Torbjorn Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Hole punch, yes! Control wires are one, thinner than the rest so it can barely be seen. Skis are on, and *almost* all wires. Which is fortunate because I’m struggling to find handholds. The propeller is painted but I will leave it for a few days to give the gloss varnish time to fully cure. I think I’ll spray the whole thing with some varnish to protect it in the meantime. The wee prop boss fret on the other hand has vanished. Edited April 16, 2020 by Torbjorn 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 This one is looking stunning but can understand why you're running out of hand-holds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Col. said: This one is looking stunning but can understand why you're running out of hand-holds! ....plus I keep forgetting what scale it is as well! I go into a panic-frustration attack just thinking about building that! Hat's off to an amazing feat of modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) She’s finished - almost. In the last minute I decided to add some wash to pop the details on the prop boss. The wash is currently drying: The eagle-eyed may notice that the propeller is different from the one she has now in the museum. I based my propeller on old pictures, showing tapered tips and protected by a sheet of unknown material. Pictures in the gallery to follow. Edited April 26, 2020 by Torbjorn 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 Delighted to see this impressive project completed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 wow what an amazing achievement!! She is one impressive looking model and an equally impressive build! To attempt a scratch build like this for a GB is an impressive feat and the finish equals it, well done. It was a huge pleasure to have you along and to follow this build, I do hope you enjoyed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 This is a truly fantastic build! Very impressive. I'm amazed that you even found the time for other entries as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Thanks guys for following along, and I did enjoy it. The more social GB setting with a time limit is a good motivator to speed it up I’ve noticed, and it certainly makes it even more enjoyable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Stupendous build Torbjorn - Absolutely incredible. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Just wow! Excellent stuff! SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Impressive mode building skills! Great result, a model that you can be truly proud of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 It's masterpiece,a very impressive model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Thanks again for the compliments. I have to admit I got a bit hooked, I’m now looking for an excuse to build something with even more sticks and strings. Also a belated to the hosts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Wow that has come out brilliantly. I thought this was a very ambitious project when you started but what a superb result. Excellent piece of work. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Hi Torbjorn! This is really, really great work and very informative thread! There was a mention to Harry Woodman's classic book "Scale Aircraft Models in Plastic Card" can be downloaded for example from here: https://rclibrary.co.uk/title_details.asp?ID=1216 Cheers, AaCee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 AaCee, Colin, Thank you! And thanks also for the link - I did not have a pdf version previously. I’ll take the opportunity to recommend it again for those who hasn’t encountered it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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