{"id":1593623,"date":"2023-07-14T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1593623"},"modified":"2024-07-22T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:27:36","slug":"modelling-marathon-fluffy-cat-2023-70051-70052-70053","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2023\/07\/14\/modelling-marathon-fluffy-cat-2023-70051-70052-70053\/","title":{"rendered":"Modelling marathon \u201eFluffy Cat 2023\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For several years, the annual “Fluffy Cat” modelling marathon has been organised in Hungary – the participants of which go to a cottage far from civilisation to build the same model kits together. And have fun doing it. This year, the team chose the Ki-84 Hayate Arma Hobby, and decided to share the report written by J\u00e1nos Dob\u00f3 with us. Thank you very much! It’s great to be able to watch how fun modelling can be together with friends!<\/p>\n

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Read J\u00e1nos’ report from “Fluffy Cat 2023”:<\/p>\n

Fluffy Cat 2023 – J\u00e1nos Dob\u00f3 report<\/h2>\n

Oh boy, we already had 5 of these things. I swear, I didn’t think that when Buco and I started figuring this all out. The Fluffy Cat comes from Eduard\u2019s Iron Bunny idea. But we are not that \u201eironish\u201d \u2026 so we are Fluffy. Easy and chill that is our words.<\/p>\n

Out of the five occasions, I missed two due to some social problems, but by now I had enough mental strength to really, really look forward to the meeting.<\/p>\n

This year – Hayate<\/h2>\n

As usual, we also voted for the model, which was the Arma Hobby 1\/72 Ki-84. Again this year, Modellfut\u00e1r<\/a> gave us a good price for the models, for which we are very grateful.<\/p>\n

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However, to my greatest surprise, Arma Hobby also entered the event. After an exchange of letters – in which I contacted them about South-East Fluffy Cat – they offered to send 3D printed resin accessories to the Hayate sets we bought. Totally free. We also like to thank you for that offer. Dzi\u0119kuj\u0119 bardzo Grzegorz!<\/p>\n

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Let’s go!<\/h2>\n

This year I made the journey there myself. It was a very pleasant car ride between Szeged and Gunaras. No rush, no nerves, good music, good weather, gliding softly in my trusty Skoda, in perfect chill. Except after Baja, because there the roads are still as if we went to the moon.<\/p>\n

A quick visit to my friend Csaba in Sikl\u00f3s, some exchange of knowledge and models, then we head to the base. Also, before that, I popped into the local blue-striped store for some supplies. The fact that you managed to run into one of the Cats in the drinks department says it all, doesn’t it? Of course, it’s a shame and such, but believe me, he almost only bought soft drinks. Seriously. Well, I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the weekend was quite marred by rain. It started raining when I got to Gunaras, and it rained continuously except for a few hours on Saturday. In addition, the temperature was also quite grumpy, so the biggest advantage of the Gunaras cottages, namely that you can shout banter to your buddies in the neighbouring terrace, was not quite possible (altough many tried, making us the usual nuisance). Huddled in the cottages, it was only possible to carry on casual exchanges with those who were with us.<\/p>\n

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Of course, no one really liked this, so there was a real migration of people during the Fluffy Cat. The residents of each cottage moved to the four, the residents of the four went to the two, the residents of the two went to the three, the residents of the three went everywhere. Of course not at the same time. So, as it happens at times like this, there was always something going on.<\/p>\n

We constantly exchanged information and who brought what with them. I mean, I love rum from here on out.<\/p>\n

Thursday’s “day zero” was about world redemption. It was redempted. You are all welcome. Say nomore about it.<\/p>\n

To work!<\/h2>\n

A few words about the set. When choosing a kit, we consider how easily it is available and how easy it is to build.<\/p>\n

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Arma Hobby kits are simply beautiful. They do not consist of many parts (usually one – maximum two frames) and are easy to build. I’ve been loving them lately. However, I would like to state that I had no say in the selection.<\/p>\n

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I made this photo at 06:30 Saturday. The building was started at Friday 12:00.<\/p>\n

I’ve already built a kit, and I must say it’s lovely.<\/p>\n

However, you have to be very careful. It fits well by default, which is why – like all well-fitting sets – the curse of this is that after you paint the inside, even the minimal thickness of the airbrushed paint can ruin your fit! Lots of dry tests can help with this, and intermittent glueing makes our job easier.<\/p>\n

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Then there is the case where one blunders and stomps on the model. It happened that when I got up from the table, I swept one of the fuselage halves with the sleeve of my shirt and all I heard was CRACK\u2026 That’s when all my chances of finishing the build on time disappeared. Then, when one day after sanding and sealing, I could not take it no more and just stopped. I sad, it’s okay, let me get to the priming phase and I’ll be fine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t