Bennett Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Don't wash your Mooney in hot water BEFORE WASHING: PHOTO ONE AFTER WASHING: PHOTO TWO The model was made by Factorydirectmodels. This is the third model of owned aircraft that they have made as a custom model for me, and this one is by by far the most detailed. Good people to work with. They send you progress photos so that corrections can be made before the model is fully assembled. A few more photos: MR1 (photo 6) is the real aircraft. 4 Quote
carusoam Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Spectacular, Bennett! Best regards, -a- Quote
Joe Zuffoletto Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Those FDM models are amazing! Quote
Danb Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Maybe try washing in cold water, and don't dry on to high a temp. Quote
flyingvee201 Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 This is EXACTLY why I only dry wash it! :-) Quote
aviatoreb Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Maybe try washing in cold water, and don't dry on to high a temp. I would say don't dry at all - just air dry. It takes longer but then you don't end up with a mini mooney. Love it Bennett! Quote
jrwilson Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 That model looks really impressive! I didn't know they had that much detail, especially the interior. Quote
HopePilot Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Extremely cool. Mine is being made right now. How long before you started getting pictures? Quote
Jeff_S Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Yeah, really cool, except one question. Does the green on the model match the green on your plane? It seems from the pics that the model has more bluish tint to it. Quote
yvesg Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Bennett, was it $200 like most of the other GA aircraft? Yves Quote
aviatoreb Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Has anyone else noticed how funny that there are two separate threads in a row, this one The Incredible Shrinking Mooney and one right next to it entitled? How to put the plane on a diet? Quote
scottfromiowa Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 I think they even have the seat stiching right!!!! W.O.W! Mine has deep tinted windows...for a reason. Really nice work on interior. Did they even get the panel correct? Over the top cool. Wth the printers maybe a mini Bennett (at the leather yoke) on the next iteration? Quote
Marauder Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 Has anyone else noticed how funny that there are two separate threads in a row, this one The Incredible Shrinking Mooney and one right next to it entitled? How to put the plane on a diet? I think we need strart a third thread. One labelled "How to put the pilot on a diet so he/she can fit into their shrinking Mooney?" 1 Quote
Marauder Posted November 30, 2013 Report Posted November 30, 2013 I think they even have the seat stiching right!!!! W.O.W! Mine has deep tinted windows...for a reason. Really nice work on interior. Did they even get the panel correct? Over the top cool. Wth the printers maybe a mini Bennett (at the leather yoke) on the next iteration? They outsourced it to Lilliputia. I hear they have talented people who work on a small scale... Quote
Bennett Posted November 30, 2013 Author Report Posted November 30, 2013 A few answers. The green color is acceptable, but not perfect. Sending photos back and forth via the web, with different monitors makes the color matching difficult. The colors in the last set of "proof" photos looked perfect. I ordered the model at Oshkosh, and received it last week. That is about the same time interval as the previous two models. It might have been a bit faster if I didn't ask them to make a few corrections to the interior after I received the interior proof photos. I'll try and add the approved photos later. Again not perfect, but certInly acceptable for a model at the cost they charged. I believe it was about $500 with a the "show specials" Funny about the juxtaposition of the two threads. I am tying to lose a bit if body mass, but I don't think I can ever get small enough for the model. 2 Quote
fantom Posted December 2, 2013 Report Posted December 2, 2013 How does the beautiful 'little one' do, LOP? Quote
Bennett Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Posted December 2, 2013 Doesn't burn a bit of fuel, but then she is very slow 1 Quote
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