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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 19, 2006 0:26:37 GMT 12
This is just stunning, the level of detail astounds me. www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Flugzeuge/Gaeste/Wolf_Catalina.htmlI think this is as impressive as the scratchbuilt 1/48th Hudson and Halifax that have been seen on the net recently. If you want to see them, go to Hypercale foums and search for those keywords (sadly I can't link to the threads there) |
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Post by Bruce on Jun 19, 2006 22:32:33 GMT 12
that is awesome detailing alright - its a shame to join the fuselage halves together!
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Post by Calum on Jun 21, 2006 19:40:48 GMT 12
Madness
I'm giving modelling away
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Post by trx850 on Jun 21, 2006 21:05:37 GMT 12
Absolutely top class modelling skills.
Personally, I'm inclined to take up basket weaving after seeing these pics!
Cheers,
Pete M.
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Post by Bruce on Jun 21, 2006 21:38:35 GMT 12
While I greatly admire such detailing skills, I would hate to see anyone really put off from modelling because they couldnt get close to it. Most of us are mere mortals and that sort of detail is beyond our patience, eyesight and ability. Dont dispair!!. In the past I used to detail the inside of my 1/72 kits, but recently Ive had a reality check and I have a slightly more pragmatic approach. On larger scales, such as 1/48 and 1/32, adding detail is possible and should be attempted if you feel the desire to try, but it neednt be overdone. Firstly, who will actually see the detail on your kit? If you arent planning on entering competitions and only you or your family will have a close look, then the level of detail is entirely up to you. easy things that improve the look without going overboard may be adding some tubular structure if the subject is a tubular aircraft, things like roll frames or canopy rams, closing off open fuselage sections etc. This is fairly straight forward. Also consider how much of your detailing would actually be seen - I have doubts as to whether anyone would be able to see the beautiful radio room on that Catalina - the position of the window relative to the wing suggests that a Fibrescope may be required! On smaller scales such as 1/72 which I work with exclusively now, (solely due to the selection of kits available - once my collection is complete I'm going to switch to 1/48) once the plastic wall thickness is taken into account there is virtually nothing you can fit in anyway - On my KiwiResins Auster Iadded some tubing structure from stretched Sprue and left it at that - my Beechcraft has totally standard vac formed cockpit and nothing else inside - who can tell? My Dauntless that I tried detailling is not as good to me, because the cockpit is far to cluttered and the detail is clumsy due to the small size. By all means, admire the awesome work of serious model makers, but dont lose sight of modelling as an enjoyable hobby by feeling you have to replicate such efforts. get out there and make some models (and dont forget to post pics!)  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 24, 2006 21:05:06 GMT 12
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 25, 2006 13:19:14 GMT 12
Maybe he's going to glue clear perspex to each fuselage half and display them that way?
He's a German, isn't he? Probably works 15 hours a day in a Watch factory filing the tiny cogs smooth! :-)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 25, 2006 13:24:14 GMT 12
I believe he is actually Brazilian. But he's a space engineer so accustomed to working on detail I guess.
The thing that really strikes me is isn't it great to actually see what an operational WWII Catalina looked like inside - you could never get such a perspective on the interior of one from photos of the real thing.
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Post by Bruce on Jul 25, 2006 14:13:47 GMT 12
Absolutely! gives a real spatial understanding of how it was all laid out.
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 25, 2006 19:10:16 GMT 12
"The thing that really strikes me is isn't it great to actually see what an operational WWII Catalina looked like inside - you could never get such a perspective on the interior of one from photos of the real thing."
Or from looking inside the RNZAF Museum's Catalina! :-(
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Post by kiwi on Nov 4, 2006 15:20:26 GMT 12
Absolutely incredible , and absolute madness this guy needs to get himself a hobby and get out more !
Stunning.
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Nov 4, 2006 17:04:52 GMT 12
that is awesome detailing alright - its a shame to join the fuselage halves together! Yip, I agree  |
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