JimRice Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Beautiful to the point it will be almost be a shame to cover it all up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Geoff, this build puts an old-school smile on my face. Love watching a craftsman at work- you’ve got me picking up my big AT-38B with a new found enthusiasm! looking forward to more of the Ryan! Great stuff happening here! Thanks for sharing- cheers Pete Derek B and JayW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Upon my word Geoff!!! I am sure your heart sunk to see the wing in its malformed state. So much work.... Remaking something is never as exciting as making it in the first place - but the modeler must remind himself (herself) that you get to correct mistakes and add improvements! A similar thing happened to me back when I was building Miss Velma - you may recall. I was scratch building the flap, similar to this in that it had ribs and spars and skins, all painstakingly fabricated. And styrene of course. And I found after gluing on the skin panels, found the following day, that the skins had sagged and malformed due to glue fumes softening the sheet they were made from. A total loss. A day or two of long face and bad attitude! But, the second try was better than the first! Keep with it mate! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 just wonderful Geoff - you are back and firing on all cylinders! wonderful to watch it come together and like you I have been through remakes before things worked out - in fact everything is always better second time around as you put the lessons learned into practice keep at it, can't wait to see whats next Peter Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Oh Geoff, that is awesome mate! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpjack Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Seems appropriate to mention this here- I build a lot of fuselages/bodies with a bread and butter profile technique and have learned not to use superglue. Its shrinkage produces wonderful bananas! Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 8:42 PM, brahman104 said: Great work Geoff! I know that must've been super frustrating to see the warp, but some things are better done again sometimes and we're generally better for it with the advantage of hindsight. You've certainly taken the opportunity in your stride! Craig Hi Craig Having the wing warp wasnt super frustrating. Its just one of those things that happens in development. It can always be worse and it was a good learning experience. Thanks for stopping in. Best Geoff brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 5:03 AM, Derek B said: Great work Geoff - this is why I love scratch building; not necessarily to make a unique model in its own right (which, of course, is the primary goal), but rather the invaluable knowledge, experience and resultant confidence you gain from the whole process. Derek Derek Thanks for your kind and experienced sentiments. I know you understandfully what this is all about. I hope youll continue to stop in. Geoff Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 10:50 AM, shark64 said: impressive. Thanks Oliver. Clearly no more impressive than the things you do. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 2:39 PM, JimRice said: Beautiful to the point it will be almost be a shame to cover it all up! Jim Im not saing my work is beautiful, but I understand the sentiment about covering it up. IVe always enjoyed seeing the structure under an airplanes skin. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 10:25 AM, Pete Fleischmann said: Geoff, this build puts an old-school smile on my face. Love watching a craftsman at work- you’ve got me picking up my big AT-38B with a new found enthusiasm! looking forward to more of the Ryan! Great stuff happening here! Thanks for sharing- cheers Pete Pete Thanks! Coming from you, that puts a smile on my old school face. Best Geoff Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/5/2021 at 3:27 PM, Anthony in NZ said: Oh Geoff, that is awesome mate! Thanks Anthony! Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 4:41 PM, JayW said: Upon my word Geoff!!! I am sure your heart sunk to see the wing in its malformed state. So much work.... Remaking something is never as exciting as making it in the first place - but the modeler must remind himself (herself) that you get to correct mistakes and add improvements! A similar thing happened to me back when I was building Miss Velma - you may recall. I was scratch building the flap, similar to this in that it had ribs and spars and skins, all painstakingly fabricated. And styrene of course. And I found after gluing on the skin panels, found the following day, that the skins had sagged and malformed due to glue fumes softening the sheet they were made from. A total loss. A day or two of long face and bad attitude! But, the second try was better than the first! Keep with it mate! Dude It aint the end of the world but I appreciate your sympathy :0 ..That big corsair is looking mighty good ole boy..keep her going Regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 So, a brief update is in order. Work on the wing has stopped. Im waiting for carbon fiber rods to replace the brass tubes. Wing work will resume as soon as the carbon fiber replacements arrive. Attention was given to the fuselage and cowling. The fuselage and cowling dont articulate with each other. Rather, at the fuselage front is a fairing which closes off the fuselage front. Im assuming the cowling panels attach to the engine bearers. After trueing up the fuselage and matching the cowling, since they have the same cross section, a mold was made up for vacforming to close the front of the fuselage. Now that Ive made the form, I can see is a bit to chubby and will need to be touched up around the edges. It fits the cowling cross section but it hits the cowling on its inner diameter which it shouldnt do. Might alsp have to double shoot the mold to make up for thickness difference. This is how it should fit... A lesson in ..dont touch the wet primer All in all, the fuselage is ready to go forward. Forms for the nose piece and spinner are also underway. Thats it for this episode..time to get back to summer. Be safe everyone... Best Geoff LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Super impressive work, Geoff! Kev Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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