Derek B Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 You've got to stop this, Peter. I sit at my bench and produce something for my model... I sit back and admire my handiwork... I feel proud of what I've done... I log into LSP... I see there's been an update on your Spitfire project... I drool over what you've done... I feel hopelessly inadequate... This really is getting better and better with each update. It's a total joy to follow. Tom I couldn't have put that any better myself. Derek airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Peter It is no longer possible to comment on what you're doing and the level of quality that you achieve. Masterful work my friend. With admiration and respect... Geoff Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 thank you chaps - I am always humbled by the kind words you leave for me, to be judged by your peers and betters is a very rewarding experience as I soon learned when I moved from being a lurker to actually putting it out there ..you probably feel I am being relentless - post after post, well I apologise, while things go well I kinda like to revel in it - I am sure when things go south I will go a bit quieter ..in the meantime the blog continues.. ..Undercarriage legs... I want it on its wheels for the Edgar tribute at Telford on the 32SIG stand so it was time to start thinking about how to go about it - now I have a lathe I wanted to turn them from solid brass rod - in hindsight I could have used a metal that was naturally silver but I know little enough about these things as it is.. ..I scaled the drawings and marked out where the profile changes - one thing I learned in the 2 or 3 screw ups that were to follow was that this was a waste of time and you have to do this on the work while it is in the tool... ..I watched a few youtube videos and set about it - one thing I learned early on is that things can bang into each other so extreme care is needed with spinning death just inches away... here was my first - the profile is good but I cut it too short.. (dummy..) I likely used all the wrong tools and methods but I took most of the material away and finished with files - afterall it's the result that counts right? ..soon had a decent one which I wrecked when doing something that I think is a dark art called 'parting off' - this is where you use a tool to cut off the part you made - well mine went horribly wrong and dug in & bent the part so now I just cut them off with a cutting disc until I figure out what I am doing wrong... ..once I had a decent leg I drilled out the end to house the oleo strut - I had already drilled the top to slide onto the mount in the wing... ..I turned an old knife handle to make the oleos hoping they would polish up nicely and was pleased with myself when I had the basic pair ..the bottom of each leg has an axle mount set at 4 degrees so I drilled some tube and started on them.. ..and soldered up and here I am starting to make the hub & brake mounts... ..and this is it for the day - I feel happy I have started to learn a new skill (albeit a pricey tool to buy and equip) and can see all sorts of opportunities to use it... ..and with the 3D wheels I designed - Kev Payne printed these for me while Tim Perry kindly did the prop spinner.. ..thats it for today, all the best TTFNPeter David66, Rainer Hoffmann, Jeff and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Peter It is no longer possible to comment on what you're doing and the level of quality that you achieve. Masterful work my friend. With admiration and respect... Geoff airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Looking at the rate at which you work I can't help but wonder how many kids you have Cees Broere, ClumsyDude, airscale and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Dude, this is unfair. Even when you're learning something for the first time you achieve pro-quality results. I'm speechless. Jim Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 evening my friends well Steve, I suppose I could, but without a 1/18 aeroplane to go with it I am not sure what you would do with it! while I was fiddling about with the blades, I thought I might just paint the tips as they are quite decorative and looked quite hard to do (I hate painting...).. ..first I printed out a front on view of the blade to get the size, shape and scale of the tip markings and then made a litho template I could use to cut out tamiya tape masks.. ..white was to go on first and this is only on the fronts so that was the first mask.. ..then I got part way through masking for the red to put that down next when I started to think about how to flat down the masked edges with micro-mesh without getting colour bleed (I did on my Sea Fury when using red) - if it tainted the white it would be immediately obvious so I pulled off all the masking, used 4000 grade wet micro-mesh to just polish out the masked edges and then dipped all the blades in future... ..then I masked and shot the red... ..I repeated the process but before I dipped it for the last time I just brought out a tiny bit of the leading edge sheath - it is very subtle but I am particularly pleased with it... perhaps you can see the sheath and screws here - I can find no pics of the sheath itself was a different colour, or even brass, the only one I have got that does is it reflecting the light I think (I hope...) ..and here they all are completed.. ..a bit of fettling and they were a press fit into the hub - it's a pretty big prop... ..the time invested in getting the blade shape right was satisfying as the fit and tolerances ended up better than I expected.... at least I think it looks like my refs ..and in place on the airframe.. ..thats it for now, will have a think about whats next TTFN Peter Wow, an early prop Thunderbirds, right?.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Jiminey Christmas... G Derek B, alaninaustria and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Uh...stressful day at work/commute, come home and see the UC fabricated -- priceless. Jeff, Derek B and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 You did all that in a day????? Yikes. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Nah, reckon these guys cousins surely must have something to do with it... David66, Derek B, airscale and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Very, very, cool stuff, Peter. What you do is inspirational. With a handy tutorial. Many thanks. Sincerely, Mark Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Peter, Never apologise for the number or type of posts you make - where you lead today, we will surely follow tomorrow...post on! Derek airscale and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 This is just brilliant, and there are no superlatives left to aptly describe what is going on here. Carry on good sir! airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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