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Yes, I was so pleased to find out Geli was printing again!
You really have brought up a valid point about technology and models. It takes an artist (craftsman) to create a good replica of a full-sized subject. Technology does not do that -- You don't just punch a button on the computer and out comes a quality model design. Technology can be an aid but cannot replace the judgement and decisions needed to capture the essence of the ship/airplane/anything at a fraction of its size. These Geli and Wilhemshaven kits (and many other companies, happily!) are convincing replicas of their subject. One thing that constantly annoys me about plastic model forums is that they tend to criticize models for being "old designs". Yet those "old designs" were clearly the airplane they meant to represent -- I built many of them, as a boy (and as an adult), and there was no question which airplane was which. Since it takes skilled designers to develop a good kit, and because the more accurate or complex models take many extra hours of design, the price of a good kit has to go up. But the same people who don't like the "old designs" complain about the price of high-quality new designs, or complain that they left off details (Probably because the budget for the project was used up). Model design will always be an art, not a science. Best regards, Kurt |
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Wow. A definite patient tester. I totally agree with your build strategy. I look forward to seeing this all come together. Good on you for taking it by the balls.
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1/250 USS Forrestal aircraft carrier (Wilhelmshaven)
I first built this Wilhelmshaven model around 1980 because I had been seduced into building card models by several people I knew (Alex Campbell among them) who touted the (very substantial) edge they had over contemporary styrene models. I then built it again in brass, styrene, and perspex, using the paper parts as patterns - and was persuaded eventually to sell the finished model for what I then considered an insane amount of money. I recently found I have a slightly dogeared print of this in a cupboard and I'm really tempted to try it again after all this time.
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I'm really looking forward to starting on the ship. But I still think doing the airplanes first works best for me, making the ship like the "cheese at the end of the maze". It's like Herky said with lifeboats and their associated equipment on ocean liners (I really enjoy making ocean liners) -- I get to them and lose steam for awhile.
Enjoy! Kurt |
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Hello,
The F9 Cougar tail has been a bit of a puzzle. The fin is part of the aft fuselage section. This section has a sharp taper, with the rear frame also including the spar for the fin. First I was going to glue the front frame in place, starting with the lower half, so I did that (#1 in the photo). After the lower half was dry, I decided it would work best to glue the lower side of the rear frame before finishing the front frame (#2 in the photo). Once that was dried, I glued the rest of both frames plus the leading edge of the fin, #3 in the photos. (Lastly, I glued the back and bottom of the fin, including the triangular part included with the kit (#4). One reason I'm writing all this down here is so I can look up how I did it when my other airplanes arrive and I build the second one of these......) Take care, Kurt |
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Wow, that's quite an array of ships!
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