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Offline LukasTheLight

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #75 on: May 22, 2015, 07:56:50 PM »
Hello Des!!!

Not that I just struggle to understand how you achieved this - I think we all used all relevant adjectives that english vocabulary offers ;) but even more I struggle to understand that quality combined with your building speed. Just beyond me ... jawdropping results!!! :)

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #76 on: May 22, 2015, 08:15:07 PM »
Quote from: lukas.kasuba on May 22, 2015, 07:56:50 PM
Hello Des!!!

Not that I just struggle to understand how you achieved this - I think we all used all relevant adjectives that english vocabulary offers ;) but even more I struggle to understand that quality combined with your building speed. Just beyond me ... jawdropping results!!! :)

Cheerio
Lukas

Yes, that's what amazes me too. Des, you are very prolific, but you never sacrifice quality for speed!

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #77 on: May 22, 2015, 09:12:11 PM »
Quote from: Pgtaylorart on May 22, 2015, 08:15:07 PM
Quote from: lukas.kasuba on May 22, 2015, 07:56:50 PM
Hello Des!!!

Not that I just struggle to understand how you achieved this - I think we all used all relevant adjectives that english vocabulary offers ;) but even more I struggle to understand that quality combined with your building speed. Just beyond me ... jawdropping results!!! :)

Cheerio
Lukas

Yes, that's what amazes me too. Des, you are very prolific, but you never sacrifice quality for speed!

George

I think thats what I dont get :) Im exact opposite, to do something according to my imagination I need to take a lot of time to achieve that...
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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #78 on: May 23, 2015, 08:34:07 PM »
Thank you Lukas and George for your very kind comments. I don't consider myself a fast builder, I just plod along at a nice steady pace.

Here is a small update. I spent most of today making the undercarriage, making the tiny hinged connectors took most of the time, the undercarriage is now fixed to the fuselage with the wheels the next project. You have probably noticed that I also added the fuel and oil tank fillers with caps.

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #79 on: May 23, 2015, 09:19:43 PM »
Des, as usual, you are plodding along very nicely! :D

It's very informative and instructional to me to see the choices you make about which parts to make from styrene, which parts from brass, etc.

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #80 on: May 23, 2015, 10:00:39 PM »
The undercarriage is another masterpiece, Des!
Truly a work of art!
and the fuel caps as well.
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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #81 on: May 23, 2015, 10:49:45 PM »
Lets just say that I like your pace Des ;)

George, I agree I like Desīs builds for my future attemts :)

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #82 on: May 24, 2015, 02:59:13 AM »
Exellent work, also the undercarriage.
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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #83 on: May 24, 2015, 04:05:50 AM »
Others may think that you are fast, you may think you just plod, but I agree with the others - if you plod then I am a real snail!!!!
More wonderful work from a master modeller. Those hinges look to be so small I can hardly see them - and this is 1/32 scale! A real tribute to your skill.
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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #84 on: May 24, 2015, 08:35:50 AM »
Thank you very much George, Ermeio, Lukas, Martin and LM for taking the time to have a look at my model and for leaving such wonderful comments.

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #85 on: May 24, 2015, 08:43:00 AM »
I went all the way back to the start page by page, I almost couldn't believe this is scratchbuilding!! Very very impressive, Des.
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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #86 on: May 24, 2015, 05:30:42 PM »
Hello gentlemen,
What undercarriage !!! Most impressive !
Best regards.
Alain.
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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #87 on: May 24, 2015, 09:33:19 PM »
Many thanks Vincent and Alain for your really kind comments, they are much appreciated.

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #88 on: May 25, 2015, 11:03:18 AM »
Just a small update this time. I have added the four wheels to the undercarriage, the wheels are from John Vojtech at Scale Spokes painted with Mr Metal Color silver chrome and lightly polished. All the archive photos I have of this aeroplane show the tyres as being black so I will leave the thin black rubber O Rings. There will be quite a bit of rigging on the undercarriage but this will come later.

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Re: Sikorsky S-16 in 1:32 scale
« Reply #89 on: May 25, 2015, 09:23:46 PM »
Beautiful, Des!  The wheels look gorgeous.  Did they
require any special preparation before painting?

Cheers,
Ernie :)
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