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Offline Squiffy

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Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« on: November 24, 2014, 06:55:23 AM »
I know my track record for showing builds isn't great. I've started some that have drifted off into the ether (though they will re-appear at some point, I promise) and some where great chunks of the build are missed and the next thing you see is the completed model, and some that are done so fast that if you blinked, you missed them but...

I'm sure this one isn't going to be a fast build and, to be honest, it's scaring the hell out of me...  :o



Here are the sprues. I've made a start but there's not much to show yet. The first thing I've done is to drill 112 holes (so far) in the wings for the rigging. I now have a blister on the palm of my hand from the pin vice and I need a rest.


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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2014, 07:04:08 AM »
This will be a very exciting build to watch Squiffy, the parts list looks enormous for a 1:72 scale kit. I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together and the speed of the build matters little.

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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2014, 07:44:18 AM »
great, a Staaken! I will follow this build with pleasure
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2014, 08:07:57 AM »
Holy cow, that's a lot of plastic!  I'm looking forward to watching you tackle that beasty.
Cheers,
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2014, 08:18:51 AM »
That is a lot of plastic !





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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2014, 09:06:39 AM »
I nearly had a mental breakdown attaching the top wing of mine, even with the help of my wife, but I got there in the end. It is a real beast of a model in terms of the amount of plastic involved. Not to discourage you at all...  ;)
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2014, 09:27:25 AM »
I'm going to get some popcorn and a beverage for this one.  ;)

Squiffy, you're a brave lad!

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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2014, 10:07:26 AM »
Can't wait to see how this goes on, I'm sitting on one myself, so to speak.
Yes, a lot of plastic in that box, but as usual with Roden you'll find you don't need it all. One of the reasons I was most sorry that Roden gave up on WWI was that, if you examine the extra parts closely (or is this only in the first R.VI kit), it does look as if they intended to kit the interesting R.30, the one with the supercharger.
And could this be an ideal demonstrator of the new Aviattic night lozenge?

Tsemppia! Bravo! Bon chance!

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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2014, 11:08:09 AM »
The new Aviattic night lozenge won't be right for this, the lozenge was much larger than the Gotha's. Still, looking forward to this one!

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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2014, 02:04:42 PM »
Well Squiffy, like all of the others I am looking forward to this one! I recon it should be at least 2 weeks before you finish it up  ::)
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2014, 04:47:08 PM »
Quote from: IanB on November 24, 2014, 11:08:09 AM
The new Aviattic night lozenge won't be right for this, the lozenge was much larger than the Gotha's. Still, looking forward to this one!

Ian

On this particular Staaken I think the Aviattic lozenge could be right. The earlier version had the large hand painted pattern but this one used printed fabric
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2014, 07:53:59 PM »
I'm not sure if your comments have given me encouragement, or put fear into me!  ;D

I know very little about these monsters, so a few questions to those who do...

Was the fuselage plywood-covered, or fabric on a frame? I suppose this affects how I paint the interior.

The engine nacelles - I've looked around the net and whilst there are a number of original photos of R types, they all have differences and, of course, all are black and white. Photos of other people's models show the nacelles painted black or bare metal.
Which is correct, as far as can be known?

The lozenge (or lack of) - I found a build log on another site and the builder says that Roden's paint scheme is not authentic, that of the few photographs of night-coloured R.VI, the front of the fuselage shows no signs of having lozenge. Would this be correct?

P.S.

The bearers inside the nacelles for the engines - metal or wood?
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2014, 08:40:30 PM »
I am not an expert. But I have followed the build by a fellow modeller
http://pwm.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=73945
and then saw the model in reality at a modelling contest. A show stopper it was!
PS. The text is unfortunately in Polish but photos may be useful.
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2014, 09:24:31 PM »
Thanks for that. It's useful and superb but it's also a comparison that I can't live up to. I certainly won't be using those tiny loops for the rigging - there lies a road to madness, methinks...
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Re: Roden 1:72 Zeppelin Staaken R.VI
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2014, 11:50:34 PM »
You are courageous to attack this subject  ;)
I will take a seat
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