First (successful) landing - 1/72 Fiesler Storch

[wds]

This is my first airplane kit (in my adult life).
It is the Academy Fi-156 Fiesler Storch kit in 1/72 scale.
This one has been sitting around in an open box (I lost the lid somewhere) half-built and gathering dust for about ten years. It finally got knocked over and upon picking up the bits from the garage floor, I decided to finish it instead of throwing it in the trash. (I have no idea how my mind works sometimes).

It is no award winner, but it is amazing what you can get done when you don’t sweat the outcome (or when you don’t care who gets the credit (at work for instance)).

Thanks for looking. :snoopy

Cheers,

Bill

 

[MrT]

Wow that's tiny!!! And very well done.

B)

 

[Adam]

Nice job on a tiny model!

 

[phantom II]

Wow Bill, that came out pretty good. I know I enjoyed mine a lot when I built it.

Cheer's Christian B)

 

[matrixone]

Very nice work!

Its not important if you think its not worthy of winning some sort of award, what IS important if you had fun building it.

Matrixone

 

[Sharkmouth]

Glad you didn't toss it as it looks very nice indeed!

Regards,

 

[wds]

Thanks, Terry, Adam, Christian, Matrixone, and Saul.

Yes it is small. I have the Hasegawa 1/32 scale version (in its box) and it seems gigantic!
It was enjoyable, but took more time than I thought it would. Lots of masking for the color changes and for that green-house canopy. And frequent repairs on all those fragile struts.
Live an learn.
Thanks again gentlemen.

Cautiously eye-balling a 1/72 Fokker D VII in the stash,

Bill

 

[jknaus]

Looks fantastic Nice paint scheme and shading.
James

 

[wds]

Thanks James!

Turning final,

Bill

 

[moon puppy]

Nice finish Bill

 

[wds]

Thanks Bob,

Appreciated!

Cheers,

Bill

 

[Dusan]

Indeed Fantastic! Great job Bill :drinks

All the best!
Dusan.

 

[SA Dave]

Great job. You should build more planes :yipee

 

[Phil]

Great job. You should build more planes - I'll second that!

 

[Iron Mike]

Oh no, corrupted by the Wingys?? hmy:

 

[wds]

Thanks again Dusan,Phil, SA DAve, and iMke.
I have the Tamiya Fw 190 1/48 in sort of the same condition (15 years old, started, dusty, but with both halves of the box :laugh: ) I may take a stab at that one now that I sort of have that soft-white-underbelly blue mix figured out. ("what'd he say?") :hmmm

Cheers,

Bill

 

[Duke Maddog]

Beautiful job! I wish mine looked that good.

 

[Arturius]

 

[wds]

Uh...... dude, it's done.

Thanks Duke!

 

[mike_husky]

very very nice !