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OFFICIAL: Egg Squared (Caricature) Campaign
SGTJKJ
#041
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2016 - 02:50 AM UTC
Mike, thanks for the comment. At least the kids use bright colors

Nice job on the Tu-2. It looks very professional and realistic despite the egg shape.
tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
#040
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2016 - 11:08 AM UTC
Thanks Mike, congrats on your finish!
BoiseBlade
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Idaho, United States
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Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016 - 10:17 AM UTC
Mike nice build on the Tu-2

Here is my finished SR-71.


SGTJKJ
#041
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Posted: Friday, June 17, 2016 - 12:19 PM UTC
Beautiful build, Jeff. I love the base - very funny
tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
#040
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016 - 07:34 PM UTC
Hello,

Just a quick update -- painted the tracks and on-board equipment:





Cheers,

Tat
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
Joined: September 17, 2012
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Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 05:37 PM UTC
Some neat work being shown already .

A couple of questions for the "Powers Above"

a. Are civilian auto's allowed (F1 race) ?
b. Any problems with a scratchbuilt caricature ?.

I see the Official rules state:

"This campaign is about building a caricature kit; a kit of a vehicle (land, sea, or air) or figure that has been deformed – squished, scrunched, mushed, mashed, or Eggified – by the manufacturer."

hopefully a meer oversight .

TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 05:57 PM UTC
Yep, a mere oversight Turtle.

Eggified Auto is perfectly fitting as is a scratch caricature.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Mike
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:02 AM UTC
Mike,
Thought I'd just better check .
Have enlisted, just trying to decide which vehicle will be quickest and easiest (famous last words).
Will do the entry posting soon .
BoiseBlade
#523
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Idaho, United States
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Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 06:29 PM UTC
Roger,

Can't wait to see the Eggo-F1!
As I was doing my build I was designing a Eggo-Lamborghini.

Maybe next time I will do that build.
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 06:18 AM UTC
Jeff,
Cheers for that, here's a bit of inspiration for your Lambo :



Would be nice to see this done .

For other cars in this style just search engine "Choro Q".
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016 - 03:08 PM UTC
all,
well here's my starting 'kit' :



Just exclude the cab and bits'n'pieces on top of the file drawers, and include a couple of packets of Fimo clay .

Still not 100% sure which era race car I'd prefer, however for a quick glimpse into my twisted thought processes:



Whichever I choose it will be in the style of Jim Bambers cartoons.
Updates to follow as and if/when they happen .

Keep up with the great builds being shown already
BoiseBlade
#523
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Idaho, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 03:16 AM UTC
Roger,

That car looks like it will be awesome.
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 10:35 AM UTC
Jeff.
About the only thing that is causing any potential grief are the decals . Might just have to upscale to 20th'ish scale and see if I can scrounge some . Too lazy to scan/adjust and print my own .
tinbanger
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: February 04, 2008
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2016 - 02:16 AM UTC
I just signed up for this after ordering a Spit and Me109.
Photos will be posted when they arrive.
TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2016 - 06:55 AM UTC
Welcome aboard tinbanger. Looking forward to seeing your build(s).

Mike
tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
#040
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 05:46 AM UTC
I'm calling this Pz IV done:





Cool builds all. Mike thanks for having me in this campaign!

Cheers,

Tat
TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 06:21 AM UTC
Very glad to have you and your Pz Tat.

Mike
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Monday, September 05, 2016 - 06:41 PM UTC
Lovely little Pz IV .
Since my time is a bit limited at the moment I've changed plans and going for something a lot quicker and easier.
First problem solved - grab an egg:





Second problem - deciding what to build :





Just messing about with the crayons and doodling, trying to visualise the 1:1's as eggplanes .
More to follow as it happens.

TacFireGuru
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 - 07:43 AM UTC
This should be interesting Turtle....

Mike
tatbaqui
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ARMORAMA
#040
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 - 06:24 PM UTC
Thanks Mike, Roger. That HL10 looks cool. Or an Me 163 Komet perhaps?

Cheers,

Tat
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 09:51 AM UTC
guy's.
Finally managed to formulate a plan of attack for the GB .
Tat - I prefer any of my projects not to have any form of weaponry .
So a proper start has now been made, went this route as I have 72nd scale Kamov parts :




Cheers for looking in.
BoiseBlade
#523
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Idaho, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 07:31 PM UTC
Roger,

Looing forward to your build. This should be interesting.
It looks like the engine on the Kamov could be small reverse eggs as well.
Hopefully I can learn some things and then when the next one comes along can scratch build my own.

The we can both do cars next time.....
turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2016 - 05:03 PM UTC
all,
just for anyone interested, my blog is now in the Scratchbuilders forum.
Jeff - don't follow my lead, you're stepping close to the "dark-side" of modelling . I've still got the desire to scratch/sculpt a caricature car, it might depend if there's another Egg GB and/or if I'm allowed back .

turtle65
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Dunedin, New Zealand
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Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 06:44 PM UTC
Just a quick update , the Kamov Ka-26 is plodding along. Quite a few bits have had to be reworked to get the "look".
In the meantime I stumbled upon a gorgeous aircraft and couldn't resist making a start as an eggplane:



and in caricature style:



so another part day was spent shaping a new egg master pattern then slaved over a hot oven to vac-form the egg.
Just working on the mouth at the moment:




I've already slapped on some builders bog, building up the layers to get the contours I'm after .
Feel free to jump in with any CC/thoughts/suggestions.
firstcircle
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: November 19, 2008
KitMaker: 2,249 posts
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Posted: Friday, October 14, 2016 - 01:33 AM UTC
Hi, I hope you don't mind me pitching in like this, I recall seeing the announcement of this campaign back in January, but I'd already started my Meng Kids tank by then, so I couldn't enlist. I had a build log over on Armorama and have just posted the final photos of the completed model, yesterday, here.
I see that Tat got into a similar approach to me, with a little extra detailing and some subtle weathering. Very nice Panzer III, and some of the aircraft are very nice too

There's also some dangerously ambitious scratching going on, I see...

Here's a couple of photos of mine, there's more on the build log, if you're interested: