Procopius Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I'm normally loathe to do RFIs, especially when, as in this case, my own clumsiness lets a good kit down, but this is perhaps a special circumstance, as much of the kit in question was a gift. Earlier this year, which seems about a hundred years ago at this point, I built some Polish Spitfires. I guess some people liked the thread, because I got a PM from @GrzeM , who had seen I was interested in building IBG's RWD-8 kit; Grzegorz knows some of the people over at Arma Hobby (now lamentably out of the resin game, though I'm excited to see what they'll do in the plastic kit arena), and he'd showed my build thread to them; they offered to send me their corrected resin wing and engine cowl for the kit, and Grzegorz, who knew I wanted to build a Polish air force model (none of IBG's two, soon to be three boxings of the kit have PAF markings, even though for one, a Polish air force aircraft is the box art!) scrounged around and found some exceedingly rare decals to allow me to build one. All of this was exceptionally kind on the part of everyone concerned, especially seeing as, having seen some of my builds, they knew the end result would not necessarily show their products to advantage. There are a number of errors present here, all of my own making. The only suitable Polish national markings I had were for PZL P.7s and P.11c aircraft, and those are noticeably larger than the ones on the RWD-8. Additionally, I carelessly damaged the serials, which were red, and had to replace them with some WW1 Pegasus RFC serials and the kit RWD.8 rudder markings, which are black and white, respectively. Any other errors you spot are of course also my own. I'm also, as you'll soon see, a poor photographer. Build thread here. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 They Still look good to me ... Enjoyed the build and the talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Very nice work and a very interesting subject, one I know absolutely nothing about. I bet those control cables were fun - yikes! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 That looks fantastic PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 It's excellent, PC, as is the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 It is beautiful Edward, and I would be very proud to produce something of that quality Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I think you have produced a fine display there! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nice table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 But seriously folks, That's a lovely model. You have captured the elegance and delicacy that run through many 30s designs. Cheers Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Excellent little craft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A beautiful little model! Very, very nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A lovely model at the end of an interesting WiP - good job PC, she's a little beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 She looks great to me! martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Looks great PC. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Superb modelling skills on display there. A very interesting and attractive aircraft that looks to have Tiger Moth, Auster and Stampe DNA. BTW, excellent photography, with good diffused lighting . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 That looks excellent, and far more successful than my one and only foray into the world of modelling with resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nothing wrong with that. Great model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) Good to see the RWD finished! Not bad at all! The black numbers on the fuselage are very probable. Excellent idea to present it with the Polish squadron Spitfire - it is very probable that Spitfire's pilot got primary flight training in Poland on the RWD-8 which was most numerous basic trainer in my country, something like Tiger Moth in UK. Edited November 15, 2017 by GrzeM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 She's a real head turner. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Breathtaking! Much nicer than my Misterkit version! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Very nice indeed Edward. Now that I've seen it on a decent sized screen, it really does match up to first impressions, more than so in fact. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldone Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I like it. Looks really nice.. you have made a good job of building it.You have me hooked on trying on of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Simply lovely PC Thank you for sharing it in a difficult time You da man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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