Moonlighter Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) My build for this GB is this kit I found on Ebay while looking for something I'd never come across before. Should be an interesting build, I think. I've also got myself a PE set from Part in Poland, and a Yahu control panel as another option. Not too many parts, and they look pretty good. Not sure about the deep lines on the floats though...a bit "padded cell": Also not many decals for a 1/48 kit. 1930s aircraft had fewer markings though, I guess. Only one page of instructions, along with a black and white painting guide: Thanks for looking in - I'm excited to join in the GB as I've not joined one for ages. I've made a start on the fully PE cockpit so far, but I'll post that later on. Let the fun begin! Edited September 24, 2019 by Moonlighter 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Looks like a promising lil kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Nice! I've got those same bits in the stash. The land version went together reasonably well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Looks interesting and as you some of those panel lines are a bit 'padded cell'. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 21 hours ago, Moonlighter said: My build for this GB is this kit I found on Ebay while looking for something I'd never come across before. Should be an interesting build, I think. I've also got myself a PE set from Part in Poland, and a Yahu control panel as another option. Not too many parts, and they look pretty good. Not sure about the deep lines on the floats though...a bit "padded cell": Also not many decals for a 1/48 kit. 1930s aircraft had fewer markings though, I guess. Only one page of instructions, along with a black and white painting guide: Thanks for looking in - I'm excited to join in the GB as I've not joined one for ages. I've made a start on the fully PE cockpit so far, but I'll post that later on. Let the fun begin! Looks fun. Never seen one of these before. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Hi Moonlighter! Welcome to the GB! Very interesting aircraft, looking forward to seeing it built! Good luck! Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Thanks for all the replies, I hope the build doesn't disappoint! So like I said, I made a start on the PE cockpit. It's all quite fiddly, and the instructions are not very clear as usual. Also there isn't much online in the way of reference material, so I'll just have to make an educated guess at the positioning of some parts. Anyway, here's what I've done so far: Edited September 30, 2019 by Moonlighter 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Great start with the PE cockpit! Very well done so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Please excuse the radio silence - I've not had a lot of bench time recently, but finally managed to get the cockpit pretty much done. The fiddliest part was holding the side frames in place to glue them, but I managed to lean them up against a bottle while I lined up the floor section. In the absence of any reference photos, I just painted it with Vallejo Metal Color dull aluminium. I'll have a go at fashioning some seat-belts out of masking tape, though I'm not sure what configuration they would have been in, so it'll just be guesswork. Edited October 25, 2019 by Moonlighter 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 That looks very nice if a little fragile. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 48 minutes ago, Courageous said: That looks very nice if a little fragile. Stuart You're not wrong! I hold my breath any time i'm near it. Can't wait till it's glued in place! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Excellent work on the cockpit! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Great work so far Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 It seems I'm not taking as many photos as I normally do. Since my last update I've buttoned up the fuselage and built up the wings and pontoons. Here's a photo of some seam work being done on the fuselage - just a bit of vallejo plastic putty which I'll sand down once it's fully dried out. Not too many issues so far, I'm just trying to do a better job than I normally do on the seams. I actually think I'll be ready to paint soon - I figure I'm best to paint the wings and pontoons separately from the fuselage. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Here are the subassemblies ready for primer: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I'm just catching up with this one Moonlighter. Your PE cockpit looks superb and hopefully will be nice and visible when all is done. Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Primer and paint, that's what we like to see. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Wow this is coming along a treat. Given the size of this kit, and how its turning out im amazed we haven't seen more of them being built. Thats likely to change after you have finished this one ! Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 With the wife out with a friend tonight I had an incredibly productive evening painting and assembling. Not many photos as I went along, but here are a couple: Quite a big wingspan! The only parts I still need to assemble are the prop and the gun, then add the windscreen. Thanks for the comments so far - and thanks for looking! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Looks like a good result with the fiddly cockpit and all that strutwork to align. I'm not familiar with the type - I had to scroll back to the beginning to see if it is a biplane or not! Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Ooooh this looks lovely, great work so far, cockpit details look great . Keep up the good work All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlighter Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 And just like that, it's finished! Thanks to everybody who had a look and commented. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Wow, ive seen this one for sale but this is the first built one. Congratulations it looks the business Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Nicely detailed kit - I presume the things on the upper wing are what are sometimes called "bench type" aileron tabs? I have heard about them but never seen them before - like the "paddle balances" under the wing of my Clog, yet another early variation on control tabs. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Lovely work, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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