Easy (and simple) Ones
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166 23 October 2021, 17:43
Bruce HuxtableThat's a great way to always have space for just one more in your evolving collection 👍 Your friends and their children most be pleased as punch to have such lovely momentos of their visits. I bet your generosity is kick-starting new modellers' hobies 🙂👍
23 October 2021, 20:37
Alec KGreat idea to have built models on hand as giveaways, to infect a new generation 😄 👍
23 October 2021, 22:08
Peter GI just started modeling in January 2021 and am enjoying how the more models you complete the less precious each becomes which permits more experimentation and play.
24 October 2021, 02:34
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you all, Mates, for your kind words.
@Bruce: In fact, one of these boys now assembles Zvezda 1/100 snap-fit tanks himself, and is eager to try more complex kits 🙂
24 October 2021, 10:04
Łukasz GlińskiVery cool. Love these kits too. Let me guess why my Komet is the same set and 'camo'? 😉
24 October 2021, 11:28
Mike SiemersAlso good job getting the kids interested, we need more modelers. Can anyone remember those days of innocence when this was mainly a kids hobby, and you would get a new kit with your allowance, and build the kit in a weekend, and not a bunch of middle aged men spending hundreds of dollars, and weeks and months just building one kit
24 October 2021, 15:26
Bruce HuxtableI can certainly remember trying to clean enamel paint off a cheap brush, on newspaper, and having no idea that thinners or brush cleaner even existed! So many memories of every single kit built 🙂👍
24 October 2021, 15:47
Robert Podkoński Author@Mike and Bruce - that's why from time to time I just need to assemble some kit not taking care about (too much) detailing and weathering, etc. 😉
24 October 2021, 17:12
Bernd GrünNice build, Robert. A good replica of that yellow wing flyer. Cheers!
24 October 2021, 17:26
Rui DYour 'easy ones' build collection is kind like what I am doing with low-cost 1:72 kits to try out different techniques. Most of your builds are on my agenda. 👍
24 October 2021, 17:41
Alex K... and kudos for the latest addition, that lovely (and a personal favorite of mine) SG-38/Eton... 👍 👍 😉
9 May 2023, 18:33
Robert Podkoński AuthorI am happy you like it, Mates. Thank you for your kind words!
9 May 2023, 19:59
Bruce HuxtableSuch a pleasure to look through your beautifully presented album, Robert.
9 May 2023, 20:10
Bartłomiej RusieckiThis glider is especially important to me because it reminds me of my childhood when my father made a flying version of it. You've done a very good job with it.
10 May 2023, 16:37
Andy BallI heartily endorse this approach!...what a good way to have a diversion and some experimentation...we scientists do it all the time, and it should be applicable to model making!
Excellent standards too!- despite the fact they're 'shake and bakes'...
27 July 2023, 09:06
J35JA very nice collection with a building philosophy that inspires.
Great work!
28 July 2023, 09:45
Simon NagorsnikREally nice Leo!! Good work Robert!
How was the assembly and quality of the kit?
I plan to do the same, only in the version of the Austrian Armed Forces;)
28 July 2023, 14:23
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Simon, I feel honoured by your praise 🙂 The kit is simplicity itself, can be assembled in no time. Fit is just perfect - it is almost a snap-fit kit.
28 July 2023, 15:59
Kyriakos VafiadisA really beautiful collection! You reminded me my childhood, when me and my uncle visited his good friend, he always had a nice little gift to give me. He was mainly worked with matchbox 1:76 kits. Thanks for sharing!
30 July 2023, 07:54
Isaac KiteStunning presentation on the A5M. You've done the old workhorse proud.
6 October 2023, 18:18
Jan PetersNice collection of tryouts Robert, I had somehow missed this album before?
28 October 2023, 12:16
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks, Jan 🙂 I just upload here photos of the newly finished kit from time to time...
28 October 2023, 12:40
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks, Łukasz, much appreciated 😉 Generally, printing is quite good - no visible layers and the level of detail is awesome (due to this I lost the tiny rear-view mirror to my carpet monster at the stage of removing the technological supports - I just did not notice it... On the other hand, a few technological supports touch the sides of the cabin - you can easily spot their remains - practically impossible to remove for me. Also the tarpaulin supports and benches are printed together in situ, what makes cleaning the whole compartment a bit difficult. (Of course, one could substitute these supports with pieces of wire... 😉 ). Tracks, wheels and their supports are printed as whole units as well. No transparencies, no decals, of course... Recommended! 😉
29 October 2023, 20:10
Robert Podkoński Author"mirror mirror on the wall...what the heck has gone 😉"
24 November 2023, 14:20
Markohey Robert, very nice compilation and there are also a few really rarely seen models.
