Fieseler Storch build log 1:72

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February 12, 2023
The kit contents look decent enough considering it's budget price.
2
February 12, 2023
3
February 12, 2023
A few arkwardly placed ejection marks.
(I think the ones on the wings are intentional, some kind of service openings maybe) ?
4
February 21, 2023
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February 21, 2023
The clear parts are nice and see through. I plan to leave the door open as well. It is a large, bulbous glass cockpit.
6
February 21, 2023
I will try to do a decent job on the interior with some custom built seat belts
7
February 21, 2023
And primed.
8
February 21, 2023
Masked, inside and out.
9
February 22, 2023
Not to bad for my first ever seatbelts! The canopy needs some remedial work.
10
February 23, 2023
Getting there now. I have stretched some sprue and will try to build the inner cage verticals, which are not included in the kit.
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February 24, 2023
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February 24, 2023
After some precision filling, filing and sanding, she is cleaning up real nice.
13
February 24, 2023
The scratch built verticals and back bracing for the cage is in, ready to close up.
14
February 25, 2023
The back of the canopy sits very high, and breaks the lovely flowing Storch lines. That is too much filing and filling around clear parts however, so it will have to do...
15
February 25, 2023
A bit of filling around the wing connections to get things tight and smooth is required.
16
February 25, 2023
My custom scratch built cage inside is sitting a bit low in one side. Again, will have to do at this stage. Hopefully it looks OK once the clear parts are unmasked.
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February 28, 2023
I am happy enough with the filling, sanding and priming. The wing and canopy look like one thing.
18
February 28, 2023
A bit if customising done to the front. I opened up the scoop to let air cool the (nonexistent 🙂) engine.

Also added the exhausts.
19
February 28, 2023
I hope all the clear bits are still ok under their! Time for the colours.
20
March 2, 2023
The underside with a subtle preshade in black
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March 2, 2023
The topside, with the preshade in white.
22
March 2, 2023
Starting to layer the darkest camo colour.
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March 2, 2023
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March 2, 2023
I think I will stop here for now.
25
March 2, 2023
The effect is subtle. I may subdue it more in the light of day after the paint has dried completely.
26
March 5, 2023
Camo masked
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March 5, 2023
White preshade for camo layer 2
28
March 5, 2023
And sprayed. I am using the closest to RLM I have in my paint stash, so it is Tamiya "acrylics" over Vallejo air real acrylics.
29
March 5, 2023
The colour contrasts are pleasing to my eye.
30
March 5, 2023
Main painting done. The Tamiya is much flatter than the Vallejo in appearance. The clear coating should hopefully even things out.
31
March 6, 2023
I put the Tamiya green over the white Vallejo preshading to soon, and I think this caused the white furry edges around the camo edges.
32
March 6, 2023
After a bit of paintwork with a sharpened toothpick the disaster is not too bad.
33
March 6, 2023
The glosscoat has evened the camo scheme out. Ready for decals before all the struts can go in.
34
March 7, 2023
The very thick and boxy decals that Łukasz mentioned in the comments.
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March 7, 2023
This is after microset and one application of microsol.
36
March 7, 2023
I cut around some detail on the bigger decals.

I will give it another round of microsol before proceeding.
37
March 7, 2023
I also have a problem with moisture in the clear coat whitening on one spot. It has finger marks, so my ghost must have touched it while spraying?

Hopefully all of it settles after a matt coat of the whole plane. I want to experiment with some pigment rendering, so I will need the matt.
38
March 8, 2023
My old and new favourite detail brush. The old one decided to develop a punk hairdo ?
39
March 8, 2023
This is the best the Plastyk decals get after two microsol applications and a clear matte coat. I will touch up the worst of the silvering with paint over.
40
March 8, 2023
Not looking too bad from far.
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March 8, 2023
Ready for final assembly.
42
March 9, 2023
I decided to take the plunge and try to do some weathering in oils.
43
March 9, 2023
One wing started.

The Storchs were not Frontline planes, and it I haven't found a picture of a hard working one. They are usually at a propaganda stunt or carrying a VIP.

I want to get a "used" but not battered look. Maybe gone too far already ?
44
March 9, 2023
I will try to do a better job on the other wing. This is my first time?

