Guest Peterpools Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Eric Fantastic progress on a kit that seems to like to fight back Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Neat work on the inlets Eric. It looks as though the little Airfix kit is not the only one to have issues in that department. The remedial work is a significant improvement. That plan view looks superb mate so I'm eager to see how you apply the fabric effects. You've done too much work to shelve this project now. Might as well see it through eh? Actually, you might be able to help me. I notice that this kit does have the wing lights on the wing leading edge. Would you mind measuring the distance from the outside of each nacelle to the centre of the light fairing please? I'm in the middle of the 1/72nd scale kit (hence my feverish interst in this bad boy) and those lights are missing completely. Keep up the super work. This model will be another in a long line of beauties from the Eric G stable. Cheers. Edited November 16, 2014 by geedubelyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Good stuff Eric! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Crikey - I blinked and he's got a full airframe! Great work Eric - and really useful for when/if I get round to mine. Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Hi Hubert, It's the angle of the pic. They look very symmetrical in the flesh. I am refining the edges a little more though to sharpen them. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Not much of an update as I have primed the model and have been working on fixing all of the flaws (and there are lots)... as you can see from the following pic, there is not much primer left on the model as it has had many hours of sanding, filing and other work done to it to hopefully give it a flawless surface upon which I will now re-prime, then add the fabric texture to it it followed by a further prime in Tamiya pink Surface primer before the paint. The very large Tek screw that I have put into the nose is to give me something to grab when painting. Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I'm lucky to have seen this in the flesh, should be stunning when done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Looks like hard work Eric! Looks like you've got it under control though. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Eric Always the fun part of a build and it sure looks as if you have fixed all that's needs to be fixed. Looking forward to the first color coats Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 The overall shape looks good from what I can see now Eric. A couple of observations. Does the kit include the pitot on the starboard wing? The renovated version definitely has one, not sure whether the original pitot was sited there. Also, the shark grilles on the nacelles appear raised in your last photo. It might be worth checking references on that. They are flush on the refurbished airframe but again, I'm not sure about the original . Would you mind measuring the distance from the outside of each nacelle to the centre of the red/green position light fairing please? Cheers. If it's not too much trouble could you run a tape over the kit please? Thanks. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Hi Geedubelyer, The kit does include the pitot tube on the starboard wing. I am yet to think of a practical way to fit it. The shark gills to me look OK as compared to the original pictures although there has been nothing about the kit ones that has jumped out at me and said `Change me'. I will look into it. The distance from the outside of the nacelle to the centre of the light fitting is 27mm. I also measured the other way for you: I was always going to incorporate fabric surface detail into this model from the moment that I decided to get into it. I like to try something new with most of my builds and this was no exception. Many times during research on the aircraft, my eye was drawn to the very subtle ribs and raised detail on the rear of the wing, and control surfaces. The kit is pretty well devoid of most of any surface detail. I think this enhancement will be the single biggest change to the look of the kit, as it gives it a look that allows the viewer to have some idea of how the real aircraft was constructed that is: wood, wire and fabric. It brings to the kit a certain fragileness of the real thing. The detail that I am incorporating is `second look' stuff. Once the viewer recoignises the sleek shape of the model, he (or she) will be drawn in closer for a second look to see the finer detail that made up the beast and will question how such a fine looking machine was made from such parts. Anyway, enough of the lovey dovey stuff and into the technique. Working from Mancave B today so a different desk and lights. Tamiya Masking tape, a sharp lead pencil, vernier callipers and a straight edge. The ribs are very subtle and are very hard to capture in a photo as the are only obvious depending on where the light is. I used this superb profile picture as taken by Alpha Delta 210 over on Britmodeller as my reference. I used Tamiya 6mm masking tape to fill in the areas between the ribs as it was a perfect fit width wise. I decanted Tamiya fine surface primer and sprayed it over the masked area with the airbrush. a couple of coats were needed. I then sanded carefully between each rib to give it a 3D look. Similar for the ailerons Edited November 28, 2014 by ericg Whitey, sandokan and geedubelyer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 In this picture, you can see how I accomplished the wrap around fairings of the wing root. I scribed them in place and then carved the rest of the model away from them to give them the raised look. Masked off the rib detail The effect is so subtle that it is really hard to photograph. You really have to move the model around near a light to see it at this stage. Once the gloss red paint goes on, it will be a different story. Vandy 1 VX 4, Anthony in NZ, geedubelyer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Amazingly beautiful work mate! I love the attention to detail! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 I did a bit of work on the seats as well. I sourced some very fine ribbed Evergreen plastic card that is being used on another Aerotech kit that I am working on and found it to be quite suitable for cushions for the seats. Vandy 1 VX 4, geedubelyer and Whitey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hi Geedubelyer, The kit does include the pitot tube on the starboard wing. I am yet to think of a practical way to fit it. The shark gills to me look OK as compared to the original pictures although there has been nothing about the kit ones that has jumped out at me and said `Change me'. I will look into it. The distance from the outside of the nacelle to the centre of the light fitting is 27mm. I also measured the other way for you: Perfect. Thanks Eric, much appreciated. Now I don't have to guess where they sit on my smaller scale version. It will be interesting to see how close the overall measurements compare between the two. Lovely job on that fabric texture, it works a treat. I agree that the gloss red will add just enough to make your work worthwhile. Superb stuff, keep it up. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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