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By: 17th March 2019 at 05:44 Permalink
-Very impressive!
There are many aircraft I wish they made kits of, be careful or I'll send you a wish list!
By: 23rd March 2019 at 05:13 Permalink
-Since this thread started with your very nice Broussard, here's a list of light types...
A nice early square-tail Cessna 310 for a start..., Then a 1/48 Beaver, a nice large scale Beech 18, an Aero Commander, various single engine Cessnas, a Rapide, a large Lockheed JetStar, Aeroncas, Taylorcrafts, Pipers in L-2, 3 and 4 versions, plus their civil counterparts (basically the same kits with different fuselages with civil style windows).
A 1/48 Beech Mentor, a Duke, King Air...
Several helicopters...A Bell 47J Ranger (that only needs a resin fuselage since there are just of the open tailed D/G variants, S-51, a NEW S-55 (Revell is still selling their kit which is older than I am...for $20..up from .98 cents with no improvements), a S-56/H-37, a 1/48 H-21 to replace the ancient Aurora kit.
And many more..:)
By: Anonymous (not verified) - 16th March 2019 at 14:17 - Edited 15th February 2020 at 18:41
I had a flight in this aircraft back in 2017 and not long after, was asked if I could build a pair of model "Bruces" by a friend. There used to be a kit available but I discovered it went out of production. Since a few other modellers had an interest in the Broussard and I needed to make two, I decided the best way forwards was master patterns, followed by moulds and then some resin parts.
The project started with a research trip taking photos and measurements and from those I drew up a three view to work from. The only drawing I found on the net was wildly inaccurate. A year later, the first prototype is complete and can be seen below.
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A Photoshopped flying shot.
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