Step by step - Stampe SV4 building - [DGA] - 1/72

[Jan Kytop]

Hi, this tutorial was intended for the friends of a french plastic model forum : " fightersforum " to let them know about the paper modelling.
It can not teach you not be much, but if it can be useful , here :

In this post , you can follow the completion of a paper model in 1/72 .
The model chosen is the legendary Stampe SV4 .

The paper airplane models are in the form of cutting pre-printed booklet :

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or as PDF files for download , which can be free or paid .
The model is then printed by you :

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I bought my model on this site for $ 2.50 :
Ecardmodels.com
Search results for: 'stampe'
Many Stampe are available here.
This is the largest site for the purchase of paper models to download.

Soon paid, you can download it immediately , no problem for a package lost or delayed .
The file is then printed on my inkjet paper and here the paper I use:

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Printed as such , the model is 1/48 , I reduce it to 1/72 ( 67% print function of the printer or use software for printing documents).

After printing, the sheet receives a coat of varnish spray (see photo):

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The aim is to protect the print and make it insensitive to future manipulations and mitigate the attack of UV color.


I then brush a coat of acrylic satin varnish Pebeo on main parts (fuselage , wings, empennage ) .
The paper curls a little but at this stage it does not matter .

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After drying , the plate is returned.
For transparency , the contour of the body is marked and all this part is painted in interior green color using Citadel acrylic paint.
I let it dry until tomorrow .

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We attack !
Cutting tools :
X -acto knife and scissors .

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The body was recovered on board:

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I do not perform as expected because I completely separates the bottom , I removed the tabs above the fuselage bonding and I do not cut the passage of the lower wings in the fuselage. Why ?
After testing my method seems not necessarily easier but alignments are better ;

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The tabs are redone in 80g paper and pasted on the inside ( wood glue ) , therefore there will be no step effect at this location ( there is no more overlap between opposing parties but juxtaposition ) :

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The body is shaped with the help of round tools ( lime sticks , tubes, etc. ..) .
Getting there gradually.

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The bottom of the fuselage and instrument panels ( replaced by real Stampe panels taken from internet and printed to scale) are glued onto cardboard .

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After cutting and passing black felt on the edges, instruments panels are glued with cyanoacrylate gel inside (note the symmetry and alignment )

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The tub is cut , shaped and inserted into the fuselage.
We then glue the bottom against the flanks alongside

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[John Bowden]

OK......... this will be made into a PDF and posted on our site!!

[jyduchene]

Jan,

Thanks so very much. This is the exact Stampe that I have been "fiddeling with". I hope to build it in 1/48 half as well as you have at a smaller scale. Thanik you for taking the time to teach. I am a happy student.

John

[Alcides]

Thanks Jan. I think always it's very useful. I always learn something from a good build thread.

[Jan Kytop]

Now , the lower wings:

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Note that I separate the left and the right wing.
The interior is reinforced with recycling cardboard and spar ;

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The curvature is given with a round file placed on the thigh

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The future location of the mats is pierced with a needle :

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The half wing is glued directly to the fuselage with cyano gel.
It is essential to have a good plan to get a good alignment and dihedral in all directions .

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I recommend these books , especially the small one who has an excellent 1/72 drawing .
The author is certainly the person who knows the most about Stampes .

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To finish diluted wood glue is brushed along all the joints , to bond them.

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[Alcides]

Originally Posted by Jan Kytop

To finish diluted wood glue is brushed along all the joints , to bond them.

I've a question: Do you not get marks on the model because the glue? One of my main worries when I'm build is avoid the glue touch the model surface.

[Jan Kytop]

Originally Posted by Alcides

I've a question: Do you not get marks on the model because the glue? One of my main worries when I'm build is avoid the glue touch the model surface.

I take care to put the glue only on the joints and then I'll brush an other coat of varnish that help to avoid the glue marks.

[papermate]

Excellent, Jan, I can learn something from your step by step tutorial.

Papermate

[eatcrow2]

Outstanding "step by step" photos!! A real pleasure to follow along.

[gomidefilho]

Amazing Jan, many thank's for generosity! I love the tip of varnish!