Iain Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Brilliant Tom - good to see her out again! Iain tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Nice, really glad to see this one back! Even if I would have loved to see the Short Sunderland make a return! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 +1 - great to see you back in action again! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thanks for the warm welcome back, folks. 5 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Nice, really glad to see this one back! Even if I would have loved to see the Short Sunderland make a return! The Sunderland has not been forgotten, fear not. I was only doing a little bit to the interior the other day - not really worth photographing but it’s still ticking along, albeit at a glacial pace. I’ve still got the 1/48th B-52 lurking around the bench too - in fact I hop around like a pea on a drum between projects so no tellings what’ll get worked on next and when! All the best, Tom stusbke, Out2gtcha, Michael931080 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Nice correction. Sincerely, Mark tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpjack Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Is this one of the more welcome results of Corvid isolation? Les williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 4 hours ago, tomprobert said: Thanks for the warm welcome back, folks. The Sunderland has not been forgotten, fear not. I was only doing a little bit to the interior the other day - not really worth photographing but it’s still ticking along, albeit at a glacial pace. I’ve still got the 1/48th B-52 lurking around the bench too - in fact I hop around like a pea on a drum between projects so no tellings what’ll get worked on next and when! All the best, Tom Whew! And I thought I was the only one with this problem! THOR Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 2 hours ago, jumpjack said: Is this one of the more welcome results of Corvid isolation? Les Ha! Yes! Every cloud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 I've been steadily shaping the rear end today - quite pleased with the new look and I think a big improvement over my original effort: S1030208 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr I've also begun making the master mold for the plexiglass tail cone - this will be bulked out and shaped with Milliput in due course: S1030200 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Good to be making some progress on this again Take care all, Tom LSP_Kevin, Starfighter, Trak-Tor and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Just a thought, but how can a 1/48 B52 "be lurking" on the bench???? I would have thought it would be the other way around Regards, Pete in RI KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Great to see you back on this one Tom! I'm sure you've watched this before but I only just came across it this morning. The first thing I noticed was the rear fuselage having flat sides, just as you pointed out!!! It's quite interesting how one plane was available as either a nose wheel OR tail dragger! Can't wait to see more! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Loads better mate, and good to see this back on the bench! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Howdy folks I hope everyone is managing to stay healthy and out of the way of this ghastly virus - I've been making the most of my time at home and have made the elevators for the big Shackleton. Scratch-building this sort of thing is really straightforward, and can be covered in the following steps: Step 1: Using scaled plans, cut yourself four elevator shapes (two left and two right) from plastic card. O.25mm is about the right thickness: IMG_1877 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Step 2: Again, using plans to guide me, the main panel lines are scribed on. This is done before further construction as it's far easier to scribe on to flat plastic card than when it's on the airframe: IMG_1879 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Step 3: Rivets are added: IMG_1883 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Pressing on to the soft cutting mat has actually left a nice oil-canning effect - bonus! IMG_1885 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Step 4: Using off-cuts of sprue, the leading edges of the elevators are made and attached to the hingeline: IMG_1886 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Step 5: Top and bottom 'skins' are then sandwiched together: IMG_1888 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Step 6: The leading edges and end plates are then blended with Milliput: IMG_1891 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Step 7: Fit your latest creations to the stabilisers: IMG_1893 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr And there we have it! Well - not quite. Still some fettling to do with the hinges and they also need priming. Unfortunately the local Halfords is closed due to the virus and I've run out of primer, so that'll have to wait. Stay safe people and thanks as ever for stopping by. Tom Landrotten Highlander, Starfighter, 109 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Wow! I really like that technique! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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