Rainer Hoffmann Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Wow, and I thought a 1/24 Viggen was large... Awesome work, Tom. So crisp and clean! Cheers Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 awesome work Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Oh wow! That has suddenly become rather large. You are the first person to solve the "I haven't got enough room in my house for all my models" dilemma by simply building a model into which your house will fit. That's out of the box thinking! Great job, looking forward to more. Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Great modelling here Tom. Your attention to detail and process in this build is very interesting to see unfold. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Impressive... very impressive... in size, scope, ambition and skill. Lots of inspirational stuff in every post Tom, I feel like i'm getting a top class scratch building education for free. Look forward to the next episode Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Evening everyone Not a lot of progress to report on the big Shackleton project, but work has been going on, albeit at a glacial pace... I've been getting the wing surfaces sorted, as after the outer wings were attached a coat of filler-primer revealed a multitude of sins to be sorted. The original plastic of the Lancaster kit was quite bumpy from the start, and the rather rudimentary panel detailing needed to go, too. So, the pictures you see below are the results of three coats of filler-primer that have now been sanded back and polished, to leave me with a lovely and smooth surface for the final priming: I've also begun the process of marking out the position of the outboard nacelles in preparation to make those: Have I said before that this model is rather large? Here's a 1/32nd Spitfire snuggled up and shows the massive span of this thing - it's not far short of the 1/32nd B-29 I did a few years back: Not the most enthralling of updates, but I wanted to assure you that this project is still ticking along slowly... On a final note, does anyone know of a good source of plans for the radome set-up on the AEW2? I'm going to redo my earlier one and need a lower, side, front and rear profile of the 'dome itself is anyone knows of a good set of drawings? Until next time, Tom Out2gtcha, TorbenD, TaffyMan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 DAM, thats nice !!......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Tom Looking great and in my book that is a lot of progress. Talk about big, nope: HUGE Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 On a final note, does anyone know of a good source of plans for the radome set-up on the AEW2? I'm going to redo my earlier one and need a lower, side, front and rear profile of the 'dome itself is anyone knows of a good set of drawings? Tom, Inspiring update, as always! On your RFI, I seem to recall that the radar & radome were transplanted from the FAA AEW Skyraiders. That may provide a different approach vector to help sourcing drawings of the radome, specifically. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Love your updates, Tom. Love this build, too. As GMK said, inspiring. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amurray Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 That's huge! Not that I could ever have the talent to scratchbuild such a behemoth but if I did I'm sure my wife would "suggest" that the kit and I go live in the garage - of someone else's house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Wow, It's big! looking like a plane now too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 This is fantastic, Tom. One can imagine falling in love with a model at this size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 What a big bugger! Looking great, Tom! Cheers Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Tom, Inspiring update, as always! On your RFI, I seem to recall that the radar & radome were transplanted from the FAA AEW Skyraiders. That may provide a different approach vector to help sourcing drawings of the radome, specifically. HTH Good point - and you're quite right. Will keep that in mind on my hunt for references. This is fantastic, Tom. One can imagine falling in love with a model at this size! Not sure about falling in love with it, but it's certainly easier to fall over it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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