KiwiZac Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Stunning stuff John! I'm eagerly awaiting the next update! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 8/8/2022 at 2:39 PM, KiwiZac said: Stunning stuff John! I'm eagerly awaiting the next update! Sorry to have kept you waiting so long! I've taken a few months break from modeling but am ready to start doing it again. For whatever reason, I feel it more difficult to re-start on the P-47D Eileen build since it is in the advanced painting stage. I wanted to get my hands on unpainted plastic to transition me back to building so I'm jumping back onto this Hien build. It's been boxed up for a few months now and it's time to take a peek to see where we are at. Ahhh... now I remember. The resin cockpit has been completed but before I glue the fuselage halves together, I wanted to apply rivets to the fuselage parts. I got as far as drawing some lines on the port fuselage. I finished sketching the rivet lines on both fuselage parts using a soft leaded pencil. I didn't have the patience to capture all of the rivet lines but put enough to add some needed surface detail to the model. The rivets were made using a Galaxy Tools riveter in the 1.00mm size. Hard to see but this right after the rivets have been applied and the pencil markings washed off. Using 600# sandpaper, I rubbed down the rivet lines to remove the raised plastic around each hole. I then applied a temporary brown wash to check the surface detail. Any rivets or panel lines that aren't holding the wash can be touched up now. Here are the fuselage parts after the rivet job. After the touch-ups are complete, I'll scrub the wash off prior to gluing the fuselage halves together. TAG, Gazzas, Landrotten Highlander and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Babbitts Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Glad to have you back. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Happy to see you back at work John! Good to see your projects return Matt Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Thanks guys! It's good to be back! Since the fuselage riveting is finished, I can now insert the resin cockpit tub and glue the fuselage sides together. I am using JB KwikWeld two-part epoxy to attach the resin sidewalls to the fuselage interior. It cures in about five minutes, giving me time to push the cockpit tub into the correct position. Note the small rectangular piece in the upper left... it is an insert for the horizontal tailplanes that needs to be sandwiched between the fuselage sides. Once the cockpit tub is secured in place, I used Tamiya Extra Thin to cement the fuselage parts together. A pre-fit of the Wolfpack resin nose... Victor K2, Model_Monkey, Paulpk and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Great (aw always). It's evident how adding rivets can shift the model to the next level! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 11:38 PM, Thunnus said: Using 600# sandpaper, I rubbed down the rivet lines to remove the raised plastic around each hole. I then applied a temporary brown wash to check the surface detail. Any rivets or panel lines that aren't holding the wash can be touched up now. Hi Thunnus, I have a question: when you notice that all your rivets are not well marked, do you redo them using the Galaxy Tools wheel or do you do them one by one with a punch/drypoint/needle? I've found that my rivets are not done properly, but I'm always afraid to redo them with the Galaxy Tools wheel. I'm afraid to miss the ones already done and do them twice (in parallel) if you know what I mean. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 9:38 AM, Thunnus said: Sorry to have kept you waiting so long! It's always worth the wait, John! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Wow! Real nice work so far. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboldt007 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 rivets look fantastic - it really brings the plane alive - as previous pictures posted show the Ki-61 seems to be a rivet beast! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Fantastic work as always! The Hein is my favourite aircraft so to see you back on this one is great. Just bought this 1/32 kit myself so will follow along and pickup some pointers along the way Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Thanks guys! Lots of things going on at home including the approaching bass fishing season so I may be distracted from modeling now and then! On 4/16/2023 at 3:35 AM, Furie said: Hi Thunnus, I have a question: when you notice that all your rivets are not well marked, do you redo them using the Galaxy Tools wheel or do you do them one by one with a punch/drypoint/needle? I've found that my rivets are not done properly, but I'm always afraid to redo them with the Galaxy Tools wheel. I'm afraid to miss the ones already done and do them twice (in parallel) if you know what I mean. I prefer to run the Galaxy Tools riveter over any existing holes if necessary as opposed to using a needle. Like you said, if you are not careful, it's easy to miss the existing holes, resulting in new holes, which is not good! Furie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Welcome back John! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 That riveting is simply outstanding John! it's good to see you are making progress on this project! You think is there any difference between the rivet-R and the Galaxy tools? from the photos it seems that Galaxy produces more rounded holes or it's just my impression? S. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) Thanks guys! On 4/18/2023 at 3:29 AM, duke_ said: That riveting is simply outstanding John! it's good to see you are making progress on this project! You think is there any difference between the rivet-R and the Galaxy tools? from the photos it seems that Galaxy produces more rounded holes or it's just my impression? S. Thank you Spyros! I haven't noticed any difference in the actual holes. Very similar and I'm guessing that the holes from both are actually squares, based how these tools are produced. But... I did notice that the RB Rivet-R tools have a different spacing when going from the large wheel to the small wheel. The Galaxy Tools don't have this problem and the spacing is the same for the large wheel and small wheel. Playing with the parts revealed something that isn't explained in the Wolf Pak resin instructions... there is a little bit of overlap between the kit fuselage bottom and the resin nose. The front end of the fuselage bottom needs to be trimmed off. Luckily, the trim point is right at the panel line, which makes for an easy cut. Another round of dry-fitting with the fuselage bottom part in place... This is a good time to make a preliminary check of the wing fit... Yes, there are gaps but I'm hopeful that these can be minimized. I'll also look at alternative ways to attach the wings like perhaps gluing the wing tops on first. Edited April 19, 2023 by Thunnus Furie, KiwiZac, denders and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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