Skydiver 6 foot new build.

[RCnut]

Painting has begun, Ford Oyster Gold, followed by Silver then the Black bands and stripes etc. After that, all that dirty work. All that trouble to make it clean and blemish free then make it appear like its been in a war lol.

[Tom Martin]

Am new to the group but just wanted to say that this is the first thread I've read closely and the build is just magnificent!
Am so impressed by those who can scratch build and this is certainly one of the best I've seen!
Congrats! Would love to see pics of her during her sea trials.

Tommie

[RCnut]

I loved how the miniature would occasionally belch black smoke from the stack as it supposedly went through the gears.

M

I have a smoke unit that I may install :)

[RCnut]

Whats a Pershing? To Americans, Pershing was a general that one of there tanks was named after in the later days of WW2.

Yep thats it, The gearboxes and Multifunction units are from the Tamiya Kit.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I loved how the miniature would occasionally belch black smoke from the stack as it supposedly went through the gears.

M

[greenman407]

Whats a Pershing? To Americans, Pershing was a general that one of there tanks was named after in the later days of WW2.

[RCnut]

I Love them. Its funny. In the show they were almost always used at night, I guess to keep from being seen. Anyway, the sound effects of there engines were of a really loud truck engine shifting thru the gears. I thought that because of there tracks, they should have the tanks characteristic "clanking and squeeling"noises but should have been powered by something more...............space aged.............like a turbine engines whine or something like that. I guess since "SHADO" was always fighting with "Henderson" about cost over runs, I guess "Straker" opted for something more conventional to power his "Mobiles".

Yep, your right on the button, In my case this ones powered by a Pershing lol. :)

[greenman407]

I Love them. Its funny. In the show they were almost always used at night, I guess to keep from being seen. Anyway, the sound effects of there engines were of a really loud truck engine shifting thru the gears. I thought that because of there tracks, they should have the tanks characteristic "clanking and squeeling"noises but should have been powered by something more...............space aged.............like a turbine engines whine or something like that. I guess since "SHADO" was always fighting with "Henderson" about cost over runs, I guess "Straker" opted for something more conventional to power his "Mobiles".

[RCnut]

Not a submarine but thought you might be interested, Shadomobile on the rolling road set at Andercon. Fully RC, sound system, Duralium trailing arm suspension. From the same show as the Skydiver

[RCnut]

Lol. What I did today.Stingray Need s dirty work doing, Shadomobile needs a few decals and Dirty work doing, Skydiver will be in Primer for the Con. Not rushing it so I dont screw it up.

[crazygary]

Ahhh! 'Tis a good thing, Mate!!
All is right with the world!

CG

[RCnut]

No worries Gary, Its under the sail :)

[crazygary]

But....But.....What about the flux capacitor???
( Forgive the unintended hijacking!!)
CG

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Klystron Relay. Used to short-circuit the space-time continuum. Everybody knows that!

Sheldon Cooper

[RCnut]

Krylon....Wasnt that something in the C57D cruiser....no wait that was a Klystron reactor or something. Anyhoo, I have three days left before Andercon so its Touch up and finish the display Stingray, Finish the Mobile and Lastly If there is time make a start on the Skydiver Paint job. Otherwise it will be at the show in Primer.