O Scale Boeing 777-300ER...made out of manila folders

Amazing, thanks for posting Nick

Goes beyond amazing. It's downright scary the level of detail he built into that model. Looks like he had access to the plane's blueprints.

WOW!!!

Fantastic modeling there.  the cocpit is impressive but so is the way they have made structural elements they need (where the wing will attach, etc.  Truly great.  

It's worth keeping manila folders in mind as a scratch-building medium.  I discovered some years ago that they are a perfect materiel for card-stock model building, superior to other card stock I had used before that in how they fold and take glue and paint.  I had to build super-light weight boats for my moving-boat-o- lake and they ended up being what worked best.  Plus - they are cheap.

It is amazing, isn't it, how creative people can be and how much entertainment an innovative person can provide for themselves out of something so mundane?  The photo below shows something similar in creativity that has always fascinated me, a Napoleonic prinsoner of war bone model ship.  During the Napoleonic wars, prisoners on both sides occupied the years until they were exchanged  building models out of the chicken/mutton bones, etc. left over from their meals, etc. What other materials did them have?  This is one I wanted and bid on at Bonham's but no one met the reserve price so it went unsold.  

Talk about craftsmanship. I can't even imagine the hours involved.

WAY past me......................

Model is 1/60th, close to S-Scale (1/64).  Impressive model, extremely impressive modeling skills/ingenuity.

Nick....this is simply amazing....I sure hope he doesn't paint it as I think it is beautiful the way it is....

Alan

That's obviously a man with a mission, what an accomplishment!

Incredilbe.  What an artist/craftmans!

Reading the article, he built this while in college!  When I was in college, I was worried about 'penny beer night' and what girls would be at the bar....

Sweet mother that is cool...there is no way I could ever muster that amount of patience.  But what an excellent project and the detail is off the charts.

Actually, the article said he took two years off the project to go to college, but otherwise has spent almost all his time on it  We need to get this guy into model railroading 

This is simply a great work of art, especially since it is made from folders. Doing this in a paper medium is spectacular.

Bob C.

Amazing! This person has REAL talent and patients to go with it!

Somebody with a lot of time of their hands.

wow!

Why is this cat not working for lionel,  mth, weaver, or bwilliams, obvious talent and no one could complain about prototypical anymore. WHO IS HE?

Now there's a guy with WAY WAY WAY too much time on his hands.  He definitely needs a hobby.

Rick 

Spent a lot of time in 777s. Simply a work of art. We have a Forum member who lives in the Denver area that is a retired UA 777 Captain. I have e-mailed him to take a look.

Spectacular Detail!  I can understand the passionate obsession but I can't begin to comprehend the level of patience.  Not to mention the steady hands....what a serious modeler/craftsman!

The journey on this one clearly must be the satisfaction and not the end.  I almost feel bad for the guy when he finishes.  What will he do with his life? I hope he has a plan for preservation and display.

WOW!