Xmas competition - Page 2

Teddy · 10-12-2005

Xmas Competition :
Two of my efforts

**wonwinglo** · 10-12-2005

*** No pictures Teddy ?? give it another try there.

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Originally Posted by Teddy

Xmas Competition :
Two of my efforts

AerynPk · 10-12-2005

here you go guys these are my best i ave done altogethter that are still in tact considering my lovely baby bro and sis decided to ruin the others

i do love them but when that happens it does make me angry but i love them after about 10 minutes because they are my bro and sis in the end lol

pete1141 · 11-12-2005

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Originally Posted by wonwinglo

Pete good morning to you,thanks for sending the info on your Hawker Tomtit,I built this very same model and mine flew also like a dream,not a bad kit for its time,just recently some have appeared on E-bay at silly prices so it must be a collectors piece now ?
I think that I have seen your Concorde flying ? well if it was not yours it looked similar at the Scale days at Old Warden,I can imagine that javelin throw as well !
You must have a made a few of these pilots by now ? correct me if I am wrong but are they a type of latex or similar material ?
Those Army Air Corps pilots look superb,the army Auster's are under-modelled in my opinion.
Thank you for your time as you must be a pretty busy chap making these pilot figures.

Yes I did fly the Concorde at Old Warden some years ago, It created a bit of a sensation despite it being about the simplest model there.
My pilots were all originally made from latex and painted to look like cloth or leather . Most of them still are . The latex I buy in 45gallon barrels .It looks like single cream and is the natural latex from the rubber tree (Hevia Braziliensis) preserved in ammonia .I have over 2000 moulds ranging from 1/18 scale to 1/2 scale. Some figures are made up from as many as 12 components meach requiring a separate mould . The Auster pilots have vitually no latex in them apart from their berets . They are made from foamed polyurethane resin , Upholstery foam wire and cloth .They can be posed exactly as required . I produce 600 - 1000 pilots per year

**wonwinglo** · 11-12-2005

***Pete that sure is some putput,and thanks for this very interesting insight into your 'little people' industry,the material sounds fascinating,I tried a tub from my local art shop but it seemed to take forever to cure,there was also some additive that bulked it out a bit but perhaps it had been in stock for too long as I should not think the shelf life is that great ?
That is also a lot of moulds to call on if you need them,it is surprising that you are virtually the only manufacturer of these specialist items,they are really works of art in themselves,it is not just the pilot figure itself but all of those fiddly accessories like goggles etc that have to be made somehow.
Well Pete you are certainly a legend in your own workshop, and it is good to see that you still make models as well,thank you once again for your interesting response.

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Originally Posted by pete1141

Yes I did fly the Concorde at Old Warden some years ago, It created a bit of a sensation despite it being about the simplest model there.
My pilots were all originally made from latex and painted to look like cloth or leather . Most of them still are . The latex I buy in 45gallon barrels .It looks like single cream and is the natural latex from the rubber tree (Hevia Braziliensis) preserved in ammonia .I have over 2000 moulds ranging from 1/18 scale to 1/2 scale. Some figures are made up from as many as 12 components meach requiring a separate mould . The Auster pilots have vitually no latex in them apart from their berets . They are made from foamed polyurethane resin , Upholstery foam wire and cloth .They can be posed exactly as required . I produce 600 - 1000 pilots per year

Teddy · 11-12-2005

A pair of my humble efforts.

**wonwinglo** · 11-12-2005

Dont undermine yourself Teddy,the models look great,nice boating pond as well in the background.

**Bunkerbarge** · 12-12-2005

Not suprisingly my offer is my steam plant for the Coaster Ben Ain.

Although there is still a lot of work to do on completing the ship the steam plant is now complete and is a significant investment of time and money in itself.

**wonwinglo** · 12-12-2005

Richard what a lovely model you have there,the amount of time and work done already shows in your photographs,your immaculate workshop is also a credit to you !

Nigel.D · 13-12-2005

I think that Richard is pulling the Xmas hood over our eyes????? Is it not a well known fact that model bench clutter is a prequisite and is logramithicly linked to the builers skill? Now that is one awsome superb model so it stands to reason that Richards workbench should be Heaving!!!! I think that as hes away at sea for so long Annette gets fed up with the mess and cleans it up and polishes the bits! So mate your secrets out

ps
L.m.a.o Hell mate i wish i could be so organised and after seeing that ship i think i will reread your post on building it again (that is a
fine bit of engineering)