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Creative => Customs Gallery => Ships & Vehicles => Topic started by: Hadoque on June 13, 2013, 19:08:54
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Some teasers, more pics to come soon.... ;D
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What he said! :o
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But to fly real fast jets, a klicky first has to take lessons on a jet-trainer...
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Here we go... ;)
The aircraft is a large scale F-22 toy-jet, and not Playmobil but from "True Heroes" and it's scale is perfect for Playmobil-figures.
The jet - as opposed to modelism-aircraft - comes as good as fully assembled and is quite detailed on the outside. The plastic is a bit thinner as Playmobil and the box says ''made in China", but it goes well with Playmobil and I'm satisfied with the quality, though of course it could have been much better if made by one of the bigger toybrands. (I hadn't expected anything as good as Playmobil and there is no other jet in this size on the market, or maybe unless you buy an expensive deskmodel or something form specialised manufacturers). Quality is decent enough for my purposes (display, pictures... and yes, a bit of play as well, I had fun taking those reallike flyshots :P ) but I think one shouldn't let a young kid play with it too much or it won't last very long, though it is much stronger then f.e. a Revell/Tamiya/... -modelaircraft one can buy to assemble.
Inside the cockpit - in which a klicky could be fit - there was nothing besides a stupid/ugly pilot-doll on a very simplistic seat. So, I threw away the figure that came with it and unscrewed the seat from the cockpit. I searched together some Playmobil-parts, and I measured what I could fit where while still being able to fit a klicky inside with the canopy fully closed.
The seat I used comes from a swamp-boat (I think) that came with the Treasure-adventurers theme... I heatbended the seat so it's back would be tilted to the rear (a bit like the seat in an F-16, to minimize G-forces during manoeuvring). Behind the seat I installed a system-X part with a hose that goes to the pilot's mask, to represent a software-installation and a life-supportsystem with pressurized oxygen.
Inside there was no control-panel at all, so I used parts from the stupid original seat, a dremel and glue to make an instrument-panel. I then cut up into very small parts a sticker-sheet with cockpit-displays/screens that came with set 5954 (passenger aircraft) and I glued the different displays on the control-panel, which I then installed inside the cockpit.
The landing-gear is fully retractable inside the jet. It comes completely in grey though, so I painted the supports white and the wheels black like on real jets. There were some stupid stickers on the aircraft, I removed most of them except those on the vertical stabilizers. Momentarily I'm making a few custom-stickers like often seen on military jets, you can already see the first ones (small red triangles) just behind the cockpit on some of the photos.
And so, my klickies now finally have a decent fast fighterjet! :yippee:
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The customized cockpit...
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Well, that's a very smart item, Erwin, and nicely improved for your klickies, and thanks for the detailed commentary and excellent inflight shots.
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Awesome work Hadoque :love:
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This is very good work!
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WE HAVE AIR SUPREMACY!!!
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You really did an awesome work Erwin! Before I read your How-to, I was wondering wether you actually had changed something on that jet's cockpit. What would I love to see? Well, that handle/grip that sits above the pilot's head for the emergency eject (I believe).
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Thanks guys :)
I think Playmobil will never release such a jet, so I'm very glad I got this one.
What would I love to see? Well, that handle/grip that sits above the pilot's head for the emergency eject (I believe)
The handle to eject sits usually between the pilot's legs these days, what you remember I think are the string-like ones on older jets. But it is actually a good idea, I'll have a look if I can add something like that. ;)
I've thought about adding a controlstick in the middle, but I think I'll go with a small sidestick-controller on the pilot's side, like in real F-16s and F-22s.
Meanwhile, some more pics...
The first one is a comparison between the original pilot-doll and the Playmobil-pilot. The original figure is a lot taller then a klicky, but a klicky's head is bigger then the doll's one.
The jet itself is about as long as a 3940 (US 3286) or 5135 pirates' ship, bowsprite-mast included...
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And now, action-time again ;D
Here are some more "inflight" pictures!
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Great pics!
And thanks for the comparing shot ;)
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:o Wow great work you've done an awesome job it's certainly a big upgrade for the Klicky's and it looks great in the air as well :)
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Excellent! Well done! :clap:
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hello , nice idee . I wonder why playmobil do a parachutist because they don't make the plain to go with , it will be ok with your plane !
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The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is sometimes called a "Hanger Queen" as the jet is maintenance-heavy because of the stealth-coatings/-paint and such.
Here a view on one ondergoing maintenance, meanwhile the wing-commander has arrived on his retro-motorbike to enlighten the F-22 pilots about the new ACES-V ejection-seat, with will replace the current seats.
Also in the hanger is a Geobra Airstatter T-51 training-jet.
(PS: I still have to paint the major/commander's cap in a darker blue)
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Some new additional views on the cockpit and how the klicky-pilot fits inside...
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That is so awesome :love:
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Looking good mate more great photos and super use of the Police figure he makes a really cool looking pilot :)
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Great work on the plane and figures, Hadoque! The pictures look great.