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Spanjaard
having the kit in my stash, i am very interested in this build 🙂 looks good so far. what is your opinion about it?

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Pretty ok so far... good fit and clear instructions. I'll keep you updated.

Skyhiker
Oh, this looks like fun!

Chris Parsons
Oh ya!
Built a couple of Broplan vac kits, a real challenge but great for the feeling of overcoming a challenge and creative accomplishment

Thomas Kolb
OMG, what a challenge! 🙂 Those panel lines look quite uneven, will you try to rescribe them or just take them for what they are? In any way, I am super curious how these sheets of plastic can be turned into a model, so I will watch with interest!

DuperScale
Welcome mates, the panellines are aweful but the material is so thin, i'm scarred that i cut right trough it when i try to rescribe them.

Łukasz Gliński
Another BroPlan fan, welcome to the club 😄

Nicolas
Following. Got my first vacu kit this weekend. I hope I can learn something here.

Robert Podkoński
Ambitious project! Watching.

Chris Parsons
Hi DuperScale, I built a couple of Broplan vac ATR kits, converting one 72 500 to a 42 300. A few pics of the work in my "albums" if you're interested in the kind of model you can achieve from a Broplan kit with a bit of work…sweat and tears, foul language, alcohol and time….

Cristian A
Following along.

Michael Kohl
Mee too.

J35J
Following with intrest! 👍🏻

Finn
This will be good

Ben M
👀

Treehugger
DuperScale, how about scribing into a layer of primer paint?
This way, scribing should be a lot easier afaik, scribing into the primer layer of paing, and not plastic.
This guy on youtube did this, on regular plastic models though.

Treehugger
As for the clear parts, I wonder if it could be done this way
1) Cut out a square/rectangle shape, removing the oval form from windows. The larger the hole the better, to create some extra space around the old window shape. Enough space to work with putty later on.
2) Glue in a flat thin strip of transparent styrene on inside of model.
3) Glue in a square/rectangle shape transparent styrene, outside the model, laminated with the existing strip of transparent styrene on inside, so double layered.

If keeping the new window parts larger than the old window shape it should be easier to use some putty after adding masking tape that have the shape of the old windows. The larger these new outer square/rectangle window shapes are, the easier it is to add putty to create a smooth surface, then hopefully the center part is clear enough, to mask off the final shape of the old window shape, before painting.

Afaik a common issue using Mikro Kristal Klear is that you can't sand the clear part afterwards, because the clear part is like rubber iirc. You can iirc easily remove this clear part though, just poke/pull it out. Unsure if there would be any residue left after removing the rubber like liquid clear stuff after it dries.

Treehugger
Another thing one could do with clear parts an idea:
1) Glue in a long strip of transparent styrene on inside of plane.
2) Add some kind of epoxy or something that can be sanded, without the epoxy damaging the underlying transparent styrene.
3) Idea is to use the liquid stuff to fill in the perfectly shaped holes for the windows, then sand the liquid stuff flush after it dries.

What won't work imo, is doing multiple rounds of adding liquids to create some goo that goes transparent. I think if you sand this stuff multiple times adding more liquid stuff, you get a flawed result I think. I tried something like that with gloss varnish, trying to build up a solid clear shape. Did not work as expected.

Treehugger
In this thread, and in photo #13, the guy apparently put tape outside, and poured clear resin on the inside to fill the window holes. Unsure if such resin will react and maybe eat up or warp any thin parts ala vacuum kits. I guess this can be tested with some scrap plastic if having some piece left over.

Boeing 737-530 Smart Wings 1:144 | Album by Zbynek (1:144)

Łukasz Gliński
The UV transparent resin is usually sandable (to some degree), maybe that might help?
Similarly to Treehugger I'd reinforce it with a transparent styrene from the inside of the fuselage anyway.
Or you might leave the windows open and fill them with Kristal Klear after painting - this is what I did on my Jetstream, Avanti & Yak-40. But if you want to seal it with gloss varnish, remember to keep very thin layers (guess how I learned it 🙂).
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Blue Jetstream (SP-KWN) | Album by Woody (1:72)
Avanti! | Album by Woody (1:72)

DuperScale
Hi, thanks for the input mates. I'm quite happy with the kristal clear on the small windows and i think i do it like Lukasz said. After everything is done i do the windows as the last step.

The windscreen window could work but i think i used little to much of the kristal clear.

Mr D
Good to see a vacform 😃👍

Cuajete
Well done so far 👍

David Taylor
Watching.

J35J
Great work so far with the vac👍🏻

Mr D
Like the cockpit..👍
Lots of work but doing a 👍 job... Be rewarding when done.

