Iain Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Hi Don, Trust me - the tail wasn't right! And the dishwasher all fixed - with a new recirculation pump fitted. Sometimes I shock myself - but not in the literal sense! Anyway - a little more progress bubbling away this week - but I'm going to take a break from sanding for a few days and pick up on some other projects for a few days... More primer on the tail - and a start made on opening up the slots for the tail door hinges: And yet more sanding of detail areas on the tail interior - with home-made 240 grit sanding sticks to get into nooks and crannies: Interior fuselage sections after initial clean-up and a coat of primer - can see what I'm doing now! Note - these are photographed upside down so I could capture more of the relevant detail: All external aerial details, along with external hinges and rain channels have been removed - to be replaced with finer detail later in the build. And getting ready to remove the internal sections - to be re-arranged later: And, whilst everything out, I couldn't resist a quick fuselage shot! Too big to fit on the photo background I normally use at home: Oh, and after a bit of a search, a stock of 0.25mm/10 thou clear PETG sheet has arrived - more on this to follow... Have fun! Iain SCRATCH BUILDER, Brett M, johncrow and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Damn that’s big! A true LSP!! Love everything about this, and you are off to a splendid start my friend!! Anxiously looking forward to more on this build ! cheers Pete Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 OK - I was planning to put this away this afternoon, but got sidetracked and ended up following more of Baldricks 'cunning plan' and creating more parts by cutting up existing ones! The tailpane... The sections of elevator were removed from both the inner sections of tailplane (removed from the fuselage tail earlier) and the separate tailplane sections themselves. This was really hard work on the inner sections as the 'skin' is quite thin here - and I had to do some re-bonding of broken sections afterwards. The outer sections were an absolute walk in the park as they are printed mostly separated along the hinge line and so the main cuts have to be made to the hinges. So, more parts: And then, well, I had to glue something back together - so I now have mostly complete port and starboard tailplanes and separate elevators - to be left for a few days to harden off: Deffo taking a break now... Iain mozart, Derek B, scvrobeson and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Very nice work! I love the 3D stuff Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 WOW Iain, totally loving this and taking lots of notes! Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 I think I have the upper tailplane to fuselage interface sorted in my head now Anthony - could still do with some detailed photos - but I think I’ve had a bit of an epiphany. Stay tuned! Oh - and have had a response from an ex. 115 Sqn engineer on Facebook after I asked for help on the Sqn page - need to follow up with him tomorrow. Iain Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander, ctayfor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 As soon as I can I will get down to the Andover in the museum storage again for photo's. This tail area is of great interest to me as well. Iain and ctayfor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 14 hours ago, Iain said: Trust me - the tail wasn't right! Iain, I trust you 100% on these matters and also on all matters dishwasher. This looks like a great kit and you are really paving the way with this build. Derek B, ctayfor and Iain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 9 hours ago, DonH said: Iain, I trust you 100% on these matters and also on all matters dishwasher. That's more than I do Don (and never had a dishwasher apart in my life before, but all a learning experience!). I've had another reply to my request on the 115 Sqn Facebook page from an ex. CO who, quote, "Oh I love this sort of stuff" and is going to go through his photos... Was a little wary of joining the Squadron group - and asking for assistance - but looks like I may have found some brilliant contacts. I know a lot of you don't like Facebook - but for some things it can be an absolute gold-mine (possibly)! Iain DonH, Derek B, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrmf777 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi Iain Your attention to detail is quite something. My Dad used to fly the Hs-748 which I’m building for him in 1/48 scale, also from Onemanmodel. Bit tired of sanding but I got to say it’s a really good kit. Watching this build very closely. Thanks Cheers Neil Iain, Kagemusha and ctayfor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well I'm all caught up with your amazing work. I cant wait to see the final result, although that is rushing on Waaaay ahead. Attention to detail is as usual second to none. I would not have spotted any of the kits issues but I suppose that comes from having a passion for the subject matter. Keep up the great work. Derek B and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks for the interest guys - I'm actually finding it difficult to put this one down... Tailplanes surface filled and sanded back - and the root extensions removed as these are OK in plan view, but too thick where they join the main structure of the tailplane: The root sections that were removed yesterday have had styrene blanking plates added where the were cut from the tailplanes, and then backfilled with casting resin. These will now be shaped against the rear fuselage to fit in the horizontal position when viewed from the rear: And a tailplane with the extension removed - I've since filled with styrene sheet and sanding back the leading edge using the T Bar and 280 grit wet and dry before bed. Maybe more tomorrow. Blue skies! Iain Anthony in NZ, scvrobeson, ctayfor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 OK - one last one before bed... Leading edges of tailplanes where the root extensions have been removed now sanded back to profile: Off to the airing cupboard to stay warm overnight. Hopefully I'm on track with a solution to that tail-end now. Iain Landrotten Highlander, johncrow, Scotsman and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Totally awesome Iain...... a grown man will cry soon if his Kit doesn’t leave Japan soon lol, loving it mate! At least I got the nose section on my Airfix Mossie practically finished last night. That would not have happened if my Andover was here! keep up the great work, it’s an interesting journey into the future for us. And man what a cool looking aeroplane! cheers Anthony ctayfor and Iain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Still feel guilty - and would be brilliant to have at least one other being built! It's an odd one this - an awful lot of work - but I can't put it down. Had a day off from the day job today and, whilst I had plans to do other things, I've spent the whole day on the Andover... And it was never going to take long before I got the High Build Filler Primer out - the yellow stuff in the photos. The open ends were capped with styrene sheet and a coat of grey primer applied from the spray can, floowed a few hours later with a coat of filler primer. The T-Bar sander was used, with lots of soapy water, to gently flat off the surface - revealing the high and low areas - anyone that's worked on old vehicles will know the process. Elevators - I have a thing about thin trailing edges - and whilst these are better than the other surfaces they need improving - and are harder to do than the others as the need sanding from the outside. Cross-section as printed: Now I reckoned that the ABS skin was quite thin - so drilled holes from the hinge-line and filled the relevant ares with casiting resin - 'injected' under pressure using a suitable pippette. You need to make sure you break through all the internal webs in the elevators with a drill bit - or you will get voids - don't ask how I know! Good job I did as you can see the resin appearing through the thionned plastic as I sanded. The elevatiors were primed grey before sanding - so I had a handy guide to progress when sanding - in this case using 120 grit wet and dry, used wet on a flat surface. Getting there: Tailplanes with a final coat of filler primer - hinge areas still to be worked on: And that's it for today - now in the airing cupboard so everything can harden off overnight, ready for the next stage... Happy Modelling! Iain wunwinglow, Anthony in NZ, spyrosjzmichos and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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