KiwiZac Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Here's an inspirational video to help motivate progress, that I'm sure you've seen at least thrice by now, shot a couple of days ago: Edited January 15, 2019 by KiwiZac Victor K2, Model_Monkey, Anthony in NZ and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 There is something very special that happens to warbirds in New Zealand, and apparently to model aircraft too! Lovely build to watch Anthony. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Mike, Zac and Max Thanks guys!!! Mike the camping got postponed one day because of weather, so off tomorrow now. Zac....I could watch that all day mate! Thanks Max, that is very kind, there are some pretty talented engineers over here and the Warbird scene is pretty strong for a small country. Reminds me I must crack on with my own humble Auster T.7 rebuild! Cheers guys Anthony KiwiZac and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Ok, this update is more exciting than me showing you more pics of stressed and riveted skin panels on the nacelles. Mike Swinburne (Serian01) has revised his rails for me. We tweaked some distances etc and Mike added the 'fork end' mounts to the rails with the 2 adjustable locking nuts that butt up against the stub mount. Thanks buddy, they look awesome!! In the meantime I shall go back to finishing off the port nacelle skins...yawn..... Thanks for looking in as always Anthony Model_Monkey and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 I finished most of the nacelle skinning apart from some fasteners and raised rivets. I turned my attention to the wheel wells and was just about to rip out all my scratchbuilt ribs and put in the Eduard set. When it suddenly dawned on me (as I had blade to plastic)....I have re-set all this area to drop the undercarriage deeper into the well. I also measured all the rib positions off an actual nacelle. This ment that everything was in a slightly different position. I put an Eduard rib in the space and it was slightly off now. Ugh....one of the main reasons for buying this set! So now I will have to make all the others myself. You can see in this pic that I cut the top off the undercarriage support structure and made all the new ribs to fit... Oh well, there is still a lot in it I can use... Cheers Anthony KiwiZac, LSP_Kevin, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Archers wonderful rivets applied, went on really well using Mr Mark Setter over Mr Surfacer polished up, thin brass vent tube also added Inboard already sprayed with Mr Surfacer...you can see here my stressed skin effect and riveting More dzus fasteners added. These need to be buffed down with my sanding sponges like the others. Leaving a nice round 'domed head' fastener. Still have to figure out how to put the slot in the head yet. I have to also figure out the rest of the fasteners that have the spring steel attach leaves riveted to the skin..... Tried getting in close here so you could see some of the skin details....it's very subtle and hard to see. Thanks for looking in as always Cheers Anthony TAG, Greg W, Fvdm and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Anthony, absolutely stunning work my friend! Your Mossie will be something truly special when finished. I hope, though, that at some point you'll get back to Tamiya's Mossie but until then, CARRY ON MY SON! Cheers, Wolf Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hey Wolf, thanks so much mate...means a lot getting your feedback (and to those who have reacted)! Funnily enough I have my Tamiya Mossie in front of me right now as I was looking at some details on it and I thought I am getting close to closing the fuse up. I just have to make the instructors instrument panel and finish off the etched dual control rudder pedals.....Squirrel LOL I think I have now qualified to apply to Trumpeter for a job in their riveting department??? There is still a lot to do on the lower carb intake, but I may wait until the halves are glued together before I finish that off. Thanks again! Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Anthony in NZ and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 LOL, STOP IT..... nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Anthony where’d you get your rivets and screw heads from? Iwent back a number of pages but haven’t seen if you’ve posted it earlier. Admiring your work and I’m thinking maybe I can add them to my current build as they sem prominent in all the T-38’s. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This really is a great build. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 44 minutes ago, themongoose said: Anthony where’d you get your rivets and screw heads from? Iwent back a number of pages but haven’t seen if you’ve posted it earlier. Admiring your work and I’m thinking maybe I can add them to my current build as they sem prominent in all the T-38’s. Hmmm, rivets and screw heads. Now that's a tricky one. Being in 24th scale I can get away with more than I can with my 32nd models. For my riveting I use a riveting tool called 'Rosie the Riveter'. I think Radu has some really nice ones now days. I draw on the panel lines and run a piece of label maker thick tape(cant think of or find the name) along the line, it is low tack. I run my wheel along the edge giving a nice even spacing. Sometimes I have to cut a brass template to get tighter curves etc. After that I use my Hasegawa Tri-tool scriber and press in each dot. The reason is the riveting wheel leaves a square-ish indent and rivets are round. Then I sand/buff the surface to finish, leaving a fine row of rivets you can wash, depending on how much you want it to stand out. Now I know riveting is controversial and the idea of punching holes in a model is wrong. Trumpeter have giant deep holes and to me I don't like it. Personally I just like it barely deep enough to be noticed. For my screw head Dzus fasteners I have some plastic sheet as thin as paper with which I punch out little discs with my Waldron Punch & Die set. These are positioned and MEK'd (I am sure Tamiya extra thin cement will do the trick just as well) in place. They are buffed to a dome head with a sanding sponge. For the slot, I haven't figured that out yet. However I would be uncomfortable doing this in 32nd scale as I think it will just look like plastic circles stuck all over your model. In 32nd I would use a Jewelers 'Beading Tool' and press in circles to represent the screw head. When it comes to raised head rivets, I use Archers lovely rivets you can buy all over the place on line. Woody from Archer is building a wildcat here using his products and I really like the effects he is getting. He has Dzus fasteners too...probably should have used his in retrospect. Here is his build here, you will find it very useful Here is how I have been tackling it on my Skyhawk... Hopefully this helps. Riveting is personal taste, do what you think is right. My benchmark is Tamiya. I look at their kits and try to emulate what they do. Cheers Anthony Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Fvdm said: This really is a great build. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Very refined and very neat work there Anthony CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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