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Saro London 1/100 "Out of the box"
Two months ago I finished four versions of the Saro London:
One 1/100 scale Two 1/72 scale and One 1/33 scale. It was delivered to the beta testers and they, when they have free time, when they are inspired, started to build the models that I give to them. They found instructions that needed some details, they found that the drawings of the original plane in internet have a big mistake and it was corrected thanks to some photograps. But this afternoon I asked myself: "How many time will need a normal modeler to assemble my model? Not extras, not cuts state of art, but just a normal modeler?" So this post will show the assembly with the time involved. So far, it just have been an hour, and the cowls are assembled, and the fuselage formers cut. The elevator is being done, too, and the first part of the nose. So, this is the beginning, and the first hour of assembly.
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After two and half hours, the fuselage is taking form, the tail and cockpit are finished and the cowl and central upper wing sections are ready.
The only "trick" that I'm using is to assemble one section while another one is being left to dry. The rest, as I said, is straight to the box, cut and glue without changes.
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Interesting thread Draco. You seem to get more done in a given time frame than I do.
My biggest problem is, like a two year old, being distracted mid-project by other stuff. Garry
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Usually it happens to me, too. Even more because when I assemble a model, it's the alpha test, and I'm testing, drawing, reprinting, seing the pictures, etc, etc. This one is specifically assembled with a timer in hand, because I had no idea how many time one of my models needs to be done.
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After 3 hours 10 minutes the upper side of the hull is finished and I'm starting with the wings.
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After four hours of assembly:
Just three wings, part of the engines, the floats and the struts remain to do.
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I am enjoying watching you build this one and tracking the time, Draco.
I always start out documenting the time I take while building a model, but usually I eventually lose track. Don |
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An interesting test. Of course being the designer you already know how the parts go together and I presume don't really need to study the instructions. I never time my builds, part of the attraction of this hobby is that it gets me away from the awful business of 'schedules' in real life.
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Anyway, after five and a half hours, two half wings have been completed, the fuselage and tail too, and about half of the engines and cowls. As I explained, the only trick I'm using is to assemble a section of the plane while another one is drying.
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After six and a half hours, just remain to do the struts, the rear part of the cowlings and the floats.
I hope to finish the plane in less than 8 hours, so it's a bit longer than I expected but it can be done in a normal weekend. There are no problems, not difficult parts, no pieces to redraw.
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