kkarlsen Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 I succeeded in finding something else to work on, postponing the inevitable... The petrol tanks of the F-5-L are not round like the ones one the F.2a, I guess the extra foot of distance between the spars was used to increase the size of the tanks. The horizontal tank... To get the right shape of the tanks, a 'core' was made from sheet styrene. The outer skin is made from thick aluminium sheeting. The new tanks ready to be installed, with some subtle 'denting' of the tanks... A larger wooden 'bridge' was also scratched. Now I have to become a little creative. I have to figure out how to arrange the fuel piping on the Aeromarine, since the cockpit is sitting right on top of the tanks... Cheers: Kent Out2gtcha, Anthony in NZ, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 nice details Mark kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Superbulous! Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Awesome stuff! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Excellent work, Kent! Now I want to see the piping. Juraj kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Well done! And I thought you weren't going to do the fuel tanks... kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Just superb, amzing work as ever Kent, this will truelly be an amazing work of art when finished. P.S : Nice to see your Catalina in Air Modeller this month as well!! Regards. Andy kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Wow! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, monthebiff said: Just superb, amzing work as ever Kent, this will truelly be an amazing work of art when finished. P.S : Nice to see your Catalina in Air Modeller this month as well!! Regards. Andy Thank you Andy. Got the AIR Modeller issue 82 in the mail today, they've done a great job on the article at Meng AIR Modeller. AIR Modeller article... Edited January 28, 2019 by kkarlsen Trak-Tor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Great work Kent. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Forgive the question, but it looks like only one fuel tank in that reference photo is enlarged and oblong. The rear tank looks like a standard issue Felixstowe tank. I could just be looking at it wrong, wouldn't be the first time. Matt kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 6 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Forgive the question, but it looks like only one fuel tank in that reference photo is enlarged and oblong. The rear tank looks like a standard issue Felixstowe tank. I could just be looking at it wrong, wouldn't be the first time. Matt Layout of the main petrol tanks of the F-5-L. There are a lot of questions regarding the layout of the petrol tanks of the Aeromarine, but the shape of the main tanks, seems not to be one of them Kent BradG, scvrobeson, Trak-Tor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Great catch. That's why you're the master builder, and I've still got glue on my fingers. Matt daveculp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Finally I have been able to get back at the bench. What feels like years has actually only been about a month. Taking a 'sabbath' I didn't touch anything model related. Instead of starting something 'light' to get back, I have been able to pick up where I left, concentrating on the passenger seats. After some initial tests, these are the basic parts for the wicker chair, stretched sprue and a seat base. The basic shape of the chair. Wicker weaving. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of some of the techniques used. For the lower parts of the weaving I used some heavy fishing line weaved around sprue. The leather cushions and seat are made from milliput. Anyhow, I managed to get a master chair done and a silicone mold for replicating the seat. Cast resin copy's. At this point the 'writers block' set in and I had to take a brake... Painting the seats using a mix of acrylics, oils and some washes... 10 little chairs are emerging... Testing the fit of the chairs in the cabins... Cheers: Kent Edited February 28, 2019 by kkarlsen Greg W, Azgaron, LSP_Kevin and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Wow! Amazing work with those seats! Looks awesome! Håkan kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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