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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
The "winglets", or Weapons System Platforms if you like, were a relatively easy step to construct. I had to glue the trailing edge of the wings in-situ after making up the frames this time, as the vertical pieces of the wings didn't allow me to fit the wings the "usual" way :
The left wing has a pod attached :
I made the rocket launcher/bomb pods as a demonstration of Card Model Building at the Port Macquarie Model show over the weekend, although I seemed to be spending most of the time explaining the construction of card models to interested spectators :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
This is the main landing gear bay. I'm going to install all the parts for this and prepare it for the landing gear, but I won't fit the gear until the winglets have been fitted :
Two of the four landing gear doors :
The medicine cups hold the myriad of different parts for the landing gear struts, among a few other items :
One of the landing gear struts. Note the spiral groove cut into the wire with an Xacto knife to assist in glue adhesion :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
This pod fits beneath the gunner's cab. Two smaller pods are attached to it :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Altduck in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CapnMac82 in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CapnMac82 in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A "cupola" is fitted to each corner of the deck. This is the card of parts for them. I scored all the fold lines before cutting out the individual pieces. One good (but at first confusing) feature of this kit is that all fold lines are printed on the BACK side of the part, so they don't show on the finished side. Cut lines on folded parts are also printed on the back side :
One of the cupola roofs :
The cupolas fitted :
Next is the very complex "castle" type battlements. The instructions don't give much of an idea on how they are assembled, but I managed to work it out OK. Once again these are printed on the back side of the part, the face side is just blank white. Careful cutting was needed :
The battlements fitted. I glued these in stages and let the glue set between each stage. I also added extra support pieces to the deck and under each lower section. It would have been very difficult to assemble each piece without them. These were actually quite a bit easier to do than they appear :
An overview of the lighthouse to date. The light itself is the next stage :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Hi all,
I've taken a small break from my M1-24D Hind helicopter to make a present for my Admiral. It's a paper kit of the Cape Byron Lighthouse in NSW Australia. Here's a pic of the real thing :
The kit is published by HMV (Germany) in 1:250 scale. The kit also has three other Australian Lighthouses, but I probably won't make them unless I find myself "kitless" at some stage.
The kit is well printed and designed, even with the use of tabs. All the parts so far have fitted perfectly. The instructions aren't the best, but workable. The card it is printed on is good quality, although with a touch too much of a "plastic" feel when folding it. This makes crisp folds a bit more difficult than usual. I also bought the optional laser-cut sheets which contain some really tiny parts and some great-looking mesh railings :
These pics are from the kit of a finished model :
First thing to make is the base, which has grassed areas and a car ramp :
The windows are recessed to give a feeling of depth :
The lower section :
A decorative moulding is on each external corner :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from BLACK VIKING in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I'm guessing these are some type of exhaust noise suppression units (aka mufflers ). They are quite complex assemblies which needed very careful cutting and gluing at every stage to ensure that no problems arose later on. I'm very happy with the final results :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from hexnut in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Now that I've finished the Lighthouse it's back to this model . Moving along with the missile brackets, I used the jig to assemble them :
Next I added the air lines made from 0.2mm wire :
The completed missiles. I forgot to take progress pics. The wire pieces haven't been painted yet :
All finished and fitted to the racks :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I'm guessing these are some type of exhaust noise suppression units (aka mufflers ). They are quite complex assemblies which needed very careful cutting and gluing at every stage to ensure that no problems arose later on. I'm very happy with the final results :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pjofc4 in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Now that I've finished the Lighthouse it's back to this model . Moving along with the missile brackets, I used the jig to assemble them :
Next I added the air lines made from 0.2mm wire :
The completed missiles. I forgot to take progress pics. The wire pieces haven't been painted yet :
All finished and fitted to the racks :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from TBlack in anchor rigging
Thanks for that John, I was just about to reply when I saw your post .
I do indeed use paper, actually thin card from a manilla folder, to make the bands. I stain the card with black wood stain. Here's a LINK to my build log where I'm making the anchors.
Why not Michael? A lot of us use paper or card and regard it as a valuable and legitimate material. When you think about it paper is MADE from wood .
