Very very nice works!!!
Seo by the Bay
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Very well done. The cone looks so~~~~~~ great.
Seo by the Bay
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Very nicely done. Great.
Seo by the Bay
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The surface of the tail section
The frame assembly is inserted and postioned.
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The fuselage work continues at the tail section
For the ease of assembly, I divided the tail section frame into two assemblies.
Tail landing gear
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Hi Seo,
Good to see you working on this Halinski diamond. I builded it in 2009-2010 (following the instructions step by step - I know that you have your own ideas on this point
).Maybe my construction report will help you (among many others on this and other sites) to make your build a success.
Kind regards,
J.C.
JC,
Thank you very much for your comment.
Of course I had seen your report and you had done great works. I believe that it would be a great help.
Through my beginning of a few Halinski's WWII fighters, I had seen that it would be very difficult to build a clean model since Halinski's kits regularly have tight fits. You miss one section and the balance and symmetry of the model fail painstakingly. Especially frames were troublesome and they didn't go well with fits due to thick cardboard cutting. That was when I started experimenting surface first & frame insertion later. After handful of trial and error, the new assembly method seemed working and I could do even cross-sectionally round shaping part. And it also became a great fun to organize my own assembly order even though the new order required modification of frames sometimes.
Thank you.
Seo by the Bay
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The front section of the fuselage starts forming.
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In einer längst vergessenen Epoche .....
... tief unter dem Berg der Hexen und Zwerge ....
.... wurde einst ein geheimnisvolles Messer geschmiedet, welches selbständig perfekte Löcher schnitt...
Zuerst bekamen es die Holländer und die Schweizer, um damit Löcher in ihren Käse zu schneiden.
Aber erst letzte Woche kam ein junger Mann aus Amerika, aus der Bay Area in den Besitz dieses Heiligtums....
Jetzt ratet mal, wer das war ....
Wanni,
I love your humor so much.
Did you study it somewhere?
Seo by the Bay
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Hello Seo,
This is also my pattern do the annoying things first.
That's absolutely light. Annoying things should be always first to handle.
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Hello Seo,
well you have got one numbing operation out of the way first. The brakes look perfect !
Kind regards
Zaphod
I know I am a weirdo in following the instruction.
The plan is
1) finishing up the front fuselage (surface)
2) working on the back section of fuselage (surface and frame)
3) making a cockpit
4) assembling the center section of the main wing
5) putting stabilizers
6) forming a cowling and engine
and 7) going back to the remaining section of the main wings.
We'll see whether it would work.
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Hi Seo,
the Cote d´Azur is a part of the french coast at the mediteranian sea.
There are places like Cannes and Monte Carlo.
Greetings to the bay,
Wiwo
the Mediterranean sea ... Monte Carlo ... Great
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Hi Seo
may i try to translate Wanni:
Again, this is unbelievable ( an-bee-liewebell) what this god of card modeling created
I think so , too
CU and greetings from the Cote d´Azur
Robi
Robi,
Where is Cote d´Azur? It looks beautiful. I like the narrow path in the photo.
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Hi Seo
may i try to translate Wanni:
Again, this is unbelievable ( an-bee-liewebell) what this god of card modeling created
I think so , too
CU and greetings from the Cote d´Azur
Robi
Dat is ja ma wieder an-bee-liewebell, wat dieser Bastelgott da zusammengebaut hat, ne ....
Der kann wat ....
Hi Seo,
DeepL struggles when you don't adhere to grammar and spelling rules, but you guessed right:
Johannes
Wanni, Johannes and Robi,
Thank you so much for your kind translation. I wish I could at least read German for better communication.
I like Wanni's fun joke about 'this model making god' or 'this god of card modeling'.
Thank you so much for your kind encouragement and help.
Seo by the Bay
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Hello Seo,
an excellent choice. The Dauntless is an attractive plane which goes together very well.
When I built her I fumbled the slats at the front of the wings so badly that I needed another kit, so you might want to take care there.
The countless holes in the dive brakes tax one´s patience, still I prefered to cut them one by one with a Martor 680 blade. Punching has to be 100% perfect to match the two sides and it leaves a rim around the holes which is not to my liking.
Kind regards
Zaphod
Zaphod,
Cautious on slats. Got it. Thank you so much.
To cut out the holes, I think I used a similar tools. 30 degree blades from NT. NT has a art knife which could hold a regular 30 degree blade. A lot cheaper solution.
