Harrison90 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Superb work. Just fabulous work. Keep it up. Cheers Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Superb work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Although I am, quite frankly, unworthy to comment on such a masterpiece I have to say how absolutely jawdropping your work is. My feeble attempts to add detail fall incredibly short when I look at work such as this. Joe richdlc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urs Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Wow great interior so far. Really stunning paintjob. richdlc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 thank you guys, I appreciate the comments! It actually motivates me to keep going. Am kind of stuck at the moment as I'm waiting for some detail shots of the engine and accessory compartment from a contact. Hope to start building again soon cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 *update 12/09/15* Hi - after a long spell away from modelling, I got my mojo back and started working on the big Dauntless again a couple of weeks ago. First of all, I am pleased to say that I now have the fuselage halves glued. Here are some final shots of all the interior detail glued in place Next, I started working on the engine accessory compartment. I am going to show the left hand panels removed (and also the left hand cowling to show off the engine). I made the decision to go ahead, even though I lacked photos of certain areas. At the end of the day, much of the detail is going to end up hidden, and I had to fight my normal urge to detail everything, regardless. In the long run I think this will work out OK. Here's some pics to illustrate my point.. Here's what the left side of the accessory compartment looks like: As you can see, a lot of details..but most of the stuff on the right is hidden from view. The detail in the kit is fairly good - for starters, the oil tank, engine frame, rear of engine and firewall are all present. I began by detailing the firewall by adding the internal ribs as seen in the photos above. There is also a kind of 'membrane' between the engine rear and the firewall, which I replicated with a circle of thin plastic sheet. Various details were added to the engine mount frame, and the engine rear according to ref pics - note, only on the left side! Rdrunner, Urs and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 The auxiliary air intakes are completely absent from the kit but are prominent items that can't be overlooked. I cannibalised the section of engine cowling that I have removed as it already had the curve I needed, and built it up with plastic card and filler, sanded to shape Honestly, the right hand one could have been dispensed with as it is completely hidden, but in the interests of symmetry (and to satisfy my OCD) I made it.. The kit provides an oil cooler mount, but no oil cooler! Again, too big an item to ignore. I built mine up with plastic tube and plastic card, with some PE mesh for the screens. In this photo you can see I have modified the opening it sits over. You can also see the engine mount bulkhead. I had to add a 'false' bulkhead from plastic card. For some reason the bulkhead in the kit began life perfectly flat, but after being squished into the fuselage it distorted horribly and I was no longer left with a flat surface. The only way around it as far as I could see was to make this replacement bulkhead. Unfortunately this now means that everything is now around 2mm too far forward. I had to cut a recess into my new bulkhead for the oil tank to sit in, and it just about clears the back of the engine! You can see also the throttle control linkage and various other accoutrements - some of these are very rudimentary as they will not be visible except at acute angles. Others will have a lot more detail added later. For now, the basic shapes are there... Here's a pic showing all the parts dry-fitted. Note how the focus is now on the left hand side, with much of the right hand side hidden from view. Once the oil filter is in place, and all the piping and wiring that I need to add, things will become even more crowded. Finally, here is an example of one of the fuselage mods I need to make for the dash-five version, the kit being a dash three/four. The SBD-5 had a taller, thinner cooling slot in the accessory compartment, whereas the 3/4 variant had a wider, smaller slot. The kit has a mixture of both these features, having the height of the dash-5 slot, but the width of the dash-3/4. I removed the offending material and filled most of the resulting hole with plastic card and filler. Don't forget that this plane will be skinned in metal, so all the flaws will hopefully disappear! That's where I am up to as of today. I am eagerly awaiting some hoses, tubes and fittings so I can begin adding the myriad of wires and plumbing to the accessory compartment, so more updates soon! Thanks for looking Rich BiggTim, Ironwing and Rdrunner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Just getting caught up on this amazing build !Wonderful work !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Do it, Rich! Great stuff. Good show. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Man, I so love this build!! If that 1/18 190 ever gets made, I'm buying that sucker!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 thanks guys yep, I'm a 1/18 convert for sure. I would actually prefer 1/16 as there are a large number of 120mm / 1/16 figures that would be suitable for dioramas etc. but not really that many 90mm / 1/18 options.. apart from that, you can really go for all the small, fiddly details BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Fantastic work, Rich! Really great details and execution. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) Beautiful scratch building, glad to see you back at it again Edited September 12, 2015 by zak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Rich Great to see the mojo is back and the juices are flowing. Looking just tremendous and blown away by your craftsmanship. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 That is really impressive there Rich! The first couple of pics I thought I was looking at a restoration.... I can appreciate just how much work has gone into the whole project so far. Keep up the great work mate Craig 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