You gotta have a cool pilot
09-08-2006, 09:13 PM
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You gotta have a cool pilot
I have always tried to come up with a humorous pilot for my airplanes. Here is my latest find, I couldn't help myself. You know the old saying, "when donkeys fly"!
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RE: You gotta have a cool pilot
I agree !!! I have found lots of cool stuff in the thrift stores. Action figures based on popular movies such as Jar-Jar from starwars or a Yoda head!!! You would be surprised what you can find in those thrift store bins!!
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RE: You gotta have a cool pilot
This one will fit inside the canopy just right. I'll finish the cockpit interior around him and add an instrument panel up front. Carving out the back of a pilot seat to sit behind the pilot figure adds a bit of detail. This kind of detail always gets attention at the field.
I had posted this in the kit building forum, but appearently the moderator moved it here. I guess he thought that building up the cockpit area and finishing details have nothing to do with "building" kits.[sm=75_75.gif]
I had posted this in the kit building forum, but appearently the moderator moved it here. I guess he thought that building up the cockpit area and finishing details have nothing to do with "building" kits.[sm=75_75.gif]
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RE: You gotta have a cool pilot
The cockpit area of the airplane is always the first point of focus for most people. Even if the airplane is just a sport flyer you can spend a little extra time and make it appear as if you spent hours detailing it.
A simple printout of an aircraft instrument panel from your color printer will produce a lot of comments from fellow flyers. Do a google search on "aircraft instrument panels" and you will find hundreds of images. I like the ones for computer flight simulators, they have very sharp color pictures.
I have even made an instrument panel out of balsa sheet and cut holes out for the instruments. Then find a package of cold tablets sold in a blister package. Cut out the tablets from the foil backing and peal away the foil. You now have all the instrument bezels you need. Push them through the balsa panel from behind and secure them with a tiny bit of canopy glue. Then cut out the color pictures of the individual instruments and attach them behind the holes in the panel. The finished item will give a 3-D type of illusion to the instruments and everybody that walks by the airplane will stop and comment.
Here is a sample of good instruments I have found
A simple printout of an aircraft instrument panel from your color printer will produce a lot of comments from fellow flyers. Do a google search on "aircraft instrument panels" and you will find hundreds of images. I like the ones for computer flight simulators, they have very sharp color pictures.
I have even made an instrument panel out of balsa sheet and cut holes out for the instruments. Then find a package of cold tablets sold in a blister package. Cut out the tablets from the foil backing and peal away the foil. You now have all the instrument bezels you need. Push them through the balsa panel from behind and secure them with a tiny bit of canopy glue. Then cut out the color pictures of the individual instruments and attach them behind the holes in the panel. The finished item will give a 3-D type of illusion to the instruments and everybody that walks by the airplane will stop and comment.
Here is a sample of good instruments I have found
