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Wow from one extreme to the other! Bob thats a great looking Stuka,and the canopy paint job must have been a major pita! -
Cheers, Trey.Originally posted by \
Speaking of the canopy, I'm unhappy with it
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While I'm at it, I'm going to carve some shape detail on the canopy. Wish me luck!:banana:Comment
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Nice little kit, turned out brilliant.
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Great little build, got me thinking about getting one myself now.
Never built this scale before so any recommendations on what's good, bad or ugly when it comes to what kits are out there?
Also how do you go about plunge forming a canopy?
Atb, Colin.Comment
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As Tony says, the Sweet kits look beautiful, but I'm not sure which is the best supplier. Euro Models do them for ยฃ16.00 for a double kit and five sets of decals. Very limited in the number of plane types as well, so far. There seems to be lots of other 1:144 manufacturers, but I'm not sure what they're like.Originally posted by \
As far as this kit goes, there were good and bad points. The fit was generally good, canopy was rubbish, some detail needed to be added and the undercarriage was moulded too thin, with sink marks in the wheel spats. But I find that half the fun is in correcting and improving a kit that has limitations.
As for plunge-moulding, well I'll let you know! I've looked at youtube videos and a couple of threads on here and the principle looks easy in theory. As far as I can tell, you need your original canopy (or replacement made of milliput or similar) mounted on a rod; a die to hold the plastic sheet with a hole the right shape and size to push the hot plastic through, some pop-bottle plastic and something to heat it up with.
That's the theory. :lol:Comment
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Nice build.Good luck with the plunge moulding.You shouldn't have too much trouble making a canopy that size.Just need to experiment with different thicknesses of clear plastic and you will eventually make a good one.Comment
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Thanks!Originally posted by \
I've had my first go at it, and this is the result of my second attempt. I think I can make a better one with a tighter die, so that the plastic is pulled closer to the sides of the mould to pick up the shape detail I've put there, but this is VERY encouraging!Comment
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Superb, haven're seen the micro wings series, I really like the sweet 144th scale so will have to have a look for those. Great job on the paint.Comment
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Finished canopy. I think it looks better, but I struggled with the brush painting. I can definitely paint finer than that, but the brush tip just wasn't having it, for some reason.
I do think it looks better, though.
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i think it looks alot better than he original canopy,pretty well done mate
mobearComment
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Great - it's like a model plane, only smaller !Comment
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Haha! Thanks!Originally posted by \
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Great result with the canopyComment
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