Hans Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Congratulations on a very fine model, and the well done combination of old- and new school modeling, Ian! Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Thanks Hans - there are still plenty of things that I could mess up from here! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I really hope you don't! Your model reminds me of the scratch-built De Havilland Moth models by Tont Woolett, regularly featured in the eighties Scale Models magazine and much admired by me. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Well, funnily enough, I've had Tony very much in my mind whilst building this! I knew him when we were both members of IPMS Thames Valley, and his work was always an inspiration. He was always happy to share techniques and always hugely self-deprecating. I'd like to think/hope he'd approve of this one... Iain . Hans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Brilliant stuff, Iain! Very inspirational, too. Kev Iain and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 I'd be really happy if it encouraged others to have a go Kev! It's really not difficult - and a lot less skill needed than some of the masterpieces posted by others... I just wish I could work more quickly and not overthink every stage. Iain LSP_Kevin and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) Fantastic stuff Iain. She looks particularly bonnie. If you could go back in time with the knowledge you now possess, would you still scratch build the larger components or design and 3D print everything? Edited March 20 by geedubelyer Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 That's a really good question! I'm not sure: With my current position on the CAD learning curve (still fairly low) - I could probably knock up a fuselage and set of wings a lot more quickly from scratch, using plastic sheet and balsa. Those methods are still valid IMHO. However, I'd probably try to force myself further up the CAD learning curve by going the digital route. Oddly, or perhaps not, the thought process involved in visualising what needs to be made and the shapes involved is very similar in both processes - it's just the method of getting to the final object that changes. If any of that makes sense? Iain thierry laurent and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Time for some 'sticker' design... Needed to create the Dart Aircraft Company logo - in silver - to go either side of the nose as a decal. This would have been too fine for a stencil. A suitable oblique image of the logo was dragged into CorelDRAW and used to draw up the logo as a piece of vector art. This was then transferred to the positively ancient laptop (20 years old?) running Windows XP - anything newer is not supported by the ALPS Printer software! The ALPS MD-1000 I've had for a long time. For those that haven't come across them, they are a thermal wax printer that can print directly onto decal paper. But the *real* plus is that they can print white, gold and, in this case, silver! Being so old it's a bit of a lottery - and a bit fiddly to get everything working together - but at lunch time today I managed to run off the following - both the Dart Logos - and some 'Air League of the British Empire' stickers for the rudder: So - next up a coat of Gloss over the airframe and we can add them. Back soon! Iain Landrotten Highlander, denders, Starfighter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Yes, traditional techniques still very much alive! Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Nice work, Iain! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Saw this little beastie in the flesh a few nights ago (Wiltshire Scale Modellers, Pewsham Community Centre, third Thursdays, 7.30 pm, all welcome, 'scuse the plug!) and it really is a splendid little model! T Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, wunwinglow said: Saw this little beastie in the flesh a few nights ago (Wiltshire Scale Modellers, Pewsham Community Centre, third Thursdays, 7.30 pm, all welcome, 'scuse the plug!) and it really is a splendid little model! In response I think we have to state something like "other clubs are also available", or something like that, these days... In other news, I love the smell of MRP Paint in the afternoon. Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Dart logos added to the nose - and Air League 'sticker' on the rudder... And a reprint of the engine - wasn't happy with the last - in process of getting some paint on the new one. Oh, and the 'blank' for the instrument panel. Have fun... Iain geedubelyer, LSP_Kevin, Starfighter and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted Monday at 06:42 AM Share Posted Monday at 06:42 AM Phenomenal work Iain! Totally impressed at you doing those decals from scratch. Dark arts indeed… Kind regards, Paul Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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