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Yes, more thread resurrection madness... Well, with some days off the treadmill over Easter I've only gooone and resurrected another stalled build! With some '60s era music blaring out over Spotify, I have mostly been scaling up and printing a corrected gun nose, and a set of B-26K wheels (designed for 1:48) - which has bouyed enthusiasm considerably. Have also been printing @Fancherello's excellent R-2800C engines that he designed for the HpH Tigercat - with the correct crankcase design for the '26K. I may need to scale it down a little from feedback I've seen. With a fresh coat of looking at I *think* have a clearer picture of how to vastly improve the look of the fuselage - and, probably, keep the bomb bay. The wings will be lifted on the fuselage - but there's a *lot* more work required there. The wing aerofoil is out (where have I seen that before on Hobbyboss kits, I wonder? ) - the oil cooler intakes are a work of fiction, and the nacelles are too far up with respect to the wing(as you'd expect if the kit's designers got the wings too low). The overwing nacelle/wing upper surface shapes in the kit, compared to photos of the original, support this. This is all fixable IMHO - but I'm now taking the attitude that this is a 'kit improved scratch-build' - very little of the kit will remain untouched. And the canopies will need vaccing... Fuselage (and a few details that I can do) first, before I even look at the wings/nacelles/cowlings. I've also acquired the ICM 1:48 kit of the 'Nimrod' - and am further up the CAD design leaning curve - which could be dangerous. So - will do some more work on it - but this will probably continue to be an on/parked project as enthusiasm flows and ebbs. But - I *really* want to build this. Nimrod 10 out, will report on rejoin with some intel images shortly... Iain

As Thierry mentioned, I've addressed the area in front of the cockpit on my build of Bit O'Lace - currently parked whilst I address the side windows - and decide weather to address the outer nacelle positions. EDIT: Just realised I'd already posted near the beginning of this thread - must be an age thing... Blue skies... Iain

In response I think we have to state something like "other clubs are also available", or something like that, these days... In other news, I love the smell of MRP Paint in the afternoon. Iain

Beautifully done! Iain

Time for some 'sticker' design... Needed to create the Dart Aircraft Company logo - in silver - to go either side of the nose as a decal. This would have been too fine for a stencil. A suitable oblique image of the logo was dragged into CorelDRAW and used to draw up the logo as a piece of vector art. This was then transferred to the positively ancient laptop (20 years old?) running Windows XP - anything newer is not supported by the ALPS Printer software! The ALPS MD-1000 I've had for a long time. For those that haven't come across them, they are a thermal wax printer that can print directly onto decal paper. But the *real* plus is that they can print white, gold and, in this case, silver! Being so old it's a bit of a lottery - and a bit fiddly to get everything working together - but at lunch time today I managed to run off the following - both the Dart Logos - and some 'Air League of the British Empire' stickers for the rudder: So - next up a coat of Gloss over the airframe and we can add them. Back soon! Iain

A good looking aeroplane IMHO! Iain

Let me see where I've put the Combat kit Paul - it *might* be available. The Schmitt kit I started a looong time ago - but I suspect I may have 'file thirteened' the fuselage/wings... Iain

Indeed Lee. The Combat version is a copy of the Modelbau Schmitt kit - I have both. Iain

Interesting - I've been going through this over and over in my head since I've got into 3D printing and design, with the opportunities to do almost anything you desire. I'd like to think my P-8A Poseidon project demonstrates that larger aircraft are doable in 1:32 (my standard scale). A Comet would be a wonderful project. My top 3 would probably be: 1. de Havilland Chipmunk (as I own a share in one) 2. Scottish Aviation Bulldog (as friends own them - and I have spent a fair amount of time in them as a result) 3. Handley Page Victor - for it's amazing 'Thunderbirds' shape I have some others on my list - but you did say 3, so I'll behave! It's good to dream... Iain

Steve, you're an absolute gent, I salute you! Iain

That sounds like it was a brilliant outcome in that case Thierry! I wonder if it was one of the 'cement' type glues used - and it had some organic content? Worth knowing - I've used Caustic Soda for about 40 years - no issues with any glues coming apart - but I've always tended to use pure solvents as bonding agents... Iain

That's interesting Thierry - I've not had that - any particular brands? But I tend to use PlasticWeld/MEK/Tamiya solvents in the main... Iain

As has been said - depends on the type of paint. Oven cleaner - or caustic soda - for enamels. Just bear in mind that caustic soda based solutions will elicit an exothermic reaction, that can cause plastic deformation if the solution is too strong - don't ask me how I know... 99% Isopropyl Alcohol (or Windex etc.) for alcohol/water based acrylics. Kitchen paper soaked in the IPA laid over surface - then wipe away. Iain

It's a fair trek up from Edinburgh John - probably worth hiring a car because there's some stunning scenery and places to visit en-route - and the area around Banff is a lovely area to visit. We have some family links to the general area (including nearby Findlater Castle - now a ruin) - so have visited a few times over the years. Not a lot to see really at what was RAF Banff - but there is a memorial nearby on the A98. Heading along the coast towards Inverness you also have the current RAF Lossiemouth (Typhoons and Poseidons), and former RAF Kinloss. Some great distilleries if you're that way inclined, as well as the battlefield site at Culloden Moor. As above, @Scotsman will be able to provide a far better insight to the local area than me though... Iain

Hi John, Many thanks for replying - much appreciated. All good. Iain

Sounds like I'll have to get a copy... Thanks for the insight Paul! Iain

Hi Piero - really sorry to read your last post on this. I've just gone through the thread as I was looking for a Review of the Trumpeter MiG-29A - and your findings/corrections have been *really* useful! What was the ending - a final flight from the 5th floor - or have you put it to one side? Such beautiful work - a real shame about the decals... Iain

That looks great Kev - going to be a great canvas for the paint once you've sorted the wing roots... That blue looks pretty good to my eyes - at least allowing for variation between screens - and objects photographed in differing lights. Iain

Cheers Paul - we'll see! I'll certainly keep chipping away at it... Iain

Absolutely beautiful work Borsos! Iain

Looking fabulous! The metal used on the Yahu panels is pretty hard in my experience... Iain

I haven't purchased the One Man Model P-3 Anthony - much as I like the subject I have waaay too many other stalled/planned projects. Although, funnily enough, when I was chatting to the German Navy P-3 crew at Northolt the other week the thought did go through my mind again. I *really* need to vastly improve on my complete lack of focus and squirrel like tendencies... Iain

I can absolutely relate to almost *every* word of that Denzil! Apart from the Global stash bit - my two stashes are only 50 miles apart... Iain

Indeed - plan is injection moulded - certainly for the majority of components - with 3D prints for some of the detail parts, depending on subject: https://dbmk.co.uk/about The brief blurb on the Sea Fury states that as well. Iain

That's a really good question! I'm not sure: With my current position on the CAD learning curve (still fairly low) - I could probably knock up a fuselage and set of wings a lot more quickly from scratch, using plastic sheet and balsa. Those methods are still valid IMHO. However, I'd probably try to force myself further up the CAD learning curve by going the digital route. Oddly, or perhaps not, the thought process involved in visualising what needs to be made and the shapes involved is very similar in both processes - it's just the method of getting to the final object that changes. If any of that makes sense? Iain