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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Under Construction => Paper and Card models => Topic started by: matt77 on January 09, 2024, 11:50:58 PM

Title: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 09, 2024, 11:50:58 PM
Good morning everyone.

After a series of events that kept me separated from modeling, I had decided to start again with models printed by the manufacturer.
Bristol F2b from DrafModels and Caproni Ca.3 from Answer (which will arrive in a few days).

(https://imageshack.com/i/pnqja4zdj) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmQMazlmj)

(https://imageshack.com/i/pmUlLTQwj)

From Bristol F2b, very detailed and complete, I was not satisfied with the printing/coloring.
I therefore decided not to use it and to design a model from scratch.

Matt77

Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 10, 2024, 12:18:29 AM
Starting from the drawings taken from the Wind-sock Datafile volumes I created my 3D model to transform it back into the drawings for the creation of the paper pattern.
In the coloring and drawing I took some "poetic licens".

(https://imageshack.com/i/pmm8pGcAj)

(https://imageshack.com/i/pmTJSQPAj)

(https://imageshack.com/i/pm766jfJj)

continuation in the next post

Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 10, 2024, 12:22:03 AM
The drawings are not complete and susceptible to change.

(https://imageshack.com/i/polPnq64j)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7056/3LeBCL.jpg)

bye, Matt77.

Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on January 10, 2024, 03:34:18 AM
WELCOME BACK, MARCO!!!!

I can say for all of us...we missed you and are glad you are in the saddle again.  Lovely treatment on the Bristol.  Can't wait to see more.

Cheers from one of your many fans,
Dan
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Gene K on January 10, 2024, 07:54:54 AM
WELCOME BACK, MARCO!!!!

Yes ... VERY glad that you are back!

Gene K
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Le Criquet on January 10, 2024, 04:46:00 PM
Wonderful, and what a talent! Don't forget to get your site up and running again soon, and let us have lots of fun assembling (even paid) models that you've revisited.
Realistic coloring of paper models is an extremely difficult exercise (and I know something about it). You have to juggle between screen rendering, paper type, printing mode...and of course master software like Photoshop, GIMP and others....
You need to have tried your hand at this discipline (art) to appreciate its difficulty and the results you get.
Welcome back. I think a lot of us missed you!

Le Criquet
www.criquetaero.fr
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: NigelR on January 10, 2024, 07:23:39 PM
That's quite a project and I admire your willingness to revise the whole model!
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Dutch522 on January 11, 2024, 12:49:49 AM
This looks to be a stunning build, I'll be following along closely!

Dutch
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Thumbs up on January 11, 2024, 01:59:08 AM
Good to see you back! Will you do the same with the Ca3 ?
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 11, 2024, 02:58:49 AM
First of all, thank you all and best wishes for a happy 2024.

Thumbs up, I'm looking forward to the Caproni Ca.3 paper pattern.
I found on an old HD my drawings for a 1/48 scale model, abandoned and never built.
They are from about fifteen years ago.

Below are some details
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x559q90/r/922/ZL1Hbl.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x566q70/r/922/5pUW3h.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x566q70/r/924/NWChBY.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x566q70/r/923/tZWRM8.jpg)

continuation in the next post



Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 11, 2024, 03:04:21 AM
The 1/48 scale was definitely too small to be able to make it with all this details drawn.
But I think I could reuse some parts and enlarge them to 1/33, for example the engine:

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x566q70/r/924/HfxjBV.jpg)

bye, Matt77
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: KiwiZac on January 11, 2024, 06:19:37 AM
Welcome back, and what a way to reenter! The RAF version of the Biff looks amazing!
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on January 11, 2024, 01:30:19 PM
I, for one, want that Caproni!!!!

All looks sweet.

Dan
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Le Criquet on January 11, 2024, 04:44:40 PM
Hello,

out of curiosity, what drawing and colouring software do you use to achieve as a such high quality results?

Regards

Le Criquet
www.criquetaero.fr
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 11, 2024, 05:24:45 PM
Hi Philippe.

I use an older version of AutoCAD to draw and an older version of Photoshop for coloring.

Regards, Marco.
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 11, 2024, 05:45:00 PM
Dan,

This Caproni model must be rescaled to 1/33, otherwise certain details cannot be made.
I had started to build but I stopped because I realized the difficulties related to the scale and the inaccuracies that need to be revised.

Share my impatience with the Answer model.
I will start from that base to review my model.

..And you will be the first to build it.

Marco

Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on January 12, 2024, 03:31:46 PM
Sharpening my X-actos as we speak... ;D ;)
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Thumbs up on January 17, 2024, 09:48:45 AM
Thank you for showing those pics! Following your progress :)
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: matt77 on January 23, 2024, 11:15:31 PM
Sharpening my X-actos as we speak... ;D ;)

Just unpacked.
The size is B3 for the pair of non-separated sheets and A2 for the instruction sheets.

The colors are terrible and without the slightest nuance.
(https://i.postimg.cc/SkGz8kqY/IMG20240123133710.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FKSH1jbq/IMG20240123133723.jpg) (https://i.postimg.cc/GhM2f3hM/IMG20240123133736.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/Z4g06R2R/IMG20240123133820.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/NBL5yTNS/IMG20240123133835.jpg)

I think I'll start with my prototype.
I will save the engines from this.

Marco.
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on January 24, 2024, 04:08:36 AM
Watching intently... 8) 8)

Dan
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Le Criquet on January 30, 2024, 05:49:32 PM

Hello Marco,
It's going to be very interesting to follow you. You've a very good grasp of partial or total recoloring of a paper model. I think that knowing how you proceed (even if our skills can't match yours) will certainly be of interest to many of us.
looking forward to more.

Le criquet

www.criquetaero.fr
Title: Re: Bristol F2b 1/33
Post by: Gene K on March 09, 2024, 01:40:16 AM
I think that knowing how you proceed (even if our skills can't match yours) will certainly be of interest to many of us.
looking forward to more.

Definitely looking forward to more!!  ;D

Gene K