Octávio Mântua Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Hello all,  This is my first model posted here in Britmodeller. 😀  The Short Cockle is a quite good model. I did do some minor changes: - The fuselage vertical markings were removed; - The motors where improved; - I decided to paint the fuselage blue and the wings silver.  Best regards, Octávio  Interior details   Construction Jig  Motors detailed  Painting phase       59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I really like this! Is this 1/72 scale? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Outstanding! Superb work!  Like much of the obscure limited edition Avis-AModel- kits I’ve never seen this built  well done!  TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, Harold55 said: I really like this! Is this 1/72 scale? Thanks Harold,  Yes this is in 1/72 scale 🙂  Best regards, Octávio  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Great model of an unusual subject, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Beautifully made model Octávio . Did the wooden stands come with the kit or did you make them? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Beautiful model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbob12 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 That is a sweet result! Thank you for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Oh wow. Impressive  Cheers,  Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Beautifully made model Octávio . Did the wooden stands come with the kit or did you make them? Pete Hi Pete.  The wooden stands come with the kit.  They were painted with a coat of Humbrol 63 (sand) was afterward I applied varoius shades of brown with water pencils.  Octávio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 What a lovely model of a very unusual subject.  Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 That's a cute plane I wasn't aware of. You made a great model of it. Superb detailing and painting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Welcome aboard Octavio - beautiful first post. The colours are excellent, great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 What a charming entry in BM! Welcome!  It's really a beautiful model of this first flying boat with a metal hull. Unfortunately, it was apparently so underpowered (initially a mere 16 effective hp in total!) that it only managed to take off the first time when the weather was dominated by an extreme high pressure, and with the pilot dressed as lightly as possible! 😉  However, it was the first step for Short and the S.1 was a trailblazer, perhaps not in performance but by proving that metal hulls were viable and proved resistant to corrosion.  Magnificent modelling!  Kind regards,  Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Very smart, Moa will like it too when he sees it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 A very well assembled and painted kit of a most unusual airplane. It's a wonderful way to introduce your modeling skills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Well done. It’s very evocative of its period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Well indeed, you've set a high standard for your first contribution to BM. I also confess I've never heard of the type.  I certainly look forward to seeing your other models. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 1:35 AM, TEXANTOMCAT said: Like much of the obscure limited edition Avis-AModel- kits I’ve never seen this built Pictures of built ones on BM https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235048599-172- short-s1-cockle-by-avis-released/ https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235059008-short-s1-cockle-flying-boat-avis-172nd/page/3/ That's a very nice job @Octávio Mântua but the consensus is that it was overall alumnium dope in colour.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 A beautiful build - so clean and precise! I salute your skill and talent! Not knowing the type at all, the historical notes by @Spitfire31 are also much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Great build and a super painting job- well done sir!! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew.S Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Really good job! Beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Hello all,  Thank you very much for all of your kind words.  As to the paint scheme it does differ from Avis instructions and all the builds I had seen until the moment I found this russian build:  http://scalemodels.ru/articles/14279-AviS-1-72-Short-S-1-Cockle.html?fbclid=IwAR3nSoo8o8L8hA-QV94ODXap0XSrnPM9WClFV2xnveRt1C_RSw0veg6bckI  After seeing this build the model seemed to be much more interesting.  Something that had always bothered me was why did the fuselage registration have to have such a big white background. The more I compared with other period aircraft it seemed to make sense a blue fuselage.  But as always this is not a consensus interpretation, so consider this a "what if build" 😃  Best regards, Octávio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuondrums Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 That's beautiful - what paint did you use for the blue? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 13/01/2023 at 09:33, Stuondrums said: That's beautiful - what paint did you use for the blue? Hi,  I made various mixes of blue and i ended up in using the following mix:  Tamiya X14* 5 + Tamiya X4 * 2 + Tamiya white * 2  In terms of painting, I first applied the above formula, then I applied another coat withe the same mix except for the white and finaly I applied a final coat with the initial mix.  Best regards, Octávio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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