tomprobert 2,515 Posted December 15, 2019 A little more progress to update you on this evening... I've been busy making the individual ribs for the wings - each one has been made from plastic card and then glued to the inner wing surfaces. Making each one identical was tedious to say the least, but the effect is what I was after. I've also been adding some Evergreen stiffeners too, and I'll now need to make the stringers that sit between the ribs and add those. Plenty to keep me busy over the next few sessions! IMG_1702 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_1699 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Until next time, Tom 21 Gazzas, tucohoward, Squizzy and 18 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacewolf 3,181 Posted December 16, 2019 This is just bloody beautiful !! 2 MARU5137 and Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrish 3,194 Posted December 16, 2019 What he said! I got nuthin else!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cees Broere 1,617 Posted December 16, 2019 The Master at work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dodgem37 7,551 Posted December 16, 2019 You are a Master Jedi, Tom. Sincerely, Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M 9,265 Posted December 16, 2019 truly an epic project and you're doing a great job at it Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chek 1,801 Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Bearing stable doors and bolted horses in mind, for manufacturing multiple identical pieces like your wing ribs, I would cut overlong strips of roughly the correct dimensions and form them into a flat, aligned bundle. Then apply a spot of thin cement at one end to bond them loosely together, taking care not to flood them into an unholy mass. Just enough to tack the excess ends together, so they can flick apart like leafing through pages in a book. You can then draw your template on the outer one and carve and sand away everything that's 'not rib'. When done, cut to length and they should all be reasonably identical. Nice job though, doing it the hard one-at-a-time way! Edited December 16, 2019 by Chek 3 Ol' Scrapiron, Out2gtcha and USMC Herc reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 31,650 Posted December 16, 2019 What a scratch building effort!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomprobert 2,515 Posted December 20, 2019 Here's the result of about 10 hours work on the wing/flap structure so far: IMG_E1705 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_E1706 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Both inner sections are now more or less complete, with the outer sections to be tackled next. I may well give @Chek's method a go... Tom 12 Shawn M, Chek, patricksparks and 9 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chek 1,801 Posted December 20, 2019 Very neat work on those flap housings Tom. A mirror base will be a must so they can be seen. One thing I neglected to mention about my multi-method, is to use a clamp along he bottom edge to hold the bundle together. I used a large Bulldog clip spring clamp the last time I indulged, but no doubt better more sophisticated solutions exist. 1 tomprobert reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomprobert 2,515 Posted December 23, 2019 Afternoon folks... The flap aperture detailing has progressed well - the main structure is now done, with the exception of the flap motors that'll need making and adding later on: DSC_0292 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0294 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0296 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0298 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr When the final detailing has been done, these ares will be given a good spraying of zinc chromate - but that won't happen until the model is ready for painting. In other news, I've finished adding the veins to the spoilers on the wings: DSC_0300 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr And these are the beautiful 3D printed wheels that a friend kindly did for me: DSC_0302 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0304 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Unfortunately the colour of the plastic means a lot of the details are lost to the camera, but believe me they're stunning! Now, better get the table cleared for dinner... DSC_0290 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Happy modelling folks, and all the best for the festivities! Tom 14 Out2gtcha, daveculp, D.B. Andrus and 11 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 31,650 Posted December 23, 2019 Wow! That thing really is a beast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigor 492 Posted December 24, 2019 Awesome work as always tom whY go to a museum to see big bombers just go to toms place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
