Aichi Seiran, **BETA** build, 1:33, Gremir Models - Page 2

**Golden Bear** · #11 12-01-2007, 10:59 PM

Hmm. mmmm

**Golden Bear** · #12 12-06-2007, 10:42 AM

Things are going to get out of order a little maybe. Sorry if there is a little bit of jumping around. I jumped over to build frames and then the floats. Here are the wing and float frames and then the top and bottom of the floats. I had a hard time getthing the segment edges lined up smoothly with the floats. I learned a lot and did better when I built the Kingfisher later:

**Golden Bear** · #13 12-06-2007, 10:47 AM

Then I really wanted to build the torpedo. I had never built a torpedo before so I was eager. Here are a variety of pictures, including one that shows the forming of the tip. Once again, to form these "flower petal" curved shapes, I roll the petals crosswise to get the curve correct and then roll the main cylinder, without touching the petals. Ideally the petals all line up perfectly... or really close. Then I just put a drop of glue in the center to hold it together!

**Golden Bear** · #14 12-06-2007, 10:49 AM

...more torpedo pictures. Notice the little propellor blades.

**Golden Bear** · #15 12-06-2007, 10:51 AM

Then I went back to finish the fueselage and the wings.

**Golden Bear** · #16 12-06-2007, 10:54 AM

Then the canopy. This was before I built my vacuum forming operation so it was all built with mylar sheet.

The first picture shows all the pieces cut out an laying on the work surface. There were a million of them.

Then I glued the paper/card onto the mylar and scrunched it into a curvey shape while the glue dried.

...and then the whole plane jumped together!

**Golden Bear** · #17 12-06-2007, 10:57 AM

Here are about a million pictures taken outside to better show the coloring. Nice looking model. Sorry that I don't have more pictures of building and fitting the float braces and such...

**Golden Bear** · #18 12-06-2007, 10:59 AM

This is the last set:

**dansls1** · #19 12-06-2007, 12:12 PM

Great job as always, thanks for sharing. This plane starts making me think about scratchbuilding a catapault to build as a display as it were being lauched...
So many models and ideas, so little time...

**cjwalas** · #20 12-06-2007, 12:25 PM

Nice looking model! Is there a strong frame for the float supports? And were they any trouble. They look like they came out very well.
Thanks for showing this!
Chris