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  1. Kriss
    When I saw the announcement of the release of the Polish PZL.46 "Sum" reconnaissance-bomber aircraft, I was delighted; dreams do come true. Having it on my shelf is a joy. I have just received my first 3D printed model from the Art of Trans company in the 3D Polish Wings series. They have it in 1:72 / 48 / 32, and I'm going to get it in 32 too. So this is what it looks like inside, instructions in pdf form, vacu glazing. The kit doesn't include decals or bombs and the open bomb bay is begging for them. And I'm happy to get it right away as it's one of many models I've always dreamed of having on my shelf.
  2. Kriss
    Peter and Paul I agree with you, these models have their own charm and charm. A memory of young carefree years one could say. And there are quite a few of them at my place and I have to do something with them, because you know the wife doesn't grumble but asks when I'm going to finish a model because the winds are blowing on the shelves for now.
  3. Kriss
    I laid the primer and applied a white stripe on the fuselage as well as the yellow underside of the engine and marked the radiator inlet and outlet with grey. I masked everything off and applied primer once more.
  4. Kriss
    And that's my point too.
  5. Kriss
    You are right, I have accumulated a lot of models over the years and some of them are started to varying degrees and now I am slowly starting to finish them. Somehow I don't have the energy to bring such models to their present state, i.e. to route lines and rivet and redo them. Sometimes, as a total relaxation, I build a model like this "Centauro".
  6. Kriss
    The model as a whole put together and prepared for painting, just masking on the glazing and recesses and it will be great.
  7. Kriss
    I spent the weekend at work, but there was also time to work on the model. The interior is complete and rich, as only the seat is there or, to put it another way, something that imitates it. I also fitted the wings and made a place for the landing gear bracket so that it had a place to stand and on the shelf so that it wouldn't come apart after a while.
  8. Kriss
    I found such a marvel from "Smer" in my stocks and was wondering what to do with it, a deep valorisation. That is, re-routing the lines and riveting and making the interior from scratch or leaving it as it is. I also wanted to give it just a bit of a facelift and redo the cab and its cowl and also make an inlet and outlet in the radiator and do something to improve the undercarriage. But after discussions with my colleagues it is thanks to Marcin that I will make it in the VINTAGE version, that is, I don't fix anything just put it together. That's my hope for a quick project, sometimes you need to de-stress. There are two camouflage versions in the kit and I had no problem choosing and I am making an Italian for the collection. Below is the in-box of the kit and as the model is years old I think everyone knows it.
  9. Kriss
    I replaced the kit instrument panel with one from YAHU Models and this is the only addition dedicated to this model. By the way, I decided to valorise it a bit and replaced the compass with the one from the YAHU kit for the PZL P.11c. Compared to the resin from the kit, this one looks a lot better.
  10. Kriss
    The belts that come with the kit are very nice but I decided to change them to belts from YAHU Models but dedicated to the PZL P.11c.
  11. Kriss
    Stretches are being made and various small details are being added.
  12. Kriss
    Central lubrication system done according to the documentation. The description stated that the hoses were unpainted and made of copper tubing.
  13. Kriss
    The tensioners from Lukgraph are and this toggle is made of plates of plastic of different thicknesses.
  14. Kriss
    The tinkering and fiddling continues, such additions according to the documentation. Although the documentation raises more question marks than it answers, I struggle on.
  15. Kriss
    The work is in progress and I am trying to make tension in the truss, and I purchased the turnbuckles from Lukgraph.
  16. Kriss
    You could say that the work is finished, now it's up to me to authorise whether everything is as it should be and to do a dry fitting on the pedestal of the monument. Even my son Peter got involved in the work on the monument by painting with me.
  17. Kriss
    It was time for the chessboards and lasers to go.
  18. Kriss
    Masking removed and so the camouflage came out, now it's time for the chequers.
  19. Kriss
    A few pics of painting the camouflage on the wings, the ones that go on the monument. And on the model the work goes on, for now I am doing the interior of the fuselage.
  20. Kriss
    You have no idea what the look on the face of an employee at a paint-mixing shop when I told him that I needed to buy car paints to paint the plane, specifically the wings. I had to explain everything to him and tell him the story of the fallen crew. I can tell you that he surprised me very pleasantly, I did not expect such an involvement in choosing the right camouflage colours. And the work continues both on the model and on the wing. Today only the progress on the wing.
  21. Kriss
    What I could manage to do at home on the wings for the memorial is done, the rest will already be done at my work. My boss agreed and I was given a room to paint the wing. I can't help but thank you for your help.
  22. Kriss
    Work continues to move forward slowly. The truss prepared for painting and the rest of the equipment under construction is.
  23. Kriss
    Until a few years ago I was exclusively building models in 72, but my eyesight has faded and I have a problem, I'm trying my best, but I think I'll switch to 48 or 32. Currently I'm preparing to emboss the cockpit cover for the "Kobuz" as well as the PZL P.24 because I also have these in my plans to build.
  24. Kriss
    So now it's time for that surprise. There was a memorial erected at the site where the plane went down, but the tooth of time has done its work and a new memorial is now being erected. I am also taking part in this personally, I know such a boastful post but sometimes you have to have one. Thanks to the association that took it upon itself to erect the new memorial, we were able to reach the last living witness to the event. We also managed to interview 94-year-old Mrs Ziora, who was 10 years old at the time and was at the site. Mrs Ziora told us a very interesting story about the heroic fight of the Polish crew against the German infantry. Returning to the memorial, I liked the wings that will be placed there. Interview with Mrs Ziora. Wings under construction. And already at my place in front of the workshop.
  25. Kriss
    It is not a problem with the decals, but with their arrangement on the surface of the model, specifically on the wings. In fact, PZL fighter planes from 1 to 24 used corrugated sheet metal on the covering, as in the Ju-52. And there was still a reinforcement of the sheet metal connection underneath. I had a bit of fun with this but managed to apply it. In the next post I'll upload pictures of how it came out, I'm putting it together further.
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