Stanley Ipkiss Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 Hello! About 1,5 month ago I started working on PZL P.37 model. The Mastercraft's kit is quite old and it's not very detailed. PZL 37 is a Polish Air Force and polish aviation legend. The competition on our polish forum was a good occasion to get that model on workshop. I want to put as much details as I can. Lots of them I'll have to make myself but Part's photoetched sheets are very helpful. Together (Part and my hands ) we can make a nice looking model I hope As I said I'm working on Los for about 6 weeks. Thats why I'll put some old pics and after that I'll post images straight form the workshop desk. Okay here are some photos showing building process: First I started to improoving the tail, from that... to that Then I "pchotoetched" the inner part of fuselage After that there was alot of detailing work Recently I started working on wheel bay. I made it totally scratchbuilt. It's quite hard place because lack of photos showing that part. Sometimes I had to improvise. Now I have to make same looking wheel bay for another wing. That will be tough! Feel free to leave comment and hints Cheers Stanley
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 That PE set is amazing and so is the way you are working it. Are you using CA for the big fuselage sections or white glue? You know, this is one fuselage that shouldn't ever be closed up.
woody37 Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 Wow, impressive start. That throttle quadrant is in an unusual place, although it does give the crown jewels some additional protection in the event of a head on attack !!
MakingModelsAgain Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 Looking amazing so far and that PE detail set is quite elaborate indeed!
upnorth Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 WOW! Part doesn't fool around when they make a PE set, do they? That is some amazing stuff, I look forward to seeing what you can add to it.
gfurm Posted December 29, 2011 Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) I built one of those a while ago but I didn't go for Part PE set, just too expensive for me. But it does look great. Do you have replacement canopies to show all that PE or you just going to hide it behind the crappy kit ones? For me it was a very long battle to get it finished. Good luck. Greg Edited December 29, 2011 by gfurm
Killingholme Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 wow- this is superb work. I also own this kit, but the mis-alignment of the moulds makes it almost impossible to build. I have also been embarrassed by the precision demanded by PART photo etch. This is a build thread worth bathing in.
Stanley Ipkiss Posted December 30, 2011 Author Posted December 30, 2011 Hello! Thank you all for comments and good word! It's very motivating per ardua ad ostentationem! I'm using CA glue for all PE parts. About canopies... I'm planning to do my own vacu canopies but I've never tried that before. I can't see any other option. The kit glass is simply worthless so I have to learn about vacu worksmanship very quickly and with good results I have positive feelings but maybe it will bring me down fast. We'll see... Today I finished second wheel bay. I'm very happy that I'm over that. It was quite demanding task. Here are some photos showing the process of buliding: Cheers! Stanley
Ed Russell Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 Excellent work there - I have one (more actually!) of these and you are inspiring me.........
Bertie McBoatface Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 Well done, they look pretty much identical to me.
Stanley Ipkiss Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 Hello! A small update. I made a new panel lines. One half done - 3 to go Cheers Stan
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 That's tidy. Tedious work but worth it.
Stanley Ipkiss Posted January 5, 2012 Author Posted January 5, 2012 Hello! Small update. I painted inner side of fuselage. I tried to combine a colour similar to that found on the bombs feather. The badly destroyed wreck of the Los was found in swamp. Plane hit the ground with big impact and exploded. That's why there are mostly small fragments but because of swamp they are in very good condition. Guys who dig it out could even smell a gasoline after 70 years! Wing: Painted wheel bays: Everything was photographed just after painting. Some finishing touches should give more "life" into it Cheers Stan
MakingModelsAgain Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 This thing is looking amazing! As much as I enjoy WIP threads, I can't wait to see this one in RFI!!!
Moofles Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 That P.E set is a work of art,a nd your gear bays are outstanding, well done sir.
Stanley Ipkiss Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 Hello! Thanks guys! Today I've painted details inside the fuselage. Still it looks little flat but after wash it should be allright Cheers Stan
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Great. Absolutely not look like the 1 / 72. 1/72! Goodness, I'd forgotten that. It looks fine for 1/48.
Stanley Ipkiss Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Hello! Thanks for warm comments Okay, interrior is washed and ready! Now I only have to add machine gun magazines and I'll start preparing to closing the fuselage Cheers Stanley
philp Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 Looking great so far. Have one of these in the stash. Not planning near as much detail as you are doing but will probably borrow a few ideas.
Stanley Ipkiss Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 Hello again! philp I'll be happy if my work help you with your build I've finished the interrior Fuselage suprisingly fits very well so ther will be now problem with putting it together Now no more jokes - I have to make vacu nose Cheers Stanley
MakingModelsAgain Posted January 8, 2012 Posted January 8, 2012 This thing just keeps getting better and better!
Dave Gibson Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Great work Stan, but . . . if the ailerons are fixed in place, I would say that they are deflected. a little too much. Less is more. Dave.
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