I also saw the trouble with the decals on the beautiful Buffalo.
I'm excited to see what else ends up on your table👍
17 March 2024, 15:14
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Kyriakos! You've inspired me to finish the MiG-15 in USAF markings 😉
17 March 2024, 20:33
BohrmannVery nice inspirational collection. I enjoy browsing through the album. 👍👍
The model in photo 21 and 22, is this a Peugeot Char 1918 37mm tank in 1/72 scale ?
15 April 2024, 08:38
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Bohrmann, much appreciated. Yes, it is Peugeot Char (3d printed kit from Polish company: Peugeot Char 1918 37mm (Play..hnology) IDA-PMI0139B, 1:72))
15 April 2024, 14:01
Robert Podkoński AuthorIt is a "Box scale" item, Łukasz 😉 No info on the box - some Mates here described it as 1:144 scale model...
11 June 2024, 11:21
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Alec. I am not the fan of the story, but I needed to build something quick & easy...
11 June 2024, 16:38
gorbyNice! I really like the Naleszkiewicz JN-1 tailless glider.
(Yes, I did have to look in your 'completed kits' to find out what it is. 😳 )
6 December 2024, 11:56
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Gorby! (I suppose most of modellers from Poland would not know it either 😉 )
6 December 2024, 12:39
Spanjaardthat is certainly a unique model... i am sure gorby is already thinking about getting one already 😉
6 December 2024, 13:05
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you all, Mates, for your kind words, I feel honoured 🙂
@Łukasz - on the one hand, this is quite a well-designed and detailed kit, and you even get pre-cut masks for the cabin transparencies. On the other hand - the whole cabin/fuselage part is made of transparent plastic, what makes fitting and glueing the interior parts a bit troublesome. Joining both halves together is tricky too, as the glue must be strong (and there is a risk of fogging when you use a CA glue). Decals have extensive carrier film, are very thin, and grab the surface immediately with almost no chance to correct the placement. Final verdict: recommended 😄
6 December 2024, 13:43
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, JJ and Alec 🙂 @Alec - actually it was the main reason why there existed only a prototype of this glider 😉
6 December 2024, 16:10
Alex KThumbs up for the new (glider) addition... It just HAD to be a part of your collection! 👍 👍
6 December 2024, 22:00
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Alex! (You know me better than I do myself 😉 )
7 December 2024, 08:26
bughunterWith another background the glider in pic 58 would look real! Clean work 👍
1 11 December 2024, 10:56
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you very much, Bughunter! You are too kind to me.
11 December 2024, 17:39
Alex KNow, dear Robert, after your latest glider... wouldn't it be great to follow up with this kit (that, not surprisingly, seems to be in your stash)? - Armstrong-Whitworth AW-52 (MikroMir 72-016, 1:72)
1 12 December 2024, 02:55
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks for your suggestion, Alex (and kind words 🙂 )... So many models, so little time... Yes, I have this kit on my shelf 😉
12 December 2024, 06:24
Robert Podkoński AuthorIn the meantime I've assembled a wee Albatros in unusual livery. I hope you'll like it 😉
9 February, 16:15
Łukasz GlińskiWow, that's tiny 😮 Never understood the idea behind this fake USAF Albatrosses (or aren't they fake?)
9 February, 16:41
Robert Podkoński AuthorAs far as I know, this one was really tested by USAF at Edwards:
aftc.af.mil/News/On-..t-test-pilot-school/
9 February, 17:08
Robert Podkoński AuthorThis is perhaps the only Eastern-Europe developed warplane tested by USAF that was not the spoil of war (or a defector's plane)...
4 9 February, 18:04
gorbyThe latest addition in photo 74 looks great although I don't know what it's called. As you build some very obscure aircraft it might be good to give their name with the photos. 🙂
6 April, 13:31
gorbyThanks Robert, that helps. Now I can confidently say that I like the Japanese one which I can't pronounce. 😄
1 6 April, 14:51
Robert Podkoński AuthorLOL 🙂 I needed to assemble a few 'easy' kits to ensure myself that I am able to finish a model (I am a little frustrated with the Lesher Teal...)
1 6 April, 14:55
Łukasz GlińskiHaven't been here for a while, the latest updates look very good. What is this Cadillac kit?
