brahman104

G'day Jay!
 
Been a while since I've been on the forums and catching up on your progress. All I can say is simply WOW! Your dedication to getting things right is absolutely second to none, and I would argue, not even a real one!
 
Craig

G'day Jay!
 
Been a while since I've been on the forums and catching up on your progress. All I can say is simply WOW! Your dedication to getting things right is absolutely second to none, and I would argue, not even a real one!
 
Craig

G'day Jay!
 
Been a while since I've been on the forums and catching up on your progress. All I can say is simply WOW! Your dedication to getting things right is absolutely second to none, and I would argue, not even a real one!
 
Craig

Glad to see you back on this one Iain!
 
I began corrective work to fix the nacelle issue. It is quite pronounced once you see it, but to correct it is a whole other kettle of fish. While I'm happy I have achieved the height correction of the outer nacelle, I'm not entirely sure how I will fix the shape as the whole nacelle needs re-profiling.
 

 

 

 
Probably best to do as you have done in the interest of getting it finished!
 
Keep up the good work,
 
Craig

Greetings all… and Happy New Year!
 
New Year - new project. I’m struggling at the moment to really get my teeth into a build so have put aside my numerous other projects for the time being and dived into this… the mojo is a funny thing. 
 
What we have here is a very rare example of the old ID Models’ 1:32 scale Do 17Z which Tigger now have on a very limited release. The first couple of sheets contain fuselage halves, the tail and nacelles:
 
 
 
With another couple holding the wings - notice how the port wing has part of the nacelle integral, but the other not. Yes, I’m scratching my head too…
 
 
 
I’ve also got two copies of the transparencies which will hopefully be some insurance against the inevitable muck ups!
 
So - some careful removal of parts from the backing sheet and I’ve come across my first hurdle. As you can see, the fuselage parts are badly warped and the tail sections like a banana:
 
 
 
However, some warm water and tabs added to the mating surfaces has gone a long way to straightening it all out:
 

As you will see I’ve also removed the glazed cockpit area and bomb aimer’s bubble at the extreme nose, and also added the tail area which will eventually mate with the stabilisers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
It’s all a bit rough right now but I feel I’ve got a good starting point to build upon - time (and mojo!) will tell…
 
More when there’s more!
Tom

Really enjoying this build Tom! One day I'll build mine too
 
Craig

Thanks very much Pat! Sorry for my late reply!
 

I get hit up for some of my 3D designs quite a bit. What is often under appreciated or overlooked is the (sometimes) hundreds of hours of work that goes into the models, not to mention research, & subscription fees for the software itself. I also design to my standards of accuracy & detail. Modellers are notoriously critical of inaccuracies or other aspects that they don’t agree with. 
 
The resultant model may be “easy” to share insofar as it’s an attachment to an email, but there’s a lot of work that’s gone into it. Sometimes the expectation & entitlement that comes with a request sounds a lot like a demand. It is also rarely accompanied by good manners or any respect/humility. 
 
Not saying my perspective is right or wrong & I’m not presuming to speak on behalf of Patrick, merely offering my view. 
 
Do I really want a 1/32 Widgeon - sure. But unless & until one is released as a kit or I’m prepared to do the work to create one, I’ll just admire Patrick’s work. 

Hi Craig, I use pretty much stick with Siraya Tech Fast resin, attached are my printer settings :
 

Hi everyone
 
With my Sea Fury nearly done and while I wait on the Canopy vacform, I have started another project
 
I have always thought the Veltro was a sexy looking aeroplane and the more I looked at it, the more the shapes and details looked a worthy challenge. I contacted Maurizio Di Terlizzi as the premier expert on the type and he has been super helpful in getting me started. It is not only his favourite aircraft, but he chose MM.92252 a Serie lll coded 3-3 of Ten. Luigi Marchi of 3 'Squadrigla. 1' Gr.Caccia, ANR ,Reggio as his favourite scheme
 
I can't publish the pics he sent, but it is this one in War Thunder
 

 
I bought a bunch of books and scoured the internet for images and am not in my comfort zone of having component drawings again so it's largely photo interpretation and a few Macchi drawings. Having painted a couple of models now, I guess confidence is a bit higher and I thought I could give this basically Luftwaffe scheme a go. It is also a happy co-incidence the Italeri kit is coming out as that will also provide info - I have that on backorder
 
In another attempt to make my job as easy as possible I asked the guy in my local plastics shop where I buy the perspex for the keels of my models about how accurate his laser cutting is - when he said 0.25mm I thought it would be a good test to try and get some bulkhead components cut as well - 4mm for the keel and 2mm for the bulkheads..
 
