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Pazmany PL-4

N2056

N2056

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Last week I posted about the latest little project I decided to start messing with. I like to have something I can switch over to when I hit a point on the P-61 where I need to take a break. After a week it looks like this...

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No, at least not as far as I know. The original design used a VW engine, and had a stall speed of 46 kts with a cruise around 100 kts, and a max of 120 kts.
 
The PZL-1 is a great lookig little bird, a baby SF260. A mate had one a few years back, painted up in ROCAF marks. Go to airshows with it and get spotted in the warbird park next to all the big iron. Fun little airplane to flog about in.

Check IGA Catalogue and ALDI Catalogue.
 
This week I did a lot of re-sizing things after I imported Mr. Robo Pilot (the Thorp guy) and found out he didn't fit too well :icon_lol:. I also finished the tail group, added the tail wheel, and now that I'm pretty sure the fuselage & tail group are final I have started mapping. :jump:

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I know that once you have a chance to actually look this plane over it looks nothing like it, but my first thought was the Cri-Cri, lol. I have a lot of reference material on it and have started to try it many times as my first GMax project, but I'm still having trouble with the beginning GMax tutorials, lol. Maybe someday. In the meantime though, this one is looking great Robert, another fun ride, especially with your eye for detail. Keep up the great work.:applause:
 
Thanks for the comment. I've continued to work on the model and mapping keeping in mind all of the things I learned while fixing the mapping on the Thorp after getting humbled by OleBoy's paints from h*ll. :icon_lol:
Here's a somewhat finished paint. It's totally fictional, and was meant to try and "force" any mapping issues.

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Here's this week's pic. I put on a prop and started working on the rivets and panel lines that will be used for the bump map on the fuselage...
 
This week I managed to find some old articles from assorted magazines from back in the early '70s. This pic has been a big help in laying out the bump mapping! That's Pazmany in the pic, and the tail that Dad built for him.

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What a great shot Robert. The covering looks like a thin spruce veneer, am I right or is it all fabric covered?:salute:
 
Robert, the more I see your progress on this one, the more I like the looks of it. After seeing and experiencing your progress of the Thorp to final release, I was, and still impressed with it every time I take it out of the hanger.

I'm looking forward to seeing the end results :icon29:
 
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