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[Lulldapull]

I'm still in awe of this guy's scratchbuilding skills.. massive respect.

My 3D printed Shahid flying Riksha done. That dolly I scratched with toothpicks and fiddly bits from spares box. Finished in the usual FS36622 radome grey. Pitot's are just sewing needles, cut and sanded:

 

[Lulldapull]

Bort lumber 884 (Geranium) was downed moments before it struck the powerplant in Kiev along with dozens of others which went thru and knocked it outta commission for many months, and there is a pic/ vid of Zalintsky holding its fin with the M884 clearly visible with a speech chastising Iran for helping Russia in Ukraine. I thought it was an epic geo-political moment worth commemorating with my model kit.

The kit is in 1/35 scale and measures about 4 inches long x appox. 3.5 inches wide.

Foxhop models UK sell a kit of this with its launcher, not a transport dolly for about $50 plus S/H if someone is interested. Looks like a great kit:

1/35 Russian Geran-2 Large Kamikaze Drone

Foxhopp Models is pleased to offer the first ever 1/35 model kit of the Russian/Iranian Geran-2/Shahed-136 kamikaze drone and launcher. This drone is large and measures 77mm wide and 98.5mm making for an imposing addition to a diorama or even a stand alone display. Each kit includes...

foxhoppmodels.co.uk

 

[Lulldapull]

Did an old S-129 Irani UCAV few months ago. Downloaded a 3D FTL file and had one of the guys at our club 3D print it out for me in 1/72 scale. Added a micro cell phone 1.5v motor in the tail and LED's on the wing tips and a flashing warm white underneath. Came out ok as a diorama.....mounted on a base with batteries underneath depicting a typical IRGC drone hangar setting. Figurines are just regular pilots modified and the table/ laptop test rigs and instruments/ cables all scratchbuilt:

 

[Lulldapull]

 

[Sharma Ji]

My 3D printed Shahid flying Riksha done. That dolly I scratched with toothpicks and fiddly bits from spares box. Finished in the usual FS36622 radome grey. Pitot's are just sewing needles, cut and sanded:

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One US firm ne exact copy maari hai iski, exact !

your model looks fkn amazin' ! .. what scale is it ? 1:48 ?

zabardast build, ab zvezda or whatever ka road mobile Topol M or whatever ka bhi banao !

 

[Sharma Ji]

Diorama looks great too, did you paint the crew in IRGC colors ? .. give em beards etc too

 

[Lulldapull]

One US firm ne exact copy maari hai iski, exact !

your model looks fkn amazin' ! .. what scale is it ? 1:48 ?

zabardast build, ab zvezda or whatever ka road mobile Topol M or whatever ka bhi banao !

Hobby companies going outta business Sharma.........3D printing has destroyed the industry you know?

Now I'm going to do a Brahmos........but I have never seen its ground launch silo or TEL.

This means I need to 3D print the TEL and the telemetry/ command/ control vehicles too.

The thing with 3D printing is, now you gotta choice of building what you want, not what the industry wants you to build as per popular culture.

I'm looking for a Brahmos 3D model now......

 

[Lulldapull]

Diorama looks great too, did you paint the crew in IRGC colors ? .. give em beards etc too

yes......typical IRGC fatigues and a typical IRGC hangar scene.......lights jal rahi hain on wing tips, prop spinnin and the strobe underneath flashing!