With some 3D parts made for either complex, or structural elements, I have a basic fuselage to start with..
 

 

 

 
...same story for the filters, exhausts & tailcone..
 

 
..also made up some cockpit parts before the decals I am having made arrive in a few weeks..
 

 

 
and the San Giorgio Tipo B gunsight..
 

 
...all these will look much better when finished
 
So that's it, off again - looking forward to a trip to Rome and Milan in the next few months to meet up with Maurizio and crawl over the c.205's in Venegono and Vigne de Valle
 
TTFN
Peter
 
 
 
 
 
 

Stunning work Pat! What resin/settings are you running in your printer?
 
Cheers,
 
Craig

I have always liked this airplane, so I figured I would make one in 1:32 scale. I have drawn up and 3D printed the parts and put some of the preliminary pieces together to see how it looks, happy with the results, it is a very diminutive model even in 1:32 scale.
Wanted to share some images.
Pat
 












 
 

Always a fan of another B-17 build! 
 
Craig

Cool! 

Cool! 

So apparently my last post was early April........ when you own a GSP I can tell you where the time goes!  He's been a huge investment in time and effort training him, but he's a great dog and we're glad we've got him .
 
I have been chipping away very slowly on the B-17 with some of the precious little spare time I've had. A lot of that time was spent getting the profile of the nacelles correct. The C model didn't have cowl flaps, so there's a substantial gap between the cowling and the edge of the nacelle. Once I got it sorted, it was back to the stainless steel to cover the area near the firewalls. And once they were done I could finally add the engines that have been bouncing around in a takeaway food container for the past 4 years!
 
 
 
There's a few alignment points I need to smooth out due to the completely unique geometry between HK, eduard and scratchbuilt elements of the nacelle, but overall it's looking pretty good even under the harshness of zoom. The stainless remains incredibly difficult to work with any kind of finess, so I'm glad I'm done with it for this wing at least!
 
 
Hopefully you can see the large gap that now exists at the back of the cowls, like it should!  Once I build the front cowl ring mounts for the engines I'll be able to skin and paint them. Can't wait to see a colour other than silver!
 
I've been putting off a few things around this area, one of them being the oil cooler intake scoops. Again the C/D models were quite unique with the shape and position of these and one of those many, many subtle things that needed to be done right to get "the look." I started with what I think was the correct drawing on Aircorp library....
 
 
After about fours hours of some trying to capture some pretty mind bending curves, I came up with this (all 11mm of it!):
 
 
I did a quick print on the Kobra2 just to check the dimensions before I commit to resin...
 
 
You can see it there in black. Might still need a little fiddling with the finished size (I feel it's a tad bit small), but definitely on the right track!
 
 
And on the inboard engine:
 
The other of the jobs I've been putting off has been working out exactly how I'm going to run power for the lights. Originally, I wanted to make the bomb bay fuel tank a hidden battery holder, but in the end the whole thing is going to be on a board/under glass so it makes sense to have a power supply external. The only issue is how to run the wires? Unfortunately that pretty much meant I was going to have to run them down the inside of one of the u/c legs, but how to drill them out? the mount peg is offset at an angle to the rest of the strut and almost 60mm long....... there's no drill bit the small and that long.....
 