Some builders make entire ships from paper. Take a look at some of Doris's work - unbelievable workmanship, and you'd never tell that it's not wood.
Remember this - if it LOOKS right it IS right .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from druxey in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I'm guessing these are some type of exhaust noise suppression units (aka mufflers ). They are quite complex assemblies which needed very careful cutting and gluing at every stage to ensure that no problems arose later on. I'm very happy with the final results :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I'm guessing these are some type of exhaust noise suppression units (aka mufflers ). They are quite complex assemblies which needed very careful cutting and gluing at every stage to ensure that no problems arose later on. I'm very happy with the final results :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Now that I've finished the Lighthouse it's back to this model . Moving along with the missile brackets, I used the jig to assemble them :
Next I added the air lines made from 0.2mm wire :
The completed missiles. I forgot to take progress pics. The wire pieces haven't been painted yet :
All finished and fitted to the racks :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A "cupola" is fitted to each corner of the deck. This is the card of parts for them. I scored all the fold lines before cutting out the individual pieces. One good (but at first confusing) feature of this kit is that all fold lines are printed on the BACK side of the part, so they don't show on the finished side. Cut lines on folded parts are also printed on the back side :
One of the cupola roofs :
The cupolas fitted :
Next is the very complex "castle" type battlements. The instructions don't give much of an idea on how they are assembled, but I managed to work it out OK. Once again these are printed on the back side of the part, the face side is just blank white. Careful cutting was needed :
The battlements fitted. I glued these in stages and let the glue set between each stage. I also added extra support pieces to the deck and under each lower section. It would have been very difficult to assemble each piece without them. These were actually quite a bit easier to do than they appear :
An overview of the lighthouse to date. The light itself is the next stage :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
Thanks guys .
Here's the light. There are laser-cut parts to be fitted, starting with these "wrought iron" brackets which support the mesh railing under the light :
The dome on top of the light came out well, thanks mainly to the support I fitted in the middle of it :
I used a piece of PE brass railing left over from one of my ships to make the platform rail. It's not quite the right spacing between posts, but who would know ?
These are officially the smallest paper pieces I've ever fitted, they represent brick supports :
The bricks fit under the roof of the toilet :
A little bonus - a WB Holden Sandman Panel Van which took me about 3 hours to make. The kit supplies two of these plus two Kombi Vans which are optional extras. One was enough :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CapnMac82 in Cape Byron Lighthouse by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - HMV - 1:250 - CARD
A Weather Vane sits atop the light dome. The orientation of North is correct (before you check it John ) :
There is an Anemometer where the original radio antenna used to be. I think the antenna was removed when radio technology improved :
With the fitting of the safety railings the model is FINISHED :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from ccoyle in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I'm guessing these are some type of exhaust noise suppression units (aka mufflers ). They are quite complex assemblies which needed very careful cutting and gluing at every stage to ensure that no problems arose later on. I'm very happy with the final results :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from druxey in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Now that I've finished the Lighthouse it's back to this model . Moving along with the missile brackets, I used the jig to assemble them :
Next I added the air lines made from 0.2mm wire :
The completed missiles. I forgot to take progress pics. The wire pieces haven't been painted yet :
All finished and fitted to the racks :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Now that I've finished the Lighthouse it's back to this model . Moving along with the missile brackets, I used the jig to assemble them :
Next I added the air lines made from 0.2mm wire :
The completed missiles. I forgot to take progress pics. The wire pieces haven't been painted yet :
All finished and fitted to the racks :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Landrotten Highlander in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
I'm guessing these are some type of exhaust noise suppression units (aka mufflers ). They are quite complex assemblies which needed very careful cutting and gluing at every stage to ensure that no problems arose later on. I'm very happy with the final results :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Landrotten Highlander in Mi24D Hind by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - Halinski - 1:33 scale - CARD - Russian Attack Helicopter
Now that I've finished the Lighthouse it's back to this model . Moving along with the missile brackets, I used the jig to assemble them :
Next I added the air lines made from 0.2mm wire :
The completed missiles. I forgot to take progress pics. The wire pieces haven't been painted yet :
All finished and fitted to the racks :
Danny
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