I am building (and with any luck will finish 
) a 1/72 scale aircraft hangar and I though you would all like to come along. The kit is from the Polish company GPM available in 1/48, 1/50, 1/87, 1/72 and 1/144 scales. Basically it's laser cut thin and, for some parts, corregated cardboard with a sheet of clear (and cloudy) acetate for use as windows.
HANGAR1/72-cut with laser model
I bought mine from Gamahobby.eu because with shipping and all it was the cheapest ($29.50 USD total). It arrived in great condition.
Military airplane hangar 1/72 (laser cut) gamahobby.eu
As you can see, the instructions consist of little more than an exploded view so "dry-fitting" will be the watchword of the day.
Fortunately I have found two other build alongs online to help with some of the mysteries. Although they are both in 1/48 scale, they are proving very useful. The main difference being that my base and roof trusses are all one piece, while theirs is two due to the size required.
1/48 GPM Hangar - Work in Progress - Aircraft - Britmodeller.com
1:48 Scale Aircraft Hangar Diorama - Work in Progress - Aircraft - Britmodeller.com
Anyway the first step is to glue the floor of the hangar down to some suitably firm base material. The material I used was some leftover packing material that came with a recently purchased generator. This was a mistake as it turned out that it was too thin and thus flexible. After I glued the base on it the board warped. No big. I will put a frame around the bottom edge after I true-up the sides. I would have liked to make the base larger, but the size was determined by the maximum I can place in my IKEA display cabinet!
The glue I used to attached the floor of the hangar to the base was "Neutral pH Adhessive" made by Lineco. It's a permanent PVA glue that dries clear, remains flexible and from what I understand is sometimes used in book binding. Clean-up is easy with just water.
Note the "BEST USED BY DATE"! I bought it like 3 days before. Note to self!
I used a cheap foam paintbrush to apply the glue to both the top of the base and the bottom of the Hangar floor. I was afraid the working time would be too short, but everything worked out fine. Left a stack of books on it overnight and all was good!
Well time to watch SNL on the DVR with the wife. More tomorrow...maybe!
) a 1/72 scale aircraft hangar and I though you would all like to come along. The kit is from the Polish company GPM available in 1/48, 1/50, 1/87, 1/72 and 1/144 scales. Basically it's laser cut thin and, for some parts, corregated cardboard with a sheet of clear (and cloudy) acetate for use as windows.HANGAR1/72-cut with laser model
I bought mine from Gamahobby.eu because with shipping and all it was the cheapest ($29.50 USD total). It arrived in great condition.
Military airplane hangar 1/72 (laser cut) gamahobby.eu
As you can see, the instructions consist of little more than an exploded view so "dry-fitting" will be the watchword of the day.
Fortunately I have found two other build alongs online to help with some of the mysteries. Although they are both in 1/48 scale, they are proving very useful. The main difference being that my base and roof trusses are all one piece, while theirs is two due to the size required.
1/48 GPM Hangar - Work in Progress - Aircraft - Britmodeller.com
1:48 Scale Aircraft Hangar Diorama - Work in Progress - Aircraft - Britmodeller.com
Anyway the first step is to glue the floor of the hangar down to some suitably firm base material. The material I used was some leftover packing material that came with a recently purchased generator. This was a mistake as it turned out that it was too thin and thus flexible. After I glued the base on it the board warped. No big. I will put a frame around the bottom edge after I true-up the sides. I would have liked to make the base larger, but the size was determined by the maximum I can place in my IKEA display cabinet!
The glue I used to attached the floor of the hangar to the base was "Neutral pH Adhessive" made by Lineco. It's a permanent PVA glue that dries clear, remains flexible and from what I understand is sometimes used in book binding. Clean-up is easy with just water.
Note the "BEST USED BY DATE"! I bought it like 3 days before. Note to self!
I used a cheap foam paintbrush to apply the glue to both the top of the base and the bottom of the Hangar floor. I was afraid the working time would be too short, but everything worked out fine. Left a stack of books on it overnight and all was good!
Well time to watch SNL on the DVR with the wife. More tomorrow...maybe!
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