A "large" piece of scatter terrain. A 15mm Horsa glider.
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Link to the build record
https://cag19.blogspot.com/p/airspeed-horsa-in-15mm.html (https://cag19.blogspot.com/p/airspeed-horsa-in-15mm.html)
Work in progress on this resin Horsa. I have already called it a "Kit too far". Needs a lot of work to clean up and prep. I will need to do some scratch building for the off loading ramp to replace the block of resin that the kit came with. I have already sawn it half and glue the top wing on and begun the filling and sanding. I will have to have another look at how I might hollow out the fuselage.
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Where did you buy the kit from, Si?
Simon
Ben and I have two of these, just made them as they came. Not up to opening up the inside/drilling them out, don't like messing with resin at the best of times. Look forward to seeing how they are modified.
Mine came from Old Glory, they are quite rough on the molding.
David & Ben
QuoteWhere did you buy the kit from
as Dave and Ben said
QuoteMine came from Old Glory, they are quite rough on the molding
Yes a lot of flash and the wing tips haven't moulded correctly and will need some work. I will see how this one goes....
Thanks all.
The Warbases one at £2.50 a pop may not be nearly so pretty, but looks pretty robust when painted up (and the price is right!):
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from:
https://warbases.co.uk/product/horsa-glider-15mm/
Simon
The fuselage isn't round but I should be able to drill it out and use a dremel on it
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lots of surface imperfections and this is about the third set of filler I have used. I need to get some new sanding sponges as I am causing myself problems using boards on a curved shape.
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That does look like a lot of work to get it to the standard you'd like. Good luck.
Best wishes,
Martin Buck
So a good rub down with the sanding sponge shows the amount done so far. I am not going to do much more filling as this is "just" a terrain item.
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It has been given a coat of grey and then moving on to hollowing out.
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I am a bit wary of going much deeper on the main fuselage section as I am near the join between the top wing and the body. But... I might chance my arm
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That is a labour of love for "just" a terrain item, Si!
Simon
Replaced the white metal horizontal stabiliser supports with brass to make it more robust
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And, starting to look at the base. I think I want to have it in two parts to change the look between different games.
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Floor fitted plus the white metal parts. Black undercoat completed
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Base coat of the Dark Earth on. I need to change the needle and nozzle assembly to get a better coating as it is currently set up with my fine needle and doesn't cover very well.
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Staring to move along now. Silly putty mask before spraying the RAF Green. This is BS241 which I think is the wrong shade.
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I tried out some tape options before finishing the tail section to make sure it would all fit. Once that was done I just took off the ones covering the black to get a feel for what it will look like Need to mask off properly and get the white banding done here and on the wings as well.
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base colour on the cockpit added by hand.
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The poorly moulded cockpit will be left as is and represent some broken perspex.
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need to find some decals.
Looking good, Si. It's nice to be able to follow your progress as you move things forward.
Simon
fffing disaster. Dropped it getting it out of the airing cupboard. Will have to redo the tail section as the horizontal stabilizers both snapped off and repair the landing gear. Broke one of the antenna mounts off as well. Oh well......
Might go and paint some jeeps in that case
Oh no!
At least we know this is a real life build story - bad stuff happens...
Best of luck with those jeeps until you work up the courage to return to the Horsa!
Simon
They sure look the part. Great job there.
Derek
Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Not a complete disaster. Some scratched paint which hadn't fully cured and the broken off stabilizers. I decided to get on with the invasion stripes. Real life size is about 18" which equates to 4.5mm and I had some 5mm tape so enough of a fudge factor not to notice.
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The kit doesn't come with decals so I sourced a set off a 1/72 Typhoon IB which are about the right size for a horsa. Dry fit to check and these will be okay once the paint has all fully cured and I get a coat of satin varnish on.
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Nearly there. In two minds to put this on a base or not. Decals starting to go on. I need to go back and put a black area over the invasion strips at the rear for the serial number.
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Wonderful stuff. Real pro quality.
I hope to see DFS 230's for Mussolini's rescue done as a counterpoint to these at some time lol
Derek
Looking great, Si.
But aren't you going to stick that tail section back on again at some point? ;D
Simon
I think it looks good as it is. Isn't that how they unloaded jeeps and A/T guns etc?
Derek
QuoteBut aren't you going to stick that tail section back on again at some point?
The wonders of blutac have already been tested and I can put the two halves back together if needed.
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Done for now as I am bored of fixing it. Serial number to be added and that is about it before it gets a coat of extra matt varnish to seal it all together
A wonderful little project, despite all the trials and tribulations!
Simon
This looks great (your detailed and patient work not the kit so much!). I've considered buying one of those kits (and some wacos) for a while and I'm disappointed with how rough they are (I bought my friend a chinook from the range and it's been "in the workshop" for years now) but I do like what you've achieved, a real project with an excellent on-table presence.
Thank you for posting (I'm currently using your helpful posts to reference to add smocks to my 21st panzer in Normandy)
Andrew
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