slick95 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 The interior looks outstanding! Great job! I can't wait to see more! SLICK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Jeff, that is some excellent stuff!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 Thanks Dave/Mike/Slick It's buttoned up, filled and sanded, primed and given a coat of Buff. The oil's are sponged on using make-up sponges donated by SWMBO. For the panel lines, I used pieces of tape along the lines that were un-done as I moved from front to back as tape on top of any fresh oil would not work. This left a little bit of buildup in the panel lines without going totally overboard (I hope ) First shots are with primer/buff/oil and this is after a spray of Tamiya Clear Yellow....upper portion of fuselage is only sitting in place On to making some tiny buckles to help with the rigging. Thanks for looking ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 That's outstanding! Excellent progress! A very convincing subject! SLICK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Very sweet work, Sir! It looks tremendous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Crow Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Wonderful work.. The wood IMO looks very realistic... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jono Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 This is looking great, that wood effect is fantastic and never easy achieve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jordan03 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Beautiful! Great work on all the details. -B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Outstanding work, Jeff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Thanks for the kind words guys! There's still more that can go wrong I tried making turnbuckles using the thinnest wire I had and they looked just too big to me. So I Googled 'Bobs Buckles' because I have heard them mentioned here and at the Aerodrome and got some made by Bob and shipped over here. I just got them today which is super-fast considering the trans-Atlantic trip they had to make Am I ever glad I turned to Bob!...take a look at the difference My example is the red one on the left if you weren't certain So now I have no excuse but to plod on... :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Crikey!! :o That is some outstanding woodwork Jeff As I scrolled down I thought the first version looked perfect but then I saw the later shots and wow! Jaw dropping stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) Jeff, Very AWESOME...inspiring stirring stuff from you.. Dont be so humble ....THIS IS EXCELLENT MAGINIFCENT WORK... Love the ALBATROSS and the way you have managed to get the wood grain effect....STUNNING... :D you deserve the accolades.. HOLMES Edited August 24, 2009 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 HOLMES...you're too kind..thanks for the kind words and inspiration Getting the under-carriage and the wing on is a little tricky in this kit. You really need a third hand to line every thing up while gluing. As a result I kinda botched the under-carriage....I have it cocked on a bit of an angle....my cure is to photograph it away from that angle and it's not as obvious . Rigging takes some getting used to. I used .003 EZ_Line which seems a little small in scale to the box-art at least. The box-art makes the rigging look the thickness of pool cues in comparison. But the holes on Bob's buckles in 1:32 are quite petite ...I really don't think I could have gotten anything thicker through the buckle holes. Still need to put the control surfaces (rudder/ailerons) and their cables on as well as a camo touchup, gloss/decal exercise and the prop and I can almost put this baby on the shelf and move on to DOTR-2 Thanks for looking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Jouette Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Jeff, Truely amazing build my friend.Love that plywood finish too. Regards, Gregory Jouette Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Jeff, Looking nice. I'm glad you went with Bob buckles. It's amazing how tiny they are and I think the rigging looks perfect in thickness. Looks like your almost at the end. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Greg, Mike thanks for the kind words . I'm here to say this one is finally done. The under-carriage is still tilted but hopefully it doesn't show up too badly in the pics Thanks for following along....see everybody over in the DOTR-2 GB <_< Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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