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Kenn Boreks Twin Otter
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Sweet! 
phantom II
Master at Arms
Very nice. Good attention to detail 
Cheers, Christian B)
Cheers, Christian B)
uros
Active member
I recived an email a few days ago, that they were shipped. Should be here in next two weeks.
I finaly figured out how to do rigging on front ski. I used streched sprue to make bungee cords and elastic thread. This was a bit tricky to do, but I'm happy with the result. Back up plan was, to make it the same as Stoneboat proposed.
Props are also done.
All it needs now is decals, antenas and few other little bits.
Thanks for looking in!
Holy Cow!
phantom II
Master at Arms
Those props must be mesmerizing in real life . :woohoo:
Great job
Cheers, Christian B)
Great job
Cheers, Christian B)
Fantastic, Uros.
I ship my models packed in the type of chipped foam you find in pillows. I add about 8 - 10 cm of foam in the bottom of the box, then place the model on the foam upside down so any shocks during shipment is absorbed by the wing structure and not the gear. Then I fill the box with more foam. I also remove the props and put them in another container in the box with the model. I've never had a model break using that method, including a fully rigged DH Moth I shipped halfway across the continent.
I ship my models packed in the type of chipped foam you find in pillows. I add about 8 - 10 cm of foam in the bottom of the box, then place the model on the foam upside down so any shocks during shipment is absorbed by the wing structure and not the gear. Then I fill the box with more foam. I also remove the props and put them in another container in the box with the model. I've never had a model break using that method, including a fully rigged DH Moth I shipped halfway across the continent.
Well there's no missing them, but if you stare at one for a few seconds it becomes hypnotic.
uros
Active member
Would like to get a chance, to see this airplane in person.
Jim, I haven't figured out how to ship it yet. Your method sounds good, but im concerned for those antenas breaking of. I was thinking about fliping the model upside down, put it on foam, tie it down to the base, and reinforce the walls. Will have to do some more thinking.
ij001
Well-known member
Uros here's a shot of the one I did for Mike Herrfurth.
There's a whole mess of antennas on that particular airplane. I shipped it using the method I described - upside down in the foam - and all the antennas you see there except 3 were installed by me before shipping and they survived. The three not installed by me were the blade antenna over the rh cockpit door, the GPS antenna on the cabin roof right behind the center windshield post, and the third antenna on the left rear, above the cabin door. What I did with those, I drilled a tiny hole in the base of the antenna, inserted a short length of 28-gauge wire as a locating pin, then drilled a hole in the location on the model where it was supposed to go. Mike installed these three himself, with a little dab of white glue. I didn't want to take a chance with those three, but the rest survived no problem.
I think your method would work, provided you surrounded the model with the foam I use after you had it in the box.
There's a whole mess of antennas on that particular airplane. I shipped it using the method I described - upside down in the foam - and all the antennas you see there except 3 were installed by me before shipping and they survived. The three not installed by me were the blade antenna over the rh cockpit door, the GPS antenna on the cabin roof right behind the center windshield post, and the third antenna on the left rear, above the cabin door. What I did with those, I drilled a tiny hole in the base of the antenna, inserted a short length of 28-gauge wire as a locating pin, then drilled a hole in the location on the model where it was supposed to go. Mike installed these three himself, with a little dab of white glue. I didn't want to take a chance with those three, but the rest survived no problem.
I think your method would work, provided you surrounded the model with the foam I use after you had it in the box.
uros
Active member
Jim, I think I'll go with my method and add extra foam.
Decals have finaly arrived and went on emediately. They preformed without problems and I'm really satisfied with them.
I need to spray a coat of semigloss lacquer and add a few details, then this one will be finished.
Thanks for looking in!
Decals have finaly arrived and went on emediately. They preformed without problems and I'm really satisfied with them.
I need to spray a coat of semigloss lacquer and add a few details, then this one will be finished.
Thanks for looking in!