scvrobeson Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Spectacular blending of old and new scratch techniques in this one. Always wonderful to follow your builds Peter. Another masterpiece in the making Matt airscale, geedubelyer, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 The finesse of the cylinder cooling fins puts mainstream manufacturers to shame. Maybe they need to have a good long, hard rethink about their whole approach to radials. Derek B, airscale and JayW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Fablus work, as always! One little snippet of knowledge, some of the Sea Furies used in Korea had a Sten Gun clipped to the floor in front of the seat, just in case....... Not sure I'd want to by flying with one so close, though! My dad went through three on the range in his RAF training days, before they gave him one that functioned without falling apart, jamming, or crushing an unfired cartridge on ejection! airscale, Derek B and paul fisher 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Oops - I fell behind following this amazing build. Don't feel bad about lack of engine detail!! Yours will not have open cowl panels, and with that spinner cone, you can hardly see the cylinders anyway!! Compare to the Corsair with no spinner cone at all and openable panels. Apples and Oranges. When I am detailing an item, and realize that it will not be seen, my enthusiasm suddenly drops off. I have come to be somewhat familiar with how you do the major parts of these big models (fuselage, wings). The only thing I see having changed is a bit more use of 3D print parts here and there to better assure the scratch-built sections are accurate. Now I feel bad trying to 100% 3D print my Cripes A Mighty. I am getting lazy - less and less am I trying to figure out how to fabricate a tough detail. And more and more how to 3D print it. Two different things, one requiring not as much ingenuity and skill. At any rate, I now wonder if I might want to do something like what you do with the wings. We are after all limited by how large our machines are. So far you are capturing the raw power look of this particular species. Nice going! Uncarina, airscale and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Very nice work so far! Looks very nice! Håkan Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 So. It appears the motor in a stock Sea Fury turns the wrong way. If this is so, I assume there is a corresponding offset designed into the vertical stab to help keep it straight from time to time. If these premises are true, then I wonder if the Unlimited Furies sporting R-4350s and such, which turn the other way, have had their tails surgically altered. levier and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 Howdy ladies Thanks for all your kind comments On 4/5/2024 at 2:39 AM, Archimedes said: Thank you for sharing Peter, It all looks so rational how you approach it. What is the grey filler you have put over the foam? Isopon? Kind regards, Paul Hi Paul - yes, it's P38 car body filler - the God of fillers in my opinion So, after a 3 week break in Bali things have been a bit slow on the Sea Fury - but some stuff has been done.. I made the gear legs by integrating brass and 3D. I assembled it all before I left and left it standing on my bench. By the time I got back, the wheel mount struts had completely warped under load proving what I suspected that the elegoo 8k resin I use just wasn't up to structural work. Having read up about strong ABS alternatives I went with eSun ABS like resin and printed the parts in that instead.. ..the great thing about 3D is you can get absolutely correct geometry and incorporate all the detail found on the original.. after clean up & prime it worked well and they seem strong enough but I am still testing load - if they fail, the lower wheel mount will be made in brass.. ..also hopping about all over the place, I made the basic gear bay roof out of litho & plastic strut.. and a centre rib in 3D with all the little valves & fittings.. ..there is a TON of pipework in the bay.. ..also made up the wingtips and finished the wing cores.. ..another experiment was trying the IP in 3D - I usually make all this in PE, but as my supplier has a 5 week wait, I thought I would give it a go. The panel is 0.3mm thick so I thought there was little chance of success without warping, but again, I stuck lucky & it came out alright.. ..time to get this cockpit worked up and properly sorted - I have a good basis now.. ..it's a fun build - I am enjoying it TTFN Peter Out2gtcha, Paulpk, TankBuster and 23 others 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Tremendous update Peter. Welcome back. Can you see Airscale offering 3D printed cockpit components in the future? The Sea Fury is really taking shape nicely given that you are experimenting with newer techniques. Great job. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Superb stuff as ever Peter. That IP really looks the business. Derek B, airscale and cmayer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) Samantha Stephens, get out of that body! Leave Darrin Peter alone! For me it's just magic, I'm flabbergasted ! Edited May 4 by Furie airscale, Derek B, scvrobeson and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Utterly amazing! airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Phenomenal Work Peter! And, the phrase “the God of fillers” will stay with me for a long time. Kind regards, Paul airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I'm at the point where I'm out of superlatives, so I'll just call you a wizard crossed with an artist Matt Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Amazing what you do here Ptere, just amazing...fantastic to see this coming to life. Derek B and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) You’ve gasted my flabber again! Edited May 5 by Biggles87 airscale, Landrotten Highlander, Derek B and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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