...And I must say that I just love the shape of this beautiful aeroplane. The wings almost shaped like a swift, those gracious engine nacelles, the placement of the cockpit, the DH-88 is one of those few planes that combines grace and power in an almost natural way. -But all of this on a side note, of course. This is a blog about paper modelling.
... on a second note: for a simple 1/72nd model this must be ne of the worst moulds I have ever had in my hands. The repeated process of sanding, adding putty, sanding, priming and sanding again is tedious and I already scavenged another unfinished plane I had lying around for ages to get better shaped engine nacelles. (the DH 88 had the same ones as the Dragon Rapide) and still it is sanding, putty, sanding, primer, sanding, putty, etc etc etc. That is why I love paper models. So concluding: there is a lot to say for styrene models, but also for paper modelling. That's why I stick to paper most of the time.
(.. I stil have a 1/48 TSR2 on the shelf which also seems to have huuuuuge fitting problems. Oh joy.)
Hi Merzo! Yes, it'll be red paint on the Comet. And it is indeed one of the most beautiful planes there has ever been. The kit however was horror. Badly moulded, parts half gone and since this was a ould from the 1950's it was more rudimentary than basic. It awaits the final coats of paint now.
...And I must say that I just love the shape of this beautiful aeroplane. The wings almost shaped like a swift, those gracious engine nacelles, the placement of the cockpit, the DH-88 is one of those few planes that combines grace and power in an almost natural way.
ReplyDelete-But all of this on a side note, of course. This is a blog about paper modelling.
... on a second note: for a simple 1/72nd model this must be ne of the worst moulds I have ever had in my hands. The repeated process of sanding, adding putty, sanding, priming and sanding again is tedious and I already scavenged another unfinished plane I had lying around for ages to get better shaped engine nacelles. (the DH 88 had the same ones as the Dragon Rapide) and still it is sanding, putty, sanding, primer, sanding, putty, etc etc etc.
ReplyDeleteThat is why I love paper models. So concluding: there is a lot to say for styrene models, but also for paper modelling. That's why I stick to paper most of the time.
(.. I stil have a 1/48 TSR2 on the shelf which also seems to have huuuuuge fitting problems. Oh joy.)
Hoe klein kan het nog meer. Super al die zaken er rondom ter vergelijking.
ReplyDeleteHi Jasper.
ReplyDeleteThe de Havilland DH.88 aircraft beautiful noble form.
Red paint? Congrats.
Merzo
Hi Merzo!
ReplyDeleteYes, it'll be red paint on the Comet. And it is indeed one of the most beautiful planes there has ever been. The kit however was horror. Badly moulded, parts half gone and since this was a ould from the 1950's it was more rudimentary than basic. It awaits the final coats of paint now.