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Porsche 356 A by Papa - Arena Modelli - 1/43
Papa replied to Papa's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Adding details to the outside. They are tiny! The car is just 3.5 inches long. The headlights for example are 3 separate pieces
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Porsche 356 A by Papa - Arena Modelli - 1/43
Papa replied to Papa's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Started working on the interior today. It is not as difficult as I expected, but i did lose one on the tiny bezels on the dash. I doubt that they are even visible once the body is on.
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I purchased this kit from Model Expo because it was on sale and I wanted to reduce the impact of spending more on postage then the package of rigging line that I needed. Now that the Morgan is done, I thought I’d give it a shot. I took the photo after I painted the resin castings. The only instructions are the sheet showing the outside of the car. I still haven’t figure out where all the photo etched details go. I ask Arena Modelli for help here but haven’t heard back. I didn’t realize how tiny 1/43 scale would be! This will be a challenge with my cataracts.
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Thank you. The kit was a challenge.
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She is finished. The kit had some flame decals and some sponsors stuff but i think i like the clean look.
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All the whale boats are rigged. Just need to add anchors and the staging platform. And maybe some oars for the boats.
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A coat of primer to see where i need to touch up the plastic filler.
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I googled river barge "city of pekin" and looked at images. there are some copies of the plan sheet that might be enough for you to work with. I'd be happy to take measurements off of my model as you need them
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I would send them to you at no charge if I had them. We downsized 2 years ago and the old plans for many models went into the trash. So sorry. I found the kit on eBay for a very reasonable price, so perhaps you can find one and get the fittings also. Ron
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If you look through the build log you will see that i made the boats many months ago. The’ve been patiently waiting in the boat yard until now. Also, to be honest I cheated on the davit lines. The plans call for a double block on the hook and triple sheaves on the davits. I found that it was impossible to drill a triple sheave; the tip of the davit got so weak it broke off. So its a single sheave and a single block on the hook.
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Hung the first whale boat. Four more to go.
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Current progress.
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Than you for the offer. I will look into the build log. I never expected that someone on MSW would have built that ship
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Thank you. I did see that plan. But that would be a very ambitious scratch build for me. I doubt that i would live long enough to complete it.
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In researching my family history I determined that my 8th great grandfather, Thomas Hamilton, was in command of the HMS Charles in 1673. Now I need to make a model of this ship. Attached is a painting I found of her on-line
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I was unhappy with the engine compartment, so i took it apart for better painting and positioning. The engine was canted a bit toward the left. Not too noticeable but I was obsessing over it! And the wheel well pieces were not positioned correctly. So progress has been set back a tad. i was using CA glue for assembly so for the most part things popped apart easily. I did need de-bonder on a few joints. The brittleness on the CA also led to other parts popping off. I am switching to solvent glue to put stuff back together. It is a slower process which is a good thing as i have a tendency to rush things.
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I decided to scrape off all of the moulded on "chrome" trim. It is a time consuming task but i think it will provide a classic custom look. The body is sitting on the frame just for the photo. The rear wheel openings had to be enlarged for the slicks but fortunately the outline of the new opening was moulded into the body on the inside of the fenders. The instructions make no mention of this and I only discovered it by accident after I started cutting out plastic!
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All the rigging is done save for the whale boats and tidying up the lines.
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Thanks. It has been a challenge
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Ready to add 2 radiator hoses and then the body. We are leaving Florida on May 3rd so it will probably be a week before I get back to it. All in all I think this is a poor kit. Too much flash, very few positive attachment points and poorly fitting parts
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