 
In the end I somehow managed to mount it in the lathe and very slowly bore out as far as I could up the strut from the bottom. I then cut into the mount peg to try and establish a drill hole from the other end that lined up with the original hole. I'm not sure how tunnels are built but I have a whole new appreciation for them now as that's basically what I was doing! Somehow after about 3 hours of very careful work I was able to insert a 2.5mm brass tube all the way down the strut. The wires are probably going to end up being just visible before they go into the wheel, but it's about as I can get! 
 
Still not sure how I managed that!
 
 
I'll just have to fix up the damaged paint at some point, but I finally got it done!
 
Overall, some tricky challenges overcome, but hopefully now I can more or less concentrate on getting the remainder of that wing skinned and be ready to start the other one. The finish line creeps ever-so-closer!
 
Cheers,
 
Craig
 
 
 
 
 

That is some crisp work on those flaps Jay! Well done on the fine trailing edge too..... that's tough to get right!
 
Craig

Thanks so much Jay! You know it .... if it was easy, everyone would be doing it! It is indeed Rhino...... I'm glad I hadn't forgotten how to drive it. I haven't used the resin printer since New Zealand, so hopefully that still works too!

So apparently my last post was early April........ when you own a GSP I can tell you where the time goes!  He's been a huge investment in time and effort training him, but he's a great dog and we're glad we've got him .
 
I have been chipping away very slowly on the B-17 with some of the precious little spare time I've had. A lot of that time was spent getting the profile of the nacelles correct. The C model didn't have cowl flaps, so there's a substantial gap between the cowling and the edge of the nacelle. Once I got it sorted, it was back to the stainless steel to cover the area near the firewalls. And once they were done I could finally add the engines that have been bouncing around in a takeaway food container for the past 4 years!
 
 
 
There's a few alignment points I need to smooth out due to the completely unique geometry between HK, eduard and scratchbuilt elements of the nacelle, but overall it's looking pretty good even under the harshness of zoom. The stainless remains incredibly difficult to work with any kind of finess, so I'm glad I'm done with it for this wing at least!
 
 
Hopefully you can see the large gap that now exists at the back of the cowls, like it should!  Once I build the front cowl ring mounts for the engines I'll be able to skin and paint them. Can't wait to see a colour other than silver!
 
I've been putting off a few things around this area, one of them being the oil cooler intake scoops. Again the C/D models were quite unique with the shape and position of these and one of those many, many subtle things that needed to be done right to get "the look." I started with what I think was the correct drawing on Aircorp library....
 
 
After about fours hours of some trying to capture some pretty mind bending curves, I came up with this (all 11mm of it!):
 
 
I did a quick print on the Kobra2 just to check the dimensions before I commit to resin...
 
 
You can see it there in black. Might still need a little fiddling with the finished size (I feel it's a tad bit small), but definitely on the right track!
 
 
And on the inboard engine:
 
The other of the jobs I've been putting off has been working out exactly how I'm going to run power for the lights. Originally, I wanted to make the bomb bay fuel tank a hidden battery holder, but in the end the whole thing is going to be on a board/under glass so it makes sense to have a power supply external. The only issue is how to run the wires? Unfortunately that pretty much meant I was going to have to run them down the inside of one of the u/c legs, but how to drill them out? the mount peg is offset at an angle to the rest of the strut and almost 60mm long....... there's no drill bit the small and that long.....
 
 
In the end I somehow managed to mount it in the lathe and very slowly bore out as far as I could up the strut from the bottom. I then cut into the mount peg to try and establish a drill hole from the other end that lined up with the original hole. I'm not sure how tunnels are built but I have a whole new appreciation for them now as that's basically what I was doing! Somehow after about 3 hours of very careful work I was able to insert a 2.5mm brass tube all the way down the strut. The wires are probably going to end up being just visible before they go into the wheel, but it's about as I can get! 
 
Still not sure how I managed that!
 
 
I'll just have to fix up the damaged paint at some point, but I finally got it done!
 
Overall, some tricky challenges overcome, but hopefully now I can more or less concentrate on getting the remainder of that wing skinned and be ready to start the other one. The finish line creeps ever-so-closer!
 
Cheers,
 
Craig
 
 
 
 
 

So apparently my last post was early April........ when you own a GSP I can tell you where the time goes!  He's been a huge investment in time and effort training him, but he's a great dog and we're glad we've got him .
 