6 April, 19:37
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Łukasz 🙂 It is a 3D-printed kit from Red Tank Miniatures (purchased at bargain price 😉 )
1 6 April, 19:50
MarkoHey Robert, great compilation in the usual high quality.
Very nice to look at.
The Little Albatross l-39 Trainer 1/144 is great.👍
6 April, 20:15
Jennifer FranklinThe collection has grown some more; I like Kisaragi, although the alien tank is good too.
1 8 April, 23:19
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank for dropping in, Jennifer 🙂 This "Kisaragi" plane is an interesting case: on the one hand it is just a small, simple liaison aircraft, but on the other there is somethig "special" in its shape and proportions... 😉
1 9 April, 05:18
Bartłomiej RusieckiChciałbym mieć taką kolekcję. Na razie moje latadełka czekają w pudełkach... Super!
1 10 April, 19:48
Landlubber MikeSome really nice models - and great variety! Great job working in this scale, you're a master at it!
1 18 April, 17:02
gorbyI really like the Flying Elephant Robert. It's got almost as many rivets as one of my builds. 😄
1 19 May, 07:38
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Gorby. Indeed, there are many of them (fortunately, I did not have to install them all...)
1 19 May, 07:50
Alex KThumbs up for the latest addition, dear Robert - which is very much up my street... (in fact, this particular T-6 in UN markings had already caught my eye for some time now - and as for the HobyBoss T-6 [I guess that's the kit - you've already built one], I have one too in the stash, lined up for something else, equally interesting I hope...) 👍 👍
1 21 May, 19:08
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks for your kind comment, Alex 🙂 Much appreciated! Yes, it is a Hobby Boss kit, a bit modified. I am curious what you have in mind... 😉
21 May, 19:40
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, my friends 🙂 @Łukasz: long exhaust pipe manufactured and added, the counterweights on the propeller, no spinner, and no DF loop fairing.
21 May, 20:19
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you, Patryk! These markings were the reason for me to build a Texan again, frankly speaking. (normally I do not build the same kit twice... 😉 )
22 May, 05:33
Ludvík KružíkRobert, I also use old kits to try out different building and painting techniques. But unlike you, I only use one or a few parts of the kit to try new techniques on. And after trying them out, I'll put them away again for another time when they are useful for further experimentation.
You, however, have elevated the testing of new techniques to perfection. Not only do you get to try new techniques, but you get to build a complete model and get an interesting gift for your little friends. And you build their interest in this beautiful hobby. I am convinced that at least some of them will find their way to this hobby thanks to you. And that's very good.
3 12 June, 10:22
Robert Podkoński AuthorThanks for your kind words, Ludviku! Actually, one of them became a plastic modeller too 😉
1 12 June, 12:54
Chilly BillyNow THAT is a great outlook on modeling and life, in general. Pass on to the next generation. When I retire in a few years, I hope to open a small model shop. A central part of the idea is to have build days and workshops for kids who want to try their hands at model making. I plan to have an area where they'll be able to build and paint. And I plan on having a good portion of my stock consist of easier to build models, like Airfix Quick Builds and some of the Hobby Boss offerings, so kids have something that won't overwhelm them.
2 12 June, 14:05
CuajeteMe 3! Great idea, Chilly. I hope you can do it 👍
@Robert, very nice for the Caravell Van. Congrat to your wife! 👍
1 14 June, 18:56
Robert Podkoński AuthorThis is a Zvezda "snap-fit" kit turned into a "real" plane 😉. You can find it in the project inventory. I only added a radiator duct/cover (that I found among spare parts) underside the fuselage. Markings are from Draw Decal set:
"September Fury" (Draw Decal 44-Seafury-1, 1:144)
3 27 August, 12:46
Chilly BillyLove the racer. I'm toying with a similar concept. My local university sports team is the Bearcats. You can imagine which aircraft I'm considering. 😊
1 30 August, 14:13
Chilly BillyIf I can find a HobbyBoss Bearcat at the next show I attend September 20th, you probably will see it. It would be my first foray into printing my own decals.
2 30 August, 20:48
Marcin DudekThat's a really fine Carden Lloyd Mk VI, I say Robert. Grate job, I like the wearhering 👍👏
1 24 October, 15:37
Robert Podkoński AuthorThank you for your kind words, Marcin! This is a very well done 3d print - I can recommend it wholeheartedly.
24 October, 15:58
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I like these since they serve me as simple and relatively cheap "canvases" to try new modelling, painting and weathering skills... And I always have something on my shelf that I can give to my friend's sons, when they visit me 😉
