So, I ran across a model plane I made when I was 12 yrs. old

[Squisher]

I was the world's biggest model maker when I was a kid. I made my first model (Sputnik) when I was 6 and made hundreds until I made this last one when I was 12, that was close to 40 years ago. Everyone of them were destroyed by my mother trying to dust them except this one. In fact, it has never really been cleaned until today.

Now, this isn't a kit. I made it all from a 3" X 4" picture I got out of an encyclopedia similar to this picture here. The frame is copper tubing bought at a hobby shop that I heated, bent, and soldered together. The wood is all 1/8" X 1/8" square stock that I soaked, bent, and carved to shape.

So, as I was cleaning my basement I came across it and thought it looked pitiful. What do you think, should I try to fix it after I clean it?

 

[GasX]

definitely!

 

[pstylesss]

Thats pretty cool looking. I'd be proud, old timer

 

[mcvickj]

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
Thats pretty cool looking. I'd be proud, old timer

Agreed.

Do you have any other pictures of past models?

 

[OUCaptain]

Display it on a scale model of an antique treadmill.

and nice work BTW

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Definitely repair, that's some great work.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
Thats pretty cool looking. I'd be proud, old timer

Agreed.

Do you have any other pictures of past models?

No, but maybe my dad does somewhere.

I did everything like I said I started with Sputnik, but then I kind of went through certain genres until I had done everything that was available. You name it, I did it.

Monsters
Planes
Ships
Cars
skeleton/visible man/skulls
Spacecraft
then it was everthing balsa wood which ended with this plane.



My mother and her dust rag may she RIP.

 

[jtvang125]

Yes, you should.

I did a 1/144 scale tomcat for my desk at work, just finished a 1/48 apache and doing another tomcat at 1/48 scale.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Wow, its cool that its not a kit and you just made it based on the pictures. Bravo.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: mcvickj

Originally posted by: ZeroIQ
Thats pretty cool looking. I'd be proud, old timer

Agreed.

Do you have any other pictures of past models?

No, but maybe my dad does somewhere.

I did everything like I said I started with Sputnik, but then I kind of went through certain genres until I had done everything that was available. You name it, I did it.

Monsters
Planes
Ships
Cars
skeleton/visible man/skulls
Spacecraft
then it was everthing balsa wood which ended with this plane.



My mother and her dust rag may she RIP.

No tanks???

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: compman25
No tanks???

I did all the war stuff, tanks, rocket launchers, jeeps, but especially the ships and boats.

Most people would be surprised at the size of the Model section at K-Mart back in the 60s. There were five aisles about ten feet long that ran perpendicular to a glassed top counter about 25 feet long that was manned by an employee dedicated to model sales. And, after you ran out of everything there you got someone to drive you to the half dozen hobby shops within 5 miles of the house.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: compman25
No tanks???

I did all the war stuff, tanks, rocket launchers, jeeps, but especially the ships and boats.

Most people would be surprised at the size of the Model section at K-Mart back in the 60s. There were five aisles about ten feet long that ran perpendicular to a glassed top counter about 25 feet long that was manned by an employee dedicated to model sales. And, after you ran out of everything there you got someone to drive you to the half dozen hobby shops within 5 miles of the house.

Just like they'd be surprised K-marts had cafeteria's! I remember when they had all those models back then.

 

[SKORPI0]

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
Display it on a scale model of an antique treadmill.

and nice work BTW

LOL, guaranteed "not" to take off.