Trash Can Rescues

[Jim Baker]

I hate to waste a good model. Here are some "trash can" pieces, stripped, and rebuilt. This is a good way to hone your skills and practice with an airbrush without the worry of screwing up a good kit.

Here is a British armored car that was originally finished in a European winter camo. I think I originally built this in 7th grade. Again, this is 1/72 scale.

[Jim Baker]

Here is a Stewart that was absolutely wasted. The turret didn't survive, so I rebuilt it as a recce vehicle.

[Jim Baker]

Another view. There is some radio equipment and a drivers seat and controls. I had to just guess at some of this due to a lack of reference material.

[Jim Baker]

Here is a Tiger. This was built from spares left overs. There are parts from at least 4 kits in here. I just kept rooting around in the box til I had enough to build this.

[Jim Baker]

It's surprising sometimes what's in that spares box. Not 100% accurate, but it was fun to build.

[Bob Hunter]

Love the leftover Tiger!

[Paul R]

Love the leftover Tiger!

Me too! Very impressive! I would have never guessed that it did not come from a complete kit!

Paul

[Jim Baker]

Thanks Guys!

The business end......

[StephenLawson]

Greetings all;

I picked up this DML Fokker Dr.I in trade. When I was finally able to crack the box I found that many of the kit parts were missing. I had to replace the interior, engine, cowling, propeller, wheels, guns, landing gear and decals from my spare parts box. I am now retouching the propeller to clean up the laminations and add more wood grain.

Here is what I had to use.

Interior = scratchbuilt.and spares from box. I also used a Copper State models seated pilot.

Cowling and Engine = uni-part from the Aerobase kit.

Propeller = DML spare.

Prop boss = Roden item skinned from a Fokker D.VII kit item.

Wheels = Eduard Albatros D.V items.

Guns = Eduard Albatros D.V items.

Ammo feeds= Blue Max white metal.

Empty belt chutes = Special Hobby Pfalz D.XII items.

Landing gear = Aeroclub = extruded brass "STRUTZ"

Rigging wire = Detail assoc. stainless steel.

Decals = Aeromaster, spare DML, Blue Max.

"A Strictly hypothetical scheme."

It was made to look like a machine that had been through several owners. We know that Jasta 18 had at least two Fokker Dr.I types in the spring / summer 1918. One airframe is unaccounted for. The unit markings were red wings and forward fuselage. White rear fuselage and tail unit. Here after transferring to another unit or units black striping was added and the early crosses overpainted. It will be a back ground item in a pending diorama. Heavily stained like some of the Jasta 12 Dr.I types turned in in August - September 1918.

[Stogieman]

Nice build on the DR1

[StephenLawson]

Greetings all; Just repairing a broken set of linksI picked up this DML Fokker Dr.I in trade. When I was finally able to crack the box I found that many of the kit parts were missing. I had to replace the interior, engine, cowling, propeller, wheels, guns, landing gear and decals from my spare parts box. I am now retouching the propeller to clean up the laminations and add more wood grain.

Here is what I had to use.

Interior = scratchbuilt.and spares from box. I also used a Copper State models seated pilot.

Cowling and Engine = uni-part from the Aerobase kit.

Propeller = DML spare.

Prop boss = Roden item skinned from a Fokker D.VII kit item.

Wheels = Eduard Albatros D.V items.

Guns = Eduard Albatros D.V items.

Ammo feeds= Blue Max white metal.

Empty belt chutes = Special Hobby Pfalz D.XII items.

Landing gear = Aeroclub = extruded brass "STRUTZ"

Rigging wire = Detail assoc. stainless steel.

Decals = Aeromaster, spare DML, Blue Max.

"A Strictly hypothetical scheme."

It was made to look like a machine that had been through several owners. We know that Jasta 18 had at least two Fokker Dr.I types in the spring / summer 1918. One airframe is unaccounted for. The unit markings were red wings and forward fuselage. White rear fuselage and tail unit. Here after transferring to another unit or units black striping was added and the early crosses overpainted. It will be a back ground item in a pending diorama. Heavily stained like some of the Jasta 12 Dr.I types turned in in August - September 1918.

Edited April 22, 2006 by StephenLawson