Shaka HI Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Ordered! Christmas gift to myself... mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Ordered! Christmas gift to myself... Good move Shaka.....oh, and a Happy Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 The Silhouette 3 has a nice twin-head feature, if I understand correctly. Now I have had no time to do a comparison with the Curio which I have not even unwrapped, but the Curio has an - theoretically until I test it - interesting embossing feature, which could be used for rows of rivets for instance, and a capacity to cut thicker materials, such as plastic sheet. Compared to the Silhouette, it is however limited to slightly more than A4 format. Could be an issue, although most probably not that much for modelling applications such as masks. Hubert PS: sorry for the thread highjack. Very nice work and attractive scheme on this Storch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks guys for the kind words and this Silhouette plotter is quite tempting (but I already got myself a new Iwata compressor for Christmas). I am almost there. Yesterday I applied a coat of Alclad Light sheen on the Storch and today was the big moment: unmasking the glasshouse and fortunately it came out great. I am very happy with the results. I then proceeded to glue the ailerons and flaps and I installed the landing gear which is quite fiddly but once glued surprisingly sturdy. I have some bits and bobs to attach but I it's almost done. Next post should be RFI. This is where I stand tonight, I hope you like it: Thanks for following this build. David MikeC, mozart, Shaka HI and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Stunning! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Indeed, SUPER cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 That was quick. Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0t0rdr1ver Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Awesome! What a cool build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I like everything about the build, the paint scheme and the aeroplane very much David, it's a real cracker. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 That is a stunning (and quick!) build! The colours are so unusual and eye-catching, and the build was great to follow. Excellent result!! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Excellent build! Well done! HÃ¥kan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Winner winner chicken dinner. Will wait for your RFI pics for the gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Beautiful build... and a VERY colorful one! Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thanks you guys for all the positive comments. I call this one done. All in all it was an enjoyable kit with a good fit and no real issue. The only difficulty was getting a good fit on the two windows facing earth on each side and epoxy glue is a must for gluing the wings to the glasshouse. As I indicated earlier the decals were very brittle but that may be my lack of experience. They eventually settled very nicely. Here are the pictures I took tonight. Not happy with my photography but that will do for now: I hope you like it. As there is still four month left to the GB, I was thinking of tackling another Jurassic Plastic. I have two left in the stash: Hasegawa F-5 to be done in Swiss colors and Hasegawa F-16A to be done in Vermont National Guard colors (the Green Mountain Boys). The F-16A would be build pretty much OOB and posed in flight. The Swiss F-5 would be built OOB except for the cockpit where I have a Verlinden set. Any preference? Thank you for your feedback. David MikeC, Lars Befring, rafju and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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