Iain
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Beautifully done Ken! Iain
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Undercarriage slotted in place. The legs were printed hollow - vertically, as well as horizontally for the wheel axle - and 1mm diameter brass rod bonded in place with cyanoacrylate glue. There's a section of the brass rod that sticks out at the top - this slides into holes drilled in the wing: Yay - it's worked! And the model sits nicely on them when flipped over. Need to draw up a tail-skid. Iain- 89 replies
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I promised to post some progress photos, so... 3D prints from the CAD models above - in basic paint - some detail work to be done, and some washes: The 'cowl' on the left has been made using the more 'traditional' route of hand carved master and vacuum-formed sheet. Old and new technologies in harmony... One thing I'm *really* chuffed with is that everything is so precise it all clips together perfectly - and stays together without any glue! Prop is a 3D STL scaled to size and printed - more detail paint to follow: Basic seat - all that's needed: And the wheels, tyres and undercarriage legs assembled: There's more - back shortly... Blue skies, Iain
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Appear to be on a bit of a Mojo roll with a number of projects just now - including the Andover. Final priming/sanding of fuselage interior pretty well done now - and progressing on to the paint colours - white, light blue and grey. And tail: Blue skies, Iain
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Looking good Derek! Iain
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John, are you deliberately trying to stir things again? It's not a good look - and pretty petty/cheap IMHO. Iain
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The 'Like' button is wholly inadequate for this one Peter! Love the Pratts oil cans - and those wire wheels are just sublime... Iain
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Fabulous build - love the paint finish and weathering! Iain
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That looks fabulous Chris - especially the weathered finish! I have the 'B' boxing that's been staring at me... Iain
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There's the excellent series of Bf 110s produced by Dragon - and subsequently released under the Revell and Hobby 2000 brands: Scalemates listing Our review of the initial release. Hope that helps! Iain
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Good grief - please take a step back from the keyboard and read the room. You are not going to change how we moderate the forums here. And, actually, we’re just a little sick of the pointless sniping. Bottom line: as Kev has said, if this place doesn’t suit your needs then other fora are available. Iain
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That's really looking good Paolo! Iain
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Further progress with Fusion 360 - coming on leaps and bounds now! Bear in mind these designs are simplified - they are small in 1:32 so any smaller detail won't print well, or be seen! All now printed and painted - look really good - but haven't had a chance to photograph yet. Engine is printed as 6 separate components. And this took about 10 mins to draw up - basic, but does the job! A few more parts to draw up - but might, actually, finish this shortly! @wunwinglow - you really have created a monster... Blue skies, Iain
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Without the very light moderation we do here - things *would* go down hill - and potentially rapidly, as we've seen at times in the past. We're damned if we do, damned if we don't: but we have seen things get nasty before now so, sometimes a little pre-emptive action is required. Moderation is *never* an exact science - but we're all volunteers and try our best to keep things on an even and friendly keel. And we're human... It does get a little tiring having to deal with what, at times, seems like endless, and petty, sniping - some of us would rather go and build something. Iain
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As this was stalled and under 25% completed - and I was looking for something simple to take part in this GB - I've moved this build here. Better than starting another new project - and may be a impetus to actually finishing this one! Will try and post an update this weekend... Iain
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If allowed I'd like to move the Gladiator over that I started last year - less than 25% (still working on cockpit) and she'll be silver: Means I don't have to start anything new - but may be an impetus to finishing. Is everyone OK with that? Iain
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Today we take a look at the latest from Fantasy Printshop - in this case a set of decals for the new Spitfire Mk.Vb kits in 1:35 from Border Models. An excellent variety of markings for anyone looking to build the Spit Vb in this slowly expanding aviation scale. Blue skies, Iain
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Indeed - I picked the issue up when I built mine - only took a few minutes to 'fix' - but, fortunately, I caught it before the paint! Iain
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I'm probably in a minority of 1 - but I love their 1:32 109E kits. Yes, they take a little work, but the surface detailing is more subtle than the Dragon kits IMHO. I'd love to see them pick up the scale again. Blue skies, Iain
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Right... I'm going to have a *serious* think about this - as I really should start and actually finish something - and I can't miss being part of this. So, off to have a look for a relatively *simple* project (famous last words) - but I *will* be back with *something*. Iain
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I'm still quietly hopeful a Spey Phantom will eventually appear in injected plastic form - I think there is a market for one, and not just here in the UK! Iain
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Fabulous work - and on a project like this I'm surprised at the general *lack* of mistakes! Iain
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Lovely image of a beautiful restoration - welcome to the forums Alan! Iain
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Using the wings from either of the vac kits is a lot more work than correcting the kit supplied wings IMHO. I have a couple of the ID Models (Tigger) kits - somewhere... I'm so close with a solution - the really hard work is done - but it's at least a few months away I'm afraid - and I make no promises as I'll feel even more guilty if it doesn't materialise. Iain
