Royaloakmin - What do you mean with commercial nuts and bolts? Im using the parts provided in the kit. In fact, for the smaller parts the kit has a bigger number than needed. This is good because cutting those small hexagons with the trusty knife is a little tricky
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Thanks, Dalibor
Today, I show the cylinders. They are quite small and they have a fair share of nuts and bolts... -
The curved edge of the wing tip looks just perfect, Dalibor
How did you manage to do it? Did you add card parts inside, with the exact shape for the printed parts to glue to? -
There is not a lot of 3D on this model but it is very effective.
Both the statues below the balcony and, of course, the pillars
Nice set of punchers, John -
Hello Mike,
Beautiful model and pictures as well
Is the base part of the kit? The plan shape is just perfect but I'm not so sure about the colour.
I'm already wondering what will come next -
Hello Bruno,
In my view, train subjects lend themselves very well to be modelled in paper. I have some more Modeliks waiting and their newest train (Jupiter) is already firmly on my whish list
Well, time to assemble the parts and add the brakes. As usual, the 'wires' are made from rolled thin paper. It is easier to paint and much easier to glue... -
There is something good about the wheels on this model: they are just 4
I added some red rectangles to cover the spokes. They are visible on the last pictures. -
YY DAD - the engine cowling is not removable, is it? It is a pity to hide such a pretty and well assembled engine
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It is looking great, Dalibor I'm not reading but I'm looking
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@ John - that's what I call good humour
Well, let's go to the final riveting chapter. I mean, before the next one -
@ Royaloakmin - It depends. For the black rivets, I use black paper, usually with double thickness, and there is no need to paint. For the red and greenish rivets, as well as for all the bolts, I have to paint the edges. It is tedious but easy. Hopefully, todays pictures are revealing
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The main structure is complete. It still needs a lot of parts with truckloads of rivets...
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Thanks, Chris and Royaloakmin
I'm quite sure this is a gook kit. Modelik has progressed a lot in train subjects since the T2-71...
I also have the Freudenstein (and others ;)) waiting but opted for this one because it is a bit more colourful.
The work starts with the structure and, inevitably, the rivets. -
Well, yes, I'm back to trains and to Modelik. They have an amazing range of train subjects, most of them fairly recent and definitely interesting.
The Borsig Bn2t should keep me happy for quite a while. It has something close to 738 parts and I'm quite sure that it will need at least as many rivets...
Let's start with the usual, lo-resolution, pictures of the kit. -
Thank you all for the very kind words
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Thank you all for the comments
The next model will not be a plane. It will be one of Modelik's nice train kits - Borsig Bn-2t. I hope to see you there as well -
The second picture is very revealing, Mike. I wonder how nasty it would look without glue. A good thing is to have proper access from below to glue the slices together. That was not the case on St. Basilius and I had to open a hole in the bottom of every dome. You too, I guess...
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Hello, John,
I built this one back in 2004. It is not Schreiber's best kit but it is worthwhile. It might look prettier and still manageable at 1/160. I'd say the same for the Krantor Danzig / Gdansk Crane Tower.
For you, it will be a piece of cake -
I was sure that you would like this model, John. It makes a change from the sometimes repetitive parts in a cathedral.
Congratulations and I'm already looking to see your next one -
...and the last ones. See you in the next model
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Some lateral views...
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Well, the model is complete
I'd like to give a big 'thumbs up' for Halinski, for producing such a good kit, and to thank you all for the all the comments along the way
Some of the pictures are retouched in the tail section, for the usual reasons... -
Hello, Wiesel. Nice to hear from you
Today, I show the last construction pictures, for the canopy.
I used the Halinsky accessory and it is a good one. My only criticism goes to the longitudinal upper edges, which should be curved with a smaller radius. I had to cut bits of the inner parts for them to fit inside.
Not too serious... -
Thanks, Dalibor, but believe me - Halinski did a great job with this kit and that is most helpful
The wing/fuselage fillets are usually tricky and often a nightmare but not in this case. Just curve the parts, check the fit, put glue on and that's it! -
Thanks, Henni and theppf
@ Yu - it is so nice not have you back Not just for a small visit, I hope
Well, moving on with the wings. I'm not very happy with the wingtips. The small slits to try to achieve double curvature remain too visible
It would be a good idea if publishers don't mark those little cuts with black lines... -
@ Rutzes - thanks for your comment I like to play by the rules, whether I like them or not...
@ Dansls - I used the same method to fix the landing gear wells. The only problem is to avoid overlapping the auxiliary card parts with the wing structure. -
@ John in fact, this card template also works as a shelf :). A narrow one, with just 0,5mm
The air filter is a rather complicated and small assembly. I choose to let the doors partially open. -
Today's first picture shows a little trick to ease the gun recesses assembly. A bit of card is often very useful to put glue on...
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Hello John,
I agree when you say this is a challenging model. The problem is not on the sub-assemblies but rather on putting everything together. Sometimes, the 'inside' looks a bit bigger than the 'outside' on ID kits. Your outside - in approach to this large section may well be the best one! -
Thanks, Royaloakmin
Well, I had to censor a couple of pictures, for obvious reasons :(... -
Many thanks for your comments
After the rather tedious exhausts, it is time to start putting everything together. -
The main landing gear was a piece of cake Somewhat to my surprise, it proved easy to roll the reasonably thick paper. It would be a lot harder with GPM thicker paper...
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The fuselage radiator is a bit tricky because the lateral walls should be gently curved at the fuselage junction. That is not clear in the drawings but it is rather easy to solve latter.
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The wing radiators are integrated with the flaps. They have some more parts, easy to assemble.
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Thanks, Zaphod
After the colourful rudder, I went to the wing radiators. Once again, I think Halinski did a very good job. The colour effects are great and the fit is just fine! -
Getting a resonably curved leading edge on the horizontal tail is a bit tricky. It might be easier if part W9d extended up to the leading edge...
Well, that's what I managed to get. -
I'm looking, andreask Not reading, but looking
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hmmm, those domes without glue would be ... doomed
21 to go
One thing I like in the big pictures is that you can see the dot print pattern. The smooth junction of the slices, as well -
Mike,
It is so nice to see you here I went back to remember that our first 'talk' was in 2002, on Saul Jacobs magazine!
Your participation here means another great chance to discuss some technicalities, something that I and John, amongst others, love to do.
I agree with you that glossy paper is not the best choice for the wooden church. 22 domes is, well, 12 more than on Leon's St. Basilius And I bet these ones are, on average, smaller...
As to die cut models, I agree 99%. The 1% remaining is for the Pristontale Archer that only took me a weekend to assemble. Precision was not really needed there. Whenever it is, well, that's for the 99%
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Glad you like it, Stephan
More is coming Namely, flaps and ailerons. Contrary to what happened on the F-117, these ones have a proper structure inside and that makes construction much easier.