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Roland Sachsenhoferдодао је нови фотоалбум.
30 15 September, 11:53
Roland SachsenhoferThese pictures are the start of a model project that I had long shied away from with respect: the kit parts promised a lot of fun and a highly interesting aircraft as a result, but also a lot of 'toil and trouble'. On the other hand: the adventure simply beckons.... 🙂
Here you can see the parts in almost raw condition, I only started to detail a little with round and flat wire. The tricky question was how to treat the sensitive and already somewhat battered transparent part of the unusual cockpit glazing. I decided to cut off the two side parts, mask the inside and outside of the windows and only attach the central clear part at the very end. I like the pictures with the over-designed radial engine: what a power-to-weight ratio for these racing machines!
The last two pictures show the current state of construction and detailing.... Well, we'll see...
15 September, 12:00
Roland SachsenhoferThere she is now - at least on her own two feet, even if the appearance with engine and mighty cowling - not to mention the upper wing - will change a lot. The construction steps up to this point were accompanied by a lot of sanding, but the accuracy of fit turned out to be surprisingly good.
20 September, 17:00
SkyhikerOk now that's one interesting plane. Certainly not a Laird a**. What a huge engine!
20 September, 18:26
Roland SachsenhoferYou're right!
A friend asked if I was building a flying washing machine - in fact, the empty mount for the huge motor still reminds me of it. All the more so now that everything is white: it went well with all the white that Martin Mars is currently applying and forms a good basis for the following 'lemon yellow'.
21 September, 16:48
SkyhikerLooks a bit like a cement mixer to me, but I can see a washing machine in there.
21 September, 22:27
Roland SachsenhoferThank you Skyhiker, Cement mixer - I'm laughing my arse off, the Solution is obviously an inspiring sight: how apt!
It's probably time for the massive cowling with the mighty radial engine to go on the front end. One step towards this is the colour yellow, which will remain on the wings and tailplane. I would like to use Gunze's 'Emerald Green' for the fuselage colour.
22 September, 09:51
Roland SachsenhoferFrom this morning with freshly applied decals: everything seems to shimmer and shine appropriately - but it turned out that the decals are absolute 'self-destructors'. The ones you can see here on the model fortunately went reasonably well, but the large markings on the wings and fuselage were beyond repair: just crumbs. Now I'm looking for someone who might be able to make me some painting masks on a PC. Luckily I scanned the decal sheet beforehand.
24 September, 06:31
Lex JassiesI always enjoy the surprise you reveal to us. Often with a type of aircraft that I had never seen before. Please keep it up! 👍
24 September, 13:29
Ben MBeautiful paintwork!
I don't know if this helps but I've sent scans of decals to stsdecals before and they were able to make replacements for the ones that shattered.
24 September, 16:51
Roland SachsenhoferHi mates, I'm sure you can imagine how motivating your reactions are - thank you very much! I'll try that, Ben, thanks for that too!
25 September, 13:14
Juergen KlinglhuberLooking gorgeous !! let me know if you are succesful with stsdecals, I might have other contacts too.
28 September, 09:54
Roland SachsenhoferThank you Jürgen! I've just returned from the 'Bavarian Modelling Days' in Erding - a most enjoyable modelling weekend! 🙂 STS really doesn't look bad, but I may have found a quicker way: A modelling colleague has taken on the task of creating adhesive masks for the outstanding identifiers on his PC. The way things are going, it should be possible to spray soon.
This morning I was able to brace the Super Solution using what I think is a good method: The flat wire is stapled into one hole with cyanoacrylate, the other end is drilled through so that the wire is fixed in place with a drop of super glue while one end is pulled hard. Once everything has hardened - with a spray from the 'activator' in seconds - you can let go - the wire tightens perfectly and all is well. Now all that remains to be done is to sand the excess wire and glue flat before applying a new coat of paint.
30 September, 17:09
Ben MOh it's looking so good!
I use a similar approach to wires but I use fine rubber string. I learned from Elias K on here to drill the holes and then patch the finish like you're doing.
30 September, 18:21
Roland SachsenhoferThanks Ben! That sounds very interesting with the rubber strings! Can you explain that in more detail? I would be interested!
1 October, 09:48
Ben MI use a product called "ez line" - maybe the best example is on my tiger moth or deperdussin builds. It is a very fine rubber string. This makes it easy to stretch tight. I drill holes and use a drop of super glue with accelerator as you do. I can do one end, stretch it tight, then do the other. The only drawback is the kind I use isn't perfectly round which is visible when it's twisted. Maybe some other modeler can comment on a better (round) brand of fine rubber line.
1 October, 11:06
Roland SachsenhoferThank you very much for this explanation - it helps a lot and puts me on the right track: well, to my surprise, I'm already using the material! 🙂 I know it under a different name from "Uschi van der Rosten". Excellent when it comes to depicting round wire. You have already described the shortcoming of the material. Many thanks for this tip!
