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Tcamp
Texas hurricane is underway let the fun begin!
Sorry for inverted pics cant get rotated🤠

Ben M
Rotation is well hidden. To rotate your photos, open your album. Click on "manage". Then turn on the "advanced options" toggle. You will now have the ability to rotate photos in the album.

Tcamp
Thanks ben
That was driving me nuts!!!!
Appreciate that brother!

Ben M
Glad I could help, mate! Looks like a fun build.

Tcamp
So far so good just a cat 1 now hopefully ill turn her into a cat 5 (LOL)

Tcamp
I reworked the main jib boom
I wasnt feeling the kit one
Its still a work in progress

Doubtingmango
Beautiful work!

Tcamp
Thank yall
Im not a rivet counter or anything but.....
The more i looked at the kit boom i could not figure how it would work ..
Revell had their boom right im also going to support mine as they did and use poles instead of ratlines. Which tie down inside of the work area ?
Im not feeling that one either lol
Again thanks

M0rce
Oooohhh... so nice 🙂
A Lindberg kit? Seen them but never got one, yet. That looks amazing.

Snake Plissken
Started out life as a Pyro Plastics kit which in turn was a reverse-engineered copy (pretty much a blatant rip-off) of the Model Shipways wooden kit of the M.T. (Motor Trawler) Hildina H-222 which was built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. in 1951. If you look for photos, you will see it matches the Hildina except for some artistic license in the pilothouse windows mainly but an easy fix. The sloped rear pilothouse roof is also a distinctive feature of the Hildina. Apparently the front boom can face forward or aft (is it on a swivel?) according to need. I know the boom was used to hoist the cod end (heaviest part of the net) aboard. These kits are a great basis for conversion to R/C as the original plastic kits were motorized.

M0rce
The details on this kit are so crisp. Looking forward to seeing what you're doing to the rear section.

Tcamp
Me too. ( LOL )
thanks m0rce

Snake Plissken
@M0rce I thought you meant where the deckhouse meets the wrap-around stern section; there's a bad gap there where the aft doors are, port and starboard, but maybe you meant the rear mast. Some trawlers only had a foremast and added a simple derrick to handle the lifeboat.

Landlubber Mike
Wow, that's spectacular!! Makes me think about giving up modeling!

Lebloge
Totally agree with Mike !! 🫡

Pepe
Great!!!!

J35J
Mindblowing! Congrats to an excellent build!👍🏻

Doubtingmango
The figures and stowage are spectacular!

Mr James
Mike says it all. Outstanding detail expertly done

Ben M
Holy cow, that's outstanding!

Ekki
Waiting for the final result.

Ben M
Nice result with a challenging kit!

Tony May
Wow, that's some tedious work needed for the landing gear. Have you considered creating your own mold to copy the Fw-189/Hs-126 wheels? Just out of curiosity did it actually use the same wheels as these aircraft mentioned? I don't have the Mach 2 kit YET but I did pick up the AP Modely canopy while I still could. The owner of the company has decided to focus exclusively on TT-Gauge model train stuff but thankfully he still had some old stock on hand for a bunch of canopies with additional bits & bobs I wanted to snag. (Thank goodness for his Fujimi E14Y Glen set; That two piece cowling, that goes right across the "cylinder bumps," reminded me of the Italeri B-25H/J nightmare.)

I see you have a couple of reference books on the type - are there any decent images of this weird set of wings innards contained therein?

Larry Cherniak
The millipede gear was my main holdup on this project. That and I had to wait a decade for my skills to catch up to my ambitions. But they now have, so this project may move up the list. 3D design and printing would be great but I don't do that, so scratching one set of two wheels and their gear and casting resin copies will be my way. Lets hope someone in Ukraine drops a new tool first! Yes, there are not only images and drawings but an excellent 1/15 scratchbuilt model by Gunter Sengfelder with many operating features, including flaps, in both books. Thank goodness I have already glued the wings together so I am no longer tempted to replicate all that structure!
Search for: ARADO Ar 232 „TATZELWURM" – der erste Kampfzonen-Transporter der Welt for a set of 2 articles (in German) with good pictures. As to the wheels, I have compiled a pdf of interchangeable Luftwaffe wheels based on Sengfelders German Landing Gear book. Of course, the hub size and design often changes, but it has proved an excellent resource for measuring kit and aftermarket wheels, and finding useful swaps (including across scales if you're clever with math!). I can share it with you if you provide a way. I once owned two (real) 700x175 smooth Fw190 tires and inner tubes, and found from that list that they may have been used on the Ta152H or even a Me163 takeoff trolley- and were the planned tires for the Ta183 jet.

