IainM Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 This is going to be spectacular - again!!! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 A great feast is on!!! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Beautiful... airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 hey everyone Happy New Year! On 12/29/2021 at 9:12 PM, JayW said: Peter. Dude. Following. I just spent a fortune on another 21CT Mustang, to replace Miss Velma, which is looking more and more inadequate. I wonder if I should not try just what you are doing, but on a P-51D. Your progress so far is eye popping. And BTW - don't you know I am on the same page when it comes to Aircorps Library, and using real live engineering drawings to help with the build. But the P-40 drawing set is still being worked on as I understand it. I hope you do not find alot of dead ends. So far for the Corsair, nearly every drawing is available - a pleasant surprise. thanks Jay - I have found everything I need in the library - I think the P40 is about 80% identified where the drawing title has been added to aid searching. in fact the biggest problem is seperating out the early & late versions - some components were shared, but for example I did the PE design for a full set of fuselage formers before I realised I had done the late P40 which is completely different! I have been in there for hours and hours and the PE design has now grown to 2 huge sheets after I decided to add the flaps too.. On 12/30/2021 at 5:33 AM, Chad Veich said: Another of my favorite subjects Peter, I will be watching your magic on this one for sure. I was fortunate to see the subject aircraft before it left for the UK and shot some detail photos as I too would like to model the aircraft eventually. If you would like copies of the pics just let me know where to send them, happy to share. Many thanks Chad, and after our PM conversation, thanks so much for the pics - super helpful ..the first thing to set about was the nose - it's all very well having a solid perspex keel and solid formers, but there is a bit of work to do to open it all out for the chin intake and exhaust area.. I mocked up the PE radiator front so I could orient what needed to be done and set about grinding and cutting out the lower chin area.. ..also the rear where the cowl flaps will go.. ..added two ali plates that will give strength to this bifurcated area.. ..you can also see the ali tube I let into the upper nose for the basis of the (carb?) air intake ..the inside of the cowl is lined with sheets that duct the air from the intake to the 3 round prestone radiators - I have no drawings of this area so all I know is the shape of each intake segment, and the round radiator diameter at the end of it. to form the shapes, I needed to make bucks on which to form the metal sheet intakes. I started by laying out blanks of the shapes at each end and building a simple frame that held them in the right position Once the frame was removed from the model, a pole was added to lock that position and the frame cut away, resulting in these funny shapes.. ..those shapes were then built out with scrap plastic & balsa and filled with P38 filler and ultimately refined into the bucks needed.. intake shapes at the front.. ..radiator shapes at the back.. ..then annealed litho can be formed on the bucks to form the trunking.. ..these were then primed and painted as I won't be able to get to them once fitted.. ..then a bit of jiggling and they are fitted.. ..I slathered a bit of epoxy around them to help them keep their shape.. ..and the process worked - I also added a tape ring where they meet the rads which is like a canvas boot but you can't really see it.. ..the transition is quite smooth.. ..and thats it for now, rear area next.. TTFN Peter chukw, Shawn M, patricksparks and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigore Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 This is true model building! It is so joyful to watch...makes me long for when I was a professional model builder. Wish you made a video of the process airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Watching your process is always so illuminating. You're hitting the ground running on this project for sure. Matt airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 A master class in duct building! You can start something up that looks like a disaster, and fool everyone as it turns into a masterpiece. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Great bit of scratching Peter! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Astounding as always, Peter! You seem to have an uncanny knack of being able to come up with a solution for any modelling challenge you face. Kev TAG and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westland WhirlWill Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Although I always love following any of your projects Peter, I have to say this one does excite me a bit more than the Firefly (no disrespect to that project, which was spectacular as always, but just not an aircraft I ever found particularly interesting). I've personally always loved the looks of the P-40 with that aggressive-looking nose and think it's one of the coolest looking aircraft of WW2, especially when painted with the iconic shark mouth. Can't wait to see what you do with this one, it's looking great already! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 That’s a few hundred steps above what I’m doing in this hobby, but I love watching what is possible! Amazing work Peter airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Aigore said: It is so joyful to watch My thoughts exactly. I love how well this one's progressing, Peter! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 A picture paints a thousand words and all that... airscale, Martinnfb, JayW and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 another Master class to follow and enjoy, cheers Peter!!! airscale and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Looks easy, as usual! That's a great way to start a new year - I'll follow with huge interest and will throw in some fanboy comments from time to time! airscale and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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