Bill_S Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) A piece of sprue and a candle. Started mocking up the heating duct. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S mpk, Shaka HI, MikeC and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 That looks the part! mpk and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Very nice progress! HÃ¥kan Bill_S and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Bill Just love the work ... looking so good Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Upright duct bent and cement in place. My reference shows a wrap on the duct; I used 2.5 mm Kobuki tape. First coat: Tamiya Buff (XF-57). It's still very wet in this photo. Once dry, I see if it needs to be lightened a bit. A wash, then some lead foil straps, and another piece is in the books. Tamiya retarder is good stuff! Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S shbemo13, MikeC, Derek B and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) With straps and a wash... Resin engines I used a curved Exacto blade to thin the cowl ring on the left. Untouched kit part on the right. Edited April 17, 2018 by Bill_S mpk, Lars Befring, dmthamade and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 The scratch building work is amazing, Bill, especially like the insulated piping. Starting to look at these old kits like i look at vacforms, empty shells to fill with scratch built goodies. Don Bill_S, mpk and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Brilliant work Bill !!.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Thanks, guys. The real duct has many more twists and turns in it. The parts that will be visible are pretty close, though. Only I (and now my fellow LSP friends) will know! Edited December 4, 2016 by Bill_S mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 The scratch building work is amazing, Bill, especially like the insulated piping. Starting to look at these old kits like i look at vacforms, empty shells to fill with scratch built goodies. Don Don, I never thought it until your comment, but you're right. This kit just has an IM shell. Why do vacs frighten me so? dmthamade and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Vacforms intimidate me, the shell seems more flexible and featureless plus they need a lot of scratch building. Injection mouldings are more solid and familiar, if i could scratch build better i would take on some of these older kits. The Beaufighter and Mosquito would be most appealing, don't know if there are any other twins from this era moulded. Don Derek B and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Vacforms intimidate me, the shell seems more flexible and featureless plus they need a lot of scratch building. Injection mouldings are more solid and familiar, if i could scratch build better i would take on some of these older kits. The Beaufighter and Mosquito would be most appealing, don't know if there are any other twins from this era moulded. Don Off the top of my head, the Revell P-38 and Bf 110 Shaka HI and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nice work! I like what you did with the pipe! HÃ¥kan Derek B and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) Excellent work Bill in building up the interior, it really looks the part. On the subject of candles and sprue, I was reading Harry Woodman's informative book about building scale model aircraft in plastic card, ie scratch building, he says "the best heat source is a clean flame such as a gas jet......as a last resort an ordinary domestic candle can be used." Now I've always used a candle because it's so convenient but acting on Harry's wise words I tried a chef's blow torch. The flame of course is much fiercer but after getting used to it I found the control in bending and stretching sprue to the shape and width that I wanted to be so much more achievable. Max Edited December 6, 2016 by mozart R Palimaka and Bill_S 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nice stuff going on here. Good show, Bill. Sincerely, Mark Bill_S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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