Troy Molitor Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Most impressive work going on here Derek. Not really a Jet guy but I love the lines on the Lightning. Lovely update. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) Meanwhile, at the wing tips.. Derek Edited January 11, 2023 by Derek B BLACK MAMBA, IainM, chrish and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Wonderful work Derek as always - and especially relevant as my one F2/F6 just turned up from china, one of the rereleased ones so between you and Iain I'm not short of ideas Stevepd and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Wing tip lights now sanded in, shaped, detailed and polished. Derek Edited January 11, 2023 by Derek B Uncarina, Victor K2, Stevepd and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) Some Lightning aircraft which had accrued a lot of flying Fatigue Index (FI) wear and damage, were repaired under repair modification action in order to extend their flying hours. These repairs were specific to certain parts of the wing and fuselage structure on some aircraft, and took the form of application of reinforcement plates or strips. XS904 had these applied to the wings (two on the wing upper surface, and two on the undersides of the wing adjacent to the fuselage). I have made the two upper wing reinforcement strips (0.12 mm plastic sheet). These will be detailed once they are dry (the two underwing plates will be added after the wings have been attached to the fuselage). Derek Edited January 11, 2023 by Derek B Landrotten Highlander, IainM, Victor K2 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) Little things. The upper wing vents, as portrayed by Trumpeter, are too high and regular/rounded in shape, whereas in reality, they are much flatter and streamlined at the front (they are also solid at the rear, not hollow). So, they will be reworked - the first one is completed. Better... Derek Edited January 11, 2023 by Derek B Madmax, chrish, scvrobeson and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 For some reason the phrase "Silk purse from a Sow's ear" occurs to me -excellent work Derek Anthony in NZ and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) Detailing of the top of the wings are now pretty well complete, any underwing detailing, corrections or modifications will be carried out once the wings are attached to the fuselage - back to the jet pipes now. Derek Edited January 11, 2023 by Derek B Landrotten Highlander, Rockie Yarwood, Scotsman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 Reproducing jet pipe exhaust weld seams/beads. Interesting - I have not tried this before, so looked at a few online videos (AFV ones) and went for it! (Fortune favours the brave I suppose!). As the Lightning jet pipe exhaust shrouds are fabricated from heat resistant steel, they are made in two halves which overlap and are welded together. Therefore, after noting where the overlap seams are, I scribed them into the jet pipes and scraped and sanded the plastic adjacent to the scribed lines in the correct areas in order to produce a stepped seam. 0.3 mm plastic rod was then glued adjacent to the seams. Once dry, these were sanded until they just protruded above the jet pipe surface. A single coat of Tamiya extra thin glue was then applied to soften the sanded plastic rod. A suitable implement was then used to impress weld marks (AFV modellers generally use blunt scalpel blades, but in my case, I used a round section Tamiya micro chisel for this). You can see the results below after clean up (bifurcated fairing between the jet pipes next - haven't figured out how to tackle that one yet, but I'll give it some thought! ). Derek Rockie Yarwood, Anthony in NZ, Scotsman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 looks very convincing to me. another tip I shall be stealing Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 14 hours ago, Derek B said: Reproducing jet pipe exhaust weld seams/beads. Interesting - I have not tried this before, so looked at a few online videos (AFV ones) and went for it! (Fortune favours the brave I suppose!). As the Lightning jet pipe exhaust shrouds are fabricated from heat resistant steel, they are made in two halves which overlap and are welded together. Therefore, after noting where the overlap seams are, I scribed them into the jet pipes and scraped and sanded the plastic adjacent to the scribed lines in the correct areas in order to produce a stepped seam. 0.3 mm plastic rod was then glued adjacent to the seams. Once dry, these were sanded until they just protruded above the jet pipe surface. A single coat of Tamiya extra thin glue was then applied to soften the sanded plastic rod. A suitable implement was then used to impress weld marks (AFV modellers generally use blunt scalpel blades, but in my case, I used a round section Tamiya micro chisel for this). You can see the results below after clean up (bifurcated fairing between the jet pipes next - haven't figured out how to tackle that one yet, but I'll give it some thought! ). Derek Those welds are off the charts mate!! I am in awe and inspired by this sort of work. You sir are a master. I cant imagine giving it away.... Bravo my friend Anthony Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Those welds are off the charts mate!! I am in awe and inspired by this sort of work. You sir are a master. I cant imagine giving it away.... Bravo my friend Anthony Thanks mate - after seeing what you have done with your Phantom build, that is high praise indeed! I have deliberately, where at all possible, avoided the use of AM parts in order to show what can be achieved by utilising any old bits of rubbish lying around! (as well as the fact that I can no longer afford to by AM stuff, let alone any basic modelling materials!). Cheers Derek Stevepd and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 And so, it begins... Derek scvrobeson, Scotsman, Anthony in NZ and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) WIP To be continued... Derek Edited January 13, 2023 by Derek B Landrotten Highlander, Scotsman, Rockie Yarwood and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 Not sure if this was going to come out OK or not, but I think that I got away with it so far? Comparison with the original Trumpeter part. Overall, I think that it is an improvement. Derek Victor K2, BLACK MAMBA, Shoggz and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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