TonyT Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Peter you could have masked the whole cockpit off then sanded the majority of the area down, once that was done, you could have unmasked the area around the cockpit and sanded that smaller area down, thus for the majority of it protecting the cockpit from dust. Edited May 2, 2017 by TonyT airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Been awhile since I have stopped by, but the amazingness (a new word needed for this topic) hasn't stopped! Beautiful! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ungoliat Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 HI After almost 3 weeks reading all the thread, finally i can say... NOTHING!!!! All about this Spit its awesome and inspirational. No more To say, Greetings from Colombia airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Welcome to the forums ungoliat airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 evening folks I've just watched you do it, and I still don't believe it! How did you do the hinge? Kev Hi Kev - thanks for dropping in the hinge is made by scoring lines in a strip of litho and then folding it over across the lines & setting the strip into a slot cut into the fuselage so just the scored lines are showing... How do you do it? This just gets better and better. BTW, what is a butt stop? Hey Don well it is many things, but in this particular instance it is what I call a block set at the end of a rail to stop things sliding off the end of it In this case the canopy... Another flawless part Peter! Oh man I would love my external panels to come out looking even half as good as these.... Tell me, how did you make those nice square edges in the "butt stop?" Cheers, Craig Hi Craig - loving what you are doing with your B17 - I make the hole by drilling all 4 corners and then scoring to join them. Then I get a fine burr and make a hole so I can break out the scored sections Welcome to the forums ungoliat Indeed - thanks for the kind words ungoliat and welcome to LSP - you are going to love it here so, on to whats been happening - I have been a bit slow lately as my day job has changed where I have double the responsibility and double the people for no more money (go figure...) so bouts at the bench have been limited by new demands.. ..I needed to start making up the panel on the other side where the camera lens is - you can see here it is on TZ138 - just a window rather than set into a door like the other side... ..again the panel is laid out in tape on the model.. ..this is then detailed and the window laid out... ..and the panel before being rolled flat to stop all the detail looking 'blown'... ...now on to preparing the fuselage to attach the panel - it is masked and hinged to a bit of tape so the positioning is right... ..after that, the panel sitting below the camera window was prepped.. ..and both attached to the airframe.. more panels to come - I have a numbered order to do them in so they overlap in the right way - I also need to just do some more tests as these panels are from a new batch of metal and it seems to be reacting differently to the finishing process, the older stuff seems to polish up to a mirror finish, whereas this is needing a bit more work.. thats it for now... TTFN Peter TorbenD, Out2gtcha, Doctorgaz and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumblyCarrion Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Peter, As usual lovely to see and inspiring .. thank you for sharing. Best Alex airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Blimey! I thought you had gone back to Florida again! It's agonising waiting for your updates...I just can't wait! Superb and inspirational work as ever. I can't wait to see it mop up all the prizes at Telford! Best regards; Steve airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Lovely work Peter! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Wonderful. Keep it up! I hope you adjust to the new stock of litho. It's something to be mindful I guess with scratch that you do not rely on something too unusual, but it's not always a choice. It's a wilderness and lovely too! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 How many times can a man say "fantastic" when seeing a couple of panels glued to a model? At least once more, obviously. Your care and attention to detail are just mind-blowing. Rainer Hoffmann and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Over-damn-lapping panels. Great show! Sincerely, Mark airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) So what are you going to do about the window for the port?, and Idea I would suggest is a small picture of the interior shot through one and then stuck to the model with a window over the top of it. That or paint it darkened and add the window Edited May 8, 2017 by TonyT airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Well done Peter. What do you estimate the percentage of completed paneling now, 80-90 percent? Lovely work. Thanks for sharing with us all. Troy airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Awe inspiring... But I expect nothing less, Peter! Cheers Rainer airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleann Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Peter, The masking tape on the wings looks terrible. The wrinkles are all in the wrong place, and don't match. And the ends arent all torn at the same angle. For craps sake, have a word with yourself man. Seriously. That's just an abomination. 😉ðŸ˜ðŸ˜†ðŸ˜…😎 Edited May 8, 2017 by Uilleann airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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