mozart Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Excellent work and improvisation Alain! I presume, having gone to the trouble of doing the stud fasteners for the hood that you're not actually fitting one? Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Oh my yes, that is tremendous looking! The lads are right, that scratch work is super effective looking. Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, mozart said: Excellent work and improvisation Alain! I presume, having gone to the trouble of doing the stud fasteners for the hood that you're not actually fitting one? Many thanks! Correct Max, my way of not dealing with the hood! I am thinking of using the markings in the Revell boxing of a glider school aircraft so this item may well have been removed for that task. I have not been able to find a photo or details of the attachments for a glider tug. If anyone has something to that effect that would make me very happy! 3 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Oh my yes, that is tremendous looking! The lads are right, that scratch work is super effective looking. Thank you! Turned out to be quite simple to do with just 2 parts. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I'll check my references for attachments Alain, must have been quite a light glider! No pictures I'm afraid Alain, however there are two possibilities to consider. Stuart McKay's book says: "While prospective (Army) glider pilots were learning to fly in Tiger Moths, the Airborne Forces Establishment kept a number of the type on charge for light tugging duties alongside Hawker Hectors." (slightly paraphrased). So....Glider Training Schools had Tiger Moths to train future glider pilots to fly, as the RAF trained the vast majority of their powered flight pilots, but the AFE had Moths for some glider towing duties. I'm sure this isn't totally exclusive but it puts a slightly different slant on certainly my understanding of GTSs. Edited March 1, 2021 by mozart Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Thanks Max, I have found writen references of Tiger Moths used as tugs, and these must have been light ones of course. It is very interesting to know that glider pilots trained in TMs, which is just logical when you think of it. The nice thing about this is the tail hook (or whatever attachments) is not obligatory in that case. The blind flying hood will still be off on my kit though! Alain mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 My wife’s father was an Army glider pilot, we have his photograph next to my father’s and their pilot’s wings attached. Sadly we don’t know what happened to Peter’s logbook, it would have been an interesting read for sure. Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Even without the logbook, do you have an idea of what he did? Flying gliders on operations must have been very demanding. Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Unfortunately not Alain, my wife knows he was too late to be involved in D-Day but thinks he was in Market Garden, Arnhem, in September 44. Derek B and Alain Gadbois 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 Market Garden was not a great success...hope he made it alright! More on the exterior tonight. The very clunky elevator and rudder horns of the kit were replaced by parts cut from an aluminium sheet. The large openings were reduced with styrene bits and sanded smooth. Still a bit of filler needed after the new horns will be glued in place. Note that on the real aircraft there is a strip of fabric closing the gap between elevators and tailplane, so I left the kit part as it was molded. I started looking at the wing parts and added bit of detail to the fuel tank. Also drilled holes for the eventual wires that will be put in. Thanks for watching! Alain KiwiZac, Chris Wimmer, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Very neat control horns Alain. Clunky is a very appropriate word for the Revell ones! By the way, Peter survived the war, left the army and trained as a chemist. He went on to develop unique photosensitive papers and built a highly successful and profitable company. Edited March 2, 2021 by mozart Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 That's some great detail work Alain, especially in the cockpit. Looking forward to seeing it painted Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Thank you Max for the good news about Peter, happy to see he went on to have a successful career. Did he have an interest in aviation or was it just his war occupation and as many others, never flew again? Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Chris Wimmer said: That's some great detail work Alain, especially in the cockpit. Looking forward to seeing it painted Thank you Chris, I looking forward to that too, but still a few cockpit bits to make before that step, Alain Mel and Chris Wimmer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Hi everyone! Time for an update. I've been working on some of the exterior details a bit at a time, and now have made enough progress to show some more pictures of the T M. The oil tank was glued on a bit higher than what the kit would suggest, after filling in the existing locating holes. I put pencil marks where I think the retaining bolts will go. Slots on either side of the fuselage are traced and opened carefully. These are where the rudder control horns come out. Next the anti-spin strakes. These are metal and added to the wooden fuselage. On the kit, they are somehow inset in the fuselage as the photo shows (Revell reissue shown) I removed the raised section you can see at left, then made two styrene strips that correctly represent the raised detail of the strakes. Duplicating the sheet metal cover on the leading edge of the fin, made with a portion of tooth paste tube in the kit box since the nineties! There it is glued and sanded to shape. Forgot to mention the rudder was cut of the fin and will be reattached to the fin with brass rods. Two styrene tapering pieces detail the gap (from photo references). The rudder is also extended a bit. A few rivets are added too. The parts dry fitted. Still a lot of rivets to add to the strakes, as they are quite visible on the real thing. Finally, I glued the ailerons to the wings. To represent the fabric seal between wing and aileron, I filled the gap with epoxy putty. I drilled little holes where the hinges are located, then made them square with a few X-Acto cuts. Bye for now! Alain Edited March 28, 2021 by Alain Gadbois kkarlsen, MikeMaben, geedubelyer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Great work! Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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