Kostucha Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Priceless... last night I was thinking to myself "This would be easier in 1/72"... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Priceless... last night I was thinking to myself "This would be easier in 1/72"... and here I am wishing mine were 1/32! Proof the grass is always greener on the other side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Today's progress. The radio room roof frame is in now. Bomb bay formers and catwalk fitted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very nicely done Stephen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Radio room formers and stringers. The stringer spacing isn't scale. There should actually be another two stringers between each one I've fitted, but there just isn't space at this scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Stringers down the rear fuselage, and recess for the aluminium foil skin where the damage is to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Aluminium foil in place. It's a bit crinkled from the fitting, but that doesn't matter once it has been punctured from shrapnel, and torn by the airflow. Very thin strips of foil were attached inside for the stringers in the damaged area. This will allow them to bend with the damage, or be pealed back to hang loose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Finally the ball turret ring, floor and beginning of the suspension frame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 whoa! how are you going to "blow out" the fuse skin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 I'll leave that till later in the build or it will get damaged, but my thoughts were lots of tiny puncture holes with a scalpel tip to represent the shrapnel strikes, then tear a bigger hole with the blade, and twist and distort it working from similar flak damage photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 That is looking REALLY good. I like the work in the radio room. I keep having to remind myself it's 1/72, not 1/48. I can't wait to see how the damage in the rear section turns out,looks to have a lot of potential! The ball turret ring looks really good as well, the build up looks very nice - and that's just in white, can't wait to see it painted. You mentioned that the 'Queen' will have her main wheels taken off and sitting on jack stands. Very cool! I'm wondering though, if she took damage, would they put supports under the waist as well? Or additional jacks under the wings? I'm greedy - I want more! Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Not jacks, the picture I'm basing this on has the axles sitting on planks of wood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 That's what I meant - not jacks, but blocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Three more pics before I go to bed. As I said before, this is a cheap build, so no buying expensive microstrip. I just cut my own stringers with a steel rule and scalpel, these about 0.5mm x 0.25mm. It's easy to straighten them by pulling them between your fingers, and when it comes time to glue them, stick one end first, wait for it to grab, then pull tight and glue the rest. The right side waist now has all the stringers and formers fitted. I also added the formers visible through the side access panels in the pilots position. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Superb work! What can I say? Just the motivation I need before I start plugging away on mine for a short while tonight. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Prop Duster Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 WOW great work for the damage area, is (going to be) a thing of beauty, as is the rest. Thanks for the "how to" on your stringers. I tried a similar sort of thing last year but was not successful . Are you using "regular" CA or the thin(watery)type or some secret concoction known only to the modlers of the UK ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 I've been using styrene solvent type glue to attach the stringers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Makes a lot of sense. I'm kicking myself right now - I'm almost out of the evergreen I need for framing... and I just look over here at you... you make your own - looks darn good... oh, if I had a long straight edge... I'm still in suspense with how the damaged areas are going to look. I've seen something similar to this before being done, but it was in large scale, and seeing it up close and in person I was really amazed with the effect it gave - not to put pressure on you, but I really can't wait to see what it looks like in 1/72 as well! Do up all the tinfoil, take 'er outside, throw in a little fire cracker, get some really good "FLAK" damage going on... no, joking aside, I can't wait! Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I've had a couple of nights off the B-17 as I've been tired and fuzzy headed from spraying this Fw190D9 at work over the last few days. I hope to get back to it tonight. Before weathering. After a dirty wash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Many... many... talents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Stop! I'm blushing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 What... exactly is your job? Aside from friggin cool, I want to know if you're hiring... hahahaha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 I mainly build large scale R/C aircraft for a living, but have recently taken a commission for a large N scale model railroad. So at present, I'm doing two days on the railroad and three days on aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Had a good nights building this evening. I finished the stringers in the rear fuselage before moving to the nose to add the framing in there. All very time consuming. The strips over the openings in the cockpit sides are just to reinforce the external pieces I glued the other day, as they began to come loose as I tried to sand them flush. These will be trimmed down once everything has fully hardened off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Army_Air_Force Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 While the fuselage was drying, I did a little work on the wing, adding the spars into the top skin of the wing. The larger pieces at each end will be trimmed down to fit just under the bottom wing skin, and will support the lower spar member at the correct height. I can then add the vertical and diagonal bracing in the spars. It doesn't look like I've done much for the evening, but the rear fuselage and nose section took a good 5 hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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