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Swordfish Floatplane

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3 19 February 2012, 16:35
Zimmermaniac
kick off, finally
19 February 2012, 16:45
Wilfried Bogaerts
Go for it Zimmi! Gonna use my avatar on this one? 😉
19 February 2012, 19:43
Lionel Marco
That's a good start.
Do you already know the way it'll be decorated?

Lionel
19 February 2012, 21:06
Zimmermaniac
cockpittub completed
@Lionel : I'm doing schedule B from the plans ( 765th squadron ) colors are sky grey underside, gray violet and dark green for upper camo
20 February 2012, 19:57
Zimmermaniac
new pics of ongoing build
26 February 2012, 10:44
Marek Swiderski
Hi, my advice for the future build [updating], can you find lead wire Plus Model it is a wire from 0,2 to 1,0mm. Perfect for engines and wheel bays.
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26 February 2012, 10:55
Zimmermaniac
new " work in progress " pics
4 March 2012, 09:31
Lionel Marco
It looks good, just too heavily chipped for my taste!

Lionel
4 March 2012, 10:55
Zimmermaniac
floats are camoed, very pleased with the result
7 March 2012, 19:43
Wilfried Bogaerts
Can't wait to see the finished item at the club! 😉 Are you going to arm the fish or were float-equipped Swordfishes not armed?
7 March 2012, 21:36
Bill Gilman
Loving it so far! Got to build a Stringbag myself one of these days!
8 March 2012, 00:03
Zimmermaniac
camoes done and paint hardenened out, time to proceed
21 March 2012, 15:56
Aghis Barberopoulos
Good progress so far, nice sturdy assembly.
21 March 2012, 16:54
Zimmermaniac
lower center wing is mounted, dryfit of the engine, looks ok to me. The HARD decision today is to NOT use the PE riggings as they don't fit as I want them to. I'll use the eyelet/turnbuckle method, hell yeahn let's twist some electric wire 🙂
1 April 2012, 16:51
Zimmermaniac
twisting eyelets in 5 steps 🙂
1 April 2012, 18:06
Bill Gilman
Nice! I've added this to my collections of hobby tricks. 🙂
1 April 2012, 18:42
Zimmermaniac
step 6 : eylets glued in place using CA
1 April 2012, 19:00
Wilfried Bogaerts
Demo during a club night yeah ! 😉
1 April 2012, 19:28
Zimmermaniac
deal 🙂
1 April 2012, 19:29
Wilfried Bogaerts
72nd scale...? 😄
1 April 2012, 19:36
Zimmermaniac
72nd is too tiny I'm afraid
1 April 2012, 19:54
Bill Gilman
Never! 72nd is "The Gentleman's Scale." 🙂
1 April 2012, 19:56
Zimmermaniac
dryfit of the floats, looks like it's going to be ok
2 April 2012, 20:51
Zimmermaniac
engine and cowling are on, floatstruts mounted, eyelets in place.
5 April 2012, 16:48
Zimmermaniac
taking this out to the club tonight to finish the weaponry
6 April 2012, 09:50
Wilfried Bogaerts
Very nice work, these pics are cool but the real model is even more eyecatching, impressive rigging job!
7 April 2012, 18:01
Zimmermaniac
floatstruts rigged, some decals on
9 April 2012, 17:08
Wilfried Bogaerts
Cool! That's my avatar! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
9 April 2012, 17:38
Bill Gilman
Very impressive technique for the rigging! I like it a lot! 🙂
9 April 2012, 20:55
Zimmermaniac
started panelline washes and tried to add some oilstain behind the engine, that last thing can be done better, I know, only a try
11 April 2012, 18:58
Holger Kranich
Yeah, great work, you´ve done!!!
11 April 2012, 19:02
Zimmermaniac
applied some subtle chipping
12 April 2012, 20:55
Holger Kranich
I like it😢
13 April 2012, 06:04
Aghis Barberopoulos
Comes together beautifully !
13 April 2012, 06:46
Zimmermaniac
still a lot o' things to do, but here are a few teasers 🙂
13 April 2012, 18:56
Holger Kranich
Zimmi, just amazing!
13 April 2012, 19:05
Bill Gilman
Stunning!
13 April 2012, 19:09
Zimmermaniac
thnx guys
13 April 2012, 19:25
Philip De Keyser
Looks great Zimmy, almost finished? you are going really fast, what's the next project? geetz Phil
14 April 2012, 06:56
Zimmermaniac
no Phil, not almost finished, just a dryfit
14 April 2012, 08:34
stefan natus
Coming along nicely.
The wiring keeps me away from biplanes.
14 April 2012, 08:58
Zimmermaniac
just try it once Stefan, it's fun with the right music to accompany you. I allways play Sinatra whilst rigging 🙂
