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No Cockpit goes unnoticed and Daylan Geerlings does not settle for imitation. You won't find a movie replica or kit-build in his shop. But what you'll soon discover is his talent for fabricating his own super realistic sci-fi models. Daylan scratches his imagination! And it is an itch we are proud to spotlight.
"When possible, I like to use real aluminum plate to construct hull and outer body shells," he said. "This allows for ulta-realistic weathering and battle-damage." Each of Daylan's models may take anywhere from 3 to 6 months to complete, and it will be fully detailed even in places one cannot see, such as avionics bays and etc.

"The cockpit is always, to me, the most important detail point of any
model. I spend most time and effort in ensuring the cockpit is as
realistic as possible down to adding real canvas on the seats, real seat belts, and
functional control columns."
Daylan paints his models using his trusty Badger 150 airbrush to
replicate a camo paint scheme, black burn marks, and weathering.
He has won an award for his craft, and has twelve years of model
building experience, initially starting with model kits and
then advancing to the more complex art of scratch building. He also
creates Dioramas, Fantasy art, Anime, Car concepts, pencil drawings,
and resides in South Africa.
Please note: Daylan Geerlings was killed in an accident earlier this year. I was shocked to hear about it, and deeply saddened. I know that he would have continued to build some amazing models. He is already missed.
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