JWM Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Very impressing result indeed! The Broplan vacus in general are of rather very good quality in the class of vacus, but you mooved it to another space. Cogratulations J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 This is wonderful! I love flying boats, I love scratch-building and I love the era - so, no chance not to love your model, Roger 😀 Cheers, Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 That is gorgeous, Roger. She is a testament to your great work. . I'm not brave enough to try a vac form! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Moa said: This is an example of extraordinary craftsmanship and research, showing superb skills and dexterity. The sheer complexity of the subject and the level of detail achieved are mind-blowing. The finish is impeccable and your talent Roger is truly admirable. As you well know I was born in Argentina, which to me adds yet another layer of joy. Congratulations, the result is an example of model building to the highest level. I am glad that you finally started to show your outstanding creations, that I have known and enjoyed for years. Don't be shy and please show your other jewels. The modelers here will surely be grateful, although most likely -like myself- will look at their own hands in dismay as utterly inadequate instruments 😁 Cheers Thanks ! I thought you would 'dig it'. It was a fairly challenging project, but I stayed the course and got there in the end. Biggest problem was the engine nacelle installation. Had to make a precision jig to hold the nacelles in the correct location relative to the fuselage/wing to get all the strut lengths. But even doing that it was tough getting all 8 strut ends each side to touch simultaneously.....kind of like levelling a table on 8 legs ! Then, getting the 8 pins in the strut ends (with glue on) all into their respective holes in the right sequence without marking the paint was pretty nerve-wracking and not something I care to repeat any time soon. Was only ever going to build the Argentine version, which has more interesting markings than the Italian versions, imo. Plus, the River Plate has a certain significance for us British. Don't know much about Argentine civil aviation, but I like their old naval aircraft with the yellow wings and anchor insignia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 15 hours ago, JWM said: Very impressing result indeed! The Broplan vacus in general are of rather very good quality in the class of vacus, but you mooved it to another space. Cogratulations J-W Thanks, J-W. Broplan kits are better than 1970s/80s vacforms for sure, but still have their problems. The plastic is too thin, so you need to provide lots of internal structure, or the joints split whenever you get hold of them and they flex. Plus, the hull halves were asymmetric and the 'sponson' was 1,5mm higher on one side than the other ! Which took a lot of effort to rectify and I couldn't eliminate completely, so the beaching trolley had to be made slightly asymmetric to suit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 11 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: That is gorgeous, Roger. She is a testament to your great work. . I'm not brave enough to try a vac form! Martin Thanks ! I started building vacforms very young, in the 1970s when there wasn't much choice. They improved my skills enormously and were a stepping stone to scratchbuilding, as I had to learn to scratchbuild all the smaller parts as there was no aftermarket back then. You do need lots of patience and to be prepared for a long haul. But the end result is always worth it...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Josh G said: VERY very cool; I love Latin American aircraft; is this plane featured in the book Axis Aircraft in Latin America by Hikoki Publishing? Yes it is (fairly briefly, but worthwhile). That is a really great book and one of my favourites from the past few years. The title is a bit of a misnomer as the content is 50/50 military and civil. It's stuffed full of exotic, but great, modelling subjects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 That really is an exceptional models as all above have commented. Thanks so much for sharing the images - I can only stare and admire your skills, research and finishing. I'll get back to organising my butterfly collection now and put my stash up for sale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Well, I don't think I have any superlatives capable of expressing how good that is! I've never built a vac-form (and not likely to in the future) but I appreciate how much work goes into one - especially one this good. Astonishing workmanship and application to the task over many, many hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Roger Holden said: Thanks ! I started building vacforms very young, in the 1970s when there wasn't much choice. They improved my skills enormously and were a stepping stone to scratchbuilding, as I had to learn to scratchbuild all the smaller parts as there was no aftermarket back then. You do need lots of patience and to be prepared for a long haul. But the end result is always worth it...... I will just contend myself with building injection moulded kits, its As much as my patience can bear ;)....... Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Brilliant ! Really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Outstanding modelling skills and photography, congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stromness Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Inbelievable attention to detail! Even the trolley wheels are weighted - and subtly! 🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 That is really beautiful. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hi Roger, Wow this is awesome! I nearly missed it but I'm so glad I didn't, the level of detail and quality of the finish are right up there with the best I've seen here on Britmodeller, or anywhere else for that matter! I'm particularly impressed by the interior details and the fineness of the aerials which I've not seen done as well in this or any other scale. What did you use? Let's hope there are lots more from you on here in the near future. Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 What a great build! I love these airliners from the 20s and 30s! Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 What more can be said? 😀 That beast is just beautiful, and a level of workmanship that I could never attain! What a model airplane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Turbofan said: I'm particularly impressed by the interior details and the fineness of the aerials which I've not seen done as well in this or any other scale. What did you use? Uschi elastic thread. First time I've used it; the aerial configuration is as difficult as it gets and I realised I would have to try something different. Even so, it was very challenging and I had to go and lie down in a darkened room afterwards. Not sure how elastic material lasts over time.......fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I've been familiar with Roger's work for over 30 years, and they always have been, 'as good as it gets' Superlatives aren't super enough. John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I agree with everyone else - this is a beautiful model. Thank you for sharing you work (at last!) Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Roger, That is an incredible example of model building of an aircraft of which I was totally unfamiliar; being a vacform, what you have done is all the more remarkable. At first look, I was thinking this was another of @Moa's mini-masterpieces, but the absence of a lavatory told me otherwise! You, sir, are a model builder, not an assembler, all the more difficult a project, considering getting an immacuate silver finish on a vacform. Well done! Mike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Wowsers, and such a rare subject also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 What a beaut! What a plane! What a build! I'm at loss for words! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Wow, just noticed this, better late then never, beautiful modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, 72modeler said: At first look, I was thinking this was another of @Moa's mini-masterpieces, but the absence of a lavatory told me otherwise! You, sir, are a model builder, not an assembler, all the more difficult a project, considering getting an immacuate silver finish on a vacform. Well done! Mike Thanks. The lavatory is in there.....just not the paper holder. Never saw drawings of an Italian paper-holder. You are quite correct about the silver/ vacform problem. Fill, sand, polish; fill, sand, polish; ad nauseum , until you can see your face in it. Then rough it up a bit so the paint will stick.... Then, paint, polish; paint, polish..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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