Solid Wood Cant-501

I was just thinking about you the other day. Haven't seen you here lately.

You build is outstanding and a very cool display. You get a pretty good NMF on the wood. What do you use?

I'm sorry you don't get more responses to your work.

Andy

Now that, my friends, is a model built by a craftsman. I, for better or worse, am still in the "assembler" stage and probably always will be. I especially admire the level of detail you achieved using so many different materials.

Why do you say you Cant.... when you so obviously CAN!.  Beautiful as usual Solid.

Thank you for your kind words Gentlemen......

Wulf: My friend, in order to achieve a good metallic finish
After fine sanding the wood I coat it with 6 coats of transparent varnish
(SPRAY) then I spray it with "Chrome" let it dry for about a week
then I rub it with my thumb to kill the shine......note I din´t do this
in the elevators and they shine like a mirror........

mfsob............one of the beauties of scratchbuilding is that
the variety of materials you can use is limitless...notice that the
red wing stripes are just shinny paper with a coat of
matt spray, as well as the Italian markings.

Win nut.........happy you liked this one. 

I would encourage everyone to give solid wood scratchbuilding a try...
It is not hard at all......remember before 1953 , 98% of  static models
were made like this, its just a question of good wood and plans, patience, good tools
( 2 large files, several fine files, saw,  x-acto knives, wood glue and fast
drying glue), and the will to make that model of the plane you love......and some sweat.

I hope to finish a little manual, step by step, this year.....maybe it will get more
of us " making models like the use to be"!!!!!!....

I have started work on a civilian one this time.....A SM-71, an 8 passenger transport of the 30´s.....Made the first flight from Rome to Argentina...

Gera