Airfix Roland
Kommentare
9 2 March 2013, 04:42
Burkhard DI like your exceptionally clean build style. Also like your 'scaled eye-level' photography with perfect field of depth. A lot to be learned from looking at your models, keep 'em coming 👍👍👍 🙂
2 March 2013, 11:48
Es-haq KhosraviI really admire modellers who try to add details by scratch build! Nice Job! Lovely flying Cabin!
2 March 2013, 15:26
David HaasUnbelievable...I just took my Walfisch off of my display shelf and put it back into the man-cave for a serious overhaul!
3 November 2013, 21:00
Alan RushHi Mike. I am fairly new and wanted to add my compliments. Very nice and especially so since it is 1/72. The interior is a great addition and really shows your skills at scratch building. I recognized your name and looked at your profile to check since I am familiar with your decal site. We are in the same country, just on different ends of it. Thanks for posting the pictures
13 January 2014, 21:02
Roland SachsenhoferMy vocabulary in English does not fit to how I am impressed.... Therefore simply: most impressive, unbelievable- and wonderful!
14 January 2014, 08:14
Bruce Leyland-JonesNot bad, Mike. I'm thinking that you might get the hang of this modelling lark, one day. 😄
14 January 2014, 08:43
ole mollerhey Mike just realised that you are on scale models forum as well as here like me lol
this plane is first class,still dont know how you got this to stay clean? its white.certainly a show stopper
14 January 2014, 09:46
Wim van der LuijtMan.....that is just great, an inspiration to my own boundaries
14 January 2014, 19:30
Jose Miguel RodriguezI dont have words for your model Mike. Amazing, fantastic and excellent are not enough!!!!!!!!!!!
15 January 2014, 01:52
BAre you sure that you didn't shrink a real one and cut a hole in the side?😉 Great Work!!!!
15 January 2014, 02:18
John CoverleyCan't believe this is an Airfix kit from the mid 60's. Amazing! I remember building one of these when it came with an RE8 as a dog fight double,about '65/'66. Mine looked nothing like this though🙂
19 August 2014, 04:35
Mike DanielsVery nice work Mike. I am about to start the Eduard 1/48version. Had no idea that Airfix ever produced this one. I am inspired by your work. What do you use for your rigging ?
18 July 2017, 10:43
Alec KI second the praise, and the rigging question. I have seen this approach on Mike's other models, and being "rigging-challenged", would love to know the details.
18 July 2017, 12:02
Mike Grant AutorThanks guys! 👍 @Mike & Alec I built this kit a few years ago and used fishing line, drilling all the way through the lower wing, pulling the lines taut and gluing, but it required a lot of touch-up and repair on the undersides. Recently I've been using Uschi Van Der Rosten elastic thread, and it's much less labour-intensive, is more resilient and looks more to scale.
18 July 2017, 17:58
Mike DanielsThanks for the info Mike. I am quite new to rigging and have tried all sorts - streched sprue, cotton, nylon thread with mixed results and am gonna have a go with light gauge wire on the Roland. I will certainly check out Uschi Van Der Rosten elastic thread if I can find a supplier. Cheers.
18 July 2017, 22:07
NaramAmazing job ! May i ask what size of Uschi Van Der Rosten do you use for 1/72 ?
2 April 2020, 10:47
Mike Grant Autor@Pierre Thanks for the comment. This is an older build and was rigged using fishing line, but now I use the UVDR elasticated thread. For rigging 1/72 biplanes I use the 'Fine' weight.
2 April 2020, 12:51
OlivierI can recall building this kit when I was 12 or 13. When I see what you achieved with yours I measure the gap, no, the ocean. Still I enjoyed this first era of kit modelling a lot.
24 September 2020, 12:39
SkyhikerI have the Heller version of this kit sitting on my shelf. If I could get mine to come out half as good as yours I would be super happy. You have done an amazing job on all of your builds.
24 September 2020, 23:31
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Started out as a straightforward build but there was nothing in the cockpit so I added a few items and just kept going. Then it seemed a shame to box it all in so I cut away one fuselage half. There's no aftermarket, it's all scratch.
