Loic Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hello guys, thanks a lot for the very kind words and encouragements. I hope those who will purchase the kit will be happy with it Peter, I am afraid photobucket have blocked all of my photos because I have been uploading too many pics lately The message I recived says they will show up again on 22nd of feb unless I upgrade to "professionnal" and pay for it of course I might do that if it gets too boring but for now, I will use an other PB account I created from my girlfriend email . Thanks for following guys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I am very happy to see that Tim will be casting this little gem of an engine. The combo of Loics' scratchbuilding and Tims' wonderful casting will be awesome! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Congrats Loic! The engine really looks great. Of course, now that you're done with the engine model, you can get back to the Do335 Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Well done Loic. I'm glad the refs I sent were useful and have helped you create this. I know of two projects that'll work well with this engine. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good for you Derek. I was watching the progress with great respect for the incredible detail and accuracy during the build up. I know he will be a great asset to the WWII modelers... All I can say is WOW. Harold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thanks again to all of you guys for the kind words If everything goes OK, I should prime the puppy tomorrow... then we might see all the mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Well done and congratulations Loic the engine was just superb. Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Look at you, Loic. A master pattern maker! Congrats!!! The engine looks superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hi guys, and thanks for the kind words Richard and Tomek Priming was done this morning and well, I am glad I did it.... The areas I thought they were immaculate ald NOT clean at all so imagine what the areas I knew they needed attention look like I think there are about two hundreds little touch up needed, a dozen minor and two major issues (minor ==> rather easy to fix vs major ==> rather difficult to fix). I shall post pics later today. Thanks for following guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Well, first batch of fixing and touch up have been done and second layer of primer has been applied. While it is curing, I thought a couple of pics could be interesting. Here are the main parts after first batch of rework. Every area that is white/silver/brass/anything but grey is an evidence of rework... as you can see, there are quite a lot of those areas ! Second layer looks promissing, not perfect but promissing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Loic I know that some who make masters for casting will sometimes, at this stage, get an intermediate part made in resin upon which to carry out the final cleanup. The advantage of this approach is that 1. you are dealing with just one material (resin) so it is easier to get a good uniform finish and 2. as each component is cast into resin you are dealing with a single piece and don't have to worry about knocking bits off as you sand/polish the final finish... Looks like you're coping as it is. Looks really nice in primer. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Thanks a lot Matt Makes a lot of sence indeed but I really think it is too early yet to go that way. Before anything else, I need to be sure the master pattern looks as good as can be (to my eyes at least). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ok, ..... second primer layer and second touch up done: I could not resist a quick dryfit test ... I did not take lots of attention in putting the parts together which explains the rather poor alignement on some pics: Guys, I do not say that everyday but I am rather happy with the results The primer blends everything together and highlights the detailling (including mistakes)... I kinda like the way it looks now Now, back to the main issue that remains as we speak: the 2 cooling pumps that are on the front of each cylindre banks... I have already done those ones but I am not happy with the results so I have to rethink about a way of replicating those pumps. Thanks a lot for following my friends ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Looks great loic - and goes together really well Primer is very useful in checking your work, as it never looks the same before the application of the paint, and it provides the ideal finish for moulding the casting tool. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Beautiful work Loic, certainly something to be proud of. Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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