scvrobeson Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I'm always happy that you choose natural metal subjects to model, so that your beautiful work can be kept visible when the build is done. Matt airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Bloomin' marvellous!!!!! airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 evening folks hope everyone is doing well On 1/15/2023 at 6:53 PM, geedubelyer said: Lately I have found myself watching one or two YouTube modelling channels and it occurred to me that a video of you creating these panels would be spellbinding. I am particularly interested to understand how much hammering, sanding, buffing etc. is involved in getting the unblemished finish that you achieve. Well, I did do patreon for a bit and have some videos like that, but to be honest I found it hard to integrate filming with building - you are really only doing one or another.. maybe when I retire and have a lot of time I might do it again On 1/15/2023 at 10:55 PM, JayW said: Peter, I forgot to ask in my latest reply - how did you get the skins flush with the chin intake fairing? Is the fairing proud by the skin thickness? Hi Jay - yes, the fairing edge is built up with P38 to a strip of dymo tape so it is proud, then when the litho is butted up against it, a quick wire wool and its should be flush So, P40 progress... ..it was time to try skinning the undercarriage fairings - these are the attractive bulges at the leading edge - made of three parts, they may look nice but were probably among the most challenging metalwork I have ever done.. ..first up was getting a nice smooth surface and blending in any existing skinning as the surface must be absolutely smooth or any undulations will transfer to the surface.. ..so a spot of filler here & there, a quick prime to check.. ..in order to get the panel shape, the outline needs to be set out in tape so that the border can be seen as the litho is burnished onto it.. to do this, I punched a couple of tape discs so I could set them out equally.. ..soon had them both laid out... ..it's asking a lot of the metal to conform to these double curvatures so I started to make the middle panel first - usual tools, hardwood blocks and a ball pein hammer to start beating to shape.. after beating & fixing, the other panels were added both sides - no pics, but by this point the panels are down and need finishing - some creasing was inevitable and I am hoping they sand out.. ..then the panels were sanded, polished, wire woolled etc, there are still some scratches and creases visible here and there but this is as good as I can get it.. ..I also skinned the fairing behind the cowl flaps - more details need adding, but again more compound curves.... ..more skin panels were added at the lower wing root, fastnings along the fairings and the lower area is coming together.. ..upper wing fairings next.. TTFN Peter chuck540z3, TAG, patricksparks and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Well. I am completely without words. Those gear fairings are my favorite part of any P-40. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Magic work as always, Peter. Nailed it. Derek B, chuck540z3 and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 4 hours ago, KiwiZac said: Magic work as always, Peter. Nailed it. My thoughts exactly. Chuck airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 I lay prostrate, at the feet of the Master, for I am surely not worthy! Just another day in the office for Peter but stunning work to us mere mortals! Oldbaldguy, airscale and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 GREAT skinning in those compound curve areas Peter. Am taking notes, as I have fillet fairings on the horizon. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Well Peter, I have just caught up with the whole 22 pages of your magic! I love following your 1/18 scale (or any scale for that matter) odessys (it is very comforting to me to know that our scratch building techniques are very similar). I think that the suggestion to use an appropriate size I/D tube (either hypodermic or other tube) in a pin vice/small drill chuck to cleanly emphasise the outlines to your already applied raised nose rivets should work OK (alternatively, one of your suitably sized beading tool awls may also work as they have domed centres - a quick experiment on a piece of scrap litho may confirm this?). I shall continue to follow your build, so thank you for your inspiration and goog luck with its completion. Regards Derek airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chukw Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 This photo got an actual gasp out of me. I am absolutely floored, Peter- cheers! F`s are my favs, Derek B, Rainer Hoffmann and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 afternoon all thanks for your kind comments - makes a WIP here so special I managed to get the wing fillets done - I have shown skinning many times so today is just the work as it stands ..also got most of the undersides done.. ..not sure what i will do next - maybe the windshield & upper cockpit skinning, maybe the rear glazing, maybe the control surfaces.... still lots to go TTFN Peter Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander, GMK and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Well done Peter, the burnishing of metal is such a rewarding activity isn’t it? Even the Bare Metal Foil that I’ve used recently responds so well, but the litho plate that you use produces such magnificent results, love it! Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Boogaloo Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Is it not time to have a gathering of Peter's builds in one section of the forum? I've re-read as many as I can find, Sea Fury demonstrator, the P 51c, the Fairey Firefly ( please, PLEASE, try and finish her! One of my favourite aeroplanes), the Tigercat (Ditto!), The Fw190, the amazing Hawker Fury ( imho one of your best ever builds: absolutely amazing from beginning to superb end! ), the race 80 Spitfire (rear canopy nightmare but still an exercise in perfection, despite that!). They are all such a goldmine of information, from fabrication of the tiniest details to scratchbuilding complete airframes that often appear to be full sized,( but miniaturized to 1\18 scale!) any modeller, regardless of skill levels could not fail to be impressed and would undoubtedly wish to emulate Peter's level of detail. At least in some areas! And he builds them so fast ( sure seems that way compared to my glacia! like build speed!) Although Peter might not agree with that! So how about it Moderators? An Airscale build thread, with every model in order? A good idea? Blue Skies! Captain Boogaloo airscale, Model_Monkey, geedubelyer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 It's just hard to find the words after each update. You find new ways to impress and push the medium forward Peter, and you make working in metal look better than working with paint and plastic. Matt airscale, mozart, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 47 minutes ago, Captain Boogaloo said: Is it not time to have a gathering of Peter's builds in one section of the forum? I've re-read as many as I can find, Sea Fury demonstrator, the P 51c, the Fairey Firefly ( please, PLEASE, try and finish her! One of my favourite aeroplanes), the Tigercat (Ditto!), The Fw190, the amazing Hawker Fury ( imho one of your best ever builds: absolutely amazing from beginning to superb end! ), the race 80 Spitfire (rear canopy nightmare but still an exercise in perfection, despite that!). They are all such a goldmine of information, from fabrication of the tiniest details to scratchbuilding complete airframes that often appear to be full sized,( but miniaturized to 1\18 scale!) any modeller, regardless of skill levels could not fail to be impressed and would undoubtedly wish to emulate Peter's level of detail. At least in some areas! And he builds them so fast ( sure seems that way compared to my glacia! like build speed!) Although Peter might not agree with that! So how about it Moderators? An Airscale build thread, with every model in order? A good idea? Blue Skies! Captain Boogaloo Seconded Derek B, airscale, Oldbaldguy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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