dodgem37 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Very cool. Nice find. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 COOOOL!!! Yes,that is a wonderful aspect of modeling in 1/24. You get to expand the amount of detail stuff available to you because of the model car aftermarket. Really coming along dude. Maybe you can get me tempted to start my 1/24 P-51 razorback project. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Wolf Grant Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I agree with Peter, there's just one word for it .. ingenious. Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Outstanding work, Supermario! Maybe you can get me tempted to start my 1/24 P-51 razorback project. J Here's hoping, Jerry, would love to see you give it the treatment. Cheers, D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) I think it looks throughout doable! And you can already add or redo details on the master as long as they "stick" to the body of the part you want to replicate (at least with this "caveman technique"). I would do it in two parts (A & B ) with the casting block (where you fill the resin) at separation portion (my red line) Then open a bit the mold on top and bottom of the engine (green lines) from the "casting block" downwards (the cast engine is of course sitting verticaly in the silicone block) utill the part releases without too much stress (does it make sense ? ) From your photos, I see only 3 tricky portions (the blue ones) that would request some more attention - air gets, naturally (!), easily caught under horizontal (opposed to the vertical resin pouring direction) and flat areas. The major thing is really to find the right silicone and the right resin you feel confortable to work with! I use extremely liquid resin (almost consistance of milk) which is perfect for every small detail and eases the caught air to "escape". I've "5min." one only 'cause I'm not patient... but 30min resin would give even better result (more time left for caught air bubbles to get away before it cures !) I usually buy mine here : http://www.modellshop.ch/ Type "Giessharz" in the "Schnellsuche" field. (it's a "no brand" stuff but works fantastic for me) But you certainly will find very good stuff closer to your location ! Here is another simple attempt for an inline 6cyl. Gypsy6 engine : http://forum.largesc...c=22905&hl=dh88 (oups ! reminds me this one is stalled too… ) A few days ago I also stumbled across this thread in "Tips, techniques…" section. http://forum.largesc...showtopic=42466 It might be an easy solution to copy other smaller and/or simple additionnal parts directly from a sprue for ex. ! Really 'have to test it!!! Thanks very much Roland, will try in two pieces and see what happens, looked at your stalled build and think you should finish it, it looks fantastic. Also your current build is brilliant will be watching for all your updates. Regards Richard Edited December 30, 2012 by Ripaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermario Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Hi, thanks for all you messages !! ... A 1/24 P51B with JR treatment...That would rock !!! To this one, even if I'm quite sidetracked (as often...? ) from the Fw... Anyway... ... 'still managed to do some stuff on it. I was a bit concerned as the “new” cylinders changed a bit the global outlines of the radial, I tried to put it together to see how it would fit the fuselage. And it seems to work even with the Mg131 fitted. The fuselage front looks silly, but well... she's old... just a little bit more work to get it straight … tomv87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermario Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 … Finally get also the second row done, “pre-painted”, fitted and glued. Then I had to pull apart the air manifold... 1/10mm here, 1/10mm there, not enough bent wires... no more chance to make it fit... A few hours of mumbling and some black later the engine base is together! As said, it's now only “pre-painted”, just a way for me to ease painting (I can not see how I would do it once assembled this far...). All the little damages due to handling and adding details will be done at the end, as well as clean wash and dry-brushing and a proper flat coat. Currently still working on some other "stock" parts by finishing the rear face with little details an the plumbing connected only to this part (with some paint, it will look much better ) and finally the air intake is also ready for paint And this is it for the moment. TBC ! tomv87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Well, I can see why you get sidetracked by your location! Nice work, look forward to seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I have seen the area where you live before from your previous pictures that you have posted but it still always blows my mind when you post new pix. Breathtaking views man! The work on the 190 is equally impressive though. The"innards" are looking good! You will have to pay attention to the gun cover. On this kit it has a Dolly Parton look and needs to be reworked a lot. I can send you my resin upgrade as a start point if you want? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Awesome progress and the views: magnificent! Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Looks great Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 That BMW looks marvelous. I'm really enjoying what your doing to this kit and hope that I can get close to your quality when I do my next 190. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Everytime I see this it makes me want to dig out my Fw-190! Great work, shows what can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanH Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Nothing tricky here Kev', I always did a single block for my moulds (I repeat once more : I'm lazy !!! ). Then I cut partly through it in the best way to remove the parts AND for cleaning the flashes. Here I just went half way down with the cut, on both sides of the cylinder. Then, just pay attention to the alignment of the silicone block (very easy) once the resin is poured and only a less than hair thick flashes are left. They just go away by pulling it with the fingers and 2-3 passes with a smooth sanding stick. Nothing more. Somethin' strange happen too : 'left the resin bottles open for some time (may be an hour or so) – forgot to close them... - and on those last casts the resin mass is not as "bubbly" as before... … go figure...! (of course I'm not talking about my casting failures! that is another problem ! ) Roland, have you ever considered selling some of these resin cylinder heads? I see that a lot of time goes into preparing them but they look fantastic. I have 2 of these to build in the future and I would really like to use them. PM me if you would consider it. I can see they take a lot of time to prepare so don't worry if it is to much time. Anyway the plane is looking great. As I mentioned earlier I will be using this thread extensively when I get to building the 2 I have. Thanks. Edited January 6, 2013 by SeanH Grunhertz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Astonishing! Nice scenery too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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