SPA Modeler

In these days of intense gigant painting sessions (ok lots of other kits started but..) i'm going to search somethis easy to build almost OOB, just glue and paint it's clear that this is the wrong box for my intention but this kit was more than a time near to start, i really like the subject
The main goal is to achieve experience with structural rigging and use them to build the other giant montruosity in my stash! The zeppelin Staaken, from roden too

Box n sprues














Lots of unused parts was removed from sprues

Then pictures and work of about three night sessions:

Fuselage cleared from exctractors , glued some bulkhead in place and clear windows







Engines, both exhaust had a bad filling in the mould during the printing so i scratchbuild the two missing pipes with plastic rod



and partially glued , about two or three more pieces to complete engines assembly, nothing comparable to the staaken 4x high detailed engines



Various pieces glued and cleaned from flashes



and glued ona a sprue with CA glue to easier paint



Primed all necessary pieces for fuselage assembly



Engines nacelles with light grey



Inner fuselage paintd with fake linen (yellow and white mixed ) and attempt in the forwad sections to reproduce wood grain .Also two layers of glossy coat to protect paint







Other fuselage pieces patially finished



That's all for now, more works tonight i think

At the next!

The Gotha is a great bomber!

Nice to follow the build, as always, great number of pictures of the build!

- Kari

Thanx Kari

few works of tonight:

glued all engines pieces



Detail confrontation with the staaken engine





Machine guns assemblies



With stretched sprues paunted in silver , put some fuselage rigging, lots of them to put again



Fuselage with staaken floor.. this piec end at middle fuselage of the beast



At the next!

WOW Bsyamato!! I love those giant machines as well, the Gotha seems to be building up well, with your extra work of course!

It's looking good there BsYamato!

Asrgh!!!thanx guys but actually gluing/painting nothing till temperature not going down some degrees. Actually melting myself with water or floor

How many degrees do you have there?

- Kari

Degrees? Try humidity. LOL! Humidity can wreck havoc while painting a kit. When I was down in Southern Maryland, humidity was like at least 67% or higher. Dead, stale hot air - no breeze. It gets worse after a rainstorm or even a brief downpour too.

BSY, I do not know how anyone can consider such an intricate build as "relaxing".... More power to you if it truly is!