Dan Vadas

They are all OK on my computer Pav. Perhaps you have a problem with your computer's Operating System. Sometimes if your Internet connection is running a bit slow it can take some time to load the pics and they only come up as the link to them at first.
 
Does anyone else have a problem seeing all the pics?
 
Danny

They are all OK on my computer Pav. Perhaps you have a problem with your computer's Operating System. Sometimes if your Internet connection is running a bit slow it can take some time to load the pics and they only come up as the link to them at first.
 
Does anyone else have a problem seeing all the pics?
 
Danny

The completed tail-wheel which will be left off until later :

 
The two wing-mounted bombs and their mounts, another couple of day's work :



 
The two "propellors" are rather small and almost invisible when fitted, but why not  :

 
The mounts fitted. A few wire braces to be made and fitted :


 
One of the bombs fitted :


 
Danny
 
 

They are all OK on my computer Pav. Perhaps you have a problem with your computer's Operating System. Sometimes if your Internet connection is running a bit slow it can take some time to load the pics and they only come up as the link to them at first.
 
Does anyone else have a problem seeing all the pics?
 
Danny

I wouldn't have room to fit it Pav, but it would make a nice "stand alone" model to display alongside this one . Thanks for the offer.
 
And these pics show what I mean - here's the engine compartment sub-assembly :


 
Start of the outer covering of the fuselage :


 
The tail fin is the next stage :


 
I'm building my kit a bit differently to Halinski's method, I don't know yet whether that is a good idea or not . The kit says to glue all the fuselage sections together as a unit before attaching to the cabin section. Due to the use of the tiny tabs on the joining strips I thought it might be a better idea to build a couple of sections of inner framing for support instead, as this would strengthen the model significantly and help prevent any possibility of accidental crushing. This method is not without it's own problems - accuracy is vital :

 
The Rudder is probably easier to fit to the tail fin before attaching to the rest of the model :



 
The skinned fuselage :


 
Danny

They are all OK on my computer Pav. Perhaps you have a problem with your computer's Operating System. Sometimes if your Internet connection is running a bit slow it can take some time to load the pics and they only come up as the link to them at first.
 
Does anyone else have a problem seeing all the pics?
 
Danny

There are quite a few small details left to make. A lot of these will be left off until they are safe to fit. The radio aerial :



 
The wing cannons. These are rolled around a 0.5mm wire for strength :



 
The propellor and spinner took nearly two days to make :



 
The blades are reinforced with a paper tube wrapped around a wire and shaped to fit :





 
Danny

The wheels are laminated together from various diameters of card. Resin wheels are available for this model, but I didn't find that out until after I'd ordered the kit, so I'm going to have a go at making these ones. No real instructions on how to go about the process were with the kit :

 
Cutting the outer edge using a scalpel with a chopping motion, one small piece at a time :

 
The inner edge was cut out using a modified flat blade Xacto chisel. I have 3 of these - 2.0mm, 1.0mm an 0.2mm which are used depending on the radius of the cut. I used the 1.0mm for this part :

 
The axle cover is 2.0mm in diameter. I could have simply punched it out of the sheet, but instead I decided to show a bit of a trick on how I handle small parts when cutting them. Note the "handle" I've left to make it easier to hold :


 
The sidewall has a pronounced curve. I shaped it into the printed part using a 8mm washer which has a rounded inner edge and a piece of 2.5mm brass rod :


 
Rounding off the "tread" area starts by trimming with a scalpel to get most of the waste off. This is followed by sanding using 150 grit paper on a sanding stick, and finishing with 400 grit :



 
A coat of Sanding Sealer was applied and sanded down again with a 1000-grit flexible pad, then a mix of dark grey acrylic paint finishes the job. This pic was taken just after the paint was applied - the roughness disappeared when the paint dried :

 
Danny

I wouldn't have room to fit it Pav, but it would make a nice "stand alone" model to display alongside this one . Thanks for the offer.
 
