PrzemoL Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) I am working on this brand new kit for a couple of days now. Since I am lucky to live close to the producers, I was blessed with getting the kit 2 days after the official release. If you are interested in the contents and my first impressions, I have summed them up in another forum, so allow me to just give the link https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=12006.msg227643#msg227643 I have worked in parallel on three areas in this starting phase. I cut the floats from the massive casting blocks, some air bubbles which appeared in the places of connection were duly tracked, filled with plastic profile inserts and are being sanded Edited May 27, 2021 by PrzemoL Fanes, chukw, scvrobeson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrzemoL Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) The second area is the cockpit, the combination of resin, 3D printed and PE parts. I replaced the flattish PE rudder bar set, the oil pump with scratch and added 20 rigging lines with Gaspatch turnbuckles. Control cables to ailerons and rudder as well as throttle control connection and a fuel line to the valve were added, too. Plus the sheets of paper to mask the fuse seam joint at the bottom. I also added the wire inserts to facilitate joining the floor pieces and cross-bars with the side trusses. The interior fits the well fuselage, though I had to delicately sand down the sides of the instrument panel. Edited May 27, 2021 by PrzemoL Lightpainter, dutik, Landrotten Highlander and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrzemoL Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) The fuselage will be closed together with the Benz engine. It comes as the complete 3D printed element. Firstly, the traces of printing layers on many spots need to be sanded down, a delicate thing to do. Also, I decided to cut several elements to facilitate painting. With the help of razor saw and a new sharp shaving razor I managed to detach the intake manifolds, the valve push rods and the spark plugs. The former will be reused but the pushrods will be replaced with soldering wire bits and the spark plugs will come thanks to Taurus resin spares. When cutting the brittle 3D print material one has to be extra careful, no pressure at all, just the slow motion cutting with a sharp blade. I suggest trying on the abundant printing trees before tackling the engine. The work on Benz is underway, please stay tuned... Edited May 27, 2021 by PrzemoL LSP_Kevin, kkarlsen, Lightpainter and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Excellent start! Will be following this one closely. The 3D printed engine looks beautiful. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrzemoL Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 Thanks, Matt. I have completed the engine and test fit to the fuselage. Now some stains and the fuselage can be closed! Fanes, LSP_Ray, Kagemusha and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Excellent progress on the engine. It seems to be going together very well so far, I look forward to what comes next. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Beautiful work on those wood sections!....they look superb. Engine is looking good too. Cheer's, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrzemoL Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 Thanks.. And the last glimpses before closing. Benz got some dirt, one former under it had to be trimmed to avoid collision with pipes at the engine bottom, elevator control lines are added, mainly for the sake of the rear cockpit, in the front one they are not to be seen, so some fiction is allowed... Kagemusha, chukw, Trak-Tor and 14 others 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scarborough Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Really, really beautiful work, Prze. And the excellence is not being diminished by the speed of the build. Bravo. "some fiction is allowed..."....yes this is a valuable concept! LOL! Cheers from NYC, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Lovely work all around! Seems like a shame to hide it away inside the fuselage. Maybe you could do a cutaway version sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrzemoL Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 I am sorry to say, I had failed to document the progress on this model. It is now completed. More photos in the final gallery. LSP_Kevin, dutik, Gazzas and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs Buckles Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Outstanding result (as always)! Congratulations (and waiting for the next, well documented, thread ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Exemplary work, Przemo! Coming out beautifully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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