As they say, the Devil's in the details. I get a pretty good feeling on completing a model, whether plastic or balsa and try to put something extra into each project
When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, Guilows models were in all the hobby shops, but the stamping dies were old and worn out. We had to cut the pieces out with an Exacto knife. The edges were crushed from the dies not being sharp and they were a real nightmare to build. Does anyone else remember this?
yes - the Guillow kits of that era are referred to as 'die crushed' instead of die cut. Most of the stamping equipment was upgraded I think in the mid 90's and now many of their kits are laser cut with more kits being transitioned over as money ant time allows. This kit #1001 was a die cut model purchased and started 3 years ago and the parts were well defined - no crushing.
That's some incredible work, well done! I've never even thought about building one of these as a static model, you've given me ideas for something new to try.
@@heywoodplanes6651 I picked up the Spirit of St. Louis from e-Bay today. I've always wanted to build a model of this aircraft after watching the Jimmie Stewart movie as a kid. Currently I'm in the middle of a large PT-Boat build but after I'm done I'll start on this kit. I'll have to start putting videos up of my builds, I have just a few poorly shot videos up now. I've just bought a new camera too so I'll start making better videos and shooting some progress of my PT-Boat build too. Thanks for the inspiration to try something different.
@@MA-iv7ol terrific news - I am a big Jimmy Stewart fan and have watched that film more times than I can count. The Spirit kit from Guillow is a good one. My greatest hope for this channel is to inspire others as I have been inspired by the works of so many modelmakers. Good luck on all of your projects mate
@@skyediamonds5654 same feller who built up that nice 400 series Mustang BBD? and the SE5 that belongs in an aerospace or WWI aviation museum? Thank you for viewing the channel and for the positive feedback on the Jug project. Much Appreciated
I use CA in the medium viscosity for 90 percent of the structural components and the infilling. However - I use white glue applied with a 1/2" wide brush on the interior walls of the infilled fuselage and wings - as I get the larger areas infilled. This is to add durability and strength to the backside of the infill overall - to prevent 'push through' on any individual infill piece that might not have gotten a good CA bond along all four sides during initial installation. The only other time I might use a white glue or a Titebond II or other yellow woodworking glue is if I'm gluing the larger components together or larger surface area wood to wood components and need the slow bonding and curing time to make adjustments (wings to fuselage, or the vertical fin and stabilizer to fuselage - that kind of thing) Hope this answers your question. Thanks for viewing the channel and posting a question !
Fantastic details as usual. You make them sound easy, but those struts on the u/c doors must have been a challenge to put in place!
As they say, the Devil's in the details. I get a pretty good feeling on completing a model, whether plastic or balsa and try to put something extra into each project
she still needs navigation lights...lol
When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, Guilows models were in all the hobby shops, but the stamping dies were old and worn out. We had to cut the pieces out with an Exacto knife. The edges were crushed from the dies not being sharp and they were a real nightmare to build.
Does anyone else remember this?
yes - the Guillow kits of that era are referred to as 'die crushed' instead of die cut. Most of the stamping equipment was upgraded I think in the mid 90's and now many of their kits are laser cut with more kits being transitioned over as money ant time allows. This kit #1001 was a die cut model purchased and started 3 years ago and the parts were well defined - no crushing.
That's some incredible work, well done! I've never even thought about building one of these as a static model, you've given me ideas for something new to try.
It opens up another world. More aircraft types and in a larger scale. Let me know how it goes!
@@heywoodplanes6651 I picked up the Spirit of St. Louis from e-Bay today. I've always wanted to build a model of this aircraft after watching the Jimmie Stewart movie as a kid. Currently I'm in the middle of a large PT-Boat build but after I'm done I'll start on this kit. I'll have to start putting videos up of my builds, I have just a few poorly shot videos up now. I've just bought a new camera too so I'll start making better videos and shooting some progress of my PT-Boat build too. Thanks for the inspiration to try something different.
@@MA-iv7ol terrific news - I am a big Jimmy Stewart fan and have watched that film more times than I can count. The Spirit kit from Guillow is a good one. My greatest hope for this channel is to inspire others as I have been inspired by the works of so many modelmakers. Good luck on all of your projects mate
Great job on your Thunderbolt.
@@skyediamonds5654 same feller who built up that nice 400 series Mustang BBD? and the SE5 that belongs in an aerospace or WWI aviation museum? Thank you for viewing the channel and for the positive feedback on the Jug project. Much Appreciated
The project is never really finished. Looks great!
definitely not in my case - lol
I'm adding rivets along some of the panel lines..
Do you use primarily wood glue to build the airframe or do us use CA glue?
I use CA in the medium viscosity for 90 percent of the structural components and the infilling. However - I use white glue applied with a 1/2" wide brush on the interior walls of the infilled fuselage and wings - as I get the larger areas infilled. This is to add durability and strength to the backside of the infill overall - to prevent 'push through' on any individual infill piece that might not have gotten a good CA bond along all four sides during initial installation. The only other time I might use a white glue or a Titebond II or other yellow woodworking glue is if I'm gluing the larger components together or larger surface area wood to wood components and need the slow bonding and curing time to make adjustments (wings to fuselage, or the vertical fin and stabilizer to fuselage - that kind of thing) Hope this answers your question. Thanks for viewing the channel and posting a question !
hmm - she still needs a mirror for checking 6 and nav lights...