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gregv last won the day on March 11 2014

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  1. Fabulous build, looking great so far! You might want to have a look at the oleo length on the landing gear; iirc they are fully extended (so they fit properly when retracted) so might look a bit tall with the the aircraft sitting on them. I noticed it in drawings, not sure how noticeable it will be in the flesh. Err plastic. Greg V.
  2. Great, thanks for the info! Will definitely look into those plug-ins; the solid inspector sounds especially useful. Good info on facet size too. And yes agreed, I’m very used to modeling in larger than “full size” for smaller objects, SU doesn’t seem to like working small scale. Thanks again, this has given me long overdue impetus to re-evaluate & update my current SU “tool kit”. Almost forgot, does the “mirror” plug-in/tool allow more versatility than plain old “flip along red/green/blue axis? thanks! GV
  3. Wow, awesome project! Long been a fan of the Privateer. Can’t wait to see how this progresses. I’ve often contemplated designing my own conversion parts in 3D and having them printed, but SketchUp is the only 3D design software I’m decently familiar with. I’ve got enough hours in SU to know that spherical and especially compound curve surfaces are sometimes troublesome, and the shapes you’re making look great! What’s your secret? Are you using a plug-in of some type? What sort of facet count are you using for your circles? Are you designing full-size i.e. 1:1 actual aircraft size or at 1/32? Sorry for all the questions! But if SU can be used to make decent curved aircraft shapes then I’m going to stop wasting my free time on World of Tanks and start designing up parts! cheers GV
  4. hello all finally calling this one done, build thread here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=43574 starting point, 30 some-odd year old almost finished kit that had languished into decrepitude: thanks for looking greg v.
  5. ok, calling this done! More pics to be posted in Ready for Inspection. thanks for all the support! cheers greg v.
  6. More on the two-seat Buchon; they made X2, wings seem to be standard Me-109 (no wing guns, no fences), tall tail, twin cockpits. This one (no longer extant): And this one now under restoration in the UK after years in hiding in Big Springs TX: Ugh: Note: pics from various internet sources, lmk if anyone is offended and I'll take them down. I've been compiling reference for quite some time, I think I have enough to figure out the twin cockpits; there's a nice spread on the UK resto in a recent Aeroplane magazine (or was it FlyPast?), which helps as well. Now that the last remaining one is out of hiding I suspect reference material will be easier to come by. Some teasers: Anyways a very ambitious project (for me), and at the rate I've been building it would be done around 2048; I might not make it that far... thanks again for the kind words and continued support cheers gv
  7. As an aside, started having some mates over for "model night" every odd Friday evening.... pretty cool to have 5 guys sitting around actually building. Good to have an empty basement suite to do it in too. The Armagnac helps btw.
  8. Seams filled & tweaked & primed: Starting to look finished! Definitely need to get going on the case! Was looking at suitable grass roll products at the LHS, their offerings seemed a bit under scale; thought I'd seen some nice grass made in Poland somewhere online but can't recall exactly where. Thoughts?
  9. hi guys! sorry for the long delay, was working on an old crappy 1:1 scale "house kitchen reno kit"; nothing fit very well, it was expensive, but it turned out ok after much soul-destroying toil....must have been a Pocher kit? Anyways, started again on the Spit, would like to get it finished before starting on it's twin, the 1/24 Airfix Hurricane I bought on a similar family vacay 4 years later... more on that in the future. I've also got a 1/24 HA-1112-M4L conversion based on the Trumpy late G-6 kind of lined up, including a 3D scanned (from the Grey Matter kit) and scaled up nose conversion that I had 3D printed at work. Kinda crazy but I've been fascinated with the two-seat Buchon since seeing a picture in an old Arco monograph on the '109 when I was like 4 years old. The twin cockpits fill me with dread though. So Radu's excellent harness installed (pretty sure I got a few details wrong but it's in), canopies glued on:
  10. hello all anyone know of a source for halfway decent line drawings for the Buchon? Looking predominantly for a side profile of the fuselage. thanks! greg v.
  11. hi guys again thanks for all the info. Mark those book links are much appreciated, cheers. I emailed Floyd and he has six of the 1/32 conversions left; well make that five, I'm getting one... thanks again! greg v.
  12. hi again all thanks for the wealth of info; I didn't realize so much was different, although I had a feeling it wasn't as simple as it might appear at first glance.... "A lot" does indeed seem to sum it up! The WW 1/32 conversion is beautiful, it's going on my wish list.... I recently grabbed a copy of MMP Books "Mezek a Turbina", which of course got me thinking crazy thoughts. thanks again! greg v.
  13. hi all so looking at the Avia S-199, and wondering if the nose is basically the same shape as a '109G, albeit with detail changes (intake on the opposite side, no chin oil cooler after the first bunch of examples, rocker cover bulges similar to G-10/K series, forward edge of nose rounded over for smaller spinner); or is it an entirely different nose that just happens to look vaguely the same? Curious as to how much work it would take to convert a 109G without having to get an aftermarket kit, or say to do it in 1/24. Any info most appreciated! cheers greg v.
  14. Thanks for all the encouragement and kind words guys, helps keep the momentum going I've got to say! I'm lucky that my bro and I live nearby to eachother, and frequently work on the same shows together, so yes I've been keeping him up to date; he 'll even make suitable airplane noises while holding it, after a few beers that is... I keep bugging him to get going on making a case for it; I was thinking a simple wood base covered in model railroad grass might be nice? cheers greg v.
  15. Small update, cowlings are finally painted. Took a while, they seemed to reject any form of paint until I shot them with Mr. Surfacer 1500 spray, beautiful stuff. I think I ended up painting them about six times. In contrast the green went on in about 5 minutes without a hitch... Oddly, the custom dark earth mix I'd used earlier on the rear horizontal plus for general touch-ups didn't seem to match the area where the cowls went; I got it close but not perfect, it looks worse in the photos than it is in the flesh: Once I blend them in a bit more and add some exhaust stains I think they should be fine. Couldn't help popping the canopy on plus the rudder just to have a look, it is starting to look like a complete aircraft now: The Radu Brinzan harness is almost together (smallest thing I have ever assembled before, very challenging but also very rewarding) and once that's in place I can affix the transparenices and wrap it up. thanks for looking greg v.
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