Der Kampfflieger Gotha G-IV in 1/72nd

[NigelR]

Wow, nearly there! It seems to be going without too many problems...... (he says, hoping not to tempt fate!)

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Thanks, Nigel.  Really close now.  I'd hoped to have finished this weekend, but alas...real life got in the way.  It'll be soon though!

Have a great week...Dan

[Tim Mixon]

Wowzers Dan!  That is some mighty impressive paper construction going on there.  Very difficult to distinguish from a plastic kit. I?m really liking the color scheme. You might have convinced me to build up one of my Roden kits in that livery.

[NinetythirdLiberator]

Thanks, Tim.  It does look nice next to the Roden kit.  It's a nice one and you'd knock it out of the park.  I loved the kit.  It's delicate and looks scale.  Weapons are really nice.  The decals do the dreaded Roden disintegration act so I painted mine one.

Looking forward to yours!

On to more Gotha...

Got the wheels on last night.  They are balsa as I like their shape better than the typical hockey puck style in the kit, although I think I made them a bit too thick.  Oh, well.

Really only the front gun, bomb site, props and the dreaded rock deflectors behind the wheels and she'll be done!

Dan

[DaddyO]

Just lovin' this one 

Personally I love the idea of mixing balsa and 3d parts with a paper construction because it adds a level of realism to the model that would otherwise be missing (Got a friend who only builds paper models and its always the things like wheels that let it down slightly IMO) I can understand the paper purists insisting everything is paper, but . . .
Sorry for the ramble - Really like the model which looks fabulous 

Paul

[NinetythirdLiberator]

I agree, Paul.  It's fun and a challenge to make it from paper as much as possible, but I use what works best and looks the neatest.  Paper, metal, putty...you name it! 

Part of the fun. 

This guy should get finished this weekend.  The rock guards are the next painful addition.  We'll see how those go!

Thanks for looking and commenting!

Dan

[NinetythirdLiberator]

So here it is all done.  I got the mud/rock guards done.  They are paper for the main flat piece and thin stretched sprue for the connections.  I also added the Commander's gun up front but ran out of room for his bomb site.  I guess he'll just be joy riding above the Thames.

All in all a wonderful experience.  The basic kit makes into an attractive model and with some imagination and alternative bits and pieces, one could really make this into a show stopper.

More shots over in the Completion area...Thanks for looking, one and all....Dan