John Masters Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 This is looking to be another wonder from you, Moa. Also, an excellent vac-form tutorial. As someone who is fearful of these kinds of kits, you spell it out very clearly so as to avoid panic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Hi Moa Sorry I am late. As said previously, another very interesting subject and very informative thread. Great work so far fella. Thanks for sharing. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Nice work Moa! Progressing nicely! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 The interior of the fuselage sides is painted: More detailing work: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 I had to enlarge the out-of-scale provided plan 115% in order to get a real 1:72 plan where to base measures; for example, the track of the floats: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Tabs, the friends of the vacuformed kit builder: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Nearly time to close her up. looking good. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Courageous said: Nearly time to close her up. looking good. Stuart That's right, Stuart: Last dry run: And glued together: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 Engine top cover and horizontal stabilizer in place: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Nice work! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 If the general assembly is showing a good progress, let's not forget that this model will require a very complex painting and decaling job. In fact, the whole build, with its challenges -as it has-, is only a canvas for the decoration to follow: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Looks excellent. I've done Broplan's HE-4 and a IVL-22, both in the same family as this aircraft. There's something about Broplan vacform kits. They just seem 'right'. Am I alone in being very fond of this brand? Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Hi, An interesting built. I built IVL when it was released close to twenty years ago. What I recall from it was a missing strut between float and fuselage close to the trailing edge and flat wing when looked from ahead. I tried to get feeling that the wing has it's thickest point in the middle but I didn't manage with this correction very well. Maybe some day I give it another try? As others say I have too found Broplan kits pretty nice to built among vacs. Cheers, AaCee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) On 6/24/2018 at 10:08 AM, AaCee26 said: Hi, An interesting built. I built IVL when it was released close to twenty years ago. What I recall from it was a missing strut between float and fuselage close to the trailing edge and flat wing when looked from ahead. I tried to get feeling that the wing has it's thickest point in the middle but I didn't manage with this correction very well. Maybe some day I give it another try? As others say I have too found Broplan kits pretty nice to built among vacs. Cheers, AaCee Hi AaCee You are correct. The kit is missing two struts, but fortunately Tiger didn't have those (I will post images later when I am at my desktop). They go from the float to a position on the wing -marked on the wing lower surface as a dimple, by the way. The problem with the wings is true. I attempted to cut an ad-hoc spar, but the only thing it did was to push the lower surface down, thus deforming the airfoil, so I didn't use it at the end. A bent the wing parts with my hands until I got at least something of that needed shape when seen from the front. This is a noticeable fault of the kit. Probably like you and others, I have built a large number of vacs of all qualities and brands. The most satisfactory for me were Rareplane from the late Gordon Stevens and Khee-Kha Art Products from Lars Opland. Broplan ones are (and again, this is always a bit subjective) somewhere in the middle, but above Contrail in my view, for example. I feel the same subjective fondness for (injected plastic) Heller kits, yet they are not a paradigm of modeling jewellery themselves either. Cheers Edited July 12, 2018 by Moa to correct typo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Tiger did not have (others did) these additional struts going from float to the wing. In any case, they are missing from the kit, as far as I can tell: Edited June 24, 2018 by Moa problems with the links, yet again, they wouldn't convert to images. Fixed itself somehow after several tries. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Primer airbrushed: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 White is airbrushed, since it will be the background of several areas: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I seem to be falling in love with these little float planes. So much so, I snapped up an old Airfix S6B at the weekend for a couple of £. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 13 hours ago, Courageous said: I seem to be falling in love with these little float planes. So much so, I snapped up an old Airfix S6B at the weekend for a couple of £. Stuart Yes, Stuart, that's not doubt affordable fun. I have sinned myself long ago: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Very nice. Keeping my 'eyes peeled' now for a Supermarine S4 in 1/72 now but think I'll be waiting a while...now look what you've done Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Courageous said: Very nice. Keeping my 'eyes peeled' now for a Supermarine S4 in 1/72 now but think I'll be waiting a while...now look what you've done Stuart Hi Stuart I take it that you did see the Airframe vacuformed kit of the Supermarine S.4 that was with that bunch I just purchased: 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Yes I did.... Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 The wings and horizontal tail are painted CDL underneath (they will be light grey on top). The floats on a medium grey: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, Courageous said: Yes I did.... Stuart If I see another I'll let you know. I'll put a word with Jeff and Liz at Rare Planes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Cheers Moa. Any ideas about an S5? Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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