Caudron G.IV, CSM 1/48

[DaddyO]

My head hurts from all that detail work!

Yep Zac. I've just tuned into this thread and my head is spinning having read a few posts.

Absolutely stunning build 

Paul

[Edo]

indeed! a true masterpiece!
ciao
edo

[Gisbod]

Golly Fredrik,

What a thread (no pun intended) I think you need to see a rigging therapist!  That’s so beyond my patience level…
I’m going to send you an Airfix Starter Set Spitfire to do next, it’s either that or rehab 


Guy

[RichieW]

Golly Fredrik,

What a thread (no pun intended) I think you need to see a rigging therapist!  That’s so beyond my patience level…
I’m going to send you an Airfix Starter Set Spitfire to do next, it’s either that or rehab 


Guy

That is hilarious!!! 

[Rookie]

Even a spider would get confused!

I almost get dizzy looking at these pictures and I admire your patience…

Cheers,
Willem

[Rookie]

I am hoping that CSM will produce a 1/48th scale version of their 1/32nd scale Caudron G.III.

And I am hoping that CSM will produce a 1/32Th scale version of their 1/48nd scale Caudron G.IV.....

 

Willem

[FAf]

It probably nearly killed me... but it's nearly finished now.

I should probably place a post under 'How's it going' for a full therapy session. The short version is that I lost all my strength and modelling mojo and part of the reason was probably that my painting struggles on this model continously ate away at my feeling of success/good work/ok modelling. Enough wining, spring is on its way and the model is nearly done.

EDIT: I obviously meant enough whining, not wining... 🤪 and I feel I need to add that I'm quite happy with my paintwork, as long as one is about 50 cm or more away from it. END EDIT

Thanks to all of you who took your time to comment. Very much appreciated!
Here are some final in progress pictures. It still lacks propellers, but they are on their way.




When all the rigging was complete there were a number of other details that needed to be completed - machine guns, generator for the wireless, antenna wire and weight and probably some more things... One such other thing was the oil drainage pipes from the engine and engine cowlings (at least that's what I suppose they are). They look like this in reality.


And this is how they came out for me.



Machine guns from Gaspatch. Needed just the attachement points.







And the weight at the end of the trailing antenna wire in progress. It's simply a blob of white glue and with no weight in it I needed to stretch the monofilament in the right direction and then superglue it.




Propellers and then done!

/Fredrik

[Gisbod]

Blimey Fredrik!

I am not worthy and I prostrate myself before you..

Fabulous work indeed, but you surely must need a lie down in a darkened room after that!

Keep up the splendid work…

Guy

[KiwiZac]

Truly remarkable work, Fredrik! I empathise with you as I often lose my modelling mojo but I don't recover to the standard you do - wow!

[Edo]

I think this is an owesome build!
A true masterpiece!
Hat off, Sir!

ciao
edo

[Borsos]

Breathtaking. Nothing else.
This is a true masterpiece.
Andreas

[Rookie]

I think you are being way too hard on yourself Fredrik.

If I could paint a model like you did your Caudron, I would be over the moon. When I zoom in on the photos you posted, I really don't know what you are talking about.

This is a great model in all aspects.

Exactly like Andreas and Edo said: a masterpiece!

Willem

[RichieW]

I agree with Willem, you are being far too hard on yourself. Once it has been finished for a month or so you will look at it fresh eyes and see what we can see. A magnificent model of a very quirky machine that has been painted and weathered to an incredible standard . I think it is superb and would be thrilled if I had made it.

Richie

[FAf]

Thanks for your input Guy, Zac, Edo, Andreas, Willem and Richie. It's good to hear you like it and Richie's idea to wait a month or so before passing judgement is a sound one.

If I should try and explain what went wrong and that is still in my mind, we have to go back to July or August when I changed the colour on the wings for the last time. Or so I thought... The colour changes were alright, but when I was to clear coat them I used a laquer varnish from Hataka and (as always it was probably me and not the product) the entire layer of varnish tore apart leaving wide and deep, really deep cracks (but much wider) all over the top and bottom wings. This forced me to redo the wing yet another time, but now it wasn't as easy to strip the paint fully. And so the result you see is good from a short distance, but not excellent when you're really close. But it is probably mostly in my head...

Last pictures!



This is a very nice forum, in case you didn't know that already!
/Fredrik

[Gisbod]

It really is excellent Fredrik!

I always go through the same process and want to put most of mine in the bin at the end.

I’ve got one in my cabinet that I thought I’d totally mucked up - tossed it aside - months later I look at it closely and can’t remember or see what I didn’t like about it…

Time is a great healer!

Guy