The homeless swallow - Part II (incl Beskyd Model Kit Show 2011 report Pt.1)

Greetings all

It looks like my homeless swallow has found a new home

This new 1/72 Scale Aircraft group build is great - Brett is indeed God !

At the end of the previous group build (Resin Kits - earlier this year) I started my 2nd all resin kit



One of the biggest problems with resin kits (at least for me) is the quick drying time of Super Glue

My experiment : I decided to glue little plastic strips on the mating surfaces - so I could use my regular plastic glue to put parts together

Nifty !

But will it work ?



It gave me much more control (and time!) to move the parts around

This is something VERY important when trying to butt join both wings in a symmetrical position



It worked very well - much better then I had imagined

Strong fit too

Of course the wingspan increases a few millimetres, but since this is a Luft 46 who cares ?



Gluing went perfect - fit was less perfect



But that's why mankind has invented filler

You can apply Tamiya filler (especially when it is already old and grainy) much better after covering it with Tamiya Lacquer thinner



Sanding

No comments - we all know this



Ah the sweet smell of spray can Mr Surfacer 1200

Love it !



It turned out the exhaust walls were very thin - and even damaged - from too much sanding



I tried to build them back up with pieces of plastic strips



Not entirely a success

Then I discovered aluminium tubes in a model shop



This was perfect



I got to play with heavy tools too !



I know this is not the most exciting build in Hyperscale history (probably the most boring)

So - as is tradition - to reward your effort of taking a look at this, I treat you on some pictures of Beskyd Model Kit Show 2011, held almost 3 weeks ago (time flies) in Koprivnice, a little town almost 400 kms east of Prague, in the Czech Republic

Beam me up Scotty !





Zip

Zap

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Saturday, May 7th, 2011 - 14h35 local time...

After a long 4 hour drive I was greeted by a fully operating T-34 and other military hardware



It is not a big show - but it's a very good show, with an inspiring competition area and most Czech manufacturers present to seduce you with their latest goodies

In the background you see Pavla - and Eduard



Naturally, the competition area displayed several models wearing Czech colours

RS Models 1/72 Zlin XIII



A very attractive 1/72 MiG-15 - Czech display team early 1950s



1/72 Northrop N-9 by Sword

In blue - I didn't know it flew in blue too



1/48 scale Pe-2 from MPM - a model you don't see very much, a challenging build resulting in a pleasing model



The new Eduard MiG-21 next to the old Academy MiG - both in rather attractive schemes



Another rare contest entry - Silver Wings 1/48 Hawker Woodcock

Look at those wires !



And a show with 2 Friedrichshafen FF-33Es in the contest can't be bad

Sigh !



My favourite - a 1/48 scale (what if) Polish PZL-24

If only...



Several lovely figure models - all scales and all kinds - were competing too



Ajax

I loved the sense of motion



I think we all have build a mini warship in 1/1200 scale - but this is the first time I see one painted - AND in a competition area

Respect !



Tamiya's 1/48 Komatsu in civilian colours



Back to small 1/72 scale - Ural 375 - a little elegant brute



1/72 Sd.Kfz 234/1



Trumpeter E-100... I just wish they would do it in small scale



Khtz-16 in 1/35 scale - a resin build from Wespe Models



M3 Scout car from Zvezda



KV-2 in action in 1/48 scale



And for the first time in my life I spend a lot of time staring at a scooter... and I mean the scooter - really !

Now that is moving in style !



And of course... naturally... I bought too many new kits

As usual Petr Muzikant from AZ Models was present, tempting visitors with his ever growing range of popular and exotic subjects



I couldn't resist his brand new Martinsyde Buzzard - which was in world premiere on this show



But most exciting for me was the fact I could FINALLY put my hands on the new RS Models Ju-86R

I've been looking forward to this kit for a VERY long time, ever since it was announced a year ago



And Robert Schneider (in green sweater) from RS Models had several more pleasing and hard to resist subjects on his table



I walked home with his new D-520 and Airabonita

I'm weak



Jan Hora from HR Models was also present - really a great guy



I bought two of his new Hanriot fighters - they really are very beautiful little kits, which can compete without a problem with other bigger Czech manufacturers



Jan even had entered two of them in the contest - build by him

I'm happy to say, finally we have a good injected Hanriot



The guys from AML sold me some decals and resin bits



In world premiere was their undercarriage bay correction set - with see through effect - for the 1/72 Tamiya Fw-190A kit

I couldn't resist it



It surely was worth the long 4 hour drive from Prague - and while driving back enjoying the beautiful scenery, I was thinking, all I need is to live a 1000 years to build all what the Czech model industry is producing

Thank you for your time people


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William De Coster / Belgium / past builds on HS : Plastic Stories

- Group Build Airfix Kits - Bristol Beaufighter Mk.II : Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV - Part V - Part VI - Part VII (incl Flanders Modelling Festival 2011 show report) - Part VIII (incl Patherscup 2011 show report Pt.2)
- Plastic Pics Vami Models - Me P. Schwalbe : Part I (incl Pantherscup 2011 show report Pt.1)

Just like the perfect woman doesn't exist, I will never build a perfect model.
Puts me on a par with God