ER0L Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Hi all, this is a first aircraft, a Canadair CL-215 waterbomber in minifig scale (around 1:45). Its wingspan is 80 studs, the fuselage is 8 studs wide. The main points were getting the wings straight and getting a smooth fuselage, especially at the rear. Apart from that it was quite a fun build, although it took nearly two months. Being a complete newbie in building airplanes I was very glad to see that I had some predecessors. It helped me a lot to look at their versions of the Canadair. That's why there are quite a few credits: John Lamarck, Bombardier CL-415: measurements, proportions, wing profile vincez01, Canadair CL-215: fuselage, landing gear Zorko Huljic, Canadair CL-415: tail Last not least a big thank to my dear friend Steffen, a LEGO plane specialist, who gave me a lot of advice. Take a look at his fantastic aircraft: www.flickr.com/photos/29666619@N04 Some more pics: Side view: The plane fits two whole minifig pilots, as you can see here: Furthermore the aircraft has some functions: 2 engines (run by a PF M motor each) flaps (run by a PF M motor) movable rudder, coupled with the steerable nose wheel Video (sorry for the bad quality, it's just to get an impression): The plane was built to be moved by an LCS (see http://www.eurobrick...showtopic=91937). It was quite suspenseful to see if a plane with a weight of over 1 kilogramme could be pulled by it. In fact it's no problem, as you can see here: This is quite nice because like this an airport with taxiing planes is possible which widens the possibilities when planning a town layout. That's about it so far, some more pics on Flickr, if you're interested in this. C&C welcome as usual, thanks for looking. Edited May 12, 2014 by ER0L Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emilstorm Posted May 12, 2014 Sweet build! I love the aerodynamic wings and the tile in the cockpit window, the rest is cool too of course Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutant Orc Posted May 12, 2014 Cool! i actually like the mix of bright colours here. A very nice MOC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eurotrash Posted May 12, 2014 I love it! The proportions look just right and the color-scheme looks how I imagined a Fire plane would appear. I like how you've added PF and that final video of the plane taxiing is phenomenal. Excellent job ER0L! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted May 12, 2014 Fantastic MOC I like the black nose and the whole shape of this plane! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Righty Posted May 12, 2014 That is one of my favorite plane! Great moc again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Only Sinner Posted May 12, 2014 This really is brilliant, man! The taxiing function is awsome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted May 12, 2014 This is the work of a genius .......AWESOME PF'ed plane......Brick On 'ER0L' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ER0L Posted May 13, 2014 Sweet build! I love the aerodynamic wings and the tile in the cockpit window, the rest is cool too of course Thank you very much! Cool! i actually like the mix of bright colours here. A very nice MOC. Thank you. In fact there isn't much of a choice of colours with planes like this ... I love it! The proportions look just right and the color-scheme looks how I imagined a Fire plane would appear. I like how you've added PF and that final video of the plane taxiing is phenomenal. Excellent job ER0L! Glad you like it! Fantastic MOC I like the black nose and the whole shape of this plane! Thank you very much! That is one of my favorite plane! Great moc again! Thank you! Yeah, one of my favourites, too, I wanted to build it for a long time. I have seen the plane flying several times when being in the South of France. This really is brilliant, man! The taxiing function is awsome. Glad you like the taxiing, too! This is the work of a genius .......AWESOME PF'ed plane......Brick On 'ER0L' ! Thanks LT, means a lot to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3BrickFriends Posted May 13, 2014 love it. great work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mapimi Posted May 13, 2014 This is awesome! Congrats Love it! Look forward to seeing more of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hysot Posted May 13, 2014 Wow you didn't an amazing job here. I love the fact that you'vre been able to fit two crew in the cockpit. Nice job on the nose too. It's not that easy to reproduce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ER0L Posted May 13, 2014 love it. great work. Thank you! This is awesome! Congrats Love it! Look forward to seeing more of it Glad you like it. There are (and will be) some more pics on Flickr. Wow, just wow. Thanks a lot! Wow you didn't an amazing job here. I love the fact that you'vre been able to fit two crew in the cockpit. Nice job on the nose too. It's not that easy to reproduce. Glad you like it, even the nose, which generally seems to be tricky when building an airplane. Placing the figs is the first thing I do when building a vehicle. That's what makes it a "Town" thing in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hysot Posted May 14, 2014 Placing the figs is the first thing I do when building a vehicle. That's what makes it a "Town" thing in my opinion. Exactly! It brings life to a model. You can easily imagine a life around it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naptown11 Posted June 8, 2016 This is a truly awesome build, have you ever thought of submitting it to Lego Ideas? I would love an LDD file if you have one and would be kind enough to share, if not no worries. Keep up the great work, it seems like you're working your way up to a whole airport which I hope to see one day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ER0L Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) This is a truly awesome build, have you ever thought of submitting it to Lego Ideas? I would love an LDD file if you have one and would be kind enough to share, if not no worries. Keep up the great work, it seems like you're working your way up to a whole airport which I hope to see one day. Thank you! Well, this is truly no Ideas model, regarding size, piece count, unusual building techniques and stability (though it's even swooshable if you are a bit careful). However, there has been a very nice Ideas model of a CL-415 which I referenced above. For whatever reason, it only gained 200 supporters ... Edited June 8, 2016 by ER0L Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fighterpilot105 Posted June 9, 2016 This is way too cool. Super accurate. I'll definitely be trying to build one like yours this summer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ER0L Posted June 9, 2016 This is way too cool. Super accurate. I'll definitely be trying to build one like yours this summer! Thank you! Looking forward to your version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZCerberus Posted June 9, 2016 Nice. Is there a picture of the real thing for comparison? I always like to see that in these types of posts. I love the taxi with the PFs, looks awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ER0L Posted June 9, 2016 Nice. Is there a picture of the real thing for comparison? I always like to see that in these types of posts. I love the taxi with the PFs, looks awesome. Glad you like it! There are lots of pics of this iconic aircraft on the internet, however, I'd like to draw your attention to a very impressive video featuring a fleet of 7 Canadair waterbombers (though the more recent turboprop version CL-415) in action - like I've seen them several times in Southern France. Bonus link for all those who were reminded of the "Sea Duck" from "TaleSpin" (which in fact looks a bit different) - Vaionaut has designed a very nice Lego version of it in LDD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnesty Posted June 12, 2016 Absolutly amazing creation! Enjoy watching it and reading description Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
