ChuckT Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Simply brilliant Peter! Raising the bar as always. Any chance we could get you to do up a tutorial on how to draw artwork for custom PE sometime? airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 No words. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 outrageously good, as usual! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 Hi folks So, back at the bench after the tumultuous week that was Telford Thanks again to everyone for saying hello & offering congrats - I still can't believe I won best in show Simply brilliant Peter! Raising the bar as always. Any chance we could get you to do up a tutorial on how to draw artwork for custom PE sometime? Well Chuck, there will be a section on this in the forthcoming book Kev & KLP publishing are putting together on the build of Race #80, along with a number of other surprises and useful things, so look out for that Moving on, I had a waver at the show thinking maybe the Firefly was maybe too ambitious and talking to Mirek from HpH I was thinking maybe do another of their kits instead as I like the polished metal effect and that scheme simply does noit exist on a Firefly - that soon passed, and pleased to say I am now back focussed and cracking on ..first up, I decided to get to an airfame so I can wallow in the detail further down the line - I learned on my Spit that doing things out of order is tricky as I spent a long time protecting work I had already done, so in this case I want wings... ..started with the root aerofoil section in brass to act as a template - just scaled it and stuck it to some sheet,... ..cut them out with a slitting disc and put both together to get a consistent shape - always work in pairs when doing this sort of thing... ..then made a paper template to find the right position to sit accross the spars - I got this wrong and it needed some reworking after - I use scaled photo's & plans to make sure the position & incidence is right.. ..also soldered in the plates that will support the main gear - this was done as you see it so the position of the slide in wing spars is perfect.. ..then traced two wing blanks onto 3mm plastic card - again as a pair - I ended up cutting off the radiator sections afterwards.. ..these were then carefully positioned & marked out on the plan so I could let them into the wing spars.. - also cut away the trailing edge at the flap so I could insert brass sheet for a nice sharp trailing edge.. ..soon had two slide on wings ..added aerofoil sections - seen with the black outline... ..and these now are a good tight fit and sit well against the plan.. ..next I will sheath in balsa before adding wood hardener and shaping down to the aerofoil sections.. back soon TTFN Peter Trak-Tor, sandokan, Piprm and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Bravo! He shoots, he scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Pure modelling magic Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Steady away Peter.... glad “the wobble†has passed Ever tempted by the thought of showing off the folding wings? Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Im not often a folded wing guy, but in this case, I think Peter could really do something amazing with the folds daHeld 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 It's fascinating to see this come together, Peter. I'm glad you're back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 My head just exploded! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Flying Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Nice work Peter. I used the same wing spar method on my 1:48 scale CC-130E then used the brass spar as part of the electrical system. Worked out perfectly Barney http://www.barneysairforce.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 holy crap, ok my stash is now for sale i just cannot compete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckT Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Well Chuck, there will be a section on this in the forthcoming book Kev & KLP publishing are putting together on the build of Race #80, along with a number of other surprises and useful things, so look out for Peter FANTASTIC! Looking forward to the book and any further updates. Congrats on the best of show, Chuck. KiwiZac, LSP_Kevin and daHeld 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incaroad Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Been a while since we had an update... Hope all is well Cheers Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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