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Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:19 pm
by RobertA
Got this little kit in the mail the other day and have decided to do it as a weekend build.. even though me being a day late starting it probably won't finish it until Monday at the earliest.. :whistle:

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It's been a pretty straightforward build so far, the kit don't have many parts to it, you get the V-1 and the trolley all on the same sprue:

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I started with the construction of the trolley:

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Having found some photo references online I decided to scratchbuild some grabhandles, made from thinly cut plastic card...

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...and some pushbars, using plastic rod:

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The V-1 went together very easily with few issues...

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...but required a bit of filler along the top join:

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...and that concludes the build progress so far.. :) More to follow...

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:28 pm
by HamilkarBarkas
This looks very good :) the V1 looks so much cooler than the V2.

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:27 pm
by RobertA
HamilkarBarkas wrote:This looks very good :) the V1 looks so much cooler than the V2.
Well, the V1 is like an unmanned aircraft.. the V2 is a rocket! And much as I don't mind rockets, I do prefer aircraft.. :)

This may yet turn out to be a weekend build after all, chances are it will be done by tomorrow.. :banana: But I'm not betting money on it..

Either way, this is what inspired me to buy (and build) the kit in the first place... :whistle:

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:22 am
by EasyEight96
Nice photo is it in England ???

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 1:26 pm
by UKscalemodeller
Something a little different. Love it Rob, get yer hairystick out.

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:17 pm
by muskegman
Nice one Rob :th: Had my eye on this kit for a while myself. A very simple kit but it would be a nice addition to anyones collection. I think it would be really cool to have the ramp with that kit and display it like the one in the picture you posted.

:cheers2:

Mark

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:56 pm
by RobertA
EasyEight96 wrote:Nice photo is it in England ???
Thank you gentlemen.. :) And yes, the photos was taken at Duxford, when we went there last year.. :D

Have had a slight misshap, had hoped it would be ready by now but I varnished it too soon after painting it, so some of the paint came off.. :wall: :violin: :pistols: :evil:

Still, this is how it looked before that incident..

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:05 pm
by EasyEight96
Oh Dear hopefully you can solve it best of luck Rob

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:26 am
by RobertA
EasyEight96 wrote:Oh Dear hopefully you can solve it best of luck Rob
I managed to repaint it after careful sanding to smooth out the surface.. It's decalled but I will be patient and not give it a new coat of varnish until the earliest tomorrow.. Don't want to risk the same thing happening again! :bash:

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:18 pm
by Nige201980
looks great rob glad you managed to sort out the little problem mate

Re: Tamiya 1/48 V-1 (Fiesler Fi103) Buzzbomb

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:15 pm
by RobertA
Nige201980 wrote:looks great rob glad you managed to sort out the little problem mate

Same thing happened again.. so have put it on hold for now.. :(