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Baldwin's gas-electric turbine 'Blue goose' - morten1996 - 10-13-2013
Several pictures of stages of the kit-bashing process (scale: 1/29)
Starting with Aristo-Crafts's FA/FB-set by cutting and joining the shells and building the rough shape of the unique nose-area with thin plywood:
![[Image: blw_3.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eHM8pmpMi_Q/TUVEupIHSCI/AAAAAAAAAGM/2BzV6IDC-do/s1600/blw_3.jpg)
![[Image: blw_2.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eHM8pmpMi_Q/TUVFNRpdS6I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/u5yEWAFzPIw/s1600/blw_2.jpg)
After application of exhaust, louvers, grills and hatches and much sanding:
![[Image: blw-neu-4.jpg]](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sAGojOe6Ric/TYECeNne-lI/AAAAAAAAAGg/HpDvMJKr05w/s1600/blw-neu-4.jpg)
Application of battens & rivets; fabrication of pilot:
![[Image: blw_new_3.jpg]](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygco460bRhM/TbVw0VUl4aI/AAAAAAAAAHg/OLvoc3lwo48/s1600/blw_new_3.jpg)
And from the paint-shop (lettering still missing)
![[Image: fs_1.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sjwIH04Ndws/T9TWZ2cZEaI/AAAAAAAAAM8/k9Roji5WcvY/s1600/fs_1.jpg)
Regards
Norman
Re: Baldwin's gas-electric turbine 'Blue goose' - nachoman - 10-13-2013
That is excellent work!
Re: Baldwin's gas-electric turbine 'Blue goose' - Ralph - 10-13-2013
VERY impressive rebuild!!!!!!!
Re: Baldwin's gas-electric turbine 'Blue goose' - gbwdude - 10-13-2013
Very nice job! I never knew Baldwin attempted a turbine, looks like one mean machine.