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Ludvík Kružík (KLuK)
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Piper L-4H, SMĚR 1:50 - Czechoslovak Air Force

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40 24 February 2021, 21:17
Alex K
Will follow with great interest.
25 February 2021, 00:37
Ludvík Kružík
I started building a kit. 🙂
25 February 2021, 22:06
Boris B
I have a Free French L4 build in my projects based on the same kit. Your build looks very promising so far. I will definitely follow it !
26 February 2021, 22:24
Ludvík Kružík
Today I made a new fuselage and modified the shape of the wings.
28 February 2021, 23:29
Sergej I
Amazing, rescaling and scratch made add-ons, following with great interest! 👍
3 March 2021, 15:38
Gordon Sørensen
Great scratchbuild work on the Cub! Not sure how much of the original kit you are actually going use...
3 March 2021, 15:50
Ludvík Kružík
So far, I used the wings, the front of the fuselage and the fixed part of the rudder from the original kit ... and engine cylinders. 🙂
3 March 2021, 23:53
Boris B
Did you look at the HobbyCraft kit ? It should be closer to scale, even if it would need modifications too.
4 March 2021, 12:21
Alec K
Jó, tak to je Směrovská klasika (nebo snad Hellerovská?) 👍
4 March 2021, 15:51
Ludvík Kružík
to Boris Belay:
I chose the Směr kit because I have it available. The main reason why I chose this kit was that I participated with it in the group construction of Směr Kits at the Czech Modelforum. The condition for participation is the construction of any kit of the Směr brand. The scope of adjustments is not limited. 🙂
5 March 2021, 11:23
Ludvík Kružík
to Alec K:
Yes it's right. The Piper kit is a cover of the Heller kit with new decals for the Czech versions.
5 March 2021, 11:29
Ludvík Kružík
Piper's adjustments continue. I added details to the surface of the fuselage and wings and sprayed everything with surfacer.
12 March 2021, 10:19
Dietmar Bogatzki
Fantastic job, Ludvik nearly the whole Plane scratchbuild 👍 👍
12 March 2021, 11:52
Alec K
Wow, this is very good work indeed, a superb kit correction with some serious scratch building. I really like the surface detail work (ribs etc) 👍
12 March 2021, 12:53
Ludvík Kružík
Thanks to all! I really enjoy building these old kits.
13 March 2021, 11:06
scalemates
nice 🙂
13 March 2021, 11:42
Ludvík Kružík
Another small progress on the cockpit of Piper ...
20 March 2021, 14:44
Dietmar Bogatzki
👍 👍 👍
21 March 2021, 09:04
Ben M
I see you enjoy a challenge; nice scratchbuilding!
28 March 2021, 21:16
Ludvík Kružík
Yes it's right. I like modifications of old kits. It's the right modeling for me, which brings me joy 🙂
28 March 2021, 21:33
Alec K
Coming along great 👍. Cool modeling stand - is that commercially available?
29 March 2021, 12:20
Ludvík Kružík
Thank you, Alec 🙂
The model stand is made by one modeler in the Czech Republic in his free time. I discovered the stand on the website of the Czech Modelforum. I am attaching a link to these pages here: modelforum.cz/viewto..?f=1016&t=136206
At this link it is possible to get more information about this modeling stand and agree on the production and delivery of the stand directly with the manufacturer.
29 March 2021, 21:26
Alec K
Very cool, thanks much for the info 👍
31 March 2021, 01:55
Ludvík Kružík
You're welcome
2 April 2021, 11:10
Ludvík Kružík
A small shift in work on Piper. I continue to produce small details. I added some pictures to the photo album.
11 April 2021, 19:54
Boris B
Very nice detailed work ! I will keep your build as a reference (even if personnaly I don't mind building a 1/50 scale kit instead ot 1/48). Very nice techniques for scratch-building.
13 April 2021, 11:05
Ludvík Kružík
If the kit was without big mistakes, I wouldn't mind the 1:50 scale too much. But there are so many things to fix that adjusting to a 1:48 scale isn't that much extra work. :-D
13 April 2021, 19:32
Ludvík Kružík
After a short break, I continue working on Piper again. 🙂
20 April 2021, 21:32
Ludvík Kružík
Another small shift 🙂
28 April 2021, 19:09
Erik Leijdens
Amazing scratching Ludvík!
28 April 2021, 19:17
Alec K
Už se z toho klube opravdový éro 😄 👍
28 April 2021, 23:32
Ludvík Kružík
To Alec K:
There will be something to it. When I put the finished parts together without sticking together, it starts to look like Piper. 🙂
29 April 2021, 20:42
Ludvík Kružík
There was a small problem with spraying letters and numbers on the side of the plane, but I'm already working on fixing it.
4 May 2021, 19:16
Alec K
Those engine cover are genius! Rotten luck on those numbers, but looks like you are on the road to recovery 😉
5 May 2021, 12:57
Ludvík Kružík
Repair of markings on the fuselage was successful 🙂 After repairing the marking, I continued to work on the tail surfaces ...