In retrospect, I have started way too thick with the oil...
45
March 9, 2023
Fading...
46
March 9, 2023
All about removing and blending. It is hard to not turn everything to flat dirty smears like in the other wing...
47
March 9, 2023
Getting there.
48
March 9, 2023
Better, but I need a lighter hand.

I cleaned the other wing, but have worn through the clear coat and things are turning into a messy goop. Some drying and remedying required.
49
March 9, 2023
I took a lighter handed approach to the oils on the top wing surface.
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March 9, 2023
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March 9, 2023
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March 9, 2023
Now it is at a point where I wonder if the weathering is too light 🙂
53
March 10, 2023
I am experimenting and getting lighter with the oil weathering, laying it down first as more of a wash.
54
March 10, 2023
Brushed off with dry brush
55
March 10, 2023
Lightened more with a slightly wet brush.
56
March 10, 2023
I have been watching YouTube how to's, and am going to try what is being called a "dot filter" to define the edges of the canvas belly. Greenish warm hue for a mossy European boggy feel.
57
March 10, 2023
That flattened out OK I think.
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March 10, 2023
I managed to tone the weathering down substantially and started with the final assembly.
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March 10, 2023
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March 10, 2023
It's beginning to look a bit like a Storch!
61
March 13, 2023
Some more weathering around the cockpit and struts.
62
March 13, 2023
The struts are used as access ladders, so I am trying to get dirt and wear in the right placed. A bit more to do...
63
March 13, 2023
"Clearly" the canopy is an absolute disaster...

Lessons:
- Don't use acrylic primer on clear parts.
- Don't mask the inside until you know what you're doing.

ugh
64
March 13, 2023
A few shots for posterity.
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March 13, 2023
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March 13, 2023
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March 13, 2023
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March 13, 2023
This is the end of the road for me and this Storch.

It was fun while it lasted!
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March 14, 2023
Close up of the disaster in the light if day.
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March 15, 2023
I made a custom cotton bud to get inside the cockpit and clean up a bit if the mess with isopropyl alcohol.
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March 15, 2023
I little bit better!

I also brushed in some thinned semi gloss clear to the top of the wings, but it is too thick! Hope it dries ok...

Here are some finished shots:

Completed Fieseler Storch 1:72 | Album by Citkane (1:72)

Kommentarer

34 12 February 2023, 21:46

Moreno Baruffini
Wooow! Following!

21 February 2023, 17:00

Robert Podkoński
A brave man! Following too!

22 February 2023, 19:02

Moreno Baruffini
What did you use to build the seat belts?

23 February 2023, 07:11

Marcin Dudek
A difficult task You have there. Watching with interest.

23 February 2023, 07:22

Michael Jonker
I built the seatbelts with masking tape and copper wire from the inside of a electric cable.

23 February 2023, 08:37

Bruce Huxtable
Astonishing..... Well done 👍

23 February 2023, 08:48

Łukasz Gliński
Impressive detailing of this old kit, the belts look grand 👍

23 February 2023, 09:06

Moreno Baruffini
I totally agree with the above! Really an impressive detailing!

23 February 2023, 09:15

Michael Jonker
Thanks for all the kind words. I was very happy with the belts, so I will take them 🙂

I hope I get the rest of the interior detailing right.

23 February 2023, 13:06

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

24 February 2023, 19:47

Moreno Baruffini
I'm really impressed by your perseverance and your scratch skills!

25 February 2023, 10:13

Michael Jonker
Thanks Moreno, I enjoy the more challenging cheaper kits. I have spent too much money on fancy kits that went to the bin😁

25 February 2023, 19:39

Finn
Nice, will follow

1 March 2023, 09:52

Stefan Schacht
very nice sofare, I take a seat.

6 March 2023, 11:54

Bruce Huxtable
All your care with the painting is paying dividends 👍 Really liking the subtleties 👍

6 March 2023, 19:33

Moreno Baruffini
👌🏻 What version will you realise, legion Condor?

6 March 2023, 21:24

Michael Jonker
This is the "Wehrmacht Luftwaffe" scheme with the two tone camoflage.

6 March 2023, 22:58

Robert Podkoński
Looks fantastic already - I would never have thought that this kit could be turned into such a beautiful model...

