MikeMaben Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Stunning! brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpierson Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Your work is magnificent! But I do have a question. In the photos that show the lights on; is the light that bright blue-white? If so, a thin coat of clear yellow/orange could turn the light a more vintage incandescent warm light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 18 hours ago, wpierson said: Your work is magnificent! But I do have a question. In the photos that show the lights on; is the light that bright blue-white? If so, a thin coat of clear yellow/orange could turn the light a more vintage incandescent warm light. Thanks mate, It might be the camera/lighting which I took the photos with that makes it look worse, but most of the lighting has the nice yellow hue you're talking about already. I possibly might have to tweak the main cabin entrance door one slightly using what you're suggested though. Thank you! More photos.... I was in the shed when it was a little darker last night so took a few more. I really like how it's looking now I've got all the lights done. It kind of has that "kodachrome" look to it with the dark greens and yellows in the cockpit and nose As you can see there is a difference between the two LEDs, although as wpierson suggested, I'll tone the entry door one down a little Cleaning up the wiring takes a bit of effort as they want to go anywhere BUT where you want them to go, but I'm making progress. All 8 LEDs are now fitted and working, so soon I'll be able to get stuck back into the waist area. Cheers, Craig Brett M, Trak-Tor, Greg W and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 That is so cool! brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpierson Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 That's awfully sweet! brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKB Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Craig, Your wing panels are looking spectacular. On a 1/32 Fort raised rivets and panel overlaps are the only way to capture the "look," but it sure takes a lot of time and patience. The lighting looks great as well as totally realistic. I'm sure seeing it "in the flesh" looks even better. It's going to go a long way towards your interior work not getting "lost in the depths." Once you button her up, we may have to crane our necks to look in at just the right angle, but it'll all be there to be seen! You, and others like you, have taken modeling to a true art form. I can only imagine what your "finished product" would look like if you were handed and old '50s Revell or Lindberg kit and told to "have at it." Keep it up, Craig. Your inspiring a lot of modellers not to "settle" for less then they want in their model! Terry brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Craig, that is simply fantastic! Derek brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Lovin' it! Great effect. brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 9:18 PM, TKB said: Craig, Your wing panels are looking spectacular. On a 1/32 Fort raised rivets and panel overlaps are the only way to capture the "look," but it sure takes a lot of time and patience. The lighting looks great as well as totally realistic. I'm sure seeing it "in the flesh" looks even better. It's going to go a long way towards your interior work not getting "lost in the depths." Once you button her up, we may have to crane our necks to look in at just the right angle, but it'll all be there to be seen! You, and others like you, have taken modeling to a true art form. I can only imagine what your "finished product" would look like if you were handed and old '50s Revell or Lindberg kit and told to "have at it." Keep it up, Craig. Your inspiring a lot of modellers not to "settle" for less then they want in their model! Terry Thanks Terry! Yes after much much procrastination the lights do look good, I'm just hoping that they'll continue to work once I've committed to closing the fuselage up once and for all!!! I had that happen on my chinook build a few years ago, but then again I was using light bulbs, not LEDs! Time to get the rear fuselage moving along. I had long looked at the walkway areas, particularly around the bathtub and wondered how I was going to work that out... Like so many aspects of this build I defaulted to the trusty calibrated eyeball and got it sorted. I began with a styrene floor, covered in 400 grit sandpaper and lined on the outside by litho. There's still a few dimensional errors around the bathtub/floor height, but not having great information on this area, it looks close enough for most to work out what it is I think! I also added the padding which you can see from below.... Now having finally made a start again on the area, I was on a roll.... Next up were the gunners steps. Due to the angle of all photos of this area, it is very hard to tell their dimensions, but I think I got it reasonably close. I also made these out a single piece of litho, as for some reason I felt like challenging myself to some metal origami As always, the second one worked better, but I think they both look the part more or less... The ugly looking hacks in the back of the closest one are to give clearance for the formers on the other side when the fuselage comes together. Hopefully I've got them in the right spot; it's very difficult to measure something inside the fuselage with both sides together!!!! And definitely worthwhile with the big waist windows! Next up I'll be playing with some gun mounts and the racks for the spare ammo cans aft of the steps. It's getting busier finally! Cheers, Craig USMC Herc, Starfighter, Uncarina and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) Are you kidding me? Just so you know, physics is not going to allow this thing to fly with to-scale propellers. You will have to be happy that it looks like a shrink-ray real thing. Edited November 23, 2020 by JayW brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Your metal work is so good - it's hard to tell your creations apart from the real thing. You can't be far away from joining the fuselage now as at least you don't have to worry about detailing a tail gunner's compartment! Tom Derek B, brahman104 and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Wow wow wow. Really great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Awesome work so far! Think I'll take my "F" model that was going to be "KNOCKOUT DROPPER" and just toss it in the trash! Not really..... Cheers...Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKB Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Craig, Everything in the waist looks porportional. The only way it might possibly be off is if someone in 1/32 scale was to climb in and nit-pick! The "cavernous" waist section is really starting to "fill out." Since your going to start on the gun mounts, don't forget about that "beam" that ran below the waist gun openings that was added to the C and D. Just one of my friendly reminders. Those would be a nice candidate for a "splash" of bronze green. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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