Landrotten Highlander Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 1 minute ago, LSP_Kevin said: Everything in square brackets has to, not just the URL bits. This includes the [img][/img] tags too. And then it works! Kev Thank you for your educational contribution. now back to Paco de lucia and Mariza... HerculesPA_2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Beautiful work going/went on here!!! Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Kaeone57 said: Beautiful work going/went on here!!! Alfonso Yep!....I don't know whether I'm coming or going! Kaeone57 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hi there guys My mojo has returned! I'm in the middle of scratch building a auxiliary DC generator for the rear section. I have seen photos with the generator in the rear and I'm defo going to put it in mine as it looks fun to build and will make the rear section look more busy! This afternoon I sprayed it with my new airbrush (Paasche H... as my old Badger gave up the ghost before my summer break)...and will post it on my next update! As for now I will give you a quick update on the trailing antenna mechanism that I have made for the rear section. It was a bit fiddly due to the size but here are some photos....... This next photo shows the tube that the line feeds to the outside of the aircraft.....made from a Biro pen... ...and here are the two parts attached... ...and just to show you the scale...... Here is the electrical box that operates how much cable leaves the aircraft.... All finished and all wired up..... OK......that was a short post! So the next post I will show the DC generator! Until then....thanks for looking in! Cheers Fozzy Sparzanza, Ol' Scrapiron, CZPetrP and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) Afternoon all! This post is likely to be a bit photo heavy of building the Auxiliary DC generator for my B17! The generator was built by looking at just a few photos I found and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed making it!....I used scrap plastic and wire as materials and I have taken a photo of each stage of the build. First off....this is a photo of a real generator that I am trying to replicate...... Edited October 15, 2020 by fozzy dodgem37 and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 So I built it by stages and hope the photos explains how I got it together.....here goes...... OK....so now it's time to paint it ...the best part!.....but not before building the frame that it will sit on in the rear of the fuselage.. CZPetrP, LSP_Kevin, Greg W and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 So here it is all finished........ ...and up on it's frame...... As I said ....really had a lot of fun with this generator build!....excuse the amount of photos! Onwards ever onwards!....to getting the tail wheel assembly built......till then Cheers once again for looking in! Fozzy themongoose, blackbetty, Greg W and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 That looks absolutely brilliant! Iain fozzy and Kaeone57 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Iain said: That looks absolutely brilliant! Iain Indeed it does!! Alfonso Edited October 15, 2020 by Kaeone57 fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Simply incredible, Martin! Kev fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Thanks a lot guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Perfect scratch construction. It is very motivating ... fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Absolute genius! fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Good day all! Hope all is good where you all are and that everyone is staying safe from this virus!...2020 has been a terrible year for us all and the sooner it's all over with... the better! Lets hope and pray for a better 2021! So on with the next part of this project!.....the tail wheel section!.....I have been kind of dreading this next part as there is lack of information and photos of this area of the B17. If you look for photos in books or the internet it's always the same.The whole area is covered with tarpaulin blocking out all the parts you want to see! Enthusiasts go for visits to see the B17 armed with their cameras and they can crawl all over the fuselage snapping away but the tail wheel well area is nearly always out of bounds! I believe this is because the area is so confined that visitors would have to get on there belly's to crawl through and for health and safety issues. Well of course this doesn't help us modellers! How ever I did managed to find a few photos of said area after hours of searching...(although only seeing certain angles on most of the photos) which meant I had to use my imagination for the areas that I just cant see!....the usual artistic license had to be got out of the draw! So as you know I am building this fuselage in two halves....top and bottom ...so I have started with the bottom half. I had to make the tail wheel tub that the wheel retracts to and this was molded from plastic food packaging. Here is the balsa wood plug that I made.... After heating up the plastic and using the plug (plug and mold procedure) and ended up with this. You can see that I have added some detail with strips of plastic The wheel well floor was then made from plastic card..... ...and from the underside... The wheel tub was then glued into position... Now for the wheel. I hate making wheels!...I find it difficult!...I usually make them out of balsa wood and this time it was no exception!...it's my own fault as I haven't invested in a mini lathe....but that is all going to change soon....going to look for one!....meanwhile this wheel was whittled to shape by eye! Time to paint the wheel tub area.... Here is the tail wheel strut... Here is the tail wheel assembly fork head attached to the wheel.... The rest of the frame was then made from metal and electrical cables were added from wire... Here you can see that I have placed the tail wheel onto the tail frame..... I then glued the painted tail wheel strut onto the frame..... The tail wheel area was in fact covered with a fitted tarpaulin and I thought about leaving it off because it would cover all the detail and at the end of the day this project is all about showing the workings of the B17G ....so I then I had an idea of making a cover and having it pulled back so a mechanic could get at it to inspect! The tarpaulin was made from a painted sheet of tissue paper....the eyelets made from small cuts from a piece of wire insulation and the tie cord was made from thread from the wife's sewing box and threaded by one of her needles....that took some doing I'll tell you!...I broke off the Wheel strut in the process and had to re set it! Here is the cover...... So that is the lower half of the tail wheel area complete. I have started the upper half of this area and it involves the re tractor motor and gears to bring up the tail wheel....and if I thought that this lower half was difficult I thought wrong!.....but we will leave that till the next post! So until then ...Thanks a lot for looking and following this non stop build! Cheers Fozzy Derek B, CODY, Trak-Tor and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdthoresen Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Wow, Fozzie, exemplary work as always. I am absolutely loving your updates on this beast. Keep up the great work! THOR fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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