Alan Sannazzaro Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Excluding 1/350 aircraft for ships, this is possibly the smallest model I have completed. This is the excellent Valom 1/144 Sopwith Pup. The moulding is very crisp. It includes a cockpit, which is very small and didn't quite fit without a shave around the edges. It includes 4 markings options, which give a variety colour options. The wing struts, and landing gear are photo etch, which was really easy to use in this scale. I frayed 'Rig-it', which is a lycra thread, down to a single thread and used super glue to apply the rigging. It took about 3 hours to rig. I'm pretty impressed with the model. It was a 3 day build. Now, Back to something full sized. Regards,Alan 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny jaguar and the jets Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Lovely! A fine example of "small is beautiful"! The rigging is very neat and the colours look good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Blinking eck!! rigged as well? I have enough trouble doing one many times that size . Great finish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Really nice Micro Modelling there, if it wasn`t for the tin I`d have thought it was bigger, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'll let George give you my reaction: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Crikey!!! Do a pair of Japanese sniper's glasses come with the kit? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangi01 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Oh I see what you did there Alan, nice job on the oversize tins of paint, just can't figure out how you got a BIG hand! Seriously, awesome little Pup there, I am sure you must have been cross-eyed at the end of your 3 hour session. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Lambess Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Having seen this in the flesh, I thought it looked amazing ! I almost needed an electron microscope to see the rigging ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Beautiful. The more I see of these Valom kits the more I feel the need to build a micro-air force. I have a lot of 144 in my life but nothing, absolutely nothing, that small. Yet. Great job, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Awesome.I can barely rig in 1/48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Wow, what a jewel of a model - excellent work Alan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Watchmaker madness! I'm impressed no end… Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellarfrog Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 very impressive and very clean finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_7713 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Such a cute little plane. Amazing work! Edited April 12, 2016 by johnny_7713 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Amazing work. Very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Sannazzaro Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Thanks for the nice comments everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 God bless your eyesight. I'm left speechless.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 That's just a bit beyond nice Alan, bluddy wonderful gets closer. That rigging would do credit to a 1/48 aircraft, sure you haven't got a specially trained spider in your hobby room. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 LOL, that's unbelievably brilliant ! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 A miniature work of art. Beautiful. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Excellent work. A really clean and neat little build! Great job on the rigging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thought it was a typo at first when I saw the scale. My word, micro modelling at its best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Amazing work! How on earth did you rig that??! I think I'd struggle to rig anything smaller than 1/32!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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