fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 These are all old builds, and in retrospect should have been posted at the beginning of these series. They often represent the first, hesitant steps on scratchbuilding. Here is another from 2007, 12 years ago (original text as posted then): With a Span of 9.2 meters and a length of 6 meters, this cute little plane was designed in Belgium to carry small perishable cargo in short hops (many of the little flowers carried by Poirot in his tussy-mussy were transported by this plane). Its simple lines and somewhat funny proportions make it a very good candidate for scratch. It flew for a short time in 1931 and left us with a smart, chubby and stumpy appearance that is hard to resist. 20's and 30's of are a vast field of aviation glamor, populated with remarkable designs where you can find attractive, lesser known types that can widen the scope of your modeling subjects. I hope the charm of this son of the Golden Era will be for you as attractive as it is for me. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Another goodie, just needed something to show its diminutive stature. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Courageous said: Another goodie, just needed something to show its diminutive stature. Stuart Here compared to a quarter: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 That is one cute little spud! You do more with less than anybody I know. What a collection you have, Moa. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Compared to your others I've seen today, this one seems so... normal. Lovely builds, as usual. Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 That looks like a good starting point for a scratch builder. However looking at yours I find it difficult to believe that this was a starter for you - until I remember the remainder of your builds and then I am not surprised. As Dazy has written, this one seems so normal compared with your other little treasures. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Absolutely lovely! You are right in your header, it is a cute little thing and looks entirely practical - like a Citroen H Van on wings (though that was much later). Nice and simple looking early scratch project there (relatively.) Where did the engine come from? - was that scratch built too? Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, pheonix said: That looks like a good starting point for a scratch builder. However looking at yours I find it difficult to believe that this was a starter for you - until I remember the remainder of your builds and then I am not surprised. As Dazy has written, this one seems so normal compared with your other little treasures. P It is P as you mention a type of plane that lends itself to an easier scratching engineer. And yes, ideally this is where one should start to cut one's teeth..or styrene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Baldy said: Where did the engine come from? - was that scratch built too? Cheers Malcolm Hi Malcolm I believe so. At that time I used to score with an Olfa "hook" blade a rotating styrene rod to create the fins of the cylinders, then cut them and glue them to a block, and add the detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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