14 April 2012, 13:09
Bill Gilman
Frank, Frank Jr, or Nancy?
14 April 2012, 13:31
Zimmermaniac
Frank, the one and only, especially love that '67 album with Jobim
14 April 2012, 13:34
Bill Gilman
I love them all, but Frank is the King. Well, Chariman of the Board, actually. Yes, the album with Antonio Carlos Jobim is exceptional. Do you have the compilation from 2010 that includes the second album that was never released at the time it was recorded?
14 April 2012, 13:42
Zimmermaniac
I have that album on vinyl
14 April 2012, 13:44
Bill Gilman
Nice!
14 April 2012, 13:56
Zimmermaniac
one wing rigged
15 April 2012, 19:26
Christian Lehmann
Looks great!!!!
15 April 2012, 19:34
Zimmermaniac
after being registered on Britmodeller for about an hour, I got pointed at the fact that I missed something with the rigging on the right wing, so I tore it off and redid, should be ok now. Canopy came out of the paintjob very well. Also added the tailrigging
21 April 2012, 16:04
Philip De Keyser
Great swordfish Zimmy, looks really awesome, greetz Phil
21 April 2012, 16:18
Zimmermaniac
not really sure if it's visible on the pics, but I tried my best and added the control cables for the rudders
22 April 2012, 13:48
Jan Goormans
Zimmi, rigging is really your thing 😉
excellent !!
22 April 2012, 13:57
Zimmermaniac
told ya before Jan, it's fun 🙂
22 April 2012, 14:11
Bill Gilman
The rigging looks great! I have the new Airfix 1:72 Stringbag on my wishlist, but I've never rigged a model - ever! It looks difficult enough here in 1:48, what will it be like in 1:72??
23 April 2012, 13:06
Zimmermaniac
172 is a bit tiny to work with eylets/turnbuckles, so ya just have to drill holes and cement your rigging wire in "em. I read a lot about EZ-line used for rigging, guess that works perfect for 1/72, it's elastic
23 April 2012, 13:30
Zimmermaniac
so ok, left wing mounted and rigged, the end is in sight
25 April 2012, 20:13
Zimmermaniac
2 outdoor pics, they do right to the colors
27 April 2012, 09:17
Marek Swiderski
Looks impressive
27 April 2012, 09:27
Holger Kranich
Go ahead, Zimmi! Its looking scandalous good!🙂
27 April 2012, 09:42
Roman Pipunic
nice 🙂
you have done wonderfull job so far
Roman
27 April 2012, 09:53
Kim Branders
love it
27 April 2012, 09:59
Zimmermaniac
FINISHED !!!!!!!!! looking at the pictures is see I forgot to add one tiny thingie, first one to tell me what, gets a beer at the next meeting 🙂
1 May 2012, 13:54
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
The torpedo ??
1 May 2012, 14:00
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Weapons??
1 May 2012, 14:00
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I mean the weapons under the wings!
1 May 2012, 14:02
Holger Kranich
Zimmi, this is fabulous! Amazing result and rigging! The overall-view opens a new way of thinking about this aircraft! You got it!😢
1 May 2012, 14:05
Holger Kranich
Enjoy your wine, its very well deserved and awarded😢
1 May 2012, 14:07
Christian Lehmann
I do not know what is missing ( maybe the exhaust strains) but it looks damned good.
1 May 2012, 14:08
Zimmermaniac
The weapons don't count for the missing parts, because I never add weapons if possible, no, it's a tiny,but very crucial part...
1 May 2012, 14:10
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
No weapons????Does it sell ice cream or what???
1 May 2012, 14:25
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
😉
1 May 2012, 14:25
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Whether or not,its absolutly great!!Well,well done Zimmi.
1 May 2012, 14:31
Dirk Heyer
Hi Chris,
very well done and the paintjob is smooth and accuracy!
The clipped wing is a nice technical feature! Looks more busy now. The rigging is also well done!
All in all a fine model!
Greets
Dirk
1 May 2012, 16:28
Philip De Keyser
Great job you've done on your Swrodfish, the rigging is great, love that work, greetz Phil
1 May 2012, 17:49
Wilfried Bogaerts
The fuel tanks are empty...
1 May 2012, 21:25
stefan natus
Well done,very nice rigging.
2 May 2012, 16:41

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