scvrobeson Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 A true craftsman at work on this build is all that can be said. Matt Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Really!? As mentioned by myself and others way too many times before, this update is crazy good as usual. No point claiming that this offers inspiration, because I could never achieve this level of pure modeling excellence, ever. Hat’s off to you Peter. You are a true talent. Cheers, Chuck scvrobeson, KiwiZac, JayW and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Astonishing. We need a glamour-shot of her sitting on her dainty legs Derek B, airscale and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCanopy Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 7:43 PM, airscale said: Oh yes please! My favourite obsolete aircraft design! I always thought they should've left this Bearcat alone just like that, it looks soooooo good, much more interesting than with the paint job completed. Also: Pete finally having his fun at least with the frontend of a radial engine, or perhaps even the whole affair, pipes'n'all, can't wait to see that...! Cheers, Joerg Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Peter, you should just build real 1:1 aircraft. It should be easy for you. KiwiZac, D.B. Andrus and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) Bearcat!! Oh yeah! Bare metal, huh? Racing Bearcat? South Vietnamese? Edited February 23, 2023 by Jim Barry airscale and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Speechless. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 11:43 AM, airscale said: thank you chaps - very kind and much appreciated next up are the flaps...these were designed in PE a long time ago, so it was time to assemble them.. ..lots and lots of folding.. ..about half the ribs adeed.. ..and then completed - each had the cap strip added which I have to say was about the most horrible modelling experience i have had for a while.. ..then the skins were made - there are 1,800 rivets in both - I know because I drew the layout and counted the objects.. painted and with torque tubes & fittings added.. so thats them done... and while there is still a great deal to do before this is complete, my eye has been wandering like a drunk at a wedding to what I might do next..I have a couple of parameters I think - 1) i need drawings, it's like my little drug..2) It needs to fit in my expensive show cabinet @ 55cm square... happened upon this scheme when the Planes of fame F8F took it's first flight - a bare metal Bearcat.. ..it's got me thinking.. i wanted to do a Sea Fury, but no drawings and its too big, so this might keep me happy for a while longer TTFN Peter Yes! Barecat! Barecat! I would love to see you work your magic on this airplane. In the meantime, your build is a privilege to watch. Cheers, Tom Derek B, airscale and Archimedes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 The undercart is simply unbelievable Peter. I’m going to have to buy a thesaurus because I’m running out of superlatives! JayW, airscale, Archimedes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 The landing gear "castings" came out beautiful Peter.... you've really nailed your soldering skills. I've just been admiring the skinning work around the struts, not so much for the compound curves (although they are nothing short of spectacular), but what really caught my eye is the little "joggles" you've added really accentuate the skin work on these early machines. Just one more of the million reasons your builds are so spectacular! Craig Derek B, airscale and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 Thank you everyone, much appreciated the next sub component was the prop... ..I started by cutting a brass sheet blank and adding telescoping tube to provide the mount and the strength.. ..this was then filled with P38 and primed & sanded multiple times to get one decent master.. ..that master was used to create an RTV mould - I only had a little bit of plasticine so really I made the mould too small so the castings were not great, plus they had parting lines & holes where there were bubbles.. ..these were then filled & sanded.. .and then after about 4 sessions of filling, sanding & priming I had 3 good blades.. ..they were painted with a mix of alclad steel & aluminium after Waroff confirmed the early P40's had unpainted steel blades.. ..and on the airframe.. ..theey still need the data panel at the root, but I will do that when I get dry transfers made for the rest of the airfame notices.. TTFN Peter Shoggz, Jim Barry, KiwiZac and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) Peter - great save on the moldings! There seems to be nothing you can't make, or fix. Just a sure thing. Have you ever outright failed at something (modeling)? Edited February 27, 2023 by JayW KiwiZac, Derek B and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Super nice, as usual! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 The P-40 is really looking the part now. Well done Peter. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Good looking prop blades, but I do have a question! I'm not sure how long it took to make the master blade but would it have been quicker/easier/better, to make 3 ‘master’ blades, rather than making 1 the casting 3 in resin and then having to rework them, not that I’m knocking your work, Oh Masterly One! Also, have your sprayed/painted anything on the bodywork to protected it from chocolate coated or greasy finger prints? airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now