Balsa Manufaktur

Thanks a lot for the amazing compliments ... that pushes me further !

I like it !!

Wow... cool. I am always astonished how one can change a car body in plastic and you don't see anything after !!!

Thanks a lot for encouraging words. This is especially try with the BMW 327 of 1939 I am working on right now !!

Hello Back after some time. Finally could finish and make some photos of my last "creature" ... a Ford Raodster De Luxe from 1936. Scratchbuilt in Balsa, some plywood for stiffening the structure and make steering reliable. Can open doors and rumble seat ... Finishing: natural, scale 1:20 (length around 18 cm/7.1 inches). Hope you like it

One of my favorites, too. Never saw the back wheel cover, though. But there are a lot of "variants" around ... compliments

Lovely ! You have some pics during building? I am dreaming to make one from scratch in Balsawood ... Excellent work!

I love it. Great job! The Victoria is a beautiful model. I think i will try to do it. The BMW 327 from 1939 on which i am working currently is driving me crazy.

well done !

well done !

very beautiful !

Hi Bill ... your words are amazingly encouraging. Thanks !!

wow ... great job !

Yes it is fun. Meanwhile I could not imagine to do a ready made kit. I would need to go over it heavily with customization as you guys often are doing. I have "ready to build" a Ford Model T 1908 (170 pieces) and a Ford Roadster De Luxe 1936 (200 pieces). This last one is from a different kind, feel almost a little carpenter ... I hope I can show them in some days .

Ups you are right... coupe. ... Thanks for encouraging !

Excellent built !

Thanks Let's see what's next.

Some days ago, I finished my thrid trial of the Ford Roadster 1930. I changed mainly attitude towards the kit. While in the beginning I was concentrating on the fact that the kit can be assembled as it is (as if you buy it in the shop and you don't need anything else than a glue), I took more time, sandpaper and started to assemble carefully using even a new glue. The result is astonishing (to me at least), but now I see that I need to treat the wood and work on photography skills. Designed from scratch in scale 1:20 based on photographies and blueprint, ca 165 single pieces assembled, all in 1mm Balsawood. I hope you don't mind if I pass the borders of plastic and metal and go back to the old 40ies and 50ies of Hudson Miniatures and others ...

Second trial ... eliminating mistakes in the design and improving details. I was thinking: wow, that is really good!

After several other trials and car designs, ... here the Ford Roadster of 1930 in Balsa. First design and assembly:

Hello ... after some time back. I was scrolling through photos of the designs and assemblies I did since I started with the idea of making my own kits 18 months ago. It is very interesting to see the "evolution" not only of the idea itself (starting with a foam board puzzle done with students, but then still laughing when I see the first attempt of a puzzle in mount board), but especially of how the manual skill of assembling improves. Everybody will say now: "well, obvious, seriously what are you talking about?", but then I was not expecting to see it that obvious in the assembled kits. Meanwhile, also interesting fact, it becomes a matter of the quality of photography and other levels of finishing. Here the very first attempts :

Lovely. Did you empty a dollhouse? I am joking, great details !!

Looks very interesting until now!! Good luck!

Very nice !

Gorgeous ! I really like how you work !