Hello all,
Haven’t posted in ages, but I’ve finally got round again to a WW1 model!
It’s a bit random, I bought it on impulse at last years SMW along with some Aviattic lozenge. I’ve been on a mini run lately of 1/72 biplanes, but they’ve all been inter-War up until now. As much as I enjoy building 1/32, they’re too big to display, so end up in a box in the garage, before getting thrown out at a later stage. So basically I’ve got zilch to show for about 40 years of modelling! I have this notion of actually keeping a collection in a display case - and I think 1/72 might just work.
So anyway, the kit is Ardpol (Polish, never heard of them), resin - I can’t recall ever making a full resin kit before so I’d be very grateful for any pointers here. I’ve washed the parts and I’ve spent an evening getting all the flash off (lots), but the parts are very fine indeed, quite impressive. The wings are translucently thin and clearly better than the recent injection moulded kits I’ve made. Questions I have though are:
Is super glue the only option for construction?
I’d like to bolster the attachment points (I’d usually use wire but the parts are so thin that that might be difficult) any tips?
Likewise the struts, too thin to attach anything.
Specific primer for resin?
Lozenge on the wings - can I just gloss them pre decals or will they definitely need primer/ paint/ gloss?
I’ve been using monofilament and holes, pulling through, gluing, then snip off followed by a light sand then painting then decalling the lower surface. It’s working really well, but might be tricky with a lozenges wing. I guess I could Lozenge the wing after rigging (the lower wing at least). Any thoughts? (I don’t like EZ line!).
It does however look like a very good quality resin kit. Good detail and very few moulding issues. No bubbles to speak of. It could be really nice I think if you know what you’re doing!
Anyway, a picture paints a thousand words, so:
And here’s my last effort. The ‘Vintage Classic’ Airfix 1/72 Hawker Demon - new boxing but the same kit from the 60’s but with more flash! Quite a few alterations to the kit, but it’s basically still a nice model:
Any help appreciated!
Regards,
Guy