International Scale Modeller

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:07 am**

CrackedCubes "Skunk Works" Presents
A unique project in EGGSPERIMENTAL aerial craft design

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Brought to Defense Ministries near you by the scrambled minds of our most eggscellent eggineers!

Re-defining which came first the Egg or the Eggcraft.

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:50 am**

OK this should be fun.

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:01 am**

Okay you got my interest peeked,

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:21 am**

Great idea!!!!!

I'll be watching you

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:21 am**

Looking forward to this

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 10:54 am**

Definitely going to be watching this one - hope to poach some ideas.

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:04 pm**

Wow, not what I eggspected at all!

Posted: **Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:12 pm**

I had the same idea, but my hens are a little slow with keeping up their end of this project. Can't wait to see the finished model.

Posted: **Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:55 am**

Lets hope your materials don't crack up during the build....

Ben

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:30 am**

He he he he!!!! The mad man at work!!!
Cool stuff CC!!!

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:01 pm**

if only the SiG was longer I'd start something similar.
any clues what it might end up being?

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:06 pm**

UKscalemodeller wrote:if only the SiG was longer I'd start something similar.
any clues what it might end up being?

Im going to guess a Plane?

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:21 pm**

The project is Top Secret, so no blueprint access available to the general rabble!

The Project Eggsanager informed me today that due to scheduling issues the "Grade A Eggcraft" will begin in approximately 3 to 7 days. Some funny business about materials procurement, hens, a guy code named Farmer Brown and some counter-espionage from our eggspy, Cluck., James Cluck.

I don't know, sounds like weepy eggspolyees to me!

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:48 pm**

CrackedCubes wrote:The project is Top Secret, so no blueprint access available to the general rabble!

The Project Eggsanager informed me today that due to scheduling issues the "Grade A Eggcraft" will begin in approximately 3 to 7 days. Some funny business about materials procurement, hens, a guy code named Farmer Brown and some counter-espionage from our eggspy, Cluck., James Cluck.

I don't know, sounds like weepy eggspolyees to me!

We need a face palm smilie.....

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:21 pm**

CrackedCubes wrote:The project is Top Secret, so no blueprint access available to the general rabble!

The Project Eggsanager informed me today that due to scheduling issues the "Grade A Eggcraft" will begin in approximately 3 to 7 days. Some funny business about materials procurement, hens, a guy code named Farmer Brown and some counter-espionage from our eggspy, Cluck., James Cluck.

I don't know, sounds like weepy eggspolyees to me!

this is eggsactly the sort of thing that starts off conspiracy theories

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:14 pm**

Interesting, looks like we have an eggs-Area 51 worker here guys, best block off access to commy access Paul and Lee, dont want them stealing our eggselant western technology.

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:43 am**

Apparently Security at Cracked Cubes "Skunk Works" has been sleeping on the job! Discovered footage from inside the Skunk Works released to the general rabble this evening. Too late for damage control: Enjoy.

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Note to self: must have chat with Cluck...James Cluck, he's falling down on the job or maybe he's the one......??!! hmmmm.

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:14 am**

OK,..I'm stoked

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:34 am**

Z*****N me thinks

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:39 pm**

JonseyAU wrote:Z*****N me thinks

Lol

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:32 pm**

Nope...it's not a Zero Crashing Down!

Ssshshhshs quiet in the gallery..no spoilers!

Posted: **Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:03 am**

me thinks me knows what it is..

Posted: **Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:15 am**

Still in progress..so i might surprise ya yet!

Posted: **Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:32 pm**

This is awesome dude! I also thought about making something from an actual egg, but haven't the materials (other than an egg....)

Looking forward to this!

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:44 am**

Thanks Gav...you'll be surprised at some of the stuff that ends up in this one! Scratch building is a hoot! Or is it "a cluck" can't remember.

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:23 am**

I know what it is! it looks like a...........MELON!

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:13 pm**

It looks like a zeppelin or other large (and now, egg shaped) air ship!

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:00 pm**

I may strap a few 152mm cannons to it and blast all your eggplanes out of the sky!

Such as lack of imagination from the rabble! You'll just have to stay tuned to find out if it has propulsion unit(s), tail fin(s), wing(s), stabilizer surface(s), thruster(s) coffee cup holder(s) and a bowling alley!

Posted: **Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:19 pm**

It's heading for that small moon.
That's no moon. It's an egg!

Posted: **Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:04 am**

Good one DB!

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:08 am**

Phase 2 of Grade A Top Secret EggCraft....Build update...Just when you thought you had it figured out...the Skunk Works throws us all for a loop

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Enjoy!

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:53 am**

Great stuff

looking forward to part 3. Still not sure what direction you are heading in, but I am along for the ride

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:23 pm**

At first I thought this was going to be an airship. Now I think it is Flash Gordon's rocket ship from the 1930's. What ever it ends up being I am hooked and can't wait for the next exciting episode of this build.

Posted: **Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:12 am**

Phase 3 of CrackedCubes Top Secret Grade A EggCraft brought to you exclusively from the "Skunk Works". Turning into a versatile craft!

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Posted: **Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:25 pm**

Phase 4 of CrackedCubes Top Secret Grade A EggCraft brought to you exclusively from the "Skunk Works". Fabrication Complete! on to body shop.... booo...sanding..filling.sanding..ugh!

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Posted: **Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:51 pm**

Work of genius.

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:15 am**

BREAKING NEWS FROM Cracked Cubes "Skunk Works".........
Fabrication threw a party this evening while transporting the Eggcraft to the Body Shop. Apparently......

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I'm told one of the guilty popped a Champagne bottle and the cork blew a hole in the fuselage!

Can the "Skunk Works" recover from the 11th hour disaster! Stay tuned............

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:11 pm**

So, my guess that it would be a zeppelin was a bit off...

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:26 pm**

She didn't explode!

It's a versatile craft which could be configured as a airship too. So, you were partially correct. Cheers! Hope ya'll are enjoying the build so far.

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:36 pm**

Enjoying it? Loving it more like!

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2014 8:16 pm**

Phase 5-Build Complete! but alas, a dollar short and 5 minutes late! Final reveal photos taken at 1:05pm, CST, 6:05pm, GMT! But, I had a blast and proved that a scratch build could be done in less than 30 days!

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Posted: **Fri May 02, 2014 2:58 pm**

This is so cool that I wouldn't hold the time against you. The base for this is better than anything I've ever built!

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2014 3:08 pm**

Thanks for the kind words DB! Hope you enjoyed the build as much as I did!

Posted: **Fri May 02, 2014 10:00 pm**

That's really nice man. the way you positioned the stand gave the model a sense of motion. I new at pin washing myself and it can be hard at times.
You done well, good luck.

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Posted: **Sun May 04, 2014 6:38 pm**

WOW what a job you done with that egg

I was way off on what I was thinking you were building

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2014 7:46 pm**

Thanks everyone for all the supportive comments. i hope everyone enjoyed the build as much as I did and a special thanks to each of you who left a comment! Cheers guyz and galz!

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