Jim Barry Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Oh this is just great, Peter. Having reckoned with the the risks of when to insert the cockpit exactly while some nasty work is going to go on around it, I understand the days you had here. You have it all behind you now. Awesome! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleann Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 My eyes...they burn.... .....from all this AWESOME!!! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Ok, that's just unfair ... I get that you can do all the modelling which is better than any of us mortals, and all that ... but that you can do the sanding without getting dust in the cockpit, without masking ... that's just unfair. Great work by the way ... Jim airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Between your legs..sanding..airbrush...is there no end to your skills? airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Between your legs..sanding..airbrush...is there no end to your skills? Ok....he's not really doing it. He had contact a few years back from space aliens visiting earth, and in addition to being "probed" he acquired some of their advanced technology. That's what it is. You heard it here first....remember that. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Peter Nothing like spending hours sanding and enjoying the view as the putty is thinned out. I've found that the best way to hold down the dust to nearly zero and prevent the skin from being scratched, is wet sanding. Works like a treat (sure hope that's the correct usage on your side of the pond), keeps the plastic and filler cool and eats up the dust, all the while while lubricating the surface and preventing scratches. Cleans up is a bit longer in the end but, well worth the extra work. Awesome progress as always Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 evening folks thanks for dropping by and leaving me words of encouragement ..it's a long weekend so I got a chance to get to the bench between what seemed a very long list of chores... ..I was going to add some litho to represent the camera lens window in the hatch behind the cockpit, but the more I compared pics, the more I thought a more simple approach was needed. First take a look at the hatch / window area: ..I scaled a pic of TZ138 and overlaid it with scaled monforton drawings of the XVI - you can see the hatch is in a different position in the top pic - it also usefully gave the diameter of the roundel which sits on the window lens.. ..beneath that are a pic of the Thai XVI where an optically flat window can be seen - TZ138 does not seem to have that (which was handy as its more work)as can be seen in the next two pics - the window looks the same profile as the fuselage... ..started by marking out on tape the panel area from the model itself and the window centre... ..used a burr in the dremel to radius the corners and mark out rivet lines etc.. ..riveted and started to cut the slot for the canopy slide rail and a butt-stop fitting at the end.. ..and the finished panel... ..once the panel was laid down I used tape to get the exact profile of the hatch.. ..used that to start laying out the detail and the aperture for the window, including scoring the middle so I could cleanly break it out in sections.... ..then the hatch was finished too.. ..and the panel & hatch fitted in place, with the hinge added from folded scored litho - the roundel will just be a rub down decal I expect & I will scale it to fit.. ..job done, now to move onto the other side - that doesn't have a hatch so will be easier TTFNPeter patricksparks, Rocat, Anthony in NZ and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Well, that looks awesome! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 .....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Well...got my fix today,Thanks Peter....looking absolutely splendid. 109 and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 incredible airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I've just watched you do it, and I still don't believe it! How did you do the hinge? Kev Uilleann and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Stunning work ... absolutely class work. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 How do you do it? This just gets better and better. BTW, what is a butt stop? airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 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 airscale and Uilleann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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