I know I still have 2 unfinished models, but the workbench room is cold (it is winter in my hemisphere), and I am staying in the warm part of the house, sorry.
Anyway, I went to the post office to get the present my brother offered me for Christmas and my birthday (thanks bro!): Dornier Schneider Racer 1929 (Unicraft 1/72 see http://www.unicraft.biz/germ/do-racer/do-racer.htm ).
I opened the box and I like it. My what-if project (as "never built scale 1" is not enough for my crazy mind) could be:
- Having no engine/propeller but a nicely shaped pod
- Having the wing just upon the floats-booms (as there is no propeller distance above the water to keep for a water glider)
- Having short wings as I lack room
- Having a P-51D canopy (the 2nd in my Heller Mustang kit used recently)
In 1939, the Schneider speed races were over, but the Schneider beauty contest was going on for water-gliders.
First, the available parts:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2328_DoSchneider.jpg&hash=aa3d82975fb76378066b6dc9e5292a9ee2486990)
Cor, they're some big 'ole floats on that! :o
I didn't know anyone did a kit of the Dornier, but of course if anyone did it be Unicraft. :banghead:
This is the 30th model I build from Unicraft. This is always a challenge, but succeeding provides satisfaction (according to my point of view). ;D
Quote from: Tophe on January 07, 2019, 10:08:14 PM
This is the 30th model I build from Unicraft. This is always a challenge, but succeeding provides satisfaction (according to my point of view). ;D
Tophe wins the understatement of the year award and it's only mid January ;D
Seriously though the parts don't look to bad for Unicraft. I'll be interested to see how this goes.
Quote from: Tophe on January 07, 2019, 09:32:26 AM
I know I still have 2 unfinished models, but the workbench room is cold (it is winter in my hemisphere), and I am staying in the warm part of the house, sorry.
Don't blame you at all Tophe, eminently sensible sir :thumbsup:
Thanks for the jokes ;D
Here are the parts of the kit that I am going to use:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2340_schneiderG.jpg&hash=2fd13a8d5c73b15d52df14bfb0be4d97bfe78c39)
With a few sun rays warming the house, and tooled with very fast glue, I started to build:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2341_schneid.jpg&hash=9d21495349359beb9dc523241f696ba6042251be)
I have put the first putty, in a few seconds before going back to the warm place. ;)
Sanding (together with the one for Mustangs) will be longer, colder, later... :-\
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2343_schneiderG.jpg&hash=656ca96e2429916f4d9663f2e4f7164c391ab1c6)
Then putty on the (shortened) wing and on top of the pod (a big amount there to replace the spinners by clean nose and rear):
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2348schneiderGl.jpg&hash=f840d709cfe7d0aa104c254899557dcc0d072ee2)
After first sanding and gluing the fins:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2404_schneid.jpg&hash=10a764227db24b4bce74d61aa2049f31561df1b0)
Going on... ;D
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2408_schnei.jpg&hash=50aea2417c4475c2cdca87ce42a1e4f2e4168dc9)
The floats' underside is painted, and putty has been added to the canopy/pod junction:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2417_dchneidG.jpg&hash=479fa55dd9f6789432760ba77034244a84bd5403)
The second sanding of the pod (the first with the canopy) has been performed, but still imperfect, so there will be another step of putty... :-\
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2462_schneid.jpg&hash=891ee5c899ef8dd2a8bd11acab7f8f0a766c1848)
My superglue tube was finished, I bought a new one, and it seems it does not work, I have never seen that. I had to reinforce the contact wing-pod.
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2465_schneid.jpg&hash=c12e595dddb8f41f1a05fee410fc05cf311780d6)
Painted (drying):
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2470_schneido.jpg&hash=28f2bb6f85c7c364f2b6f58194f2be1f00df87ab)
Finishing tomorrow, unless the Earth explodes or something.
finished:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2482_schneido.jpg&hash=0c5cc7f5bae0cd72261d5fcea744a93f81f98804)
And here is the 4-angles view:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2FIMG_2486_x4_schneido.jpg&hash=057dd5da492c2df60efeb21efa649b9943126b67)
PS. I have found a special name for her: Schneidorn. ;D
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks!
Actually, floatplanes with float-booms are rather rare. But dear Ericr made one at www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,40517.msg822890.html#msg822890
Thanks again...
It's like you made it into a cartoon!
Very good.
:thumbsup:
Quote from: zenrat on February 06, 2019, 02:08:55 AM
It's like you made it into a cartoon!
Absolutely mate. I'm desperately trying to think of the character it reminds me off, at least from certain angles.
Great work Tophe :thumbsup: