Dragon Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 3 days of un-interrupted bench time is a fine way to bring in the New Year especially when you include numerous big drinks! Makes for an interesting outcome! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) Hi folks Having enjoyed an unhurried start to the weekend, I spent a few happy hours in my shed this morning. As with almost any build I do, there comes a point when I just have to see the size of the task I've embarked upon. Out comes the Tamiya tape and a few careful snips to release the main airframe parts and 'voila'! - My, she's a NICE size... 42 cm from head to tail (around 16 inches for the "imperialist warmongers" among us ). Wonder what I'll do with her when she's finished? I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it... Also took some time to run a colour test shot - had a new primer to try out (AK Interactive White Primer and Microfiller) which is pleasingly smooth, dries very quickly and can be sprayed straight from the bottle. Then I gave the test piece a quick coat of my chosen blue (Lifecolor LC-60 Gloss Dark Blue acrylic). Yep... that is DEFINITELY blue! Compared against the roundels it looks a little too pale but against my pics it looks just right. I suspect the roundel colour is the problem, but in a move that will upset any 'purists' I've decided I can live with the slight difference and shall carry on as planned. Got a bit of spatter when laying down the colour which means I'll have to adjust my retarder/acrylic mix for the proper paint job. I usually do around 20/80 mix for LC, but I think I'll have to go to 40/60 for this - maybe a gloss thing? Solveable, for sure, and even with the spatter it went down nicely on the primer. I'll check its adhesion tomorrow. Have to take a break for some unexpected domestic things and also feel the need to visit the local model shop which is normally part of my Saturday Morning ritual - harks back to my childhood when I used to go to the village hall for the kids club cinema show then head to Woolworths to check out the models - gawd, I am OLD! LOL! Maybe more later. Kev Edited December 30, 2017 by modelman182 BradG and TorbenD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Ok, I can hardly believe that it's been THREE MONTHS since I made any progress on this! Admittedly, I was ill for most of Jan and Feb and did very little, then I went and got all distracted by a couple of figures - but, even so, this is a serious STALL! So... today the Lynx returns to 'front and centre' of the bench... As you can see, I've done some more PE work for the interior, sorted out and mounted parts ready for primer spraying, and started in on detailing the wiring at the back of the IP. As the windscreens allow you to see behind the IP, I decided to 'busy up' the area a little. Not done to any great accuracy of detail, but it should offset the emptiness of the area. A mixture of cord, insulation, wire, fine steel rod and plastic rod have been used to add wiring. I've connected up the port side IP and the starboard is awaiting attachment of the loom bundle which is a collection of steel and plastic rod held together with Tamiya masking tape and CA. I'll cut the steel rod to length and bend it to feed into the rear of the instrument cases, then cut the plastic to length and feed that into the remaining cases - all attached with CA. I've also done the PE work for the Seat Frames : After such a long absence, I need to get my mindset back into Lynx mode and hopefully complete this before we hit the end of the GB time frame! Kev LSP_Kevin, TorbenD, RLWP and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 The seat is looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 The seat is looking good. Thanks Brad The Eduard PE certainly helps spruce up the old girl. Lots of fiddly bits in it, though. Been fitting panels to the fuselage and am hoping to get the first bit of primer onto the interior later today. Kev BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I've got this one parked outside my workshop so if you need any peculiars on the aircraft or the blades drop me a pm. Steve. RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 I've got this one parked outside my workshop so if you need any peculiars on the aircraft or the blades drop me a pm. Steve. Many thanks for the very kind offer, Steve. I've managed to get quite a few pics just through a quick Google trawl. But if anything crops up I'll certainly drop you a PM. Cheers Kev Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Good to see this one back Kev - coming on nicely Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Good to see this one back Kev - coming on nicely Torben Thanks Torben - nicely but s..l..o..w..l..y....... I really need to get my building skills 'up to speed'! LOL! Kev TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Seats look tops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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