STM Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bill Bunting said: May I ask what Tamiya colours you are using for the interior / bronze green in the cockpit? Thanks ! I am not using Tamiya, I am using Vallejo acrylics. The yellow zinc chromate is testors enamel in the small bottle. The F6F-5 cockpit was not bronze green, it was interior green. Edited February 25, 2023 by STM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) On 2/21/2023 at 9:14 PM, Jim Barry said: Awesome. Thanks for describing. I need that saw. They work great with the small handle. 2" fine tooth blade Excel 20013 No 13 Fine Saw Blades, 5pc, Made in USA — widgetsupply.com Edited February 25, 2023 by STM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, STM said: I am not using Tamiya, I am using Vallejo acrylics. The yellow zinc chromate is testors enamel in the small bottle. The F6F-5 cockpit was not bronze green, it was interior green. Sorry but you had said the PE panel matched the Tamiya green earlier. I used the term bronze green to clarify not the yellow green. Edited February 25, 2023 by Bill Bunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 4:03 PM, STM said: The fact that the Eduard stuff is already painted saved a lot of time. The interior green they used matched the Tamiya acrylic I am using perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Bill Bunting said: It matched the Vellejo perfectly as well. That must have been a typo. I corrected. it. Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) On 2/25/2023 at 4:39 PM, Bill Bunting said: Sorry but you had said the PE panel matched the Tamiya green earlier. I used the term bronze green to clarify not the yellow green. Bronze Green, Bell Green, Interior Green, Green Zinc Chromate and Yellow Zinc Chromate are all very different colors used by various manufacturers at varying times on various aircraft. You might want to familiarize yourself with each of them so you don't confuse them. Edited March 15, 2023 by STM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 27, 2023 Author Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) Work on the engine has begun in earnest. The first thing I did was make some attachment collars to go around each cylinder. In this large a scale, their absence is noticeable. I made a couple of careful measurements and with a little trigonometry (I hate math but I have to admit that sometimes it comes in handy) made some circles out of 0.010 styrene sheet. I then used my "The Chopper", one of the handiest of all modeling tools I have ever come across, to cut off 0.015" thick sections of 0.030 styrene hex rod to make the nuts. The actual collars had around 20 nuts per collar but there is no point in losing my mind over that. Even at 12 per collar, that would be over 200 of them for all 18 cylinders. So I made 5 collars and attached them to some 0.040" styrene sheet and will cast them. Once cast I will remove them from the block with a large X-Acto chisel, make a cut in them to for a "split ring" and slip them around the base of each cylinder. Edited February 27, 2023 by STM themongoose and Captain Boogaloo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) With the collars complete, I moved onto the engine itself. The propeller governor was pretty basic. The two areas of the model which are the areas of greatest interest are the cockpit and engine, especially if it is a radial engine. I started with the front of the engine and will work backwards. The propeller governor is pretty basic. I found an excellent photo of one so it formed the basis of the work. This was 6 hours worth of scratchbuilding. The cooling fins are pieces of 0.005" styrene sheet. The propeller shaft was solid, though it should be hollow and the splines to hold the propeller were flush with the sides of the shaft, which of course would do no good. I drilled out the center of the shaft, drilled 8 holes around the top and added a piece of 0.010" x 0.020" styrene strip to build up the splines. There is a hexagonal nut at the center of the spinner so I drilled out the rod in the center and replaced it with a piece of 0.040" styrene hex rod. I also added 0.010" rod to simulate the "bolts" to the nuts that are holding the spinner halves together. Edited March 15, 2023 by STM Landrotten Highlander, TankBuster, themongoose and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Fabulous detailing STM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Scott how did you arrive at the black sidewall color 1/2 way up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 8 hours ago, Ryan said: Scott how did you arrive at the black sidewall color 1/2 way up? What sidewall are you referring to? If you are talking about the right cockpit side, that is not black, just in shadow. Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 The other component of the propeller governor is now complete. There is not much work needed on the magnetos so after that next up is the carburetor. williamj, Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 12 hours ago, STM said: What sidewall are you referring to? If you are talking about the right cockpit side, that is not black, just in shadow. Holy cow you are right, I will show myself to the door. STM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Ryan said: Holy cow you are right, I will show myself to the door. no worries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 After over a week and a half the engine is for the most part complete. I have to add the air intake ducting to the back of the engine tomorrow. At 1/24 scale you can see how large this engine is! Furie, spartacus2000, patricksparks and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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