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    • F Offline
      faust07
      last edited by

      Incredible, crazy. With a little more engine power and if it could swim it would be a fancy motorhome ... 😎
      And of course a great modeling job from you. πŸ‘

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      • Mike AmosM Offline
        Mike Amos
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        Brilliant, it just needs the aircraft to go with it. πŸ‘Š

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        • HornOxxH Offline
          HornOxx
          last edited by

          ... thanks all above πŸ˜‰

          @mike amos said:

          Brilliant, it just needs the aircraft to go with it. πŸ‘Š

          Mike, if I only could have fond this particular or at least any similar plane model somewhwere, I would have added it πŸ˜„

          never trust a skinny cook

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          • jo-keJ Offline
            jo-ke
            last edited by

            cool model.

            looking forward the penguins

            http://www.zz7.de

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            • locoL Offline
              loco
              last edited by

              Likeeee πŸ‘Š

              Windows 10, gpu rtx 3060 12gb ram, cpu AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 64gb ram, SketchUp 2022, Twinmotion 2022. My Little Tutorial

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              • alvisA Offline
                alvis
                last edited by

                Cool car. Great model πŸ‘

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                • boofredlayB Offline
                  boofredlay
                  last edited by

                  So cool. Well done.

                  http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                  • HornOxxH Offline
                    HornOxx
                    last edited by

                    thanks again for your comments and of course a rendering should not be missing πŸ˜‰


                    HornOxx Snow Render 1600.jpg

                    never trust a skinny cook

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                    • F Offline
                      faust07
                      last edited by

                      Looks like it's going backwards ... 😎 πŸ‘

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                      • Bryan KB Offline
                        Bryan K
                        last edited by

                        Must have snow! πŸ‘

                        See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                        • HornOxxH Offline
                          HornOxx
                          last edited by

                          @faust07 said:

                          Looks like it's going backwards ... 😎 πŸ‘
                          ...and in deed, due to its unfavourable weight distribution and despite the double tyres, this vehicle could only be driven in reverse on the arctic ice πŸ˜„ πŸ˜‰

                          never trust a skinny cook

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                          • Mike AmosM Offline
                            Mike Amos
                            last edited by

                            Nice, what we all need for the stupor market or school run. πŸ‘

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                            • HornOxxH Offline
                              HornOxx
                              last edited by

                              @mike amos said:

                              Nice, what we all need for the stupor market or school run. πŸ‘

                              πŸ˜„ πŸ’š which is right πŸ˜‰

                              never trust a skinny cook

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                              • hellnbakH Offline
                                hellnbak
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                                @mike amos said:

                                Brilliant, it just needs the aircraft to go with it. πŸ‘Š

                                Mike, if I only could have fond this particular or at least any similar plane model somewhwere, I would have added it πŸ˜„[/quote]

                                Hey Mike, HornOxx,

                                Don't know how I missed this. Nice work on the Cruiser. I did make an attempt at modeling the plane (and the cruiser) back in 2015.

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                                I was having fun modeling the engine (a Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr)
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                                when I discovered much too late that even though this was the engine referenced in one of the sites as being used in this plane, it was not the correct engine.
                                I can't remember now what the correct engine was, but but I do remember that when I researched it I discovered that for some reason reference photos for it were few and far between.

                                Fortunately I discovered my mistake just as I was starting work on the supercharger
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                                so I just attached a maintenance plate to the rear that was shown in a number of the videos I had downloaded that showed this engine being rebuilt.
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                                So anyhow I stopped working on the plane and just stuck the Wasp Jr in it and called it quits.

                                The plane had a very interesting history, but sadly it's demise occurred in 1963 when it crashed into a tree while crop dusting in Australia

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                                Incredibly, even though only the bent and rusty frame was all that was left, they are currently in the end stages of 'restoring' it.

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                                Just my opinion, but to me this is like finding a rusty, beat up '57 Chevy hubcap and deciding to 'restore' the car. But I do admire their dedication and determination.

                                More can be found on the Facebook page dedicated to this project https://www.facebook.com/AntarcticBeechStaggerwing/?ref=page_internal

                                "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                                • Bryan KB Offline
                                  Bryan K
                                  last edited by

                                  Excellent model. Great subject. A vehicle way ahead of its time. πŸ‘

                                  See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                  • ntxdaveN Offline
                                    ntxdave
                                    last edited by

                                    The model of the engine is fantastic. Well done ❗ πŸ‘

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                                    • hellnbakH Offline
                                      hellnbak
                                      last edited by

                                      @ntxdave said:

                                      The model of the engine is fantastic. Well done ❗ πŸ‘

                                      Thanks Dave, much appreciated.

                                      Too bad it was the wrong engine 😞

                                      Since then I have been much more careful, checking more than just one source of information.

                                      "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                                      • HornOxxH Offline
                                        HornOxx
                                        last edited by

                                        @hellnbak said:

                                        ...Don't know how I missed this. Nice work on the Cruiser...
                                        Thanks & Great Hellnbak πŸ‘ Both: your so cool model and the fact that we both liked this topic and decided it was worth dedicating some SU-modeling to it! πŸ˜„
                                        Despite search, these facts about this plane I did not know so far!
                                        (Did I understood correctly - next to the motor πŸ‘ you also modelled the plane shown above as well?!?)

                                        never trust a skinny cook

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                                        • tuna1957T Offline
                                          tuna1957
                                          last edited by

                                          HornOxx , somehow I missed this. Very cool Antarctic Hot Rod ! πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                                          helinbak, that’s one super plane model ! πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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                                          • Mike AmosM Offline
                                            Mike Amos
                                            last edited by

                                            Marvelous models and rendering, great work guys, you rock,

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