blackbetty Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 uh-oh... no way in hell i am going to cut off the tail and fit the replacement brake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, blackbetty said: uh-oh... no way in hell i am going to cut off the tail and fit the replacement brake In that case, you will 'just' have to sand the bulge in the cross-section of the one cast with the fuselage and scribe the lines between the airbrake, the actuator fairing and the rear fuselage. Another painful step for the planes used lately is the reinforcements added on each airbrake side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 still seems to beat cutting off the thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Quote no way in hell i am going to cut off the tail and fit the replacement brake I understand the sentiment , BUT the brakes as cast in the original fuselage halves is WAY undersized , you might want to do something I didn't think to do and that is get a hold of the airwaves 1/48th airbrake set , get a photocopier, enlarge the set to 150% - and you have a set of fairly decent patterns for the extensions - Thierry mentioned that in one of his posts , and its an excellent idea CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Colin, You did a great job to fair in the bomb bay door. I agree with your analysis. It is surely easier to remove the existing one rather than grinding the bulged one and add it on the belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Oh as for the Pylons - yup I'll cast some sets - but be aware its a fairly amateurish setup , but I will use standard Resin , the fiberglass stuff is a a total PITA to work with , owing to the back its pretty well bulletproof Give me a couple of weeks to get the resin, sour our another mould and cast a few sets Phartycr0c and blackbetty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Regarding the airbrakes there is no simple solution to use the separate ones. With regards to the Airwaves part, take care as they have a problem. The slot for the actuator is far too long as the part was made to match the Airfix part that has an error there. I did not buy the set. I used a good picture, re-dimension it to 1/32 and print it! This is cheaper! blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Thierry, care to share the picture? i think about using the bomb bay part as a master and vacform the bay. i should be then easier to mount. Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 57 minutes ago, blackbetty said: Thierry, care to share the picture? i think about using the bomb bay part as a master and vacform the bay. i should be then easier to mount. No problem Karl. Will do as soon as I'll be back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, blackbetty said: Thierry, care to share the picture? i think about using the bomb bay part as a master and vacform the bay. i should be then easier to mount. Possibly! Personally, I will simply saw the existing one and add the bulged door. I will use my Japanese saw as I succeeded in cutting the actuators out of the airbrake parts or the recessed area for the hook within a pencil line! So, I can work precisely with such a tool. blackbetty and Chek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 thinking about it i may try to use the airbrake parts as a master to vacform parts that wrap around the existing tail and afterwards add the detail Scotsman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I'm back with a short decal update, Nigel i currently prepping for new years trade shows and as such has indicated he will finalise the details of decal ordering as soon as things calm down. In the meantime, the work going on here is superlative. it will be great to see the end results of Alan's project come to fruition. Keep up the great work! Breaker, Chek, Scotsman and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Looking forward to the builds and watching. Mine is sat along side my aerodynamix one and the 1/24 scale one I’d be after a gulf war set of decals also .keep up the fine work sir . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepard Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 May i say WOW! keep up the great work so far! cheers shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 12 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Possibly! Personally, I will simply saw the existing one and add the bulged door. I will use my Japanese saw as I succeeded in cutting the actuators out of the airbrake parts or the recessed area for the hook within a pencil line! So, I can work precisely with such a tool. Can you specify which Japanese saw you use Thierry? And did the resin formula blunt the teeth at all? Just in case a few extra blades would need ordering with it. I've generally used Radu's photo etched cutters recently, but that's only been on plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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