MickE Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hi All Here is my latest aircraft build. It is Special Hobby's Siebel Si 204D. It is a typical Special Hobby kit except that it features alignment pins! Mind you most broke off in the locating holes when I test fitted the fuselage together. The only problem I had was getting the dihedral on the wings correct as they were a bad fit with much sanding of the locating tabs and slots. I thought I would have a problem with the cockpit transparency as I read that some found that it was wider than the fuselage and needed bending and heating but mine fit with just a little persuasion with several strips of thin Tamiya Tape. The circular front piece fitted on with no problems. Thanks for looking Mick 46 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Fantastic build Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthebrief Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Looks fantastic Mick - I'm sorry not to have seen it "in the flesh"... Nick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Nice!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Thanks guys. Nick, I am planning on taking it to Bovington and Telford and maybe some other shows this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Hi Mick, it turns out really nice. I always want to buy and build this type, but never really dared, because I read about too many issues. So maybe I will change may mind now. My father flew the Siebel at the end of the war for blind flight training, several time and was thrilled about the flight characteristics. So it seems that I have to build one. Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 First time I see one built. I cannot say it is a beautiful aircraft but your model is outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herrick Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Lovely work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Great work Mick. Its good to to see something a bit different. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Very nice looking Siebel. Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Thanks all I got it as it looked unusual (I like unusual) and has a great cockpit with lots of detail. Andy, Special Hobby have got better over the years. The big problem is the fit of the engine nacelle. They are too large for the wing attachment points. I followed an old build that cut and bent the lower attachment area on the wing but couldn't do much about the sides except use some filler. As I already said, the wing roots needed work doing as well. As your father flew one it would be great if you could build one and paint and decal it to the one he flew, if possible. VolkerR it won't win a beauty contest! However that was part of the attraction for me😀 Herrick thank you. James cheers I like building the different and uncommon. Thanks Giampiero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Nice one, @MickE, built the same kit a few months back and, like you, discovered a few hiccups which, apart from being irritating, were not hard to overcome. Must say you got a far better result with your clear parts than I did. Must have had a gap in the masking somewhere, 'cos I've got grots all over the canopy which is, of course, the most obvious part of the build. An interesting and different aircraft which, I found out, was used by a number of forces at the end of the war. A great build ! Rog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Thanks Rog. I used Eduard's cockpit mask set, which I don't normally have problems with except for the odd bit of the adhesive sticking to the windows. If I get a bit of paint on the window I find a wooden cocktail stick usually does the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 No, this is sanding grot on the interior which, of course, goes unnoticed until the masking comes off and the tears start....... :o{ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Oh I know exactly what you mean. I do suffer with it sometimes myself. It's not there when you mask the canopy but appears when you remove the mask. I reckon it's caused by static electricity as you pull the mask pieces off which attracts the fragments. I was ok this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Super Siebel, great modelling ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 First 1:48th Siebel I've seen built – she looks great! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Very nice, Mick. Not seen one of these before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Nicely done Mick, that scheme looks really good on these, I hope I can get my 1/72 one to look that good come the day. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks Vinnie there are not many built examples around. If anyone had one I found this was a very good reference and aid. https://review-archive.ipmsusa3.org/content/siebel-si204 Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks Steve. I am sure it will look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Unusual and very good model. Lovely cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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