AltcarBoB Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) I am building a PZL 50 from the cruddiest kit I have seen since I built the Avia B35 which was unbelievably even worse. 21 parts on one sprue and that includes the canopy which I think is moulded from recycled urine sample bottles which still had the contents in them. The instructions could only be simpler if it was a slip of paper that said glue all parts together and paint. IMG_20200130_191114538 by Stuart, on Flickr I started with the propeller, the spinner looked a bit small so I drilled a hole in some 2mm plasticard and glued it on to thicken it up a bit IMG_20200131_151717463 by Stuart, on Flickr IMG_20200131_205838939_HDR by Stuart, on Flickr I started on the fuselage and quickly realised the fuselage didnt have any wheel wells so I had to drill, Dremel and file out some wells only problem I wish I had spotted this before I glued the fuselage together which made it a lot fiddlier. IMG_20200131_174045539 by Stuart, on Flickr IMG_20200131_205146122 by Stuart, on Flickr The fuselage was horribly uneven with dips and even some of the cockpit surround missing so far its taken lots of filing a fair bit of filling with plenty more to come IMG_20200131_205205767 by Stuart, on Flickr The engine was a very dull plain moulding so I have decided to add some pushrod tubes and rocker boxes IMG_20200131_211448485_HDR by Stuart, on Flickr Edited January 31, 2020 by AltcarBoB 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 More work on the wheel wells making the lining out of thin plasticard IMG_20200201_000511929_HDR by Stuart, on Flickr IMG_20200201_000431846 by Stuart, on Flickr An example of how rubbish this kit is you dont even get wheel well covers which I am cutting out of plasticard again IMG_20200201_135339604 by Stuart, on Flickr Next job is to make a cockpit interior out of you guessed it plasticard yep you dont get a cockpit interior. It will just be a really simple seat, bulkhead and plain instrument panel. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Bloomin eck this kit is not going down without a fight. I managed to get the canopy to fit the front of the cockpit but its too wide at the rear, I thought about trying to cut a slit in the canopy to thin down the rear but I could see all the things that could go wrong so I decided to widen the fairing behind the canopy. Step 1 add some strips off plasticard IMG_20200201_181735087 by Stuart, on Flickr Step 2 a first layer of filler IMG_20200201_182617899 by Stuart, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Another aircraft I know nothing about. The build looks interesting and although you start off with a 'bag of nails', with some good modelling skills, you should end up with something decent and have a lot of satisfaction during the process. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) Finally beat this bloomin kit into some sort of submission. I didnt take many photos because the sight of a grown man crying as he works with a nail emery board in one hand and a strong drink in the other wouldnt look good. What I started with. Memorably described by @Luka as a reject from a Pixar movie IMG_20200211_124146470_HDR by Stuart, on Flickr I had to completely rebuild the cockpit fairing to fit the wonky oversized and mis shapen canopy IMG_20200201_182617899 by Stuart, on Flickr I lengthened the fuselage in front of the engine firewall to make it look a little less like a flying egg. IMG_20200204_213900669 by Stuart, on Flickr Build wheel wells, wheel well covers and fill a huge gape between fuselage and wing IMG_20200131_205146122 by Stuart, on FlickrIMG_20200201_000511929_HDR by Stuart, on Flickr Filling and filing hell, it took many thin coats of Vallejo putty to get the shape I wanted but eventually I put a spurt on and got to the bit I really dont like Painting I painted it in a whatiffer coat of Polish air force colours added some guns and thought sod it that'll do IMG_20200211_124253888_HDR by Stuart, on FlickrIMG_20200211_124304782 by Stuart, on FlickrIMG_20200211_124315649 by Stuart, on FlickrIMG_20200211_124320027 by Stuart, on Flickr Edited February 11, 2020 by AltcarBoB Spelling and changed a photo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Nice end result, particularly given the starting point. very unusual subject, looks a bit like a cross between a hurricane and an FW190D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltcarBoB Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Marklo said: Nice end result, particularly given the starting point. very unusual subject, looks a bit like a cross between a hurricane and an FW190D Thanks I am surprised how well it looks in the photos. Especially considering how I just threw paint and decals at it to get it off the workbench. At one point whilst I was filling and filing it nearly took a very short maiden flight in the direction of the bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I agree with Marlo. Bloody good effort with the 'bag o'nails'. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Absolutely I agree..... 💯 for the doggedly determined victory!! I'm faffing around with a PZL twin bomber. It's an old kit by ZTS and it's got challenges...... But not this bad. It's character building 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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