Well, they'll do!!!!!
Glad you got a good result!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
That's bad news because once assembled the surface finish on the Valom planes is far superior to Shapeways ones and they come with decals so its a cost effective way of getting planes on the table. I'm sure if these were easy to assemble there would be more demand from wargamers, although whether it would support his business enough to make it profitable I don't know.
When you look at the Ares planes they are manufactured to be assembled easily but that means some of the difficult bits are out of scale. You win some, you lose some.
Paul it might have been a bumpy ride but the finished planes look brilliant, well done.
Thanks, John.
I am thinking of picking up a couple of Dr.I kits which will be enough for a Jasta. The main lessons for me from this are:
1) use proper blues and throw out the old tubes - don’t be cheap!
2) forget rigging the models - it’s more consistent with the Ares models and I actually prefer them without
3) use Florian’s tricks - e.g., styrofoam for building the undercarriage
4j find some good schematic diagrams (e.g., online) and study them - don't just rely on the instructions
5) don’t be impatient
Last edited by ShadowDragon; 04-06-2019 at 17:00.
Thank you Paul for sharing your initial Valom construction learning experiences in this thread. I just completed my first 2 Valom Pups and 2 of the E.III's. I bought these kits because I was desperate to bring these planes into my WoG air force. I had absolutely no scale modeling experience, nor any of the necessary tools. I first attempted to build the Sopwith Pups fat fingered, and with old glue. That went nowhere quick. I immediately purchased some new glue, and a set of tiny tweezers. I then had to rediscover "Patience". I raised 2 daughters, and I remember having absolutely tons and tons of patience back then. After I relearned how to be patient, I was able to complete all 4 models. I definitely could not have completed them without having read your learning experiences. I used way way too much glue, and they are and will remain unpainted, but with the applied decals and flight pegs attached, they are ready for the gaming table. Thanks again for this very informative thread. It was extremely helpful to this newbie model builder. Rep sent!
Thanks for your comments, Paul. Patience is key but it’s okay to season the patience with a sprinkling of cuss words.
FYI - I still use too much glue but at least I haven’t resorted to reinforcing with duct tape.
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