I have been chipping away very slowly on the B-17 with some of the precious little spare time I've had. A lot of that time was spent getting the profile of the nacelles correct. The C model didn't have cowl flaps, so there's a substantial gap between the cowling and the edge of the nacelle. Once I got it sorted, it was back to the stainless steel to cover the area near the firewalls. And once they were done I could finally add the engines that have been bouncing around in a takeaway food container for the past 4 years!
 
 
 
There's a few alignment points I need to smooth out due to the completely unique geometry between HK, eduard and scratchbuilt elements of the nacelle, but overall it's looking pretty good even under the harshness of zoom. The stainless remains incredibly difficult to work with any kind of finess, so I'm glad I'm done with it for this wing at least!
 
 
Hopefully you can see the large gap that now exists at the back of the cowls, like it should!  Once I build the front cowl ring mounts for the engines I'll be able to skin and paint them. Can't wait to see a colour other than silver!
 
I've been putting off a few things around this area, one of them being the oil cooler intake scoops. Again the C/D models were quite unique with the shape and position of these and one of those many, many subtle things that needed to be done right to get "the look." I started with what I think was the correct drawing on Aircorp library....
 
 
After about fours hours of some trying to capture some pretty mind bending curves, I came up with this (all 11mm of it!):
 
 
I did a quick print on the Kobra2 just to check the dimensions before I commit to resin...
 
 
You can see it there in black. Might still need a little fiddling with the finished size (I feel it's a tad bit small), but definitely on the right track!
 
 
And on the inboard engine:
 
The other of the jobs I've been putting off has been working out exactly how I'm going to run power for the lights. Originally, I wanted to make the bomb bay fuel tank a hidden battery holder, but in the end the whole thing is going to be on a board/under glass so it makes sense to have a power supply external. The only issue is how to run the wires? Unfortunately that pretty much meant I was going to have to run them down the inside of one of the u/c legs, but how to drill them out? the mount peg is offset at an angle to the rest of the strut and almost 60mm long....... there's no drill bit the small and that long.....
 
 
In the end I somehow managed to mount it in the lathe and very slowly bore out as far as I could up the strut from the bottom. I then cut into the mount peg to try and establish a drill hole from the other end that lined up with the original hole. I'm not sure how tunnels are built but I have a whole new appreciation for them now as that's basically what I was doing! Somehow after about 3 hours of very careful work I was able to insert a 2.5mm brass tube all the way down the strut. The wires are probably going to end up being just visible before they go into the wheel, but it's about as I can get! 
 
Still not sure how I managed that!
 
 
I'll just have to fix up the damaged paint at some point, but I finally got it done!
 
Overall, some tricky challenges overcome, but hopefully now I can more or less concentrate on getting the remainder of that wing skinned and be ready to start the other one. The finish line creeps ever-so-closer!
 
Cheers,
 
Craig
 
 
 
 
 

Thanks Matt! Always appreciate you stopping by!
 

Thanks so much Jay! You know it .... if it was easy, everyone would be doing it! It is indeed Rhino...... I'm glad I hadn't forgotten how to drive it. I haven't used the resin printer since New Zealand, so hopefully that still works too!

Thanks Kev, hopefully get a bit more regular again  

Is there a way you can disguise the wires as the brake hydraulic lines...sort of a 'hidden in plain sight' kind of approach?
 
Mike
 

I never thought this day would arrive.
its the day I’m finally able to snip the last few remaining exterior aerial parts, and the few remaining clear parts from their sprues.  It signifies the end of the major construction work for this absolute beast of a kit. 
All I have left to go with those are a few upper and lower cowls that I have yet to decide if I’m using. 
 
The upper, and tail turrets are dry fitted and removable for exterior paint work. 
 
And here we have the finished sections, all ready to start work doing the seam work, and paint prep’. 
 
I’m taking a little breather from it now, to indulge my DCS World hobby for a bit. It’s working out nicely. Swapping between the two.