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I NEVER post other people's stuff with out permission, but I was so moved by this gentleman that I cannot resist.
Last night at my local IPMS meeting, an elderly veteran (don't know his name) built this stupendous DC-2 or 3 Super Mainliner completely from scratch. It included his own carved wood for vacuforming, scratch styrene, casted resin, and lord knows what else. He was passionate about this build and had worked on it for years. The model was huge, and virtually perfect down to the smallest detail.
He said he took a ride on one when he was 10 years old and has waited his whole life for an accurate, nicely scaled kit. Well, he could not wait any longer. He included all documentation and even had schematics to reference from.
Here are three pics from my crappy cell phone camera:
Check out the documentation:
This guy was such an inspiration with his passion for the hobby and love of this plane!
Last night at my local IPMS meeting, an elderly veteran (don't know his name) built this stupendous DC-2 or 3 Super Mainliner completely from scratch. It included his own carved wood for vacuforming, scratch styrene, casted resin, and lord knows what else. He was passionate about this build and had worked on it for years. The model was huge, and virtually perfect down to the smallest detail.
He said he took a ride on one when he was 10 years old and has waited his whole life for an accurate, nicely scaled kit. Well, he could not wait any longer. He included all documentation and even had schematics to reference from.
Here are three pics from my crappy cell phone camera:


Check out the documentation:

This guy was such an inspiration with his passion for the hobby and love of this plane!