Seo by the Bay
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The fuselage work started from the front.
W8b, 46d, 46c, 46b...
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The work for dive brakes continues.
And finally they are done.
Leaving a mountain of circles.
The dive brakes were glued to form both sides.
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Dieter, Kurt, Wiwo, Zaphod, Hajo, Kartonskipper,
Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.
I planned to build a Card Army P-40E but it seemed boring since I had built two P-40Es before.
Courageously, I am going to start the Dauntless.
Seo by the Bay
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Dat is ja ma wieder an-bee-liewebell, wat dieser Bastelgott da zusammengebaut hat, ne ....
Der kann wat ....
Wanni,
I don't get it. DeepL translate failed translation.
I believe that you liked my Me 262.
Thank you very much.
Seo by the Bay.
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My next model is SBD-3 Dauntless 1-2/2006 1/33 (Halinski). This is one of the classics by Halinski Publishing during its rose days. It has been one of the top ones in my wish list for a while. I have been hesitant due to its dive brakes. A lot of holes.... A lot. I had thought there might be better ways to handle these holes like drilling or punching. It tuned out that cutting with an art knife would work.
I checked who had tried the Dauntless for the last 16 years and there have been many. Obviously this has been a famous kit as well as one of the most difficult kits due to its curved pairing (main wings), 'WPS' cowling, dive brakes, multi part assembly for a vertical stabilizer and a large cockpit. I could not estimate how long it would take to complete it but I believe it would be a lot of fun ahead. Please feel free to add your comment or advice or recommendation or whatever, that would help me to finish the Dauntless.
As a start, a lot of holes are cut out.
A half is done now. The other half starts.
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Now it is parked in its hanger.
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After the assembly of small parts, now Me 262B-1a/U-1 is done. It took about nine months to finish.
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And here we go.
Now a handful of parts are left. They could be done in a day or two.
It is time to think about a next model.
By the way, the antenna is not permanently glued down. It could be removable. I might move it around and the fixed antenna could be damaged anytime.
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The "antler" antennas for a radar
Colored and partly assembled.
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The landing gear bay doors at the center side
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The drop fuel tank holders
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Hallo über den großen Teich in die Bay von San Francisco?!
Klar, mag ich Deine Schneidematte; und Deine Bauausführung erst; aber ich denke, Du hast verstanden, was ich im Scherz gemeint hatte? Nur kritisieren ist nicht meine Sache; hier ein paar Fotos, wie ich in meinen Berichten die Modelle und ihre Baufortschritte darstelle; ist doch ganz einfach - eine große Pappe, die nicht zu stark mit dem Modell kontrastiert und gut; kein Aufwand aber ein besseres Ergebnis; dass hat der Aufwand immer verdient und der Leser bekommt auch den Respekt, den er verdient hat; meinst Du nicht?
Hello across the pond to San Francisco Bay?!
Sure, I like your cutting mat; and your construction first; but I think you understood what I meant in jest? Just criticizing is not my thing; here are a few photos of how I show the models and their construction progress in my reports; it's quite simple - a big cardboard that doesn't contrast too much with the model and good; no effort but a better result; that the effort always deserves and the reader also gets the respect he deserves; don't you think? So go on and keep the good work running ...
Kind regards and I didn't want to interfear ...
kartonskipper
I know what you meant.I am just a lazy paper model lover.
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The right back wheel is assembled too.
The landing gear bay door for the front wheel
Now all the wheels are installed.
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The left back wheel is assembled.
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Moin Seo,
ich bin noch nicht so weit mit meinem Nachtjäger gekommen; aber wenn Du einmal einen Hintergrund für Deine tollen Basteleien brauchst, dann lasse es mich wissen; soviel Mühe beim Modellbau und dann so nachlässig beim Präsentieren; daß ist für mich nicht kongruent!
Moin Seo,
I haven't gotten that far with my night fighter yet; but if you ever need a background for your great tinkering, let me know; so much effort in model building and then so careless in presenting it; that's not congruent for me!
But I'm sure you're nail it; see ya later SeoRegards kartonskipper
You don't like my cutting mat.And thank you very much for your offer.
That's right I might need a small photo booth or backdrop, which I don't have a plan yet.
Or I used to use the Photoshop to edit photos, which requires too much effort.
Hmmm....
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The landing gear bay doors
Total 8 doors
The two front wheel doors
and 3 pairs of the back wheel doors
The center side of each back wheel door needs 17 pieces to complete.
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The back wheels
