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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:01 am 
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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:18 am 
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Thank you all for your tips, especially Bonnie and Graham.
The pictured are amazing G, I am.not sure with an 8-11 hrs I have it will look as amazing as yours
But I think using 350 will save me hrs !!I I will let u all know I'm making it on wed!!

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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
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many thanks to Mr graham Lee for use of his spitfire design albeit slightly adapted...................but i did it in a 1/4 of the time,Hope you like it Mr Lee<this is now up in Aruba restaraunt with led lights ............................

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Hope you all love it<its my first big sculpture.................it was 14 ft long it took 10 hours to make
80 mins to get it hanging safely!!

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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:00 pm 
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The plane turned out awesome!

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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:06 pm 
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Wahouuuu !! :shock:
Great job! 10/10 !! ;)

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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
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cool plane Norm-ski
Graham what did you use for the wing support & did you cover the bottom

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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:08 pm 
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Yes the wing was fully covered, you can just about see from one of the pictures. It was hung up from the ceiling so people looked up to it, the wings were 2mm foam board.

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 Post subject: Re: need advice on large sculpture
PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:01 pm 
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Norman just posted a youtube clip with the spitfire on show, just seen it on his facebook page; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPox_YQryeo

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