Opinion on interiors

fataldigital · 24 February 2011, 03:33 AM

Hi,

I like to build WoI and WoII airplanes like most of you guys

I think this forum is really amazing and there are so many talented people showing their work.
I could call myself a "noob" compared to most of you

Though I am into modelbuilding for about 5 years now.

Anyway I was wondering how you guys felt about the interior of the cockpit etc., like WnW got these amazing stuff and sooo much details inside...
But once you glue the right and left side together... how much of it doesn't get lost and remains invisible?
Sometimes it's just feels like such a waste to me

JohnReid · 24 February 2011, 03:43 AM

Hi ! Welcome to the Drome.I agree,they call it modeling for God and I have done it myself in the past when I built a deck level on a 1/72 HMS Victory that will never be seen.It is a big waste of time,you are right and a lot of us have a hard time just finding the time to build anything at all, so why waste it on this nonsense?

Kitboy · 24 February 2011, 03:46 AM

Well if you built WW1 aircraft you are relatively lucky, cause they are the kind of aircraft of which most of the interior still is visible after the fuselage halves have been closed.

It is of course always a personal view the amount of energy which one puts in creating extra detail into an interior (or other parts like the engine). For me what WNW or even Eduard offers the builder is by far enough and I find no need to add any more detail. On the other hand I enjoy build reports of people who do put enormous amount of energy and detail into their projects very much! Still not my way of modelling, cause I do want to get a model finished every now and then.

Aren't you the Flamish lady who was also active on a well known Dutch forum a few years ago (I remember a Special Hobby SPAD VII!)

Cheers, Nico

fataldigital · 24 February 2011, 03:58 AM

Hi,

Well I guess if you take pictures of the inside when it's still open and you keep them, then atleast you can still remember how it looked like before closing up. But it's not my way of modelling either, mostly cause I indeed don't have the time and courage

@Kitboy, Yes I am!! I changed my nickname over there because of certain people I know in real life who were "spying" on me and using it against me afterwards.
I don't post over there anymore... too much people who don't care anymore about giving proper advice and just say "just try it" instead of saying or it would work out or not.

mgunns · 24 February 2011, 04:34 AM

I agree with Nico:

My modeling is pretty much out of the box. I admire the way people on this forum and Aeroscale go the extra mile to super detail their builds. It depends on the individual and how much effort, challenge he she wants to get out of the kit. Times have certainly changed from the days of a slab of plastic and a pilot figure for the interior.
Working with what is provided in the WNW kits and DML (I haven't built an Eduard Kit yet) can be challenging for me, let alone adding minute switches etc. It all comes down to your level of modeling, and how much of a challenge the modeler wants.

Best

Mark

Kaiser Bill · 24 February 2011, 04:48 AM

fataldigital: Let me join John in welcoming you to the Aerodrome. Good to have you here.

As for modeling in detail, I am of the mind set that if you can see it when its finished...detail it to the best of your ability. Seatbelts, rudder pedals, fuel pumps and false interior ribbing is about as far as I go with WW1. I only build 1/72 so sometimes its quite a challenge. My WW2 builds are pretty much limited to belts and shoulder harnesses.

Again... welcome to the 'drome.

MJennings · 24 February 2011, 04:59 AM

Hi.

I only detail what will be visible.

Example: the Sopwith Camel interior is almost impossible to see clearly after the top wing goes on... why bother? On the other hand, the Albatros cockpit is very visible.

Best regards

Marco

Jessie_C · 24 February 2011, 12:21 PM

Welcome! It's so good to see another girl in the forum; there are so few of us

I fall in with the majority here and usually only put in what's going to be visible. The few times I've done more it's been as a joke (I once put a snarky little note deep inside a model which was aimed at those judges who use dental mirrors in contests

)

J

otis goodin · 24 February 2011, 01:45 PM

Now that's funny.

Ron Kootje · 24 February 2011, 02:02 PM

Hi and welcome here!

About the cockpits i agree its not always visible i started out with building 1/72 but got to a point i could not get the detail in that i wanted.

So there for i started building the WNW kits, as pointed out a pup wont show much detail once closed up unlike the albatross or the Gotha.

Last year i started on the Bristol where i put lots of work in the cockpit.
If you want to c the inside when its done, i did something like this.

Took me 4 weeks to get to this point the seat alone took me a week to finish since its scratch build with copper wire.

What iam trying to say is there are ways to make the cockpit visible but its a risk to take on a great kit i always just think its just plastic i can always buy a new one.

Ron