mozart Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hindsight is a wonderful thing: in my next Gladiator or more likely Gauntlet build, I’ll also be assembling the “engine pod” as a whole unit including outer panels. The latter do fit well but they were more fiddly to fit accurately once the engine was on the fuselage. Thoughtful work as ever Quang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Not so much hindsight than learning from the ones that were there before us. I learned much by watching Max’s build and I hope in turn that some modelers will find my tips useful. mozart and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Finest kind Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Soo... the wings have been completed, painted and decals applied. The undercarriage is glued onto the fuselage making sure that it sits square and true. It's an important point which can make or break a model. Note that the axle location on each wheel is slightly OFFSET. That is a faithful representation of the Dowty patented hub whereas the inner centre boss is fixed while the outer rim and tyre rotate around it. Well done ICM! Likewise, the lower wing is attached to the fuselage with extra care for the correct dihedral. The fuselage/wing fit is excellent and no filler is needed. Underside of the lower wing. I chose to omit the wing guns as quite a few Glads flew without them. The decals are extra thin and require much precaution in applying them. You need to position them as close to the correct location as possible and slide off the backing paper UNDER the decal film. Otherwise, they're good quality and give that printed, non-silvering look even for the large numbers under the wings. With the UC and lower wing in place, small details were added like the fuel sight gauge in front of the windscreen, hand crank, various exhausts, ... as well as the finishing touches on the painting: weathering, repair patches on the fabric, navigation lights,... That must be done before adding the upper wing and the dreaded rigging. Here are some of the pics with the engine pod added on. That's it, folks. Guess I need some time to ruminate until the next step... RIGGING Questions and comments, blah blah... Cheers, Quang Paul in Napier, Hartmann52, Trak-Tor and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Love it Quang, she looks wonderful! I particularly like the hand crank......might just have to (shamelessly) copy that for my "finished" model...I won't let anybody know if you don't. Onward and upward!! Regarding rigging: on all my future builds I'm going to use the method that I used for the tailplane on my Gladiator ie a measured length of Prym with micro-tubing either end and a pre-drilled hole at the correct angle. The micro-tubing gives you a secure and firm place to hold for a few seconds with tweezers whilst the CA sets. It's easier than drilling all the way through the lower wing as I did. Hope this helps. Looking forward to more soon! Kagemusha, Uncarina and quang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Slow build, but beautiful build.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 This is really looking the business, Quang! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, CZPetrP said: Slow build, but beautiful build.... Thanks Petr. The other reason it’s slow is that I’m in no hurry to reach the rigging stage 41 minutes ago, mozart said: Love it Quang, she looks wonderful! I particularly like the hand crank......might just have to (shamelessly) copy that for my "finished" model...I won't let anybody know if you don't. Onward and upward!! Regarding rigging: on all my future builds I'm going to use the method that I used for the tailplane on my Gladiator ie a measured length of Prym with micro-tubing either end and a pre-drilled hole at the correct angle. The micro-tubing gives you a secure and firm place to hold for a few seconds with tweezers whilst the CA sets. It's easier than drilling all the way through the lower wing as I did. Hope this helps. Looking forward to more soon! The crank and other small details like the hand grip behind the cockpit opening while easy to manufacture yet add much interest to the finished model. I’ve done some soul-searching and navel-scratching about the rigging. Indeed I find your method the most simple and straightforward and will adopt it. 22 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: This is really looking the business, Quang! Kev The kit is a real pleasure to build, Kev! mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 OK folks. Today’s the day of reckoning! The Glad jumped out of my hand and fell on the floor. Fortunately nothing vital was broken but it’ll take some time to put it all together again. My Freudian friend says it’s just my way of procrastinating . Until later, Cheers, Quang Paul in Napier, chukw, Rick Griewski and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 lucky it is only a minor setback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Agreed, glad it was minor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin_Matejko Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Great work, a beautiful model is created Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Looks in good shape considering what occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Rigging wont be as bad as it seems prior to actually starting it. I think I might try Max's plan of using Bobs cut tubes as well once I get my hands on a Mk.II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Funnily enough I dropped mine as well at exactly the same stage.....one u/c leg off but the lower wing stayed on. Piece of cake to fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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