Icelandic Fine Art Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Thierry, Shall do, all 3, great stuff. What are your initial impressions of the 1/32 Wasp? I know this is off topic, it is not my intention to drift from the original topic. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 good to hear, hope the project comes to fruition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Icelandic Fine Art said: Thierry, Shall do, all 3, great stuff. What are your initial impressions of the 1/32 Wasp? I know this is off topic, it is not my intention to drift from the original topic. Alan Shape-wise, it looks spot on! Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Shape-wise, it looks spot on! Westland Wasp, is someone doing a kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 29 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: Westland Wasp, is someone doing a kit? It looks so... Scotsman and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Sea Harriers and Jag’s in 1/32? And there I was thinking of modelling retirement…… Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Quote And there I was thinking of modelling retirement Never say never again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Icelandic Fine Art said: Hello blackbetty, It's great news that you are working on the Buccaneer, I have seen your Pucara, a fantastic build, looking forward to the Buccaneer, I shall be following it all the way. The Jaguar GR3 is about 3 months away from completion but I am not sure about release, just yet. I had to look at a lot of Jaguar aircraft, to work out some of the design problems; it seems there are no good representations of the Jaguar in any scale, manufacturers have been lazy in capturing the contours and lines of the actual aircraft, so it has taken me longer to calculate the geometry but I am getting there. There is an excellent example of a Jaguar GR3 in running condition, which I have been able to inspect and I am also now working with a NASA engineer, Chad Summers of FSM, he is a fantastic engineer and adds a new dimension to the design process. Alan Alan the Jag will be of both versions (A and GR)? I'm no Jag expert,except the nose there are probably some more differencies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelandic Fine Art Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, iaf-man said: Alan the Jag will be of both versions (A and GR)? I'm no Jag expert,except the nose there are probably some more differencies Isaac, It is my intention to cover most versions of the Jaguar GR3, T2, A and the French Navy carrier version, they are all different in some way, FSM, has been working on the T2 version, it is only the French Navy version that is significantly different. I don't know much about the Jags, I am a draughtsman, so my understanding is only related to the geometric design of a subject, I use basic analytical mathematics to calculate all the parameters of the design. The Jaguar has an incredibly complex shape and whilst most of the design of the airframe is complete, there's bound to be a few adjustments along the way. Alan Kagemusha, Scotsman, zerosystem and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 12:53 PM, Icelandic Fine Art said: It is the modeller that is the artist, who can bring to life such rare subjects and turn them into works of art, I am merely the hammer and chisel man that shapes it up but you, the modellers are the real artisans of your craft. I think we collectively sometimes forget that in our desire for the perfectly engineered, fully detailed, highest quality and 100% accurate kit and that seems to be the start of the kit bashing comments (in both directions - too good, not good enough). Anyway, back on topic - FRS.1 for me please and thanks for what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelandic Fine Art Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 50 minutes ago, npb748r said: I think we collectively sometimes forget that in our desire for the perfectly engineered, fully detailed, highest quality and 100% accurate kit and that seems to be the start of the kit bashing comments (in both directions - too good, not good enough). Anyway, back on topic - FRS.1 for me please and thanks for what you do. Thank you sir, if I could make the perfect model aircraft, it would probably take 20 years, so I work on the principle that there are enough good modellers' out there that can address the deficiencies of not being in possession of the perfect model. I have allocated an FRS.1 to you. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 4:53 PM, Icelandic Fine Art said: Thank you sir, if I could make the perfect model aircraft, it would probably take 20 years, so I work on the principle that there are enough good modellers' out there that can address the deficiencies of not being in possession of the perfect model. I have allocated an FRS.1 to you. Alan Alan, add a Jag GR3 to that order as well please !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydesign Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) Oh no.... I have just completed the basic assembly of a 1/32 Sea Harrier with the old Revell kit and the conversion TIGGER vacuset... with a lot of corrections... Well, it happened before .. I will complete my model anyway.... UPDATE AUGUST 2022: first modelling report / description of my built can be found here on my website... Edited August 23, 2022 by mydesign update Rick Griewski, Jack, Landrotten Highlander and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Oh my, the gorgeous FA-2!!! That would look great with my FG-1 conversion Well done Alan, you’re a clever man as is Kitsworld for those extra parts! Cheers Anthony Icelandic Fine Art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelandic Fine Art Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 UPDATE: It's a long slog making all the parts for all 3 types; the air intakes had to be redesigned to accept the 3d printed sets as well as the front landing gear bay; some master parts are missing, so I have to design a new set, plus the fact I don't have enough parts due to the global supply shortage in materials and the hot weather prevents any further manufacture of parts as the materials used do not work in hot environments, so the delays are ongoing and hopefully by the end of September things will start moving. Apologies for the delay, part of the problem is that I suffered from skill fade as I haven't done any manufacture for the last two and a half years, so I have had to relearn how to do things again and at my age trying to teach an old codger new tricks is a hard grind. Alan thierry laurent, zerosystem, BiggAl and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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