Egg planes / kits
Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:53 pm
Has anyone ever built one of these cool looking egg plane kits??
http://xenon.stanford.edu/~rfoon/files/?section=egg
A funny painting..."Scrambled eggs!" P-40 Egg planes.
http://www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/sc ... esbb_1.htm
http://xenon.stanford.edu/~rfoon/files/?section=egg
A funny painting..."Scrambled eggs!" P-40 Egg planes.
http://www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/sc ... esbb_1.htm
Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:00 pm
Egg Planes Rock!! 
I've got all the WWII ones (including two P-51 and two Zeroes) and my wife has most of the jets. She also has three of the P-40s..her favorite fighter.
I'd like to find another TBF Avenger..I have a mind to convert it to a Wildcat!
SN
I've got all the WWII ones (including two P-51 and two Zeroes) and my wife has most of the jets. She also has three of the P-40s..her favorite fighter.
I'd like to find another TBF Avenger..I have a mind to convert it to a Wildcat!
SN
Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:21 pm
One of the modeling forums I hang out on is doing an "Easter Eggplane" group build, so I dug out one of my Zeroes. Naturally, I couldn't resist adding a few "improvements." 
The kit is designed the the landing gear mounts smack in the middle of the wing, and no wheelwells. I moved the mounting points forward, and scratchbuilt wheelwells with a Dremel and some styrene tube and sheet.
I then added the prominent cooling slots on the side fuselage (that's the unaltered kit part below.) I was going to scribe a complete set of panel lines on the model, but decided that it even my insanity has limits!
The kit engine (on the left) is a joke (well, the whole kit is, but that's beside the point!) I dug through one of my junk boxes, and found a replacement..it's the engine from a long dead Monogram 1/48 C-47. The P&W R-1830 makes a perfect substitute for the Sakae 21 (in fact, all but one of the currently flying real Zeroes use the P&W.)
The canopy frames were heavy, crude, and uneven, so I sanded them off and polished the canopy back to clarity..then made new, crisper frames. I want the canopy nice and clear, because I'm scratchbuilding the cockpit!
I know..I'm completely cracked and my brains are scrambled!
SN
The kit is designed the the landing gear mounts smack in the middle of the wing, and no wheelwells. I moved the mounting points forward, and scratchbuilt wheelwells with a Dremel and some styrene tube and sheet.
I then added the prominent cooling slots on the side fuselage (that's the unaltered kit part below.) I was going to scribe a complete set of panel lines on the model, but decided that it even my insanity has limits!
The kit engine (on the left) is a joke (well, the whole kit is, but that's beside the point!) I dug through one of my junk boxes, and found a replacement..it's the engine from a long dead Monogram 1/48 C-47. The P&W R-1830 makes a perfect substitute for the Sakae 21 (in fact, all but one of the currently flying real Zeroes use the P&W.)
The canopy frames were heavy, crude, and uneven, so I sanded them off and polished the canopy back to clarity..then made new, crisper frames. I want the canopy nice and clear, because I'm scratchbuilding the cockpit!
I know..I'm completely cracked and my brains are scrambled!
SN
Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:46 am
they fly on cholesteral, make sure the valves don't clog!!
Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:34 pm
a brewster buffalo already fills the bill, no molds needed!!
Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:43 pm
The work continues...
The cockpit consists of a scratchbuilt zero-ish instrument panel, scratchbuilt seat (with tape seatbelts) along with a contol stick and sheet styrene floor. I hope to get her buttoned up and painted this weekend,
SN
The cockpit consists of a scratchbuilt zero-ish instrument panel, scratchbuilt seat (with tape seatbelts) along with a contol stick and sheet styrene floor. I hope to get her buttoned up and painted this weekend,
SN
Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:09 pm
your work looks to good to put into a goofy egg, but i know it's fun so enjoy!!! while were on the subject of egg planes.... make 1 for the easter bunny, give him a norden bombsight, & you'll cut his commute in 1/2!! happy easter!! 
Tue May 19, 2009 12:12 am
Got the Zero finished..missed Easter, but got her done in time for the IPMS Toledo show last weekend, where she took third place in "Miscellaneous." Markings are for the Yokosuka Naval Air Group, naturally!
SN
SN
Tue May 19, 2009 4:23 pm
Awesome