Tony May
As I haven't seen/handled the kit personally I can't really say much about the parts that Mach 2 provides for it - though I know they are extremely rudimentary judging by those I do have. However with how they are the dominant feature behind this aircraft I would imagine you'd absolutely want to do them right. I have never cast my own resin parts, I've read about it so I have the theory, just not the practical experience. Mars Models released some graphics for a new Tatzelwurm, but an Ar-232A-0 in 2018, as you can see under the topic Arado Ar 232, but there's been no news on it since to my knowledge.

Wow, a 1/15 scale model of the Tatzelwurm?! That's some crazy dedication there & what I really want to know is where he keeps it, his garage, a storage shed, a barn or perhaps he rents some hangar space? Sheesh! lol I found an image of a Mach 2 Ar-232 with the flaps deployed like you mentioned. This looks real similar to modern flaps used in commercial aviation to my eyes! That would've looked pretty interesting if you're into displaying your birds "extra dirty." (I've never dropped the flaps on one of my builds & have only built two aircraft models with the gear retracted for a ceiling display when I was far younger.) If you wanna take a look at this gent's work here's the address;

imodeler.com/2022/11..do-ar232b-transport/

As for those articles, they are FANTASTIC! Thank you very much for pointing me in this direction! They have been saved & cataloged for when I get around to that project! 😉 I'll send you a private message regarding the file you were talking about, because that'd be real handy, I wish there was something of similar comparison for British & American aircraft for WW2. (I mean, I know the Hellcat & Corsair used the same main wheels - but that's all I know.)

Ben M
What an interesting subject!

Bozzer
I'll get some more pictures up, later today, but basically this is something that I've always wanted and finally got the chance to have.
I printed this myself, after purchasing the files. I have to admit, these are bloody amazing files. I had a few hiccups during printing, and this was narrowed down to a corrupt flash drive. I can't wait to get this one done and on the shelf.

Martin Oostrom
Show us the pictures!

Bozzer
I shall, Martin. Just need to get back in the cave and take some. I can tell you that the chassis is very good. It lines up almost flawless.

Mona
oh there's the uhmm...trailer 😉 👍

Bozzer
After dinner, I'll make sure that I grab you both some pics 😉

Bozzer
Ok, as promised, just for you guys 🙂

Martin Oostrom
It looks so weird in that milky plastic

Bozzer
@martin. I bought some ABS-like, transparent resin, so I could use it for clear parts. What you see is, 2mm thick clear. I've not tried it any thinner, but for my taste, it's not good enough to use as glass for cab windows, etc? However, I'll give it a try, soon, just for a sample. Even i can be wrong, sometimes?

Martin Oostrom
You're not wrong, you tried something new that didn't work out as hoped. No shame in that!

Nigel Chapman
How have I missed this?
Wow Bozzer that is awesome. I agree with Martin it does look strange in that colour. At first glance I thought it was bread dough!

Bozzer
The original mistake was how I orientated the print. Also, I cured it in my machine. On the second attempt, I cured it slowly by sunlight and started assembly before it was fully cured. That turned out better, because I was able to get a better joint and the Super Glue held it better. Still a little filling, but a much better result. My plan is to light sand everywhere, then apply a filler/primer. I need to source this, but I will.
You boys will appreciate this....
The wife walked into the new cave, and stopped talking!
She's now aware of the stash that I've accumulated, during her absence. She said that I must have spent a lot, on kits?
I told her that they're cheaper than hookers!
When the swelling goes down, from my black eyes, I'll start modelling again!

Mr D
Looking great 👍
What is it made from??
I've never come across a build like this??

Martin Oostrom
You should have gone with 'cheaper than booze' 😂

Nigel Chapman
Taken out of context 'starting modelling again' doesn't sound much better 🤪

Bozzer
Lol, she was cool with it really.
@Mr D. This is an ABS-like, clear resin and printed on a resin printer. It's the largest resin build, I've done, to date.

Mr D
Thanks Bozzer, learned something new.
Looks a fun project, all the best with it 👍👍

Bill Newcomer
I have been out of the loop as my summer has been very busy. I shall be very interested how this comes along. I can afford a 3D printer, I simply do not have the space for one.

Ben M
Nice work. Resin printing is hard.

Bozzer
Thanks gents. I'll be honest and say, 3D printers are a great tool, however I still love to do scratchbuilding. I can print and it zips away, while I paint, sand, glue, etc, but getting out my steel rule and measuring a length of plastic, then turning it into something cool, makes my heart pump faster.
When I watch you guys, create your own masterpieces, it spurs me on. The inspiration that I get from some of the modellers on this forum, is priceless.

Bozzer
Oh, I forgot....
There's a special limited edition Convoy 4K UHD twin disk Blu-ray dvd that's coming out soon. Currently it's on pre-order at Amazon. If you are a collector or fan, it's a good buy.
RIP Rubber Duck, your legend will live on.