And these pics show what I mean - here's the engine compartment sub-assembly :


 
Start of the outer covering of the fuselage :


 
The tail fin is the next stage :


 
I'm building my kit a bit differently to Halinski's method, I don't know yet whether that is a good idea or not . The kit says to glue all the fuselage sections together as a unit before attaching to the cabin section. Due to the use of the tiny tabs on the joining strips I thought it might be a better idea to build a couple of sections of inner framing for support instead, as this would strengthen the model significantly and help prevent any possibility of accidental crushing. This method is not without it's own problems - accuracy is vital :

 
The Rudder is probably easier to fit to the tail fin before attaching to the rest of the model :



 
The skinned fuselage :


 
Danny

Another Card model for me to follow - YAY . Good start.
 
Danny

After fitting the small details the model is FINISHED  . It was a very enjoyable kit to build, and I'm going to make the Merlin engine next as a "stand-alone" build to be displayed alongside the plane :















 
Danny

After fitting the small details the model is FINISHED  . It was a very enjoyable kit to build, and I'm going to make the Merlin engine next as a "stand-alone" build to be displayed alongside the plane :















 
Danny

Hi.
I glue doors and started under water planking. That job can be make better, but its my 2nd card model...
 

Nice work Danny. One comment maybe. On the first page of the thread, a lot of pics dont show. Would you be able to reupload them so i too can admire?

Wunderbar ! Danny
great work in card...
 
Nils

Congratulations on completing another fine model Danny. It looks superb.

It's amazing what skill and patience can do, starting with what is obviously a well-designed and made pile of sheets of cardboard.
 
Very well done indeed. An inspiring example. 
 
Taken together with Doris's wonderful card ship models, it is a continuing amazement what 3D masterpieces can be produced with a raw material which is, essentially, only two-dimensional.
 
Great work Dan!

A wonderful model with such fine attention to detail. Very impressive.

After fitting the small details the model is FINISHED  . It was a very enjoyable kit to build, and I'm going to make the Merlin engine next as a "stand-alone" build to be displayed alongside the plane :















 
Danny

After fitting the small details the model is FINISHED  . It was a very enjoyable kit to build, and I'm going to make the Merlin engine next as a "stand-alone" build to be displayed alongside the plane :















 
Danny

After fitting the small details the model is FINISHED  . It was a very enjoyable kit to build, and I'm going to make the Merlin engine next as a "stand-alone" build to be displayed alongside the plane :















 
Danny

I also didn't know about the pre-molded canopy when I ordered the kit, so everything is made from 0.25mm acetate. Gluing this stuff is almost impossible without the right glue. Fortunately Loctite make one that actually works  . It comes with an activator which must be applied before the super-glue :

 
To shape the curved parts I clamped them to some scrap timber and used my heat gun on low setting to CAREFULLY bend them permanently. A couple of goes were needed before I found the right amount of heat without melting the pieces :


 
The canopy frames have an inside and an outside. The Loctite glue worked well, but a lot of care was needed to align the pieces properly. The excess was trimmed off after the glue dried :

 
The windscreen :

 
Before fitting the screen I had to fit the bomb-sight :

 
All done :



 
Danny

The completed tail-wheel which will be left off until later :

 
The two wing-mounted bombs and their mounts, another couple of day's work :



 
The two "propellors" are rather small and almost invisible when fitted, but why not  :

 
The mounts fitted. A few wire braces to be made and fitted :


 
One of the bombs fitted :


 
Danny
 
 

There are quite a few small details left to make. A lot of these will be left off until they are safe to fit. The radio aerial :



 
The wing cannons. These are rolled around a 0.5mm wire for strength :



 
The propellor and spinner took nearly two days to make :



 
The blades are reinforced with a paper tube wrapped around a wire and shaped to fit :





 
Danny

After fitting the small details the model is FINISHED  . It was a very enjoyable kit to build, and I'm going to make the Merlin engine next as a "stand-alone" build to be displayed alongside the plane :















 
Danny