Cuajete
Great (hard) job so far. Go on!

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Chris Parsons
Very nicely done and great progress!
Keep up the great work

David Taylor
You have definitely got your work cut out.

J35J
The kit is coming together very good. You are skilled and brave!
Great to follow the journey to see the final result. 👍🏻

Dave Flitton
Wow! Keep going. it's going to work out. It looks good.

Mr D
Looking great 👍👍
Be interesting model.

DuperScale
Thanks for the nice comments, from far away it looks good but the fit, lack of detail and scale problems are really annoying.😅

Nicolas
That's the main reason why I've never dared to try a vacu kit before. I've learned a lot from you. Looks good so far.

Chris Parsons
Yaaaaa! that's looking damned fine!!

Skyhiker
You need to update the cover image

Michael Kohl
Yeah, much better this way. Good progress too.

TaigaWutz
Hallo Andy, zunächst sorry für meine späte Antwort. Ich war bis heute im Urlaub. Die Kette ist noch in meinem Besitz und auch zu verkaufen.
Viele Grüße
Peter

Andy Glessner
Hi Peter,
kein Problem, Urlaub muss sein🙂

Wieviel für die Kette mit Versand? Kann ich per PayPal bezahlen?
Danke
Andy

TaigaWutz
Hallo Andy, als Päckchen 4€ Versand, als versichertes Paket 5,50€ Versand. Also 26€ oder 27,50€ insgesamt. Meine PayPal Adresse lautet petermischke2209@gmail.com.
Viele Grüße aus Duisburg
Peter
Falls Du in 2 Wochen bei der SMC in Veldhoven bist, kann ich die Kette auch dort an dich übergeben,da ich dort ausstelle. Das würde Versandkosten sparen.

David Taylor
Still think this a very elegant aircraft.

Spanjaard
That home made corrugated aluminium looks amazing.
About duplicating parts, I have just started to use blue staff to make reusable moulds, works like a charm

Robert Podkoński
I have been so happy to see her re-released. And I bought her at once, of course 😉 I will watch your build report with utmost interest and pleasure!

Lochsa River
sittin in....this is in the stash....very interested to see your work...

David R. Meizoso
Welcome aboard everyone!
Thanks for the tip, Spanjaard. Looks like something worth checking out!

Kyle DeHart
Wow this is very cool!

Ben M
I will be building this soon, I want to watch!

Brandon H
I think I'll take a seat for this one as well!

Robert Podkoński
Ambitious... Respect!

Spanjaard
Very nice result in copying the seats. What products did u use?

David R. Meizoso
Spanjaard: I used 2 component silicone for the moulds (Feroca Silastic 3483) and a resin from Smooth On (Smooth-Cast 300) that I found at a FX store nearby. They're not cheap, but the result turned out great!

Spanjaard
thanks David!

Michael Kohl
I like your approach(es). Lokking interesting and entertaining. I am in.

Alec K
So cool! Following 👍

bughunter
Not my scale, but nice build 👍
Soldering is a very important technique for me (as I soldered the Eduard Stripdown kit 😉 ). If possible fix the parts somehow, so that the can't move during the cool down phase. The rest is training and timing.
The aluminium embossing technique is great!

David R. Meizoso
Thank you, Michael, Alec and Bughunter!
Bughunter: yes, I found fixing the pieces to be very tricky, given the small diameter of the wire used. For my trials I managed to get a decent result somehow with balsa wood "bed" (I cut out a hole under the welding point to let the tin flow) masking tape and blue tac. Main issue for me by now is getting used to the behaviour of the tin, sometimes it flows ok, but not always. So still a long way to go! I really appreciate your advice btw.

William Adair
Great work! I really like the embossing technique. I have been wondering how best to tackle this kit too 🙂

David R. Meizoso
Thanks, F_IV! I'm currently working on the interior, but have some trouble copying the seats. The first two came out perfect, but all the following ones have bubbles or aren't properly cured...

Łukasz Gliński
Inceredible project! The alu hint is great - I tried similar thing some time ago, but never thought of using screws, thx 👍

Antoine Meylan
Projet intéressant! et le début est très prometteur, avec plein d'essai! Je suis.

David Taylor
If they did this in a bigger scale I would defo get one.

Robert Podkoński
That's going to be a masterpiece! Interior looks fantastic already!

David R. Meizoso
Thanks, guys. Doing my best here, it's my first 1/144. I'll also replace the kit's wing struts with wooden ones following Bughunter's path. Since they're really big on the real thing I think it can be done in this scale. Got one done already and it looks great, I just wish there were not so many.