1 October, 11:25
Roland SachsenhoferA couple of new pictures show the surfaces that have been sanded smooth again in the places where I fed the tensioning wire through the holes yesterday. Now it's time to paint and touch up again - then nothing stands in the way of applying the final markings!
1 October, 16:17
Roland SachsenhoferThere are also a few new features on the Laird Super Solution - especially the huge engine changes the appearance! But it looks good on the little thing, no more traces of 'egg-plane', but pure power!
6 October, 16:45
Roland SachsenhoferNow it's almost done! I was able to paint the missing markings on the fuselage and the upper and lower wings after a friend generously created exact masks for me on his PC and cutting plotter - thank you very much!
I drilled out the headlights on the leading edge of the upper wing once, the pitot tube on the left strut is improvised from two pieces of silver wire and the peculiar cockpit canopy is mounted - now a few small touch-ups will follow, but the Super Solution is close to the finish line!
12 October, 10:14
Roland SachsenhoferWell, now it's actually finished: it was actually a very entertaining build, which required a bit of initiative, but was also very informative. I'm really learning to love the kits from Williams Brothers - the choice of models, the research into the original and the approach to realising it in plastic - it's almost all great enjoyment and leaves plenty of room for personal creativity!
13 October, 12:23
SkyhikerReally nice addition to your collection. Top results as always. Congratulations.
13 October, 12:37
Markus Meyerдодао је нови фотоалбум.
47 18 August, 17:54
Michael KohlThe name of the last Leo strongly suggested such a comparison. Nice to see those two so well done. Fine groundwork too.
10 October, 15:25
Snake PlisskenNever seen those brown headsets for Bundeswehr tank crew; is that just a style variant?
Don't forget the tank antennas! Tanks had full communication activated (tank to tank and tank to headquarters) even on training maneuvers.
11 October, 13:06
Markus Meyer@Snake Plissken
I did this from recollection. I remember the headsets itself as brown - but I should probably have paintzed the headband as black.
Should have checked some old references, I guess-
13 October, 15:15
Christian Abrahamдодао је нови фотоалбум.
22 9 August, 20:39
Christian AbrahamThanks guys. Yes the ship is just a hull with big guns.
I finished the basic construction and will start adding details like Windows and hatches
10 August, 10:14
Irineu Juniorдодао је нови фотоалбум.
29 21 December 2023, 23:10
Irineu JuniorThanks Michael! I've always wanted to build a rally car like this!
I'll try to keep that album updated.
22 December 2023, 19:16
Irineu JuniorChassis painted with spray. I'll take the paint off the can and use in airbrush.
It will be easier to control the flow, mainly on the body.
23 February, 19:37
bossy122Having done one of these recently, I will give you a heads up that the decals canbe a tad brittle, especially the big ones going across the doors. LOTS of softener needed. PS: beautiful seal point.
24 February, 18:44
Irineu JuniorThanks, folks! I'll try to update frequently.
Good tip, @bossy122, thank you!
I messed up a lot with the panel line scraper, had to fix with CA and sandpaper…
24 February, 20:12
Irineu JuniorBody painted, with airbrush and decanted TS-50. Next steps: decals and clear coat.
2 June, 21:39
Jorge FerreiraWell what can I say. Was it beginners luck or a skillfull modeller ? Those decals look great. I`ve build 4 and the decals were a nightmare. Congratulations. 😊👌
11 August, 20:16
Irineu JuniorThank you Jorge and Stéphane! I've been building it at a slow pace, getting a lot of help from forums and videos.
12 August, 09:37
Irineu JuniorWay to connect the rear spoiler, and getting ready for final assembly.
7 September, 17:52
Irineu JuniorAlmost done! After messing up the yellow neon decal, I painted it and varnished it, ready for the final assembly.
13 October, 23:17
Mark Sherwoodдодао је нови фотоалбум.
5 13 October, 13:25
Leblogewe are in the presence of a man of taste… Leffe blonde… triple Westmalle « que du bon »😄
13 October, 15:05
Mark SherwoodZybnek, Ben M 👍 it's cosy, stick a cd or record on and zone out modelling. Martin probably 🤣 Lebloge 👍 I have a few bottles of Duvel and La Chouffe too. Here's to escaping Thee Wife and the DIY It's either T'Club or the Box Room. 🤣🤘🥸🤟🤣
13 October, 16:35
Mark SherwoodLebloge, Tetley's Imperial and you're right Beer or Modelling not both at the same time 😳🤣 Nicolas I agree. It's terrible that he succumbed to Alzheimer's. No more Discworld adventures.
13 October, 17:19
Rui SAnd a big Windows and WC near by 😄 😄 😄 but I don't see a Bench, where do you build them?
And I disagree. Alcohol and model making are perfectly compatible, even your hands feel more firm, and steady 😄 😄 and if you mess things up you can blaim the licor and not your clumsiness or lack of tallent. I've a small fridge in my cave, só i know it hehe
13 October, 23:16
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