Kriss Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 LUBLIN R.XIII D 1:32 LUKGRAPH It was supposed to be from FLY both "Tunnan" but life has verified the plans as always. As a tribute to the fallen crew there is Lublin R.XIII D in 1:32 from LUKGRAPH. The model will be built in the colours of the 1st Platoon 26 EO (observation squadron) of the 2nd Air Regiment Cracow. The probable designation of the aeroplane is the letter E on the fuselage, the military number of the aeroplane is 56-126 and the under wing number is 16 K. The crew consisted of Lt. obs. Leon Wrzeszcz and Staff Sergeant Pilot Adam Baran. On 1.09.1039 the aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed in the village of Piasek near Strzebinia / Lubliniec, the crew died. The deadline for making the model is very short, because I want to make it in time for the unveiling of the newly-made memorial at the site of the plane crash. So much for the story, and now for the model; in the box we have everything we need to build it. From the extras there is an instrument panel available for it in the company YAHU MODELS YMA3231, which I will use in the model. Thanks to the companies LUKGRAPH and YAHU MODELS for their help. ps. There will be a little surprise in the next post. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 So now it's time for that surprise. There was a memorial erected at the site where the plane went down, but the tooth of time has done its work and a new memorial is now being erected. I am also taking part in this personally, I know such a boastful post but sometimes you have to have one. Thanks to the association that took it upon itself to erect the new memorial, we were able to reach the last living witness to the event. We also managed to interview 94-year-old Mrs Ziora, who was 10 years old at the time and was at the site. Mrs Ziora told us a very interesting story about the heroic fight of the Polish crew against the German infantry. Returning to the memorial, I liked the wings that will be placed there. Interview with Mrs Ziora. Wings under construction. And already at my place in front of the workshop. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Work continues to move forward slowly. The truss prepared for painting and the rest of the equipment under construction is. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 What I could manage to do at home on the wings for the memorial is done, the rest will already be done at my work. My boss agreed and I was given a room to paint the wing. I can't help but thank you for your help. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 What a great project Kriss. That was indeed a very nice surprise in the second post. I don't think it is a boastful post. A memorial is to tell the story of what happened and you are simply spreading that story. Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinneko Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 So... what was Mrs Ziora's story that she told you? She looks amazing for 94. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 15/04/2023 at 03:50, marvinneko said: So... what was Mrs Ziora's story that she told you? She looks amazing for 94. You have to wait a little while longer for this story, this is being dealt with by members of the association. But as soon as it is ready I will upload it here, there should be an article as well as a video. I have the task of supplying the materials for the wing, shape and size, and to paint it in camouflage and apply the chequered pattern. As it was in the original. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 You have no idea what the look on the face of an employee at a paint-mixing shop when I told him that I needed to buy car paints to paint the plane, specifically the wings. I had to explain everything to him and tell him the story of the fallen crew. I can tell you that he surprised me very pleasantly, I did not expect such an involvement in choosing the right camouflage colours. And the work continues both on the model and on the wing. Today only the progress on the wing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 A few pics of painting the camouflage on the wings, the ones that go on the monument. And on the model the work goes on, for now I am doing the interior of the fuselage. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 Masking removed and so the camouflage came out, now it's time for the chequers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 It was time for the chessboards and lasers to go. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 You could say that the work is finished, now it's up to me to authorise whether everything is as it should be and to do a dry fitting on the pedestal of the monument. Even my son Peter got involved in the work on the monument by painting with me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 19, 2023 Author Share Posted May 19, 2023 The work is in progress and I am trying to make tension in the truss, and I purchased the turnbuckles from Lukgraph. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Hi Kriss, I must have missed a few updates, the painted wings look stunning. This is going to be a beautiful memorial. One I will visit one day when I finally retire! Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 The tinkering and fiddling continues, such additions according to the documentation. Although the documentation raises more question marks than it answers, I struggle on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Central lubrication system done according to the documentation. The description stated that the hoses were unpainted and made of copper tubing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 Stretches are being made and various small details are being added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 The belts that come with the kit are very nice but I decided to change them to belts from YAHU Models but dedicated to the PZL P.11c. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 I replaced the kit instrument panel with one from YAHU Models and this is the only addition dedicated to this model. By the way, I decided to valorise it a bit and replaced the compass with the one from the YAHU kit for the PZL P.11c. Compared to the resin from the kit, this one looks a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 It's been a while since my last post here, but I'm still struggling with the model. And to be honest they messed me up a bit with the statue but about that another time. In the pictures in the cockpit on the right there is a control panel of some sort so I decided to make one in the model too, this one came out for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Cannibalism fits most closely to what I was able to do because for the only addition which is the instrument panel from "YAHU" (YMA3231) I still used from the YMS3202 kits the pilot and gunner belts and in addition I used the gyrocompass and this kit is dedicated to the PZL P.11 c. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 I added something from myself based on the photos, I also did the lines and tensions and this is how the whole truss looks completed with the equipment. It took some time and intermittently but it is moving forward with the work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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