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Offline ClayMoreGuy

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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2022, 10:20:39 PM »
Hello guys, I am deeply honored for being invited into this superb forum.
I am the guy who is behind this Clay-More stuff.
I will give some personal info about me in the introduction section, in the meanwhile I take advantage to say something about our project here.

A couple of words that I think are necessary.

This is just more a small, garage-like, activity rather than a business. The volume of production is and will be really low. Kits are intended for experienced (this word may sound as an excuse to make crappy kits) modellers who are in search of particular, rare to find, planes. Luckily modern 3d printing allows to offer this.
Kits are pricey, we all are well aware of it. But there is no other way to keep this going on. As volumes are really low. We do not do it for a living but for pure passion, for having in our collections new models previously unavailable.

Here we can have a direct contact. A broken part? Contact me, a solution is just behind the corner.

Modellers have to work on kits, it's not Tamiya stuff, unfortunately.
We, as Winnie Churchill did, promise just sweat, tears and blood (just kidding ). But, with an open, honest, exchange of ideas anything can be improved. Any criticism, critique or observation will be really welcome. Utmost care is given to the general dimensions. As we know very well, while a hole can be drilled out or a surface could be better smoothed, on the other hand, a wingspan must be that one precisely.

Once again, thanks for accepting me here.
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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2022, 03:26:38 AM »
I think it will be hard to resist the Ilya Murmorets. A Staaken in 1/48 would be absolutely massive. Massive respect for them to bring out these larger and less covered kits in 1/48
Alan
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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2022, 04:11:49 AM »
I think it will be hard to resist the Ilya Murmorets. A Staaken in 1/48 would be absolutely massive. Massive respect for them to bring out these larger and less covered kits in 1/48
Alan

As big as a b-29... but it would be really fascinating....

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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2022, 05:01:03 AM »
Hello ClayMoreGuy
I either did not see your post or posts crossed otherwise I would have responded to that one. I personally would rather have good fuselage, decals and wings and decide myself whether to super detail it (not that I do that much anyway) than have a very detailed set of parts that make an inaccurate plane. Just put of interest what Staaken would it be? Although they were the same size there were quite a few R types including a 5 engine version.
Alan.
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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2022, 05:35:01 AM »
Hello ClayMoreGuy
I either did not see your post or posts crossed otherwise I would have responded to that one. I personally would rather have good fuselage, decals and wings and decide myself whether to super detail it (not that I do that much anyway) than have a very detailed set of parts that make an inaccurate plane. Just put of interest what Staaken would it be? Although they were the same size there were quite a few R types including a 5 engine version.
Alan.

Hi Alan, it would be the RVI but I guess that this is the longest term kit. We need to build experience and gather feedbacks before venturing in such a huge model release.
I am a Led Zeppelin maniac and i feel some strange kind of attraction for this plane, but it won't be an easy job.

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« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2022, 06:43:53 AM »
Hello and Welcome ClayMoreGuy !!!

It is a great joy for us to see what you have prepared for us !!!
A Voisin! an FBA! You are even stronger than Santa Claus!
My French friends will not contradict me.
I know many who are impatient.

Regards.

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« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2022, 07:01:37 AM »
Hello and Welcome ClayMoreGuy !!!

It is a great joy for us to see what you have prepared for us !!!
A Voisin! an FBA! You are even stronger than Santa Claus!
My French friends will not contradict me.
I know many who are impatient.

Regards.

I do love the Voisin! But I already guess that there will be simply no room in the nose to place enough weight to have it standing in the proper way...

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« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2022, 07:09:09 AM »
Who cares!
We'll find a way.  :) ;)

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« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2022, 07:13:58 AM »
Fantastic news for me as 1/48 modeller! The FE8 is a must have for me :)

Kits are intended for experienced (this word may sound as an excuse to make crappy kits) modellers ...
Hmm, let's see if I'm experienced enough ???

Cheers,
Frank

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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2022, 07:44:58 AM »
We do not do it for a living but for pure passion, for having in our collections new models previously unavailable.
That is very admirable and exactly the sort of mindset many of our members will, I'm sure, appreciate. Thank you for the introduction and I'm excited to see Clay More's releases as we begin (hopefully) a more positive and productive year!
Zac in NZ

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« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2022, 12:18:41 PM »
The FE-8 , such a neat airframe .

Only kit I know of in 48 scale is the old vac kit by lone star models

https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=3618.msg61497#msg61497


So t is great to see one coming the future in this scale


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Offline ClayMoreGuy

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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2022, 06:50:45 PM »
The FE-8 , such a neat airframe .

Only kit I know of in 48 scale is the old vac kit by lone star models

https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=3618.msg61497#msg61497


So t is great to see one coming the future in this scale


Alexis

You did a masterpiece indeed. I am having issues in getting booms strong enough. I f i respect the scale they become too delicate, need to find a compromise. My dream would be to have it done in brass by CNC machine... But it would be bloody expensive to get them done by third parties.

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« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2022, 09:16:47 PM »
I am having issues in getting booms strong enough. I f i respect the scale they become too delicate, need to find a compromise. My dream would be to have it done in brass by CNC machine... But it would be bloody expensive to get them done by third parties.
Would it be a option to get the kit without booms and struts?
I think I will do them anyway myself form wood and metal, as I have it done on my D.H.2 Stripdown here (if you scroll down a bit you will see how I made the booms):
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=8552

I replace the struts on nearly all of my models by the original material: wood (as on the D.H.2),

squeezed brass tube,


or tube with wood (as on Fokker D.V).


Cheers,
Frank

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Re: Clay-More
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2022, 01:50:46 AM »
What may be cheaper than brass but some DIY might have to be left to the modeller would be to supply steel rod if it can be found in the right scale. I said 'cheaper' because steel wire or cable can be found in loads of things, I have stripped down scrap Steel Wire Armoured Cable to get the steel out for modelling. Even wire cable is made up of lots of strands of steel wire. To make them perfectly straight is very easy, just fix one end in the chuck of a drill and the other in a vice, spin for a few seconds and it will be perfectly straight.
Hope this helps, Alan.
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« Reply #29 on: January 03, 2022, 03:05:10 AM »
 A solution for the tail heavy aircraft such as the Voisin would be to first 3D print the forward section of the fuselage and possibly the tires. Use these masters to create silicone rubber molds for resin castings using urethane resin mixed with fine lead granules or lead powder. The finished castings would be safe to handle as the lead would be fully encapsulated in the resin. As an alternative, maybe it is possible to 3D print with a resin/powdered lead mixture.
  You could also include weighted aviators if necessary.