crazypoet

This is an inspiration! What is the story behind the scene?

I've always had a soft spot for the F-106. I look forward to watching your progress

Yep - I learned when I was submitting work for gallery shows (waaaay back when) that the quality of a photograph can make or break your work. Back then, I sprung for a professional photog when I needed, because it wasn't something that I did that often. Now, I'm going to be doing a good bit of WIP shots as well as finished work, so I guess it's time. So let me see... Airbrush, camera, lathe, milling machine, vac-form kit, home photo-etch supplies... Mrs Poet must never, ever, ever see the price tag for my "cheap" hobby! 80

I've shied away from buying a decent camera since there's just not that much that I want to take pictures of. Now that I'm back to building, though, I can see that I'll need something a bit more advanced than my iPhone camera... Thanks for all the info - time to raid the piggy bank and get something decent!

This is extraordinary - beautifully done!

This is great information - thank you! I have a related question. I'm going to need to form the cowling for my Camel build, as that part is not included in the "skeleton" kit that I'm building. Absent a lathe, is there a decent approach for converting sheet stock (or soda cans) into deep concave shapes? Enquiring minds!

The truly adventurous can go for 1/64 birch plywood sheets for interior pieces, with just an oil or lacquer overcoat for texture

Sold! I work from home one day a week - we'll have to catch up and compare notes

I just saw that - very, very cool! I live off of Bells Ferry and Towne Lake - across from Hobgood Park. It's a small world... My office, though, is down in Chamblee - making for a 70 mile RT daily commute (which is part of why my projects take so long... )

This is the model that got me back into the hobby after a multi-decade hiatus. It took about 18 months, start to finish, mostly due to scheduling difficulties. Some of the time was taken by my fumbling with new techniques and materials - experience with plastic didn't translate into wood, brass and cloth... I'm happy with the results, and look forward to the next project, where I get to integrate everything I leaned here, along with more work in Photo-Etch and metal forming.