Ardpol 1/72 Resin LVG

[Ian from Doncaster]

I'm with Guy on the cut off needle-eye method for applying CA to rigging holes.  The glue stays within the U shape rather than forming a droplet on the outer edge, which is all too easy to brush against the wing surface etc.

Guy I think your thought to use mono glued in this way, along with the recommendation to tidy up the pre-lozenged rigging holes with a spot of spare lozenge decal, will be ideal.

[PrzemoL]

Great work on the struts. I had this kit some time ago in my hands and was initially surprised with your report on tine strut cross-section. But in the matter of fact, there is a lot of area to drill :-)

[Gisbod]

Thanks,

Prze, yes, you’re, of course, right. Just at a casual glance, I couldn’t see a drill working, but it’s really not that bad. I’m definitely finding resin easier in some respects.

I’m quite taken by this kit. You mentioned they’d got out of business, can anyone point me in the direction of where I might find some more of these kits? Or recommendations on other nice quality Resin manufacturers in 1/72?

Guy

[PrzemoL]

Unfortunately they are less and less available. For instance here
https://www.mojehobby.pl/manufacturers/Ardpol.html
are some remains.
They occassionally appear on second hand market, you  may wish to check Polish auction site Allegro. If you find something, I might help you with buying.

[Gisbod]

Thanks Prze 

The Avro Manchester looks cool.

Czech Master have quite a big range of Resin models. Do you know how they compare to Ardpol?

Guy

[IanB]

Choroszy also do excellent resin kits. I buy his engines for other kits too.

Ian

[PrzemoL]

I have only built CMR Bristol M.1c, it was fine but not as fine as Ardpol. As for Choroszy, they have a wide range, are available but require much more work.

[Gisbod]

Thanks guys,

I should probably see how I get on with this one first!

Guy

[kensar]

Expanding your building experience to include resin kits opens up more choices of subjects, but generally I find they take a little more more work than an injected kit.

Lets see how this one goes for you!

[Gisbod]

Thanks Ken,

I’ve got the fuselage together - I used thin CA and capillary action; seemed to work ok. Do you do it differently?


Guy

[Alexis]

Nice work on the interior Guy 


Terri

[kensar]

Yes, the interior looks great.  Do you more pictures of it?

I typically use medium thickness CA, as it fills small gaps and gives me time to align the pieces, but I have used epoxy - whatever I think will work best.

[smperry]

Due to the fact that cured CA is considerably harder than resin, sanding seams can be difficult. I found it is a good idea to lightly sand the fuselage halves by gently rubbing them on a piece of 400 grit placed on a flat surface with a few drops of water to get the matching edges perfectly flat so they match up without small gaps. One of those thin glue tips, (Great Planes make the best), on a bottle of thin CA is the way to go for applying CA by capillary action, just be careful not to squeeze the bottle more than is necessary to get the glue to the end of the tip. The up side is that CA cures much faster than liquid plastic cement and you can be dressing the seam in a couple of minutes. If you mess up and get the fuselage halves misaligned, a little CA debonder will help you pry the halves apart and they can be resanded and rejoined. Resin and CA dust is not the best thing to put in your lungs, so wet sanding is highly recommended.

Working with resin kits opens up a whole world of oddball and rarely seen aircraft to model. The additional skills needed are well worth mastering.
sp

[rolanddvi]

Hello Guy,

There was a guy on E-Bay who used to carry alot of Ardpol kits at very competitive prices. I believe his name was RebelAlpha? You might try looking there. Not sure if he still sells items but might be worth a look.

No affiliation, just a customer who got good service from this seller.

Thanks,
Mike

[Gisbod]

Thanks for the replies 

Yes, I will experiment with glues, but I actually did sand the edges on a flat surface and the thin CA did seem to work well so it’s a good starting point!

Apologies but I forgot to photograph the insides so you only get a peek!

Mike - thanks for that, I checked him out but no Ardpol kits left it seems.

I might put a request out on the forum to see if anyone will sell me any. Worth a go! I’m still tempted by the Manchester...


Guy