Luftwaffe Zlin Z-XII - Captured / Aircraft in Foreign Service GB

[A4K]

Been away from this with other things, so please excuse the slow progress.

Improved the interior finish along with the Z-212's in prep for final polishing and structural detailing.
No Evergreen, so will use the usual thin scrap plastc card (ex-'No smoking' signs), etc.

 

[Wurger]

No problemo..

 

[A4K]

'I'll be back!'

 

[Wurger]

Still waiting...

 

[A4K]

Bake a cake aswell then my friend - 2 lots of the same work ahead of me!

 

[Wurger]

OK. Would like to have some of the cake?

 

[A4K]

No question my friend! My flight leaves in half an hour....

 

[Wurger]

Oh boy, oh boy .. I have to hurry.

 

[A4K]

'Pat a cake, pat a cake, bakers man,
Make me a cake as fast as you can!'

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Like those little bears

I can just see that last one saying "hey Shrek..!"

 

[Wurger]

He,he,he......

 

[T Bolt]

Me Mongo...

 

[Wurger]

Drink milk, drink milk.....

 

[A4K]

Cross the Ghostbusters 'Mr.Staypuff' with that guy and and you'd probably get the Michelin man

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Latest:

Ribbing proved fuselage walls still too thick to make an accurate representation of the real structure.
This isn't so much a problem if fitting the kit canopy, as it's a bit thick and distorts the view in - but I have other plans ...

New ribs stripped and fueslage walls sanded down to 0.5 mm (pics in comparison with stock kit item).
Walls will still be a little thick scale-wise with ribbing, but 'passable' I think - need to preserve some rigidity to the structure.
(The mishap at rear fuselage is a relic of the original Dremel work, to be repaired shortly.)

Plan to try and form my own (thinner) canopy, 'plan B' being to use sections of product packaging should that fail (see pic).

And what d'yas reckon? Canopy closed, rear (pilot's) section open, or both sections open?

 

[rochie]

nice work Evan, and for what its worth i like the look of just the reaer section open, dunno why though !

 

[A4K]

Beauty, cheers mate! Me too, I have to say.

 

[Airframes]

I agree on all counts. I think just the rear canopy open, which will look good, and give contrast, whilst retaining some of the overall shape - sort of the best of both worlds.