PZL.50 Jastrząb 1/72 by Akkura

[AltcarBoB]

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

[AltcarBoB]

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.

[AltcarBoB]

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

 

[Courageous]

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

[AltcarBoB]

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
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[Marklo]

Nice end result, particularly given the starting point. very unusual subject, looks a bit like a cross between a hurricane and an FW190D

[AltcarBoB]

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

[Courageous]

I agree with Marlo. Bloody good effort with the 'bag o'nails'.

 

Stuart

[rob Lyttle]

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 😄