Alec K
I agree with Robert, very nice details and progress.

Bernhard Schrock
Corrugated skin and detailing in the cockpit & interior in 1:144! Top work. A front seat please!

David R. Meizoso
Thanks, Alec and Bernhard! All the 19 passenger seats are ready for paint at last.

Bozo
Where are the toilets?
Great job

Alec K
Really nice job on those seats!

Spanjaard
Me too!

Neuling
Inviting seats ..... 🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Lovely interior 👀 👍

Björn Leichsenring
Fantastic work.

Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantasic interior work 👍

bughunter
May I please reserve a window seat for the next trip?

Michael Kohl
A very proper seat indeed. I already feel comfortable

David R. Meizoso
I wish some Ryanair CEO watching this may reconsider their comfort standards.

Michael Kohl
😉 I am sure they do - as soon as we as passengers consider paying a similar share of our income for a ticket as the passengers of those days had to.

David R. Meizoso
Ben: OK, I see your point. Somehow I don't feel bad about those 30's travellers who could afford the tickets, but I do about companies trying to squeeze as many people as possible on modern planes.

Marius
What a wonderful project and great progress so far!

Dave Flitton
Wow! Lots of delicate work there.

Greg Baker
That's epic! I love details at 1/144 scale. Beautiful!

Bernhard Schrock
Unbelievable detailing! Interior looks like 1:72…

David R. Meizoso
Thank you, friends! Due to Covid, I can't use proper workbench this week, so I started some easier projects on my bedside table. Less is more!

Thomas Espe
This is a magnificent project, love the details.

Alec K
Bedside table: now that's what I call DEDICATION 😄 😉

Spanjaard
Tale good care of yourself David, and keep on modelling 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Dedication or addiction? 😛 😄

David R. Meizoso
It was this table or nothing, what could I do... 😄

Martin von Schreckenstein
Beautiful

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Get well soon!

David R. Meizoso
Thank you all guys for the support! Almost ready to go again!

Bernd Grün
Impressive project with maximum effort. Outstanding result, David! 👍 I'll Take a seat.

David R. Meizoso
Vielen Dank, Bernd!

Zbynek Honzik
Where did this interesting project go? It would be a shame to give up, David!

David R. Meizoso
Hallo, Zbynek. It's indeed a shame that all my projects are on hold for the moment due to my new job. I hope I can find time and energy again soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Zbynek Honzik
I understand that very well, David. Due to my work obligations and the somewhat erratic nature of my profession, my projects also take many years to complete. Anyway, my fingers are crossed that your new job stabilizes and you can get back to your modeling projects. I'd really like to see them finished. I believe that extraordinary models could emerge.
Good luck!

Michael Kohl
Zbynek is not the only one who likes to see this one continued.

Spanjaard
+1 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Great! Fantastic rendering of the memorable scene from the movie.

Rui S
Excellent small scale vignete 👍

Hans-Jürgen Haag
Super nice dio👍👍👍

Jörg Schäfer
A great diorama. 👍

Spanjaard
excellent dio!

Torsten
Awesome, so 😎

gorby
Fantastic diorama!

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Thx for all the nice comments

Michael Kohl
Cool

Spanjaard
missed this beauty before, excellent

Cristian A
Following

Ekki
And me.

Mirko Römer
Inn

Ferenc Sarka
Awesome job with the crew! Watching.

Nicolas
Following

NICOLAS GRANDMONTAGNE
Rivetage terminé avec les rivets Eduard.
Riveting completed with the Eduard Decals.

Ferenc Sarka
The tail rotor is a masterpiece! May i ask the brand of the crew? Keep going. It will be a superb Apache.

NICOLAS GRANDMONTAGNE
Thanks @Frenc Sarka
The crew is from REEDOAK, a french brand.

Prieur Gaël
Sacré montage, ça va faire une belle pièce !

Sebastian Meyner
Beautiful build and presentation, mate 👍

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Thx !

TH SCALE MODELS (Thomas Haberl)
Wow - absolutely amazing. Love the minimalistic but 100% accurate diorama. And you put the best plane in the world into the best light. Well done!!!

Neuling
Good work indeed ........

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Thx for the positive comments, that encourages us to do further and better.

Spanjaard
very nice

gorby
Lovely little dio! The rats are a nice touch.

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Thx.

Mr James
Great little dio. I too like Roland and his mates, sorry British joke 🙂

Spanjaard
very nice indeed

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Thx for the positive responses.

Neuling
A nice one indeed.

Siegfried Van den Bosch
Thx

Spanjaard
very nice dio