europapete Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) We all hope that you are taking prodigious amounts of photo's and copious notes for the upcoming KLP book Your Hawker Fury book is AWESOME! Edited December 11, 2023 by europapete Derek B, LSP_Kevin, Martinnfb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Hi Peter, Hats off to you for your thoughtful and traditional approach which is already reaping dividends. I really enjoy how you break-down the shape and solve each problem one by one to arrive at the form you are looking for. I know that for every step you describe there is a significant amount of time just thinking about how to solve it before taking action. Bravo! Kind regards, Paul europapete, Derek B, Martinnfb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Thank you Gentlemen, very kind On 12/10/2023 at 12:31 PM, Derek B said: This is the real truth of scratch building - for every one great image shown, there are at least ten (or more) imperfect ones that are not shown, each one requiring more work on the model to correct imperfections, mistakes or repairs before they are good enough to be photographed; none of this is shown, so kudos to you Peter. Derek there is plenty of rework, thats for sure, but thats all part of the fun In fact, this post is littered with it... time to make the fuselage sides, so made a plug using the same bulkhead drawings and vacformed form sheet.. ,,these were then tack CA'd into place so the sanding & filling could start.. you can see additional strip plugs added as I screwed up the measure / cutting.. ..and once refined, the structural elements of the fuselage are complete.. ..a jig was fixed to the sides while they were in place to keep everything where it should be (if they flex, the detail breaks free inside later - tell me how I know), and then they were cut & prised off and interior detail started.. ..in the next screw up, I should have made the sides run right to the last bulkhead, but I had cut them at the headrest bulkhead - the fuselage is hollow in real life so actually there is no bulkhead at all, but I ran it to one behind the seat in the hope it won't be seen.. ..so the sides were refitted and the last section cut out.. ..this meant the sides needed sorting out to integrate the additional walls, so out with the filler again.. ..the missing detail was added.. ..and cleaned up & primed you would never know on the inside.. ..however, on the outside it is Frankenstein's monster.. ...the structural beams were made from litho, but will have to be fitted to the fuselage rails, rather than the walls as there is no way to add the sides over the brass beams once they are in place.. onwards & upwards TTFN Peter Martinnfb, Iain, R Palimaka and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Oooh - that's looking rather fab is that Peter... You have the amazing ability to make things appear so simple and straightforward to do - which belies the skills involved. Iain airscale, Shoggz and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Lovely stuff Peter! Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I love this solution to a very tricky problem. As always your posts are not just a showcase of your modelling talents, but tutorials in practical thinking and model engineering in its finest form! Loving every update! Craig airscale, Derek B and Archimedes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Another project up to your incredibly exacting standards Peter. Certainly a very unique project that you're taking on here Matt Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Peter - to me there is nothing like a big screw-up to get the mind churning. Some of my best solutions are made under the pressure of potentially ruining my hard work. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I can’t say I understand much of what you’ve just posted Peter, but then I don’t understand how magicians work their magic either! I’ll settle for being mystified and impressed. Derek B, Furie and airscale 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 thank you ladies, you are all too kind so, this is one of the few pics I have of the cockpit... ..tons of info there - all I have to do now is make it.. ..started with control yoke, forward bulkhead & rudder pedals, all from plastic or brasss.. ...then it was a few more bobbins including the seat and time for paint.. I have tried to start a bit of weathering as I suspect open cockpit, seawater and an oliy monster 18 inches away would mean it would get a bit grubby.. ..also starting to get the fuel tank seen in the photo ready for fitting, though lots more pipes to go.. ..and thats it - I want to get it closed up so I can start skinning the fuselage - the instrument panel is next as soon as the decals arrive later this week have a wonderful Xmas everyone TTFN Peter Ol' Scrapiron, Paulpk, Derek B and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Lovely efforts going on here Peter. Well done. airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Lovely work here, Peter. This is going to look very sharp. I hope you have a great Christmas too. Cheers, Michael airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Once again my jaw has hit the floor! A fantastic start on the interior - the subtle weathering looks spot on to me. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Tom airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The seat would need a little more brown patina if I were flying that thing. About that header tank: Any idea how it worked? I assume the airplane lacked an electrical system to power pumps to get the gas up from the floats to the tank, so how’d they do that? airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) They had actually discovered electricy by the time this 'plane was built. Edited December 21, 2023 by europapete airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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