Artist Michael Johansson makes full-sized objects that look like plastic click-out models. The dingy pictured above, entitled “Toys ‘R’ Us”, is a 1:1 scale model made from functional boating equipment and a welded metal frame. Gallery at the link.
Link via DudeCraft | Artist Website | Dingy Project | Photo: Michael Johansson
Skipweasel
That’s superb – though the pedant in me would like to point out that you wouldn’t get a double-walled hull like that on a single moulding – that’s rather the point, it’d come on two sprues and be assembled by the modeller.
Detroit Mac
One improvement I might suggest… The surface should be a mottled mix of puke colors – like those found on the most obscure and geeky model kits.
Sidecar_jon
http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=36504
James May did a similar thing, but with the iconic Spitfire, on his BBC program “Toy Stories”
Skipweasel
As someone in uk.rec.sheds pointed out – if it’s Spitfire kits you want and have an unspecified but very large amount of money to spare…
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