Uncarina Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Nice work there! And a kick in the pants to me to get on with mine... Thank you! It would be great to see your build! There is a mistake in the rigging. Those flat wires running along the lower wing are spurious. If you have a look at some collector rings, they aren't bronze, but a mix of burnt and blued steel. It's a great kit thoug Thanks for the tip and photo! I had a suspicion those wires were inaccurate. Why did Trumpeter do this? Were there markings on the lower wings that they mistook for wires? I'm looking forward to weathering that cowling! I must get around to starting my one of these kits soon. Ive got all the photo etch sets for the Mk1. Bring it to the party! It would be great to see your build with the Big Ed! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Immaculate work Tom, I live about 20 minutes away from the FAA Museum so if you need any additional reference pics just let me know. The Stringbag flew right over my house a couple of months ago on its way to the Old Sarum air day, beautiful sight. By the way, you've got that dope colour inside the cockpit absolutely right. Max Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Tom Awesome progress and looking so good. Sure hope the Squadron comes through and can replace the part(s) you need. I have my fingers crossed. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Immaculate work Tom, I live about 20 minutes away from the FAA Museum so if you need any additional reference pics just let me know. The Stringbag flew right over my house a couple of months ago on its way to the Old Sarum air day, beautiful sight. By the way, you've got that dope colour inside the cockpit absolutely right. Max Max, thank you very much! It must have been a wonderful experience seeing it fly right over. Thank you also for the compliment! I used a thick oil wash over Tamiya buff. Tom Awesome progress and looking so good. Sure hope the Squadron comes through and can replace the part(s) you need. I have my fingers crossed. Keep 'em coming Peter Peter, thanks for your encouragement and support! I have my fingers crossed as well! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 This week I've worked on several scattered items in the build, a combination of assembly and enhancing details: --I've drilled out the tow ring at the back of the aircraft (what looks like a tiny beaver tail below the rudder) --mounted the extended slats --removed the aileron controls from the upper wing, replacing them with more detailed counterparts --started work on the struts and landing gear. I received the "How to Build the Tamiya Swordfish" by Geoff Coughlin, and I was pleasantly surprised with how useful it is for this build, since it includes many detailed photos of the actual aircraft. Oh yes, and I just ordered the flat rigging material from Wingnut Wings, and while there just had to add the Early Snipe kit! More photos this weekend. Cheers, Tom MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Here are some pics of my progress so far: Cheers, Tom Edited January 3, 2020 by Uncarina mywifehatesmodels, tucohoward and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Coming along nicely, Tom. Super job on the slats, too! John Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Immaculate work Tom, love the attention to detail. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Coming along nicely, Tom. Super job on the slats, too! John Thanks, John! In photos I've seen of parked Swordfish they're not always extended, but I thought it added a little bit to the build. Immaculate work Tom, love the attention to detail. Max Thank you Max! It has been a fun build so far, and the Coughlin book has proven a great reference. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Stunning build Tom, Love what you are doing and your attention to detail. Regards. Andy Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Andy, Thank you very much! Like most biplane builds it takes some extra planning for an effective build sequence, and after my mistake with the upper wing I want to really get things figured out. My current plan is to assemble the upper wings with proper dihedral and struts, and use flexible flat rigging (which will fit better and be more in scale) once attached to the lower wing. Meanwhile, the kit is fitting pretty well so far! Cheers, Tom monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Nice build - look forward to seeing this come together! Don't see very many of these being built - a great pity... Iain Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Like the cockpit! That sublte weathering makes it looking quite realistic! Cheers Chris Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 It has been an extremely long time since I worked on this build, which was shelved because I needed a replacement sprue from Trumpeter. Well, I just received the sprue, so maybe I will actually be finishing this! Cheers, Tom kkarlsen, Alain Gadbois, monthebiff and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Nice to see an old thread being resurrected Tom, funnily enough I'm in the process of going through a build long and restoring all of the pictures as I want to get back on with it! How did you find the Trumpeter parts service out of interest? Cant have taken 4 years to turn around you request...... Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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