BlackCanopy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, mozart said: But if that was mine, I’d leave it naked. I second that! There must have been a moment in history, prior to painting, when the original plane looked exactly like St. Pete's "model" in its current appearance, although perhaps with a somewhat lesser degree of wear and tear in the cockpit ... Anyhow, this artefact, right now, definitely has reached a sculpturous quality, where it stops representing anything but itself. It could be placed on a pedestal in the middle of a room, just like that. airscale, levier and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 This is awesome! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Unbelievable! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 This is most amazing. You keep us inspired, Peter. Keep it up! airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Another masterclass in metal Peter Matt airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Quick question Peter. What do you use for the hard foam core and where do you source it please? Cheers Guy Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm-tree Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Gosh- amazing model making! airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I feel foolish for saying this, but I had tears in my eyes and am shaking my head looking at the most recent photos. It's just so damned pretty. Shoggz, airscale, geedubelyer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 thank you all, very kind So, the painting stage is looming.... I needed to get some new etch primer as it only has a 12 month shelf life and frustratingly it is still not here yet.. I have worked out the colour (I think) - some of the original paint is still on S1595 in the Science Museum (it was repainted ages ago in the wrong blue, likely roundel blue) so I did some samples and arrived at what i think is a reasonable match given the limitations of eyeballs, digital sampling and light I took all my similar blues and did a tester, photographed in natural and artificial light and ended up mixing a shade from what I had - this is the analysis.. It is what it is, there are no colour pics so sue me if I am wrong... ..while waiting I busied myself and there is absolutely no construction remaining.. Pitot tube done - complex little thing.. ..cockpit canopy done, another complex little thing - i hate doing transparencies as they are just a huuuuuge opportunity to fu#k up.. also all the beaching gear was made of plastic and wood, and the wire wheels finished.. ..again with no colour photos, I painted them what I thought / interpreted - basically battleship grey as it's likely marine paint.. ..added the petrol cans and trolley.. ..and thats it - the next time I post, it will be all painted.. wish me luck ..in other news, I have decided on my next subject - something I have wanted to do for ages but thought it wouldn't fit in my display cabinet - I measured again and I think I can just squeeze it in - any ideas? TTFN Peter Paulpk, Derek B, geedubelyer and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm-tree Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) This is looking like this years winner at Telford Peter. I just ordered the Haynes manual on the S6B after watching your project develop. Good luck with the paintwork, cannot wait to see the finished aircraft as it looked in it's heyday. PS- does the canopy open/close? Edited March 18 by Palm-tree Question added airscale, geedubelyer and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Please…. You know you want to… Stunning work on the racer - looking forward to the final push! Tom monthebiff, Archimedes, airscale and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Incredible work as always, Peter! Kev airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Good luck with the painting Peter. You've got this I can hardly contain my excitement. What could the next creation be? Largely natural metal finish. Not too enormous. Propeller aircraft. Hmmm. So many potential candidates. I'll go with a P-38. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Fabulous acolades Pete, and all, including mine, are all well deserved. If you enter this model in the Nats and the Model Engineers Contests you WILL win, and so you should. Your skills have ( and continue to do so) shown us lesser mortals how replica's should be made. We all thank you for showing us in detail how to achieve such results. As the model sits right now ( well, as I write this, lol, it may have progressed by now) I feel that the finish you have achieved is superb. To paint it might be, ... well, I don't know, not detrimental, far from, but.......lesser. .... Maybe a diorama with the 'plane in the paint shop about to be painted. But then your paint/artist skills....... Sorry for the ramble, it just looks so suberb in NMF. Regards, Pete in RI airscale and geedubelyer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Peter, I ran out of superlatives to describe your work a long time ago. I’d just like to say a heartfelt thank you that you take the time to share your work with us here. You really do show everyone else what is possible. Thank you so much. Kind regards, Paul Shoggz, geedubelyer and airscale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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