USAAF Beaufighter MkVIf

[Pete Fleischmann]

43 minutes ago, airscale said:

looking incredible Pete - good luck with the canopies, your approach is spot on I reckon

 

i have no idea why Revell made them the framed version that literally only 50 aircraft had..

Thanks! And great question Peter-

I was hoping I could talk Ali into doing them..but he is swamped with work-

 

cheers

P

[LSP_Kevin]

2 minutes ago, Pete Fleischmann said:

Thanks! And great question Peter-

I was hoping I could talk Ali into doing them..but he is swamped with work-

 

cheers

P

 

Maybe you could start your own aftermarket line, Pete!

 

Kev

[Pete Fleischmann]

On 2/5/2023 at 5:40 PM, scvrobeson said:

Seems relatively normal for the rear observer/gunner to only have a lap belt. I think the Stuka had the same.

 

Your work is exemplary Pete, but we all knew that.

 

 

Matt

Thanks Matt-

 

As far as I can tell, just a lap belt for the observer- I’ve reached the end of the internet it seems

Makes sense I guess?

 

cheers

P

[LSP_Mike]

Glad to see you knocking this one together Pete. Such an awesome plane.

[John1]

Great work Pete, your stuff is truly amazing.    On a side note - do you happen to recall what size rivets you used on your previous HH-60 build (to cover the exterior of the fuselage)?  I dove through the build log last night but could find any info. 

[Pete Fleischmann]

1 hour ago, John1 said:

Great work Pete, your stuff is truly amazing.    On a side note - do you happen to recall what size rivets you used on your previous HH-60 build (to cover the exterior of the fuselage)?  I dove through the build log last night but could find any info. 

Hi John,

 thanks!

I had Woody custom-make me rivets for that project. I gave him the size and spacing and he made me a few A4 sized sheets. That covered most of the airframe, and I used several different stock Archer sheets to fill in details like circular rivets patterns etc.

 I know that’s not a direct answer to your question, but I think I still have the measurements for diameter and spacing that I took from an actual Pavehawk- let me dig around a bit. The spacing is from rivet center to rivet center; not the gap between rivets

 

cheers

Pete

[Stokey Pete]

Always a joy to see your work here Pete. I love your exacting attention to every detail. 

[Alain Gadbois]

Simply blown away by the fuselage interior! Absolutely fabulous, but worried much won’t be visible when it is all closed up!

Thanks for explaining and sharing the Apoxy Sculpt wiring! Brilliant idea!

 

Alain

[Pete Fleischmann]

Thanks all for the encouraging words!

 

…poured the female mold for the canopy just now. We’ll see how it turned out in a few hours

just simple 1:1 mold rubber. Remember to cover the male pattern with mold release before you pour the rubber. Both these get poured into a red Solo cup and mixed before pouring into the mold

the mold box is simply a container for some Tapcon screws I had lying around

 

P

Edited February 18, 2023 by Pete Fleischmann

[Pete Fleischmann]

…one side of the observer’s lap belt in place

 

and I added the red grab handles behind the cockpit-

 

cheers

P

[Woody V]

20 minutes ago, Pete Fleischmann said:

Remember to cover the male pattern with mold release before you pour the rubber

What do you use as a release agent?

[Pete Fleischmann]

Just now, Woody V said:

What do you use as a release agent?

Hi Woody!

I use the rubber to rubber mold release agent from Micro Mark

 

[Martinnfb]

Catching up with this epic build, amazing stuff Pete 

Cheers

M.

[Derek B]

Enjoyable as ever Pete, great work! Not sure if you have seen these, but they may help a little?

 

https://www.largescaleplanes.com/walkaround/wk.php?wid=7

 

Derek 

 

 

[Pete Fleischmann]

4 minutes ago, Derek B said:

Enjoyable as ever Pete, great work! Not sure if you have seen these, but they may help a little?

 

https://www.largescaleplanes.com/walkaround/wk.php?wid=7

 

Derek 

 

 

Hi Derek!

Yes! These are a huge help! Did you take these photos?

 

P