discussion Papa 695s Bandai Thunderbird 2

[papa 695]

Starting this one now.
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[papa 695]

Ok got some work done on this, it’s not fully put together yet. Just wondering what to do with it. Like the box art or a bay diorama.
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[Tim Marlow]

Box art! Loving these by the way....makes me feel like a kid again...

 

[papa 695]

Going for the box art type dio, so made some changes to the pod and the hole were the pod sits in TB 2.
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[Tim Marlow]

Great stuff. Loving this already!

 

[rtfoe]

Fantastic...are you following any reference or just by memory for the insides. T2 is my favorite.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[adt70hk]

Great work so far Ian.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic...are you following any reference or just by memory for the insides. T2 is my favorite.

Cheers,
Richard

Just what I can find on the internet Richard.

 

[boatman]

FAB Ian but id have liked the pod bay in a dio as there is so much detail there but you have made you decion so ok looking forward to seeing all these birds builts an standing togeather
chris

 

[papa 695]

FAB Ian but id have liked the pod bay in a dio as there is so much detail there but you have made you decision so ok looking forward to seeing all these birds built and standing together
chris

Cheers Chris, I'm going to display them all on their own little diorama/vignette when completed.

 

[papa 695]

Added a little detail to the pod.
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[yak face]

Excellent jazzing up Ian ! , shame theres only 1 pod a line up would have been a nice dio too .

 

[papa 695]

Before I can put this together.
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I need to make these bits.
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Look like this.
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[Neil Merryweather]

sweet!

 

[dave]

Bit late, only just caught up on the thread, but this pic from one of my books may help.

 

[boatman]

Bit late, only just caught up on the thread, but this pic from one of my books may help.

HI DAVE fanstatic cutaway pic of TB2 an could you show the front of this book an where you bought it
chris

 

[boatman]

AN HI again Dave but could you put the pic on accross the screen as im getting a croocked neck tryin to read about this pic please
chris

 

[dave]

It came from this book

 

[boatman]

It came from this book

HI Dave just ordered it as it looks great an i also orded the hayneys manual on thunder birds as im lookin forward to reading up on these thanks for info an sorry Ian i let you get back to your TB2 BUILD
chris

 

[papa 695]

Got the master elevator cab built.
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