brahman104 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 This is crazy good John! How do you attach all the fine details, especially the wiring without drowning them in glue? Craig Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Looks fantastic, John! You did some exemplary work on that lower seam, too. Kev Thunnus and TAG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Awesome progress, and smart tip to mask the exhaust ports. Can't wait to see the paint on the engine. Matt Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Yup, gorgeous! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments! 22 hours ago, brahman104 said: This is crazy good John! How do you attach all the fine details, especially the wiring without drowning them in glue? Craig Thanks Craig! Careful application of the glue helps to avoid those blobs. And when they do appear, I scrub em off with a small stipple brush dampened with CA debonder. Debonder can weaken CA joins obviously but the small details such as wiring usually don't require that much glue strength to hold them in place so you can get away with using debonder to clean. I figured out that I should glue the upper wing flaps in now so that I can address any issues that show up on the top side of the wings. A combination of a light grind along the brass and a bead of CA glue along the edge should smooth this out. With the game plan established for the attachment of nose/engine assembly, I decided to test fit the bulkhead using two spots of CA glue. No tabs or alignment aids here so I just eyeballed it. Pretty close... the engine slide into place without interference. But the nose would not shift up completely, leaving this gap. I need to trim the bulkhead height down a touch to allow the engine block to shift up. In pencil I marked the bulkhead stringers on the fuselage so that I could line the bulkhead up in this same position. I shaved the bulkhead bottom a few millimeters and tried again. This allowed me to close the gap on the bottom. Ok... I think this is do-able. I'm going to paint the bulkhead before I glue it into place so I've primed with Mr Primer Surfacer like the engine. Here is the engine + bulkhead together mounted on the nose. Can you tell I am procrastinating on the painting of the engine? Greg W, Anthony in NZ, scvrobeson and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Calling 1 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 10 minutes ago, Thunnus said: Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments! Thanks Craig! Careful application of the glue helps to avoid those blobs. And when they do appear, I scrub em off with a small stipple brush dampened with CA debonder. Debonder can weaken CA joins obviously but the small details such as wiring usually don't require that much glue strength to hold them in place so you can get away with using debonder to clean. I figured out that I should glue the upper wing flaps in now so that I can address any issues that show up on the top side of the wings. A combination of a light grind along the brass and a bead of CA glue along the edge should smooth this out. With the game plan established for the attachment of nose/engine assembly, I decided to test fit the bulkhead using two spots of CA glue. No tabs or alignment aids here so I just eyeballed it. Pretty close... the engine slide into place without interference. But the nose would not shift up completely, leaving this gap. I need to trim the bulkhead height down a touch to allow the engine block to shift up. In pencil I marked the bulkhead stringers on the fuselage so that I could line the bulkhead up in this same position. I shaved the bulkhead bottom a few millimeters and tried again. This allowed me to close the gap on the bottom. Ok... I think this is do-able. I'm going to paint the bulkhead before I glue it into place so I've primed with Mr Primer Surfacer like the engine. Here is the engine + bulkhead together mounted on the nose. Can you tell I am procrastinating on the painting of the engine? Looking forward too seeing the engine painted, sterling work on the fitting of the nose and engine. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCanopy Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Quote "Can you tell I am procrastinating on the painting of the engine?" Yes. The quality of your primed assembly looks impossibly pristine, just like those 3D-renderings used by manufacturers to market their products. I wouldn't paint that either. It's already perfect. > You might buy another one, build it to a lesser standard and hide the shortcomings by way of your masterful paint techniques ... ;-) Thunnus and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stambaugh Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Can certainly understand the trepidation of painting the engine. Just think about how fantastic it will look when in color. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 this looks incredible, definately worth the effort in adding and I know one thing - when I grow up I want to be able to paint like you Peter JayW and Thunnus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Always love the problem solving. The spinner sure looks great painted and weathered. Will definitely be pulling up a chair when the paint starts flying at the engine. Matt Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 procrastinate as long as you want, we will not stop waiting to see what wonder you will bring out from that engine! MikeMaben and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just loving this build. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 11:53 PM, Nighthawk Calling 1 said: Looking forward too seeing the engine painted, sterling work on the fitting of the nose and engine. Thank you! The nose fit to the fuselage is not perfect but I've gotten to a point where I think it will be acceptable with some work. I don't mind gaps as much as steps and there still seems to be a small step issue, which I hope I can correct when it comes to that point. On 5/8/2022 at 8:38 AM, BlackCanopy said: Yes. The quality of your primed assembly looks impossibly pristine, just like those 3D-renderings used by manufacturers to market their products. I wouldn't paint that either. It's already perfect. > You might buy another one, build it to a lesser standard and hide the shortcomings by way of your masterful paint techniques ... ;-) Yeah, there is something about primer-coated resin assemblies that looks really good. Similar to unpainted brass phototech assemblies like the flaps. On 5/8/2022 at 10:46 AM, John Stambaugh said: Can certainly understand the trepidation of painting the engine. Just think about how fantastic it will look when in color. I tend to temporarily stall out ahead of uncertain steps. It took me a good while to wire and paint the wheel wells. Now, the same hesitation with the engine. But there are other things I need to do before the engine gets attached to the fuselage so I have some valid excuses for now! On 5/8/2022 at 11:39 AM, airscale said: this looks incredible, definately worth the effort in adding and I know one thing - when I grow up I want to be able to paint like you Peter Thank you Peter! I can't even post comments on your build. It's hard to say anything when the jaw is resting on the floor. On 5/8/2022 at 12:55 PM, scvrobeson said: Always love the problem solving. The spinner sure looks great painted and weathered. Will definitely be pulling up a chair when the paint starts flying at the engine. Matt Thanks Matt! I was encouraged by how things were improving as parts were getting glued together. I've had the opposite happen and that's really no fun! On 5/8/2022 at 1:25 PM, mc65 said: procrastinate as long as you want, we will not stop waiting to see what wonder you will bring out from that engine! Thank you for that leeway! I'll get to it but just not yet! On 5/8/2022 at 5:14 PM, Rockie Yarwood said: Just loving this build. Thanks Rockie! Slowly finishing the clean up work on the wing roots... The tail stabilizers aren't a perfect fit so I'll probably want to glue them in and do the necessary putty work at the joints before I go any further on the engine. The underwing drop tanks have been painted. Yes, one is darker than the other! This was intentional! The funky clear drop tank pylons have been painted and decaled. Extreme care needs to be taken when handling these parts as they are very delicate and prone to cracking/snapping. Drop tank mounted on the pylon... the edge reflection through the clear part is not good. So I brush painted the contact surfaces black. I still need to weather the drop tanks. And finally... I've painted the engine bulkhead but have yet weathered it. Nighthawk Calling 1, Citadelgrad, Landrotten Highlander and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomg Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Very sharp! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Very sharp indeed! Kev Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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