Caprioni Ca.3 - Choroszy Modelbud
Well this is a bit different to plastic kits. Not done a resin kit before so its a whole new experience!
Engine components.
Some pretty good detail in the engines for 1/72. Using Gorilla super glue which works fairly well.
Going to be challenging sticking these wings together. Thinking about using wire rods to strengthen the join. But the resin is fairly thin and a bit brittle so maybe not.
Using white enamel wash and stripping back with neat thinner. Its rough but i like that.
Really nice detail. They are tricky to clean up but look great once you have. Never seen this sort of detail in 1/72. Must take ages to create the molds. Great job CM.
Painting in the ribbing in the gondola was tricky - need a steady hand. Particularly like the metal flooring. Not sure what the wooden? cases were for - ammunition ? The schematic with the kit only provides a minimum of detail, so final positioning is down to doing some research and whatever looks right.
These little chairs are nice. But the legs are sooooo thin. Steering columns are good too. They even have a chain link running up and down the column!! The steering wheels were a bit buried in resin which took some digging out. But for 1/72 its all more than you would expect.
Used strips of painted masking tape for the fuel tank straps. Thin EZ line for the rigging.
And on to the fun bit. No easy way to do this. Its very hard to judge the angle for the struts. There is a little downward slope on the wings that complicates matters.
Im sort of fairly happy with that. The double struts over the engines need care and degree of trimming. All of the struts needed a fair bit of cleaning up after separating from the resin block. They were rather buried into the resin with rather vague endings. All adds to the fun.
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15 13 May 2022, 10:19
Robert PodkońskiYou'll see, Mike 😉 Surely, most of the tiny parts will need to be substituted with scratch-build ones...
13 May 2022, 10:34
Mike DanielsFor sure Robert. Yes, some parts are incredibly thin. Having said that, they are probably stronger than the same in regular plastic. More bendy. The really tricky part is separating them from the resin blocks. That's a challenge in itself!
Yes, i must be a bit crazy taking on a pretty complex kit as a first resin build. The 'cage' for the rear gunner i will leave till last. That looks especially scary!
13 May 2022, 12:27
Mike DanielsAll a bit of an experiment really Robert, but i'll give it a good shot. I have a few more pics of progress so far. Its all pretty rough but coming along ok.
13 May 2022, 22:42
bughunterI'm in too!
There is a 3D printed kit in 1:48 now, but the finished bird is too big for me.
14 May 2022, 16:40
Mike DanielsThanks for following. Ill be pleased if i can just get it all stuck together!
15 May 2022, 10:06
bughunterPlease use pins at the wings connections! CA can hold it, but is brittle. So a light movement of the finished model -> small forces on the long wings = crack of the CA!
22 May 2022, 16:44
Mike DanielsThanks bughunter. Too late!! Have stuck them together and so far, so good. Im using Gorilla Cyo Gel, which was recommended for resin. It does seem considerably stronger than the regular stuff. Pinning at 1/72 is pretty difficult. I would probably have ended up just cracking the resin. Fingers crossed!
23 May 2022, 09:24
Ben MHi Mike, I pin with 0.020" (about 0.5mm) brass wire. It adds a lot of strength. and is small enough for 1/72.
23 May 2022, 12:31
bughunterOk Mike. In this case good luck, especially in long term.
I would not trust, but my models have to be robust enough for long street transportation for visiting exhibitions and contests. If you put them into your cabinet it is ok.
If 0.4mm is not possible I add pins of 0.3 or even 0.2mm. And a pin, however thin, is better than none.
23 May 2022, 12:50
Mike DanielsThanks for the advise Ben M and bughunter, its good advice too, and something i will do in the future. For this first resin build i'm just happy to get it stuck together. I may come to regret that decision! I find it really difficult to line up the holes accurately for pinning. It is especially tricky with this kit as each lower wing is in two sections, requiring two lots of pinning - which all need to line up. I prefer a bit of wriggle room.
23 May 2022, 14:21
Erik De SmetMay I recommend you to use Albion alloys nickel Silver rod 0.1 and 0.2 mm p for the rigging of the wings. It is a stiff material, you can actually cut it with scissors and glue it with ca. The main advantage is that it puts no stress on the struts, what happens with Ez line thread.
23 May 2022, 16:52
Mike DanielsNot tried that one before Erik. I might just try that. I sometimes use guitar strings but they do sag somewhat, especially the very thin ones. Im rather hooked on EZ line, although it does have its limitations. Its also flat, rather than round, and prone to twisting, splitting. Nice one. Will look into it. Probably stick with EZ for this fairly complex rigging. ps Not really impressive progress. Been working on it for several weeks. Was not sure if to post in SM as its all a bit of an experiment and highly likely to all go wrong. Im just waiting for the wings to snap!!
23 May 2022, 21:58
bughunterIf you want o avoid this flat EZ line with twisting you can try these "rig that thing", also rubber to avoid stress on the struts but round and available in different sizes (here one example):
High Elastic Rigging Thread (Uschi van der Rosten 4006, No)
24 May 2022, 05:26
