tomprobert Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Michael931080 said: Incredible progress Tom, you’re really making good headway on this now! Cheers, Michael. Making the most of my Easter Holidays with no books to mark and lessons to plan. The dream will soon be over though as I return to school on Tuesday... progress will no doubt grind to a halt until the summer Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Great stuff Tom! Really brilliant tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 The last few sessions at the bench have focused on the vertical stabiliser. After the parts were removed from the backing sheet and sanded to the correct depth, I set about adding some internal bracing using 1mm plastic card. I left these protruding from the base, as these extensions will be inserted into the fuselage as an anchor. I also opened up and boxed in the distinctive intake on the leading edge of the fin: IMG_0986 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr After careful consultation of plans, I opened up two slots on the fuselage top so that the fin anchor points could slide into place: IMG_0991 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr And hey presto - a fin that fits! IMG_0989 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr There'll be a quick lick of filler needed around the base, but the fit is excellent. This will probably be the last update for a while as I return to teaching on Tuesday - books to mark and lessons to plan will mean a lot less time at the bench... Tom Gazzas, D.B. Andrus, Model_Monkey and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 WOW! What an incredible series of updates Tom, and now I'm sadden to hear it will slow down for a while. This has been a real joy and inspiration to watch these last few days. I truly hope you can get back to this soon. Michael Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Michael931080 said: WOW! What an incredible series of updates Tom, and now I'm sadden to hear it will slow down for a while. This has been a real joy and inspiration to watch these last few days. I truly hope you can get back to this soon. Michael Many thanks, Michael. Hopefully I’ll still be able to get some building done, it’ll just be a lot slower due to work commitments. Still, the summer hols are only 12 school weeks away... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Evening all, Time for a BUFF update.... With the school term being in full swing time at the bench has been a little limited, but the wings are now on the model is really starting to take shape. The spars I'd spent hours making previously meant the winds simply slid over them and resulted in a very solid union with the fuselage. The fit wasn't too bad, but in true vacform style the wing roots on the fuselage were shorter in length than the wings themselves, so there was a lot of building up and shaping with Milliput to level things out: IMG_1036 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Once under a quick lick of paint, the joins look pretty good and capture the shape of the real aircraft quite nicely: IMG_1053 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_1051 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr We've now got something starting to resemble Boeing's finest: IMG_1047 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_1049 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr As a size-reality check... that's a 1/24th Harrier in the final stages: IMG_1055 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Until next time, Tom Out2gtcha, patricksparks, spacewolf and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Wow, that is certainly a reality check as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Whoooooooo niiiiiice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 This is an incredible build Tom! Each posting is amazing and your showing such detail in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin1 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 That is some Nice Work Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Afternoon guys and gals - and many thanks for the kind words as they certainly help with motivation A little more progress on the B-52 to report... With the majority of the structural work now done and the wings attached and blended to the fuselage, I thought it a good time to pay some attention to the surface details and in particular the panel lines of the model. The panel lines are rather hit and miss (as is often the case with vacforms) so I've decided that those on the upper wing surfaces are just about passable, but those on the lowers are very wide, not always straight and generally too soft. In fact, I prefer vacs like this to be a blank-canvass so the modeller can scribe their own surface details, but in this case it's working with what I've got. It's a lovely sunny day here in Kent (with numerous Spitfires about coming and going from Biggin Hill just up the road) so as well as doing a little BBQing I thought I'd have a go at filling the panel lines outside on the patio: IMG_1068 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr P-38 automotive filler is the filler of choice for this, as there was an extensive area to be filled: IMG_1075 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr The upper panel lines are ok so I've added the ones lost due to re-profiling of the wing roots - we'll see how they look under a coat of primer in due course: IMG_1076 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr As it promises to be a lovely evening I think I'll get the sandpaper out... again. Until next time, Tom patricksparks, Starfighter, johncrow and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Wow! I really love the way the top center panel lines look. It's nice to use dark primer with light/white plastic underneath.....makes it really makes it easy to see where things are. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 What a Beast of a model, it must be very hard to work on due to its size, but you're doing an excellent job. I'm looking forward to seeing more. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 excellent work Tom tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) On 6/2/2019 at 5:10 PM, Out2gtcha said: Wow! I really love the way the top center panel lines look. It's nice to use dark primer with light/white plastic underneath.....makes it really makes it easy to see where things are. They didn’t come out too bad - the proof will be in the pudding when it’s been primed. I’m hoping to avoid having to fill and rescribe the whole model but we’ll have to see. 21 hours ago, Squizzy said: What a Beast of a model, it must be very hard to work on due to its size, but you're doing an excellent job. I'm looking forward to seeing more. Handling it is not easy, that’s why it’s easier to work on it outside. The table lamp on my workbench quivers in fear every time this appears! Edited June 3, 2019 by tomprobert Typos Squizzy 78, Michael931080 and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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