Bristol Beaufighter

[MikeMaben]

23 hours ago, RLWP said:

 

No material from the collector ring has been consumed in the process. An oxide has built up on the surface discolouring it

 

That's how I'm explaining burned, if that helps?

 

Richard

 

I understood what you are saying and was not refuting it.

I was being facetious...

 

 

...I do that sometimes.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 20, 2020 by MikeMaben

[vvwse4]

Gents,

 

Thank you very much for all the input on this, much appriciated.

 

So I went to work and this is what I end up with.

 

DSCN1986 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

 

DSCN1987 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

 

DSCN1988 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

 

DSCN1990 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

 

DSCN1994 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

 

I made the inside of the collector ring from cowling rings from a 1/48th scale B17 and the supports are a piece of telephone cable. I will noth bother myself with the exhaustpipes towards the collectorring, that is far too difficult for me and hardly visible.

 

The painting on the collectorring is done with Vallejo paint. First coat was steel metal, after that a coat of sand brown and I made that colour darker with burned umber and after that layer with black. After that I mixed some sand brown with steel blue  and the last coat was a mist of sand brown to tone everything down a little. 

 

What do you think of this?

 

Rick

 

 

 

[RLWP]

The colour is plausible, I think the finish is too dull. I'd want it to be a bit shinier

 

Just my opinion

 

Richard

[Micko]

Hi Rick

 

im building the same kit right now and making form scratch the observers position and access hatches. I have used the model monkey cockpit and it is pretty great!

 

would love to know how you did the scribe work and most of all the interior detail with the ribs ect. Excellent work, would love to follow in your foot steps

 

couple of pics on the cockpit with a few extra adds, just building observers seat now, pics soon!!
 

 

https://flic.kr/p/2j4iFP2

 

https://flic.kr/p/2j4nREk
 

[vvwse4]

5 hours ago, Micko said:

Hi Rick

 

im building the same kit right now and making form scratch the observers position and access hatches. I have used the model monkey cockpit and it is pretty great!

 

would love to know how you did the scribe work and most of all the interior detail with the ribs ect. Excellent work, would love to follow in your foot steps

 

couple of pics on the cockpit with a few extra adds, just building observers seat now, pics soon!!
 

 

https://flic.kr/p/2j4iFP2

 

https://flic.kr/p/2j4nREk
 

Hi Micko,

 

Nice looking interier you have got there, looks very good!!

 

DSCN2011 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

The tools I used for the scribing of the Beaufighter.  I drew the lines in the surface with a pencil and after that scribed it with my scribing tools. And quite a lot of superglue to cover up mistakes.

 

DSCN2012 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

1 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

3 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

4 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

The drawnings I used.

 

For the ribbing I used Evergreen strips. The horizontal ribs were made of 0.38x0.5mm strips, the vertical 0.4x0.75mm strips. Be warned, a lot of work involved there, almost nothing will be visible. You know it is there. Hope this helps.

 

Rick

 

 

 

[Micko]

Thanks so much! Great info. Yes I’m just trying to decide where to spend m time and effort for something that will not entirely be visible. i was even looking at building a small amount of detail around the observers blister where it can be seen, but will definitely look at exterior upgrades.

Thanks once again

[vvwse4]

It is ready!!! Almost half a year later than intended but who cares. I will put more pictures in the ready for inspection section.

 

DSCN2038 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

DSCN2045 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

DSCN2066 by Rick Martens, on Flickr

 

Hope you like it.

 

Thank you for all the help and feedback, much appriciated.

 

Rick.