Balloon Buster (Spad XIII)

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15 1 February, 03:03

Greg Baker
Oh boy, this one is gonna be a challenge...

1 February, 03:18

Skyhiker
Let's see what you can do with it. Good luck!

1 February, 04:21

Skyhiker
You should rig your biplanes. You have the skills for it.

1 February, 04:24

Buckley Models
You have the patience of a saint to be building that - I imagine it's much better than the old Airfix moulding of the SPAD XIII anyway.

1 February, 05:14

Greg Baker
Once you cut off all the flash, there's a half decent kit under there. I've built the Academy kit a few times, so I can already see a few things I like better. The fit is as suspect as I suspected, but I think I can handle it… so we'll go for rigging as well.

1 February, 06:17

Spanjaard
i am in 🙂
great to see you back on a new project

1 February, 07:28

Moreno Baruffini
Wow! I'm glad also to see you back!

1 February, 09:10

Jennifer Franklin
following 👀

1 February, 09:41

Matthew A
Is that wood veneer?

1 February, 09:57

bughunter
Wow Greg, you have kits whose manufacturer I didn't even know. But this is a numbered limited edition. You can't build something like that - it's only for collectors to increase its value!

1 February, 10:01

Uwe Kaeding
Good luck Greg - I've built a Meikraft kit before (and have some more in the stash) and they can be a bit of a challenge. The definition of short run kits! They do turn into nice models if you put the effort in to clean them up first.

1 February, 12:09

Michael Kohl
And where is Tintin? 😉

1 February, 12:18

Greg Baker
Thanks everyone! I'm glad to be back. I have been working on redoing/repairing/upgrading most of my Tintin models. But now that I'm more or less at the finish line (just a couple more to go), I'm starting to get an itch to do another project. I have a couple of Area 88 1/144 scale projects sitting on the shelf of doom, but I find it easiest to get the juices flowing again by taking on something new. I picked up this kit about a year ago at a swap meet and have had it rolling around in the back of my head ever since, so I thought "why not give it a go?"

1 February, 16:29

Greg Baker
Matthew - Yes... I think it is wood veneer... I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with it though...

1 February, 16:29

Greg Baker
bughunter - Haha. Too late! I believe that kits need to fulfil their destiny and be built. Otherwise, what's the point?

1 February, 16:31

Greg Baker
Uwe - This is my first time trying one, but it certainly lives up to the term "short run". Hopefully I'll be able to find the diamond under all that rough.

1 February, 16:32

Greg Baker
Michael - He's never far away. 🙂 You can find my newest Tintin project, my 3D printed Ford Model-T, right here -Tintin in the Congo (Ford Model T) | Album by strobez (1:72)

1 February, 16:33