Out2gtcha Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Gorgeous! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 What a beast! Fantastic work, Tom. Kev tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Thanks, Kev - I’ve just got the wings out and my word... this is one BIG model! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 This is great. Sincerely, Mark tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 just incredible Tom - perfection and at such a scale.. it really is quite unique and breathtaking Peter tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, airscale said: just incredible Tom - perfection and at such a scale.. it really is quite unique and breathtaking Peter Coming from my all-time modelling hero, that’s high praise indeed. Appreciated, Peter! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Morning all, I dug the wings out over the weekend in preparation for work to commence - as you can see the Sunderland is one LARGE aeroplane. The wife isn't overly impressed. Never mind. Lots of scribing and reinforcing work ahead... Tom Trak-Tor, Starfighter, LSP_Kevin and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Yikes! 40+" of model is a LOT of model! Cant wait to see the wings come together however. I may have missed it, but have you already come upon a scheme for this giant? scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 So you're planning to move into that fuselage once it's all done, right? That thing looks more spacious than a couple of apartments I've been in. Matt D.B. Andrus, tomprobert and Uncarina 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Yikes! 40+" of model is a LOT of model! Cant wait to see the wings come together however. I may have missed it, but have you already come upon a scheme for this giant? As this is a MkII it’ll be in the earlier scheme of sky undersides and ocean grey / dark slate grey on top. I hate spraying white so works well for me! Out2gtcha and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 10 hours ago, tomprobert said: Morning all, I dug the wings out over the weekend in preparation for work to commence - as you can see the Sunderland is one LARGE aeroplane. The wife isn't overly impressed. Never mind. Lots of scribing and reinforcing work ahead... Tom tom any chance you can do some detail shots and maybe a little instruction on how you scribe the model as you go? I have an F 84F Thunderbird to do and don’t have the slightest idea about how to scribe it. I checked out some of your other work and it’s really helpful AND really big for sure. you do some cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/14/2021 at 8:42 PM, themongoose said: tom any chance you can do some detail shots and maybe a little instruction on how you scribe the model as you go? I have an F 84F Thunderbird to do and don’t have the slightest idea about how to scribe it. I checked out some of your other work and it’s really helpful AND really big for sure. you do some cool stuff. Yes of course - when I scribe the upper wing sections I'll take a few shots to show you the tricks of the trade. I've had a few pleasant evenings watching Euro 2020 and scribing the wings at the same time - certainly makes a rather boring task more entertaining - unless you're watching England of course... I don't think the pictures show the panel detail all that well, but you get the general idea from these shots. I scribe the wings whilst still on the backing sheet as this reduces flex and makes the task much easier - here they are with the main lines done: I've since removed them from the backing sheet and removed the bomb runners and landing lights on the leading edge of the port wing. I need to give the mating surfaces a final sand and then I'll be adding the lower wings to the fuselage and construct the spars before sandwiching them with the upper wing surfaces. Stay tuned... Tom Starfighter, Greg W, Dennis7423 and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 The tape measure really put the size in check. Wow! tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Now that is what I call a big model, should be most impressive when finished. Cheers Dennis tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Wowzers! I keep running out of superlatives tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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