[Card Army] FM-2 WILDCAT, 1:33, 2/2021

Quote from Zaphod

Hello Seo,

the lines of the Wildcat are appearing!

What did you do to counter the loose fit? Pic 1647 still shows it, in 1648 it is gone.

Kind regards

Zaphod

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Zaphod,

It turned out that the four grooves needed a lot more length to fill up junctions along the grooves. Still loose fit, though.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Joon Kwon

I’m speechless.

Great work, Seo !

Kudos !

Hey bro.

Where have you been? Is everything all right? I worried a bit since our last texts.

Good to know you are hanging around.

Quote from Seo

A few photos with the engine

  

  

Marcin Dworzecki explained this was the accessory compartment and undercarriage.

Quote from Gerald Friedel

Hello Seo,

your building report is an outstanding great show! Your are even focused to every small modules build up with very small parts.

You build with huge knowledge and patience. This level of skills can be rarely seen. I enjoy your report for every post.

Gerald,

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Since 2008, I have built ~15 WWII fighter models mostly by Halinski (I don't remember the exact number). Through those constructions, I have found and try to improve a couple of interesting skills in order to reduce seams. I believe they are getting better my model by my model and there are still a lot more rooms to improve them. The skills are not very useful other than WWII fighter models by Halinski or Card Army, though. But I am glad I have enough models by Halinsk and Marcin Dworzecki is publishing great model kits at least once a year. It would cover my appetite in modeling up to another 15 years.

The pleasure is also mine and I love your construction report too. Please keep on your great works.

Seo by the Bay

The cockpit construction started.

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#2 family

Quote from Seo

The cockpit construction started.

Walter Tirl

Did you put a tracker or something on this thread? How come you be always the first to 'react' this thread?

Thank you so much

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Spitfire

Hello Seo,

just unbelievable !!!!!

Now I see that this model is not for me

Kind regards from Austria

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No way Kurt.

Surprisingly, the kit is easy to build if you stay in the specification as designed. The fits are great.

You just pay a bit more attention on every part. I guess that's it. It is worth to try.

Quote from Wurst Blossom

Na ja, man könnte den Flieger auch mit eingezogenem Fahrwerk im Flugmodus bauen... Spart bestimmt einen ganzen Monat Frickelei Dann bleibt nur noch das Problem, daß jeder einzelne Zylinder für sich so viele Teile hat, wie anderswo ein ganzer Motor

That's right. You could not build many models like this. But gosh, Marcin Dworzecki publishes once a year.

Now I am getting really excited at Hellcat, that is one of favorites but that I haven't built one.

Quote from Hanni

Wow great!

Sometimes, however, a change of paper is good. We are currently testing glossy paper for the luster of metal such as cars. B..- However, the glue sometimes seems to have an undesirable effect. I myself leave out of bad luck, once stuck with a finger on wall tiles, my fingers from superglue.

Hanni,

Thank you so much for your kind encouragements.

I stopped building models by my own printer. I didnot have right printer and I didnot like the colors.

The offset printed kit are ~$10 to $30. For all the hassle for printing, I might spend a couple of hours. Let's say two hours.

The minimun hourly wage in us is $15. My hours only would cost me ~$30 already. I decided my own printing is not worth.

I remember I tried once to use photo glossy paper. As you pointed out, it was completely messy to use superglue and it was very difficult to fold paper.

I might use the regular 160g paper and then spray transparent glossy paint if glossy finish is required.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Walter Tirl

Hello Seo,

your posts here in this forum is so interesting for me, that I'm always the first to get in touch.

Walter by the Bayerischer Wald

Walter,

Thank you so much for your kind interest in my construction report.

Seo by the Bay

The work for the cockpit

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#4 family

Quote from Black Hole

You are the great Wizard,SEO!

Steffen from the Wood

Thank you so much, steffen.

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#6

Progress check

#7 family

7d was cut into two pieces.

Front assembly and back assembly

Assembly of #7 family

Fit checks

1) Put the back assembly into the position

2) Slide in the front section

It seems OK.

#8 Family

Quote from Joon Kwon

Thanks! I’m doing well.

Many issues to handle at the beginning of the year. I hope to pick up paper sheets soon for my train. Wish me luck.

BTW, GREAT PROGRESS !!

Making me considering air plain after the train.

Sure I will.

I am looking forward to your airplane. F-15 was so great.

Seo by the Bay

Quote from Helmut B.

Fantastically beautiful, Seo!

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement, Helmut.

Quote from Wanni

Seht ihr da Klebenähte bei diesem Teufelsbastler 😈

Mir sind dat zuviele Details , zumindest für 1:33 .

Da sieht man doch am Ende die Hälfte gar nicht ....

Wanni,

That's right. I might not be able to see them.

Even I am thinking of a closed canopy.

It is just feeling of achievement, I guess.

Thank you so much for your kind encouragement.

Seo by the Bay

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#10 famil : Installing the seat

Quote from Marcin Dworzecki

All of the parts in cockpit should be visible after closing with external sheet. I put special attention not to do parts that are invisible after closing cockpit. Still, some of them may be partially obscured.

Understood.

Since you paid special attention on them, I might open the canopy to have a clear view.

I will see how my canopy molding will work out.

Seo by the Bay

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#12 family (under construction)

Quote from Spitfire

without words .....................

Kind regards Kurt

Thank you so much, Kurt.

#12 & #13 families

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