Anthony in NZ Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks Peter, much appreciated mate! Well where do I start? I seem to have put in many many many hours into this over the past week with little to show for it. I thinned the repositioned exhaust openings and added a 'lip to the opening as per original. You can see here the Paragon parts fitted into the port nacelle. This shows where I drilled the tiny holes for the flame damping exhaust shrouds. These are anchor nuts on the inside skin which usually remain open after removal, but some are fitted with mushroom head nuts. Also the drain under the stbd side of fwd cowl behind spinner. Manifold and spark plug cooling scoops from Paragon added. Also my scratchbuilt tropical carb filter taped in place. Also the screw/dzus heads for the cowl attach are all seen here(I still have the ones attached to the spring steel from Cammett to be added still)they still need the slots put in them. There are other subtle 'tweaks' made like the curve in behind the lower cowl behind the spinner, header tank fairing and 'pointer' leading edge to the wing/cowl junction. Still lots to go on the cowls with more panel lines, scoops and rivets...... Slowly coming together.....thanks for checking in and encouraging words. Cheers Anthony Edited September 20, 2014 by Anthony in NZ leoasman, Greg W and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Looks great to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Thanks Loic, that's a real compliment coming from you! Cheers mate. The reworked nacelle and the new spinner profile really changes the look of the engine unit. This helps illustrate. Cheers Anthony Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Anthony Incredible details always take time but, holy cow, do they look good Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Thanks Peter! For those of you following along and may be doing a different version of Mossie fitted with the flame dampening exhaust shrouds, I thought some of these might be of interest to see some better details. I am not putting them on mine but these may be of interest to those that are. Note the ventilation slots in the bottom front ducting and attachment details Baffle in the back end Overall shot Hope they help someone out there tackling this kit! Cheers Anthony Edited September 26, 2014 by Anthony in NZ Greg W and Chris Wimmer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juhana Britschgi Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 There's detailing, and then there's your build. Scratchbuilt carb intake...? I wouldn't even know where to begin... Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Agreed ! This is a wonderful build !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys, I really appreciate it! Juhana, nothing is really that difficult, everyone here could do it(especially you. I have seen your skills and Harv's), I am sure you would be surprised at how simple it is to do this. I am presently working on the top cowl. As the port engine will be all 'buttoned' up I want to make sure everything is fitted tight and snug. Although you would be surprised at how ill fitting and dented these cowls can get, I wont replicate that fully as it would not look right in scale(even in 1/24 in my opinion). I think it might potentially look like I have done a bad job fitting the bits together. I have re-profiled the shape of the top cowl as it has too much of a 'hump' in it. Don't get me wrong, it is not at all bad, but when you stare at photos, the kit and actual panels for tool long, those little details start to become apparent. Things I have never picked up before when looking at built up examples. All I did was flatten the top line (mostly to the rear half) then filled the scalloped areas where the panel fairs into the leading edge and radiator with CA and 'softened' the curve out. These pics should help illustrate what I am trying to say. Note the flat line of the top cowl(I know it is all about camera angles, there is still a curve there, just not quite as pronounced So I took a proper look at these Note how much softer the blending is compared to the kit(if you have one there to take a look at....nothing a layer of CA dosent fix) I am still working on this cowl and have the shape where I am happy with it, but have a few bits of CA and tidy up work to do before I scribe the panel lines and work on fastener details etc. Then I will post some photos of what I have done. Cheers Anthony Edited September 27, 2014 by Anthony in NZ Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juhana Britschgi Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 By the way, was the drain you added to the engine cowlings related to the "tropicalization" of the Mossie? I haven't been able to spot it in any reference photos yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hi Juhana Yes mate, it seems that drain was part of the tropicalization system in the Mossie. At first I thought it was for the CSU and asked a couple of engineer buddies as well, I am sure with a little research coming to the time of restoration it will become clear. In the meantime, it is on my model. Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Wow, Anthony, this is really awesome work! And so damn clean... Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Very nice! It's too bad Paragon is gone now, building one of these would be cool, but buying the AM sets require selling organs and/or children. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Thanks very much guys, this kit certainly is a mammoth effort for me and I wonder if I am being too fussy. The kit is impressive in its own right, whether the extra details will show in the finished product waits to be seen, but it is a lot of fun and at the end of the day that is what it is all about! Matt, yes mate it is a shame the Paragon bits are gone, Neil's stuff was sensational and he has saved me a load of scratchbuilding with what he produced. I have primered the engine cowl and have glued the top cowl to the wing......Yes I know, it sounds odd, but I wanted a nice panel line representation and it is a very visible area of the model. Pics later in the week... Cheers guys Anthony Edited September 28, 2014 by Anthony in NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Awesome stuff Anthony! I haven't commented much, but I've been following along. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks Kev! Much appreciated mate. Well only a small update, which as usual dosent show the amount of work gone in. I really wanted the top cowl to be really well fitting, so have glued it to the upper wing. I then had to shim and trim it to get a nice fit with an even butt fitted panel line. The rear wing fairing also needed attention and was built up with CA and blended back. The access panel for the coolant header tank was scribed, a fine hinge added(still to be refined) and teardrop fairing. Fastener detail has yet to be added but may just leave some of this off until the nacelles are finally glued into place. You will see here that I have rescribed the top cowl panel lines. Top surface sanded to correct profile to remove some of the upper curve and blend to rear fairing. I know this shot makes it appear the panel lines don't all line up, but when you hold together it is difficult to see what is scribed and what is but joined. Still loads to go, but I have had a bit on lately with other things and haven't had much time on the bench with this beast. As always thanks for looking in Cheers Anthony Edited October 20, 2014 by Anthony in NZ Greg W, Whitey and Juhana Britschgi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now