Author Topic: Klfw-225 V141 Double Rammer (Read 15658 times)

Tophe · « **on:** December 28, 2014, 01:09:47 PM »

For my birthday yesterday, my older brother offered me 2 Unicraft resin kits, 1/72: Junkers-Klagenfurt Klf 225 V1 (Fool's day joke in the magazine Le Fana de l'Aviation a long time ago) and the Focke-Wulf Rammer. With them together, I intend to build the tandem-wing double-fuselage asymmetrical Klfw-225 V141 Double Rammer. In January...

MaxHeadroom · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2014, 02:07:10 AM »

I'm curious about!!!

Norbert

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2014, 05:10:32 AM »

Many (belated) happy returns on your special day, mon ami!

I'm really looking forward to seeing this project come together! Given your limitless talent, I know I'm going to enjoy it!

Brian da Basher

ericr · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2014, 06:44:23 PM »

great projects for the new year ! :)

et bon aniv'

Tophe · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2015, 06:43:04 PM »

Thanks for your words, dear friends... Have a happy new year, all of you.
Here is the Klfw project, a little more precise (but the photograph is blurred, damned camera...):

Tophe · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2015, 08:10:55 PM »

One step later (a lot of work remains to be done):

Frank3k · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2015, 12:39:25 AM »

Quote from: Tophe on January 03, 2015, 08:10:55 PM

One step later (a lot of work remains to be done):

That is an understatement! You're one of the few modelers who attacks Unicraft kits with gusto and actually makes something good looking out of them.

Tophe · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2015, 01:20:34 AM »

You are right: this is not easy but there is double pleasure at the end, getting some result...

The first putty is on:

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2015, 05:48:31 AM »

That's some nice clean-up work on the parts, Tophe!

Looks like you're a world-class PSR'er to boot!

Thanks for the update on your progress. Your work is always a delight!

Brian da Basher

taiidantomcat · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2015, 04:15:53 AM »

Boy that is some work there!!

way to persist

Tophe · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2015, 02:11:12 PM »

Thanks!
Well, I have not given up at all, but maybe the rest will be done in February: I am currently working on the (more easy) F4U-4 Corsair model that I received also for my birthday (turned into F4U-14-1 Corsasym, parasol-wing & asymmetric & 2-seat, posted on the other site).

Tophe · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2015, 05:26:21 PM »

Quote from: Tophe on January 18, 2015, 02:11:12 PM

the rest will be done in February

Well, I did a little preliminary sanding today anyway...

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2015, 04:33:54 AM »

You're very wise to break a big job like that down into smaller parts, Tophe.

Glad to see you're keeping this one going!

Brian da Basher

Tophe · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2015, 01:22:58 PM »

Thanks Brian!

I have not gone further on this one yet, I am currently finishing the asymmetric F4U with high wing that is built at the same time (I will show the result of it, of course, making me free for the Double Rammer).

Tophe · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2015, 03:49:29 AM »

As the F4U-14.1 below is now finished, I am going to continue the Double Rammer model again tomorrow.

Tophe · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:02:29 AM »

My son jacky photographed the current status of the model: I used sprues to make the sharp extremities of the short fuselage (as I am unable to handle the thermoformed canopy):

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2015, 05:38:05 AM »

The F4U-14.1 is one of your most delightful models yet, Tophe!

The configuration is wonderful and must come from an imagination of great depth.

The icing on the cake for me is the tinted canopy which really works well with that lovely pale color scheme.

Nice to see you starting another project. Your son is not only a talented model builder but he's got some photography skills too!

Brian da Basher

Tophe · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2015, 07:37:21 AM »

Quote from: Brian da Basher on February 12, 2015, 05:38:05 AM

The configuration is wonderful and must come from an imagination of great depth.

Thanks Brian, but I must confess it is the opposite: coming from a completely insane brain of mine...

The layout is justified "technically" by the new nose, for a crew-man on his back, pedalling to increase the speed of the propeller through gears and shaft...

Your judgement "sane mind" is dangerous for your staying in liberty, the risk being to follow me in the psychiatric asylum

Tophe · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2015, 12:10:33 AM »

The Double-Rammer model is taking shape seriously. Uh, no: not seriously, I mean asymmetrically, imperfectly, but I was meaning: solidly.

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #19 on:** March 01, 2015, 01:30:38 AM »

Nice update, mon ami! Your Double Rammer looks especially fearsome from that angle!

Brian da Basher

Tophe · « **Reply #20 on:** March 01, 2015, 02:50:07 AM »

Thanks a lot, Brian! It was 1 full week ago but I have done nothing since then, as I had no more glue to attach the tailplanes. Maybe tomorrow, as I have bought the glue this afternoon.

Tophe · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2015, 05:36:28 PM »

Update at last...

The model broke many times... It was not solid enough with round-section fuselages just on horizontal areas (top of wings), so I added parts of sprues as extra junctions (in Real life: electronic boxes/devices) and it seems all right now, ready to paint... :)

Tophe · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2015, 11:09:19 PM »

And (thanks to Superglue) painting sytarted immediately (underside). The prototype will for sure be completed for the scheduled flight on April 1st...

Brian da Basher · « **Reply #23 on:** March 15, 2015, 12:18:09 AM »

I like your engineering solution for dealing with the rounded fuselages, Tophe! I may have to borrow it sometime...

You always have such incredible ideas, mon ami!

I really like that shade of blue too!

Brian da Basher

Tophe · « **Reply #24 on:** March 16, 2015, 02:06:47 AM »

Thanks!

The other side is painted, with a complicated camo (for flights over the Sky Sea or frozen methan blue clouds, very famous here on Venus planet).


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