Panzerwomble Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, RLWP said: I'm on new territory here, I have some litho plate coming and have ben considering copper too. Mainly because I can easily anneal it So, how do you suck an egg? Richard And why would you want to?? Yes its the easily annealed / cuts easily that is for me the best about copper sheet. I bought a 0.1 mm roll from China for about a fiver , will outlast me . Also bought some self adhesive aluminium on a roll as well ,sort of thing they use for ducting repairs not duct tape ,is thinner and makes a good hinge . Edited June 30, 2021 by Panzerwomble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Panzerwomble said: Yes its the easily annealed / cuts easily that is for me the best about copper sheet. I bought a 0.1 mm roll from China for about a fiver , will outlast me . I've ordered some 0.3mm stuff - I couldn't find any 0.1! Want to swap some thick for some thin? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, RLWP said: I've ordered some 0.3mm stuff - I couldn't find any 0.1! Want to swap some thick for some thin? Richard Pm me an adress Ill send you a bit RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) Well, thanks to Guy @Panzerwomble and Peter @airscale, something has actually progressed on this one! I've been dabbling with different materials for the cowling, including litho, resulting in this: That's made in litho, and I think as a first attempt I have been too ambitious with the plate. So I switched to 0.1mm copper: Much more successful, it's a material I am happier working with. I've still got a lot to learn, however that's going to be good enough. And on to the next step: Richard Edited July 19, 2021 by RLWP LSP_Kevin, BradG, Gazzas and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Wow! Looks pretty good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, TimW said: Wow! Looks pretty good to me! It's OK. Fortunately it's going to end up painted, so I can use filler to sort out the undesirable bits. If it had to be polished alloy - it's terrible . It really makes me appreciate what Peter is doing with his build Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 It's all a bit 'it fits where it touches' at the moment: Richard denders, themongoose, Greg W and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I have found that the hardest thing was getting metal parts to fit exactly as a scale model should. So much trouble that I haven't tried again. I'll be looking forward to yours. Maybe I'll learn something. Panzerwomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Gazzas said: I have found that the hardest thing was getting metal parts to fit exactly as a scale model should. So much trouble that I haven't tried again. I'll be looking forward to yours. Maybe I'll learn something. I've approached this the other way around. I made the former for the upper panels, made the panels then used the former to mark out the fuselage shape So, in theory, the fuselage is the same shape as the panels. Yeah, right... Richard Gazzas and Panzerwomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 I have decided to shelve this project. I can't find anything that shows me what the interior might look like, and to be honest I'm just not 'feeling' this one Richard Landrotten Highlander and Phantom2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Oh I’m really wound up about this build! Can’t wait to see more updates…dang if I find interior pics I’ll send them your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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