Jan_G Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 great work Max! jan mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Great stuff Max! Ive got to get to building one of my many SW kits. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Great stuff Max! Ive got to get to building one of my many SW kits. You're a lucky man Brian, if they're as much fun as this one, and I'm sure they are, you'll really enjoy them. I now fancy some of the inter-war years British aircraft that they do and perhaps EVEN a Stearman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Ive got their Stearman, Sea Gladdie, He-51B, P-6E and had their Cr.32 before selling it off. You are right Max, looking at them, they are really well designed and look extraordinary in the box. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Out2gtcha said: Ive got their Stearman, Sea Gladdie, He-51B, P-6E and had their Cr.32 before selling it off. You are right Max, looking at them, they are really well designed and look extraordinary in the box. I'm fancying the Hawker trilogy of Hart, Fury and Demon but I see some are out of stock on the SW website, have to keep my eyes peeled! Edited January 15, 2019 by mozart Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Trepidation......will it fit!? Well, yes....but it was very tight! With so many parts to fit together in what will be a fairly narrow space I guess the build-up of tolerances can be critical. After dry-fitting I sanded the outer faces of the framework to a flatter profile which eased the situation, then the two head rests were a very snug fit so they were trimmed too. The end result is pretty satisfying - inevitably there is some sanding/cleaning up to do but I'm rather happy with progress to date: MikeMaben, TorbenD, Rick Griewski and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 These 7 little items had me puzzled when initially identifying/sorting bits, 7 cylinders so I thought they were engine related: But no! Only 4 are required, they are in fact vents on the engine cowling: I've also sorted the empennage. There are some reasonable locating holes for the pins to mate with, but care still needs to be taken to get everything square and level: Trak-Tor, Alain Gadbois, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 good work, looks like a nice kit mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Nice work, Bro! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Shawn M said: good work, looks like a nice kit Thank you Shawn, yes it is a good kit and generally soraking the resin casting is very crisp and accurate which helps to make life easier. 1 hour ago, Gazzas said: Nice work, Bro! Cherers "mate", think I might be a bit too old to be your Bro!!! Shawn M and Daniel460 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, mozart said: Cherers "mate", think I might be a bit too old to be your Bro!!! Brother in modelling... besides... I ain't exactly young. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That closed up fuse looks excellent Max "Bro" is its own culture here in the states! Its everything from noun, to an adjective, to a verb. You just have to make sure you have your tank-top, shades and beer (oh and be doing something crazy like biting a hole in a beer can to chug it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 6 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: That closed up fuse looks excellent Max "Bro" is its own culture here in the states! Its everything from noun, to an adjective, to a verb. You just have to make sure you have your tank-top, shades and beer (oh and be doing something crazy like biting a hole in a beer can to chug it). Well yes, there's the geographical and generational thing Brian; to my knowledge (which I must admit in terms of modern culture is antediluvian) "bro" is used by "hip young dudes" (I believe is the phrase) who are usually black. I am none of those things!! Daniel460 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Firstly the good news, I found some really rather good wartime photos of Fw44s last night whilst browsing: Then the slightly frustrating news! I thought this afternoon would be a straightforward job of sticking the goldfinches' wings on, but first I thought I'd check the interplane struts, drill for rigging and so on. The instructions include a little (allegedly) 1/32 scale sketch of the angles of the struts relative to the wings.....and that's all. Well trying to figure out which strut was which led to confusion because the actual strut lengths are different to the "scale" drawing with the middle (vertical) strut being particularly suspicious: : this where the first figure is the drawing length and the second the actual. The two outer struts have been cast with some quite stiff wire running through them, and on the actual aircraft the strut doesn't "bed" into the wing surface: but at the moment I can't see how this is all going to fit properly. We'll see. Anyway, the wings are on, after all that hoo-hah! Alain Gadbois, Hartmann52, TorbenD and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Well, you're strut dilemma would really irritate me. Hopefully you'll find a solution you can feel good about. " Bro " was strictly camaraderie. Not inferring anything about race or hipness. Gaz mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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