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Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 6
Well back at the bench, with all the things going on, I thought I would sit down and take my mind off things, so I decided to start with the wings, and this is what I have done so far.
Firstly I marked out the wings on a piece of plastic [...]
Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 5
Here we go again, did some major work the last few days, as well as spend time with my Family, which was great, so its off to the DRC tomorrow with a stop over in Johannesburg, then an early departure to Lubumbashi on a Embraer EC 135 [...]
Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale, Scratch Build, Part 4
Here we go again, I did quite a lot of work since the last post, I want to get some build time in before I make another trip to the DRC, so this is what I have done since the last post.
Shaped a spinner from Balsa wood and vac form. [...]
Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale, Scratch Build, Part 3.
Well, here is part 3 of the build, things are moving quite swiftly and needless to say I am having some serious fun. Apart from my husband duties, like going to the beach and chatting with the Wife, I have managed to do some building as [...]
Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 scale Scratch Built, Part 2
Well after all the Christmas food, I decided that I need some exercise, so I got back to work.
Here are the steps I took to get to where I am now, this has taken about a day and a half, with the odd break in between.
After I had glued all [...]
Part 1. Pilatus PC Mk 21, 1/32 scale, Scratch Build
Here are the first build pictures of the PC Mk 21,
What I did first was trace all the rib sections and fuselage halves onto tracing paper and transfer them to a sheet of plastic card.
Once I completed that I started to cut everything out [...]
Parnall Panther (1921), 1/32 Scratchbuild
I had a look through Martin’s aircraft posts from Telford but didn’t see this one listed unless I overlooked it, so apologies if duplicated.
I think the modeller is Italian but don’t know anything else about it apart from the fact [...]
Scratch Built Paper jet liner – Incredible!
Scratch building at its best. Dedication and resilience is what you can call this artist. Take a read and prepare to be awed!
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Pilatus PC 6 1/32 Scale Scratchbuild ” COMPLETED”
Well its time to post, I started with the build on the 13 July 2017, with a roll of plastic card, good intentions and highly motivated. What I wanted to do was build the PC 6 as accurate as possible, in a few instances I have got it right, [...]
Help with the next 1/32 scale scratch build project
Choices, choices, With the PC 6 coming to an end, I have been trying to see what I would try next, and I cant make up my mind, so I thought I would put it all on the table and have the esteemed group here at i modeler help me decide. I [...]
