Rick K Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Ok Buddy, waiting to see your logic on that cowl flap detail. Logic = engineering genius. Edited May 4, 2015 by Rick K Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Another winner Mal! Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 This definately falls into the modelling magic catagory for me, great to watch but difficult to emulate. Cheers Dennis Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks All For Them kind Words. Allright here is how i did my springs for them Engine cowling flaps on a Corsair. First thing first, need to manufactor a own tool for this, in my case a brass tybe Ø1mm, drilled a small hole in it, then smothen it out with fine 2000grit wetpaper to remove them gradings, need to do that, or else wont be able to remove the spring and it will be defected... Now the Tools and material, the copper wire is from a cord with suitable fine wires after desired taste. Scissor, scalpel, drillshaft with the brassube with a hole in it, and a awl. Not that copper wire, make like this, total when with that half loop, 1,5cm (total lenght 3cm).... Now take that drillshaft with the brasstube that we done earlier, and put them ends in the hole....note my finger on the back pressing, keep doing that, and start to twist the handle...need som preassure to keep the copper wire down... and twist...and use the awl to make shure that the copperwire is streched, since we want that uniform look...and make shure that the copper wire aglines nicely aside each other and not on top of each other....allright...now we got something that starts to look like a spring.... Them ends in the hole....yes they need bo be cutted, or else we wont be able to remove the spring....now gently pull them small ends up with a scalpel.... like so... Now the scissors to cut em ends away....and after that remove the spring... Voila.... I hope you like Mals Way....but this is how i did multiple springs that are the same and lengths... /Mal Whitey, BiggTim, tucohoward and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Mal, Thanks for showing us how you did the springs. Keep up the excellent work. Dan Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Mal, these birds did not go ashore, so i'd be very careful with the chalking and the chipping. The later -1As were the ones that went ashore and got all weathered up. Fabulous work so far!! david Thanks for the heads up David. Im in for theese on USS Bunkerhill, and they had some wear and tear.... Note the exhaust stains.....on belly....interesting....i like it. Note them flaps and some panels, and the panel just behind thje cowling flap... Interesting indeed.... /Mal Vandy 1 VX 4, Whitey, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for the great tutorial, Mal! I've seen it, but I still don't think I could pull it off! Kev williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Kev...... Im very shure that you pull it of..after seeing your doing on your corsair...that looks fantastic. I did a few error and trials...beleive me...as the pic whith them discarded springs When method found after a while tetris in mind...se solution how the hell to get something to look like s spring.... One tool is optivisor...use that all the time. /Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I'll definitely be using that tip, Mal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hmmm, USS Bunker Hill= folded wings.... Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Very smart problem-solving, Mal. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooesboy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Fantastic start Mal, Your Zero and FW 190 where great threads to read, I will be sure to follow this one too! And thanks for the little "how to" on the cowl springs, such a great solution to the problem... that,s exactly what model making is all about. Edited May 5, 2015 by Fooesboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Wow, this is very impressive, Mal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Fantastic detailing work Mal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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