7 March 2023, 06:45

Łukasz Gliński
Are you going to use Plastyk decals? If so, bare in mind they're usually very thick and stiff - you have been warned 😋

7 March 2023, 08:57

Michael Jonker
Thanks Łukasz, yes, I am building out of the box and did the decals last night. They were thick, and I had to cut around the decal outlines because the clear was one big rectangle. I will show the result soon.

7 March 2023, 11:29

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

8 March 2023, 16:47

Moreno Baruffini
Concerning the weathering: I think you got a good finish, maybe, but just maybe, you got a little too far. But depends:I personally think that a real aircraft was not so clean, so for me it's ok!

9 March 2023, 07:32

Łukasz Gliński
I thinks it looks good. The dirt is more visible on the undersides and Storks were used everywhere, on the frontlines too 🙂

9 March 2023, 09:23

Michael Jonker
Thanks Łukasz, it didn't look too good from close. Everything turned to a grey dirty mess, so I tried it differently in the other wing. Better already, but not great yet. It is good enough for the 3.60 Euro Storch!

9 March 2023, 15:01

Bas Tonn
Great work and nice photo's !!

9 March 2023, 17:08

Łukasz Gliński
On the pics it looks good for a 36€ Stork 😉 Keep it up

13 March 2023, 09:45

Michael Jonker
I wish it was worth E36.00 😂
It has gone up to E4.19 on Super-Hobby 👍

13 March 2023, 10:49

Michael Jonker
The canopy turned out rather disasterously 😩
I think it is a combination of a few things, including me not noticing the gooey mess the inner masking was leaving. I was also trying acrylics for the first time, and the Vallejo primer seems not to stick to clear parts very well, which caused the paint to come away when the mask was pulled off.

Anyway, some valuable lessons learnt cheaply. I have very few complaints about the Plastyk kit. I am very impressed at what it has for the price.

This is the end for me and this Storch though. Maybe a window sill for a while and then a slow migration to the bin...

14 March 2023, 01:10

Robert Podkoński
Good job, Michael! You're too harsh to yourself...

14 March 2023, 08:21

Marcin Dudek
Considering the quality of the kit result is superb 👏

14 March 2023, 08:45

Łukasz Gliński
Looks good, you might want to add some future or gauzy agent (or anything similar) to the canopy, but I assume the transparent Plastyk parts are not really transparent anyway 🙂
Pun intended - Plastyk is plastic in Polish 😉

14 March 2023, 09:23

Michael Jonker
The "Plastyk" 🙂 canopy is actually fine. I tried to get too fancy too soon and masked the inside of the canopy. These masks left a lot of mess in the inside, which I didn't spot because the outside was also masked! I will put a close up in the photos

The only fix is to take the canopy apart, which is pretty terminal for the Storch construction🙀

I am happy with the lessons, if not the result. Onto the next cheapie in my stash!!

14 March 2023, 09:41

Łukasz Gliński
What sort of mess is it? Just dirt or glue residue?
In case of the former, try to inject some water inside, shake a lot and leave to dry 🙂
That's what I do sometimes 🙂

14 March 2023, 10:03

Michael Jonker
Thanks Łukasz, it is definitely not just dirt.

I think some tackiness remained from the back of of the interior masking tape.
I think then that, during airbrushing, some spray entered (probably the nose and / or loosely fitted side door), and got attracted to the stickiness.

It is definitely something that won't come off easily.

I think I will order another Storch with my next supplies and do a better job.

14 March 2023, 12:21

Moreno Baruffini
Dear Michael, I totally agree with the above: a super result despite the "mess" on the canopy. Don't send it to the bin!

15 March 2023, 07:25

Villiers de Vos
I agree with Moreno. The weathering came out very nice.

15 March 2023, 07:32

Andy Ball
What a ride, it's brought the baby too….

15 March 2023, 15:23

Michael Jonker
Here are some "glamour" shots:

Completed Fieseler Storch 1:72 | Album by Citkane (1:72)

15 March 2023, 20:54

Guy Rump
Very nice build. 👍

15 March 2023, 21:09

Album info

I started this one while finishing the little Fokker.

I am building a series of 1/72 budget model to practice and build some skills. Also for the fun if it if course, without breaking the bank.

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch

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Wehrmacht Luftwaffe (German Air Force 1935-1945)
Paramilitary WL-IWFT
September 1939 World War 2»Invasion of Poland

(Result: PL)
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