6 May 2021, 19:40
Alec K
It's coming together well Ludvíku. I love that engine detail and the prop 👍
14 May 2021, 11:31
Gordon Sørensen
Great detail, Ludvik! I like the open window and the handles!
14 May 2021, 12:14
Ludvík Kružík
Thank you gentlemen 🙂
14 May 2021, 19:00
Ludvík Kružík
I haven't had much time for modeling lately, and work on Piper is progressing slowly. However, some progress has been made. As time allows, I work on the wing struts and landing gear.
6 June 2021, 21:18
Bruce Huxtable
Opravdu jste šikovný 🙂 I am so impressed with your skills and dedication to getting everything 'just right'.
6 June 2021, 21:52
Ludvík Kružík
Thank you for the compliment. It's a little skill to make model details, but really a lot of patience 🙂
7 June 2021, 20:59
Ludvík Kružík
After a long break, I continue working on Piper. He completed the wing struts and the assembly of control wires on the wings. I added photos from the work process to the photo album.
11 July 2021, 21:09
Alec K
Very nice progress, it's almost done! I like those struts, a lot of great craftsmanship there 👍
11 July 2021, 21:42
Ludvík Kružík
I'm glad you like the model. Until the finals, it remains to make a landing gear and a few details.
14 July 2021, 20:45
Robert Podkoński
I admire your determination and fantastic skills, Ludvik. I have the same model in my stash and now I know it has to wait for a loooong time to be assembled...;)
15 July 2021, 07:36
Ludvík Kružík
Thanks to Robert for the praise! I believe that when you build your Piper, it will be even better than mine. 🙂
16 July 2021, 21:52
Ludvík Kružík
I added new photos to the photo album. Today I made parts for the landing gear.
16 July 2021, 21:59
Alec K
That tail wheel is a kit in itself 👍
17 July 2021, 12:22
Robert Podkoński
You are welcome, Ludvik - your modelling skills are beyond my natural possibilities...and patience 😉 Your detailing is over the top, absloutely.
17 July 2021, 13:15
John
Excellent level of detail - great job.
17 July 2021, 13:17
Ludvík Kružík
to Alec K:
You are right, the rear wheel consists of 7 parts. ... and the complete main landing gear is composed of 20 parts. 🙂
17 July 2021, 15:25
Ludvík Kružík
to Robert:
I am very pleased with your praise! 🙂 🙂 🙂
17 July 2021, 15:27
Ludvík Kružík
to John:
Thank you for your praise, I appreciate it very much.
17 July 2021, 15:29
Alex K
Still calling this a "Směr" model must be the overstatement of the year! 😄 👍 👍
17 July 2021, 15:52
Ludvík Kružík
At least the box and a few parts is Směr 🙂
17 July 2021, 16:01
Bruce Huxtable
You took it in a better Direction for sure ?
17 July 2021, 17:37
Ludvík Kružík
Thank you Bruce! The original set is really bad. A lot of adjustments were needed to get a nice model. I really enjoy this way of building models. It's relaxation for me. In addition, I get a model that (in some cases) no one makes.
18 July 2021, 09:39
Ludvík Kružík
Piper is ready, photos of the finished model are in a separate photo album here: Piper L-4H, SMĚR 1:50 - Czechoslovak Air Force - COMPLETED | Album by KLuK (1:48)
18 July 2021, 10:12
bughunter
Wow - what a huge amount of effort to convert a crude kit into a nice model of a Piper 👍
5 October 2023, 07:08
Ludvík Kružík
Thank you, Frank!

At the time I built my Piper, the SMER kit was the only kit available. I tried spray masks for the first time to create matrix markings. It didn't turn out quite right, but for my display case the result is sufficient.
If I were building a Piper today, I would go the same route as you. I would buy a kit from Special Hobby.
5 October 2023, 07:26
Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.
5 October 2023, 17:10
David Taylor
Amazing work.
5 October 2023, 17:51
Ludvík Kružík
Thank you mates! Glad you like it.
5 October 2023, 21:57

Album info

Although the scale on the box is 1:48, the kit is actually made in 1:50 scale. In addition, this kit is very inaccurate. A lot of the credit for this goes to the hull. It has the wrong shape at the bottom, too short transparent cabin parts, low fuselage between the end of the cabin glazing and the rudder...).
That's why I decided for a challenging rebuild with lots of sktrath - buil parts.
In the end, I used only the wings, the front fuselage, the upper transparent part of the cabin and the vertical tailplane to build the model from all the kit parts. And I modified these parts so that I could use them. All the other parts I made from scratch new.
And when I started such a demanding modification, I also adjusted the size of the model to 1:48 scale. With such a large scale of work, it wasn't even much extra work.

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1:50 Piper Cub L-4 (Směr 122)

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