UFO Interceptor
With the weather here being so bad and SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) banning any plastic modelling in the house, I decided to do something completely different.
I've never modelled using card kits before so I decided to have a go at one. All it needed was scissors, PVA glue (in this case I used Bostik glue as it is thicker and dries more quickly than woodworking PVA) a cutting mat and scalpel.
As a child I always loved the Jerry and Sylvia Anderson TV series UFO. It was their first series to use actors instead of puppets. Having been fascinated by the Apollo programme and being woken up to see the televised moon landing, the theory that we would have a manned base on the moon by 1980 seemed very real. Combined with the growing interest in UFO's, the basis for the TV series seemed all too real.
The kit itself is cleanly printed and looks good on the sheets. There is even a clear one should you decide to display the cockpit! The only thing that is a down side is that the kit does not come with any instructions! A link is given to a website which has a series of pictures and some (poorly worded) description, which makes building the kit far easier! I can understand why they have taken this approach as the instructions come to about 60 pages if you try printing them off!
Anyway, this is my process so far, it is fun, but also challenging. It's also teaching me some new techniques, always a good thing
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Hans Wilhelm Fischer said on December 31, 2021
I made some paperkits of ships about 50 years ago, but have a few newer ones in my stash.
To avoid the ban of plastic-modelling, you could also make a resin-kit 😉
Ian Foulkes said on January 6, 2022
Give them a go Hans, I've not seen any ship ones...
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on December 31, 2021
Awsome way to get around the plastic ban! HNY!
Ian Foulkes said on January 6, 2022
Belated HNY to you as well Stellan. Thanks, always remember there's a way around every situation...
John vd Biggelaar said on December 31, 2021
Perfect solution to still be able to do some modelling, Ian @ianfoulk96
Looks nice.
Ian Foulkes said on January 6, 2022
Thanks John, my latest dodge is to assemble metal tracks in the back room. At most a little filing...
Spiros Pendedekas said on December 31, 2021
Looking really superb, Ian!
Happy new year!
Ian Foulkes said on January 6, 2022
Thanks Spiros, I've learnt a lot from this one, so when I start the other Interceptor I have, I should do much better...
Ian Foulkes said on December 31, 2021
Thanks to you all for your kind comments. Moving forward slowly, but moving ahead none the less
Anthony Ricco said on January 5, 2022
Wow Ian - this is really great well done - looks good and nice to do indoors and still have something built that looks awesome.
Ian Foulkes said on January 6, 2022
Thanks Anthony, it's proving to be great fun as well as challenging... I'll post more later