So this is my 1st building report on this forum...
Ahem...
Alrighty...
Anybody still here?
Fine, have a seat! :)
For my 1st building report in here I chose the Spitfire MK.XIVe that is available from Gremirmodels. Got mine from there some years ago and had it laying dormant with reinforced parts ready and some bending edges already scored.
There are several paint schemes available, I chose one which bears RAF markings of the Pacific theatre of war. Also, I got the PR.MK.XIX in Swedish markings. Hope to build it soon.
This kit was printed with a laser printer on 160 gramm /square meter paper which I use for most of my downloaded models.
I guess I am something of a Spitfire nut, because this must be my 13th model of it in paper, many still waiting to be built. I will not describe the real thing: The Spittie is one of the most famous and most beautiful aircraft ever, so there is lots of information on the net.
In paper this warbird is something of a challenge because the graceful elliptical wing asks for lots of compound curves, primarily around the leading edge and I find it very interesting to see how different designers coped with it.
About some of my working techniques:
- I cut reinforced formers with a small break-off cutter directly out of the cardboard, thus keeping a kind of a stencil in the base material. I had to sand formers to shape many times and there always is the risk of sanding away too much stuff or to make it asymmetric in the process. Having the counterpart ready at hand allows for a quick reference.
- To sand fomers to shape, I use a small hobby tool, similar to a dremel which lays in a kind of improvised "cradle". Looks ungainly, works really well.
- My 1st step usually is to paint the glue tabs and the edges of parts with water colours to avoid any disturbing "flashes".
- Usually, I do not serrate the parts of the glue tabs that have to be bent inwards. Instead, I make them "wavy" with my thumb nail. This was the way described in those old Schreiber post war paper models and I keep it for structural strength. Also it saves a lot of time.
O.K., 1st few pictures attached. More to come with building progress.
Cheers, Martin
Ahem...
Alrighty...
Anybody still here?
Fine, have a seat! :)
For my 1st building report in here I chose the Spitfire MK.XIVe that is available from Gremirmodels. Got mine from there some years ago and had it laying dormant with reinforced parts ready and some bending edges already scored.
There are several paint schemes available, I chose one which bears RAF markings of the Pacific theatre of war. Also, I got the PR.MK.XIX in Swedish markings. Hope to build it soon.
This kit was printed with a laser printer on 160 gramm /square meter paper which I use for most of my downloaded models.
I guess I am something of a Spitfire nut, because this must be my 13th model of it in paper, many still waiting to be built. I will not describe the real thing: The Spittie is one of the most famous and most beautiful aircraft ever, so there is lots of information on the net.
In paper this warbird is something of a challenge because the graceful elliptical wing asks for lots of compound curves, primarily around the leading edge and I find it very interesting to see how different designers coped with it.
About some of my working techniques:
- I cut reinforced formers with a small break-off cutter directly out of the cardboard, thus keeping a kind of a stencil in the base material. I had to sand formers to shape many times and there always is the risk of sanding away too much stuff or to make it asymmetric in the process. Having the counterpart ready at hand allows for a quick reference.
- To sand fomers to shape, I use a small hobby tool, similar to a dremel which lays in a kind of improvised "cradle". Looks ungainly, works really well.
- My 1st step usually is to paint the glue tabs and the edges of parts with water colours to avoid any disturbing "flashes".
- Usually, I do not serrate the parts of the glue tabs that have to be bent inwards. Instead, I make them "wavy" with my thumb nail. This was the way described in those old Schreiber post war paper models and I keep it for structural strength. Also it saves a lot of time.
O.K., 1st few pictures attached. More to come with building progress.
Cheers, Martin
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