Cees Broere Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) Hi all, I have recentely bought some books on the HP O/400 "Bloody Paralyser". The fuselage shape is basically a box section so shouldn't be hard to build from scratch. So I was bitten by a sudden dose of inspiration to build a 1/32 scale fuselage to see if I could do it. (sorry the ID Halifax is put on hold again). This is a great type to start a first completely scratchbuilt model. In 1/32 it is quite large and the fuselage is quickly built up using plastic card with the structure made from various thicknesses of Evergreen strip. Over the weekend I built the basis fuselage and detailing the interior is a real pleasure. Unfortunately I have run out of strip so have to get me some more. But oh boy this is very enjoying and I found it hard to put down this weekend. If the fuselage works out OK then it would be another project to build the wings. Pics to follow soon. Cheers Cees Edited February 12, 2011 by Cees Broere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Hello Cees, I look forward to seeing this one - it should be good. I agree that the fuselage shall be the easiest part of this build, the wings (and tail plane) have a lot of ribs, so shall take some paitience to make. Good luck Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Cees, go for it! I've been fighting the blahs for about 3 years now, haven't worked on models steady for some time. So I decided to do a paper to plastic conversion of a Dornier Wal, and I have to say scratch building an entire model is way more satisfying than building a kit. I am getting a huge sense of accomplishment from this sacrificing of plastic sheet to the model gods. Pray continue with the beast, and I'd love to see some photos. Sabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Sounds like a very interesting project Cees! Please post photos when you can. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Thanks chaps, Here are the first pics. Cheers Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Cees....je bent goed bezig (..way to go Cees!!!) Could you give us some dimensions? regards, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Cees....je bent goed bezig (..way to go Cees!!!) Could you give us some dimensions? regards, Jack. Hi Jack, Geen idee, I will measure it this evening and take some more pics. progess is going lekker Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Cees....je bent goed bezig (..way to go Cees!!!) Could you give us some dimensions? regards, Jack. Jack, fuselage lenght: 60 cm Height : 21 cm Span : 95 cm A big beast. but first concentrating on the fuselage, if successful the wings will be next. I am now working on the inner details (floors resembling harbour jetty's). An article by Robert Karr's 1/48 example available on the web is also very helpful. Althoug a big aircraft the intior is relatively simple compared to the Halifax. Further pics to follow soon. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 As promised here is some progress. The various floorsections have been made. These look like something that you find in harbours rather than in an aircraft. The floors are made from wooden planks in the original aircraft. To replicate this I had used some small evergreen strip, but I ran out so had to improvise using selfcut strips and even railway section plasticard with one end sanded off. Cheers Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Cees, like i said, it must me very very rewarding building this monster, i'd figure you can put every effort and skill into it in order to get a fantastic model. Can't wait to see it finished, good show. groetjes, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 As promised an update on the project. I have been further detailing the interior with help from both Windsock Datafiles which has some very nice photographs of the interor (which is surprisingly complex for such an "ancient" aircraft). The nose gunners position has been made as well. Cheers Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 top view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 another one, showing the fuselage window frames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Underside view with bombdoor openings. I was quite pleased how they turned out as they had to be square and were made from small parts that had to be cemented in place individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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