dutik Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 You comments are well appreciated. It is always good to have some more eyes on target. Just feel free to drop a note whenever there seems to be troubled water ahead Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hey! Where's the top wing? Looking forward to following along, Dutik. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 While making the cockpit I run into an unseen problem: Corrugations! Well, I know that this is a Wellblech aircraft, bur I wasn't aware, that corrugated sheet means no filling or sanding without destroying the corrugation... No chance just to add some styrene and putty here and there, sand it to shape and go ahead this way until finished. Duh! So I used the whole morning staring not at goats, but at the desk to find a solution Here it is: I will make an "inner shell" from 0,25 mm sheet styrene to determine the overall shape (except within the open cockpit tub). This should provide the "canvas" to put the corrugated skin onto. I will give it a try. Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) Started to glue parts. The lasercut set had a few bulkheads and floors too, so I used them instead of carving them out of styrene. I use any good shortcut, if available. After adding some square profiles to get anything, well, square, I got the idea to add some more and thick styrene below the floor to get a sturdy centerpiece. I now will box the two lower front compartments in. It fits the drawings. The center bulkhead is somewhat too forward but no deal, it will be hidden beneath the skin. And yepp, these are LEGO bricks. Looks like an alien spaceship in the dock, but these bricks are square and sturdy. Just what I was looking for to get the tailend bulkhead aligned. Regards - dutik Edited June 30, 2013 by dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Added formers to the rear fuselage: Will add some vertical supports too, then move to mid and front section. Enjoy! - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 Struck by desaster: The rear fuselage got misaligned. When looked from above the fuselage is banana-shaped. Not sure if I misaligned the wooden parts (there was some give and take with them) or if the heavy tail caused the problem. **** happens. Will cut the tail off and restard the fuse in all-styrene. This will give a much more correct cockpit layout but also cause some thick sidewalls to connect front and aft (the real dael has no floor like the paper kit). The floor of the pit is the lower skin of the the fuse, so there is no space for supporting beams... Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Dutik! Now you have a kit to work with as well if you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 It always works like a charm: Start scratchbuilding something not available as a kit, and -BADABOOM!- someone will release this one in styrene (or resin)! So finally it worked as expected Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 And you only had to wait 5 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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