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The Lockheed Orionanother Bosworth scratchbuilt masterpiece

April 10, 2021 · in Aviation · · 14 · 1.8K

The Lockheed Orion, the Learjet of its day, is one of my favorites. Bill's done it proud. 1/32 scratchbuilt vacuform.

As Bill says: "Six passengers flying faster than almost any military contemporary! And with the "seating arrangements"...all guilty of sexual harassment to fellow passengers! Well ahead of their time!

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  1. " Learjet of its day" 😀 😀 😀

    It is a great handmade model. Scratchbuilds are awesome! I made a few as teenager, combination of balsa and plastic, with basic vacuformed canopies, but those were not as good as this. Great job!

  2. Amazing job, Tom!
    Love sxratchbuilds, as well!

  3. Fantastic build.
    Hard to believe this is scratchbuild, is looks perfect from all angles.
    Compliments to your friend Bill, Tom @tcinla

  4. Totally gorgeous, Bill!

  5. Beautifully done, Bill! Thanks for sharing this Tom.

  6. Man, I be ‘scratching’ my head trying to figure out how to commence building an awesome build with an interior.
    Fantastic job Bill!
    Thanks for posting Tom.

  7. Man, that’s a beautiful model. Bill is a truly talented modeler.

  8. Once again I am in awe of Bills talent.

  9. This is an amazing build by Bill, looks absolutely Fantastic Tom, How can I get hold of Bill, it would be nice to chat to a fellow scratch builder.

  10. Bill, to quote Wayne & Garth, “We’re not worth, we’re not worth”
    Outstanding again

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