Baldwin's gas-electric turbine 'Blue goose'
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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:

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After application of exhaust, louvers, grills and hatches and much sanding:

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Application of battens & rivets; fabrication of pilot:

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And from the paint-shop (lettering still missing)

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Norman
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That is excellent work!
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VERY impressive rebuild!!!!!!! Thumbsup
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#4
Very nice job! I never knew Baldwin attempted a turbine, looks like one mean machine.
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