sam dupont
Well-Known Member
Not a modeler, but I use them sometimes. Years ago, I built a 1:24 Peterbilt, going for aerodynamics. Currently, I found some parts needed to do a moving Diorama of the Missing Man Formation. I have been thinking about this one for some time. I took a failed run at it once before, but technology has improved and gotten smaller, I think I can make it work this time.
My first choice, from the hours spent on the Internet looking for a P51, would be a 1:18 plastic model. I believe the 1:18 has a fuselage just under 2 feet and wingspan just over. I couldn't find any info of the different scales that might be available, but 1:24 is too small. Bigger might work, maybe a molded body for an R/C plane. This formation has four planes, so I will make molds and build with fiberglass. A plastic model's shape is accurate, divided down the middle, and designed to come out of a mold. I like easy. Don't have time for a wood kit, if I could even do one that big.
Any Modelers out there who can point me in the right direction?
My first choice, from the hours spent on the Internet looking for a P51, would be a 1:18 plastic model. I believe the 1:18 has a fuselage just under 2 feet and wingspan just over. I couldn't find any info of the different scales that might be available, but 1:24 is too small. Bigger might work, maybe a molded body for an R/C plane. This formation has four planes, so I will make molds and build with fiberglass. A plastic model's shape is accurate, divided down the middle, and designed to come out of a mold. I like easy. Don't have time for a wood kit, if I could even do one that big.
Any Modelers out there who can point me in the right direction?