kkarlsen Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 15 hours ago, TorbenD said: Fantastic progress Kent - hang tough, she’s an absolute belter! Thank you Torben. I didn't know the term 'belter', you're too kind... Kent TorbenD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 14 hours ago, MARU5137 said: your detailed description of your build and flawlessness of the figures and Engine is to die for Thank you kindly Sir! Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Your builds are all captivating Kent, but this one is particularly good! Sean kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 On 11/25/2019 at 9:35 AM, Madmax said: Your builds are all captivating Kent, but this one is particularly good! Thank you Sean, I have to agree with you, the Aeromarine has been a fascinating experience and I can already feel that it will have a very special place in my collection... So, back to the build. The big question mark all along has been if it would be possible to get a decent result with the converted wings... After a couple of days of sanding and puttying, I still wasn't sure whether or not, this would even be possible. Not too confident at all... Something of a mess really, but staying at it for a couple of days more, I was finally getting somewhere... Bottom wings primed and the masking tape strips for the ribs. I hope I don't offend anyone using this 'pantyhose' method... The idea is to somehow add some texture to the massive white wing surfaces. This shows some of the stages, after the pantyhose was removed, i went over the wing ribs adding shadows to the ribs. Then the masking tape was removed. Everything is brought together with layers of thinned white mixed with future. This is a close up showing the 'pantyhose effect. I'm happy with the effect, and from a distance it all blends nicely together and the wings are not too white. Something i wanted to avoid at any cost. Wing 'accessories' are ready: Control surfaces, both the stabilizers and wing floats have been extended to fit the wider wing chord. The wing build and painting has been a major hurdle, for me to overcome, now I'm confident this build will be finished at some point. Thanks for looking: Kent Alain Gadbois, Jan_G, TorbenD and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Those wings have come out really well, Kent. Richard kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, RLWP said: Those wings have come out really well Thank you Richard, as you can imagine, I'm not gonna do that again. Cheers: Kent Edited December 2, 2019 by kkarlsen RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 How did you ever come up with pantyhose effect? Lol. Regardless, it looks great. The rigging is going to be fun city on those huge wings. Huuuuge! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: How did you ever come up with pantyhose effect? Lol. Regardless, it looks great. The rigging is going to be fun city on those huge wings. Huuuuge! Well initially I started experimenting with first aid Gauze bandage (the bottom of the lower wings still has it's texture from it). But it was a bit too large in scale, so I got into my wife's drawer trying to find something useful. I think there are different kinds of scale 'pantyhose' weaving (I'm no expert) so I asked her if I could 'inherit' a pair with the largest openings, thinking It would give the best chance of letting through some paint. I must say, I'm surprised, I didn't expect the effect being that well. Rigging: When I started out on this build, I was absolutely terrified of the rigging on the 'beast' - Now there is nothing left but to try and get it over with. The many, many eyelets from steel wire and pieces of brass tube. Wires for one side of the wings, some 30-32 pieces ready to be mounted. All the wires are attached to the upper wings. Fitting the scratched struts and turnbuckles on the lower wing. The struts are glued in place using epoxy. Lets see how this goes... Kent Edited December 6, 2019 by kkarlsen BradG, j ferguson, Trak-Tor and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmctaggart Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Fantastic job. I would not have thought about using pantyhose to get a cool affect like that. Gord kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 amazing work Kent! jan kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Oh man, just getting a sneaky peek at what it's going to look like once complete, I'm going to need to sit down and hold my jaw before viewing the RFI, all the best with the rigging! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Very nice work with the wings! Looks great! Håkan kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Wings look awesome, Kent! This is really coming together! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Thanks gentlemen! No photos, first wing done... Kent BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Creative technique. Great tip and results. Thank you. This is what tortured me way back in 1959 when I was attempting to build this: I could never align the wings. And after I did, the whole assembly kept tipping over. I guess I didn't allow the glue time enough to dry. But what did I know? I was 7. Sincerely, Mark scvrobeson, Alain Gadbois, Jan_G and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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