Troy Molitor Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Brilliant Peter. I have zero interest in the type, however I absolutely love the passion and efforts put into this one like all the rest. It's like a full blown build going on here., seriously. A typically over engineered aircraft which Hawker were famous for but certainly lovely in all aspects of British Aviation to simply sit back and admire. I love this throughout. Just brilliant to see unfolding. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Troy daHeld, airscale and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Wow! Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Peter, that tail and rudder are superb. What struck me was the photo of the real thing looks drum tight and, in IMO, most kits and modellers don't quite capture that look. You have! The skinning looks perfect. Just wow. Derek B, daHeld and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) You know, a hundred years ago you might have been burned at the stake for this kind of sorcery! Today though, I’m the guy standing at the front of the mob, holding the fire extinguisher. Model on Mr. Wizard........... Cheers, Wolf (who’s absolutely mesmerized and amazed by your work) Edited February 14, 2021 by Wolf Buddee Scotsman, daHeld, Zactoman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 11 hours ago, airscale said: ... I was struggling to get plastic to comply.. That happens to me alot too Yes, and probably the 'only' thing we have in common. R Palimaka, Rainer Hoffmann, airscale and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zactoman Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 12 hours ago, airscale said: fettling Thank you for sharing another stunning build and for expanding my vocabulary. airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Sublime. Derek airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, MikeMaben said: That happens to me alot too Yes, and probably the 'only' thing we have in common. Exactly how I feel, Mike ... Rainer Derek B, MikeMaben and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Yeah... not bad Derek B and airscale 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hi again folks On 2/14/2021 at 4:29 AM, Wolf Buddee said: You know, a hundred years ago you might have been burned at the stake for this kind of sorcery! Today though, I’m the guy standing at the front of the mob, holding the fire extinguisher. Model on Mr. Wizard........... Cheers, Wolf (who’s absolutely mesmerized and amazed by your work) That feeling is entirely mutual Wolf welcome back and I have to say there is a queue for that stake and you are at the front of it long weekend for me as I have some leave to take before year end in April, so got the stabiliser done today first a look at what we are trying to do... here you can see the complex arrangement where there are tubes supporting the fin, and between them goes the one-piece elevator spar tube.. ..there are also cut-outs in the fabric for the control wires, and mount points you can't see for rigging wires.. ..another little note is the elevator hinge arrangement - I have no drawings of this part so am going off this pic, but there are sort of discs and a bracket on the spar (with one of the rigging mounts..).. ..I started by creating a plan showing rib & riblet locations and all the other relevant points - this was stuck to 1.5mm plastic sheet and scored & broken out.. ..the stabiliser main spar is 'U' shaped brass with hinge brackets added and the elevator spar is punched discs & tube rings slid onto a rod with more tube to bulk it out to scale.. ..I scaled & cut out the main ribs, but the riblets were just bits of card - once I sand down to the mains they will conform.. ..the U shaped brass mainspar was shimmed to fit the 1.5mm card blank and CA'd in place.. ..the tiny holes are markers for the rigging etc ..all sanded to shape and test fitted.. ..the skin is thin plastic card again, c=score with a ballpoint, but this time (as compared to the wings) I made it in one piece as a wrap around and included the tips.. ..here the skin is down with contact adhesive, but the tips need joining with CA - need to be really careful here as its easy to CA the skin flat to the core or get it mishapen.. ..and the finished stabiliser after refining & ready for primer.. ..after priming, there were a few tiny bits to fill on the tip edges and a bit more shape refinement - I also knocked back the riblet ends with sandpaper as there was a visible round from the ball of the ballpoint.. ..close up of how all the spars & tubes fit - hopefully a bit like the original.. ..and the hinges.. shaping up.. ..elevators next TTFN Peter patricksparks, scvrobeson, F`s are my favs and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 This is going from the sublime to the ridiculous! Kev Derek B, airscale and KiwiZac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) Outstanding (and fast) work Peter...looks like it will be ready for flight test soon then! I hadn't noticed the fin offset until now; nice attention to detail. Cheers Derek Edited February 16, 2021 by Derek B airscale and daHeld 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Your fabric effect on the flying surfaces is simply out of this world! So, so good! airscale, daHeld, scvrobeson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainer Hoffmann Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Out of this world ... I wish you would tackle a post-war jet some day (not your cup of tea, I know, but one can allways hope, right?). Cheers Rainer scvrobeson, Derek B and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Beautiful work Peter! Absolutely flawless. Cheer's, Jeff. airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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