who surprisingly is a dentist by nature
If you think about it, maybe not surprising
Five and a half hours every day?
THAT is master craftmanship!
WOW !
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Great times two.........I didnt see any post that mentioned that there are two differant model planes there, an Allison inline V-16 powered P-51 and a Navy Corsair, with a radial motor. I believe that iis it, but may be wrong on the ID of the second model.
Astonishing. I once read about a man that built a quarter scale Rolls Royce Merlin Engine of the type used in the P51 and it ran of course. I believe it was in RC Modeler. Some are real wizards.
That is amazing!
I know I’d like to make a model.
re: dentist
Not surprising in the least -— few professions or activities require as much patience, precision, attention to detail, etc. as dentistry.
Now it the guy was a liberal politician, then yes, that would be surprising in every aspect!!
I think all my models (cars, planes, and ships) were built in less than two days including paint. And after hanging around my bedroom for about a year they would all face the same fate. A can of lighter fluid, a match, and out of my mouth the sound of a bomb explosion or crash, the best a 9 year old could muster.
I’ve seen a lot of models in my time, but this guy has taken it to a whole new level.
Those are just phenomenal!
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Amazing. Almost as amazing is how someone could work on a model of that complexity for 6000 hours and not break it a dozen times over.
At the avg of 5.5 hrs a day the guy needs another life.
I thought that with your Marine aviation background, that you may appreciate this thread.
Another thing that is amazing to me is the P-51 and other WWII aircraft. They were built only 40 yrs after the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. By comparison, the planes that fly today don’t look much different from the planes that were flying 40 yrs ago.
That’s unbelievable.
I hope the machine guns don’t actually work, or he’s gonna get a visit from the BATF.
Thanks for posting, here is a little more detail on his construction methods.. http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/park.htm