024 13:32:15 GMT -5
Very interesting plane. Looks very well done.
Jordan
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Post by alwaysindy on Mar 13, 2024 9:14:36 GMT -5
Dan:
I would have paid good money to see this thing take off and land…”Attention all passengers! We have lost 2 engines BUT we still have 4!” I also wonder if Howard Hughes had seen this plane when he came up with “the Spruce Goose?”Hmmmm…
She is looking good so far! Are you gonna put some 1/72 passengers in the windows? I would pay good money to see you paint them! Perhaps a microscope?
Signed,
The Provocateur
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Post by alterrenner on Mar 16, 2024 9:11:07 GMT -5
Good call on the tail of the "flugschiff" or "flying ship"
The crew on the test flight were all asked to crowd together on the side of the turn to aid in the manuver.
If the pilot wished to tun, he would send a message to the flight engineer on the upper deck via a ship-like request telegraph to lower the engine rpms on that side to aid the turn.
Speaking of the tail: it was the ship's weak point, it broke away several times when the landing angle was too steep! Oh, the good old days of air travel!
Only three were build, before the accidents and depression killed it, so you are on your way to building the entire production run, if you can only get Calvin to come up with some rein Curtiss V-!2 engines that replaced the original Bristols!
At least we won't have a color debate on this one, the radial-engine ship was painted silver!
--Frank
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Post by alterrenner on Mar 16, 2024 9:22:39 GMT -5
I have no idea why my post spaced the way it did! The "edit" only allowed font changes.
Can it be fixed?
--Frank
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Post by raceparke on Mar 17, 2024 8:22:59 GMT -5
Actually, the Conqueror engined version was available, but I chose the Jupiter radials as looking more “baroque” or something. I also like the wing connecting them.
Tim, I’m working up the interior now. Pictures soon. I don’t know what’s in spares for 1/72 people. Have to look. Kit parts do include a bar and restrooms. . . Actually the aircraft has TWELVE engines, the back row has not been added yet.
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Post by indy on Mar 18, 2024 8:58:27 GMT -5
I have no idea why my post spaced the way it did! The "edit" only allowed font changes. Can it be fixed? --Frank I got it  Jordan |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 18, 2024 13:25:44 GMT -5
Here’s the flight deck.  As has been mentioned, the pilots piloted and the flight engineer operated the engines, just like on the Titanic. This gentleman , an extra from a Carl Laemmle movie, is seen making the power plants behave. There were two panels like this facing each other.   |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 18, 2024 13:30:00 GMT -5
Main passenger deck  With a few of the many seats.  |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 18, 2024 13:32:58 GMT -5
Interestingly, for a kit produced in Japan, the provided alignment dowels are bamboo. In your face, Tamiya!  |
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Post by alwaysindy on Mar 18, 2024 21:09:35 GMT -5
Dan: You will need a microscope to paint them…   I saw the flight engineer and this sprang to mind…  🤣🤪😵💫😂 It looks grea! M |
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Post by jj66 on Mar 19, 2024 1:58:03 GMT -5
That's a BIG project! Waiting for more updates.
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Post by arcticwolf on Mar 19, 2024 2:33:58 GMT -5
I am loving it. How are you going to wind up all the rubber bands and release them all at once?
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Post by indy on Mar 19, 2024 7:32:54 GMT -5
Dan: You will need a microscope to paint them… ...and the brush with the most zeros on it... Jordan |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 19, 2024 13:03:11 GMT -5
Tim, you evil child!
You do understand that the windows are exactly 5.0 mm across, making any view of the interior very remote indeed. Right?
And you also understand that I probably will make the attempt. Right?
Glad we cleared that up.
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Post by indy on Mar 19, 2024 14:30:14 GMT -5
Tim, you evil child! You do understand that the windows are exactly 5.0 mm across, making any view of the interior very remote indeed. Right? And you also understand that I probably will make the attempt. Right? Glad we cleared that up. Sounds like you need to wire up lights to see all that interior detail. LOL Jordan |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 19, 2024 15:29:20 GMT -5
Yikes !
Another provocateur!
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Post by raceparke on Mar 19, 2024 16:29:33 GMT -5
Tim, that Marty Feldman shot is exactly what I flashed on when I saw the Do X engineer.
Great minds, etc. . .
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Post by kyledehart5 on Mar 20, 2024 18:49:16 GMT -5
Dan: You will need a microscope to paint them… I saw the flight engineer and this sprang to mind… 🤣🤪😵💫😂 It looks grea! M I thought I heard Tim laughing the other day…must’ve been when he was hatching evil plans of 1/72 people and Marty Feldman photos. 🤣🤣 |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 21, 2024 12:31:19 GMT -5
Never mind painting people, seats are quite enough, thank you.  I have found a few pilot figures in spares but am not sure how representative of passengers they would be, looking like elephants with goggles (O2 masks) and appearing to be self occupied (control lever). |
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Post by raceparke on Mar 23, 2024 7:12:44 GMT -5
I’ve been looking up 1/72 figures for my airliner.
So far I’ve found:
Gaullic warriors
Farm animals
Midieval Templar knights
Foreign legionaries
Unmarried Zulu warriors
Now I can get started painting.
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Post by indy on Mar 23, 2024 14:31:04 GMT -5
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Post by raceparke on Mar 23, 2024 15:33:39 GMT -5
Jordan, thanks.
I’ve ordered a set of seated figures that should be here in a few days, because this project wasn’t bonkers enough yet.
More pics soon.
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Post by alwaysindy on Mar 23, 2024 18:46:58 GMT -5
Dan:
Dang! I was really looking forward to you explaining why there were “unmarried Zulu warriors” on a German plane in the 30’s…(how could you tell if they were unmarried? Are they smiling and relaxing?)…and whatever you do, please make sure the Flight Engineer has a hump…
THE Provocateur
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Post by raceparke on Mar 24, 2024 7:01:21 GMT -5
Dear Mr. Provacateur,
The Zulus presence can be explained thus: they are in transit from a place to another place. Q. E. D.
In those days T. S. A. was more lenient (being basically nonexistent), they were able to retain their weaponry, with which they hoped to impress babes in the place to which they were transiting, having struck out in the place from which they transited. From.
Dornier officials were very accommodating, hence the farm animals.
Hump duly noted.
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Post by raceparke on Apr 2, 2024 9:27:38 GMT -5
Past time for an update. Lots of little details. Lots of photos. Cabin shots.  Note the table napkins.   The galley, note the faucet.  |
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Post by alwaysindy on Apr 4, 2024 10:06:30 GMT -5
Dan:
After you finish this one…a FLYING aircraft carrier…
The 1930’s were an interesting time to fly…
The Provocateur
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