Spad Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Very impressive your work !! Before applying a coat of matt, you'll apply the wash? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Tommy, The completed decaling is just near on perfect. Looking forward to the NMF. Joel Thanks Joel - the job's made easier when the decals perform so well, I must confess. Very impressive your work !! Before applying a coat of matt, you'll apply the wash? The areas of wear have had a very light panel wash, such as the flaps and spoilers etc. I must confess I'm not a fan of all over washes highlighting every panel line, to me it makes the panel detail out of scale, and when you consider the fine tolerances on an aircraft such as the C-17 very few panel joins are visible. Also, pictures I've seen of this particular aircraft show it very clean and well cared for, so I'm keeping any weathering to an absolute minimum. With the decalling complete I've been busy once again on the C-17. The model has had a coat of flat varnish to kill the glossy sheen (beautiful for decaling but not so good for an in-scale military finish!) and has had a few other details added. I have sculpted the various sat-com fairings from Milliput, sanded them to shape, sprayed them white and added them to the upper fuselage. The large centre fairing will be painted a very light grey in due course: S1030295 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr With the painting now complete I've removed the masking from the engines and cockpit windows - I'm glad I spent all that time making the cockpit interior as there's lots to be seen through the large windows: S1030319 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr And some general views of the model as it stands now: S1030311 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030324 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030336 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030321 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr The varnish will now be allowed to harden for a good 48 hours and then I'll commence with the metal leading edges, pylons and exhaust cones. Getting there now... Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Tom, As I've already said, the build to date is simply spectacular in every aspect one can think of. I do have one question. The lower rudder on the inside face surface has the continuance of the number 1 rather then on the side that I would expect to see it if the rudder was in the neutral position when the crew painted it on. I know that it's a minor point, but for some reason it's been nagging at me. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Tom, As I've already said, the build to date is simply spectacular in every aspect one can think of. I do have one question. The lower rudder on the inside face surface has the continuance of the number 1 rather then on the side that I would expect to see it if the rudder was in the neutral position when the crew painted it on. I know that it's a minor point, but for some reason it's been nagging at me. Joel Hi Joel, and thanks for the kind words. The lower part of the one does actually have a gap where the rudder would be in the neutral position, it just doesn't show up on the pictures very well! Perhaps I should have made it larger, but I promise you it's there! Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clumber Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Absolutely jaw-dropping incredible. Pretty sure that building a 1:1 scale C-17 out of chewing gum and cocktail sticks would have been easier than Combat models.... Your Globemaster looks like a 1:1 that was hit with a shrink ray. Stunning. (Wrong base assignment though. The best C-17s, everyone knows, are the McChord AFB C-17s.) ~ Tracy, unrepentant homer ;)/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I.Martin Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Mission Accomplished!! Great job! I.Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shorty84 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi Tom! Well, I don't think I can say anything which wasn't said already. I'm simply lost for words when I see how you transformed the Combat Models "shell" into a well detailed scale replica. Watching your build makes me really want to start a vacu kit myself. So when I find myself under a pile of sanding dust in the near future I know who to blame... :P Cheers Markus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Absolutely jaw-dropping incredible. Pretty sure that building a 1:1 scale C-17 out of chewing gum and cocktail sticks would have been easier than Combat models.... Your Globemaster looks like a 1:1 that was hit with a shrink ray. Stunning. (Wrong base assignment though. The best C-17s, everyone knows, are the McChord AFB C-17s.) ~ Tracy, unrepentant homer ;)/>/> Many thanks - it's interesting that you show a McChord based C-17 as that was going to be my base of choice if I went for a USAF bird! Mission Accomplished!! Great job! I.Martin Many thanks! Hi Tom! Well, I don't think I can say anything which wasn't said already. I'm simply lost for words when I see how you transformed the Combat Models "shell" into a well detailed scale replica. Watching your build makes me really want to start a vacu kit myself. So when I find myself under a pile of sanding dust in the near future I know who to blame... :P/> Cheers Markus Thanks, Markus! I'm glad this build may have inspired you to tackle a vac; it seems to be a dying art and to turn another to the 'dark side' would be great to hear! Many are put off by vacs as they perceive them as difficult and basic (which to be fair this one has been on both counts!) but with a little extra elbow grease and some trial and error they can be made to rival any injection-moulded kit. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Today's task has been rather mundane - painting 14 wheels... S1030347 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr I've had to get get a little 'creative' with the tyre flats to get them sitting correctly, but let's just say this one's fully loaded... Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twhite80 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Totally outstanding! I am really, really impressed! Awesome work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Stunning work, absolutely beautiful. Bravo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks again for the kind words gentlemen... it's very kind of you! More mundane tasks getting completed... today it's been scratch building the main landing gear doors. There were very simple to make, with plastic card forming the main shapes; one for the outer sections sprayed grey, and another for the door linings which were sprayed satin white. The door actuators were made from scraps of plastic and Evergreen: S1030358 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr The wheels have been added to the landing gear axles, and the doors installed: S1030364 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Now the same process will be applied to the small upper doors on the sponsons and the nose gear. Slowly the 'to-do list' is getting smaller. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 How do you form the curved doors? Do you glue the inner and outer pieces over a mold to form the curve? Do you rely on structural parts to force the curve? Do you rely on plastic's plasticity and deform it, perhaps with heat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 How do you form the curved doors? Do you glue the inner and outer pieces over a mold to form the curve? Do you rely on structural parts to force the curve? Do you rely on plastic's plasticity and deform it, perhaps with heat? The doors were formed by simply wrapping the card around a pen - it was as simple as that! A few 'wraps' and holding them in place for a minute or so gave the plastic card all the curve it needed, and then it was just a case of sticking the inner parts to the outer sections and they stayed happily in place. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Hornet Fan Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Tom Fantastic, Amazing, Spectacular! Your work is so inspiring that I only hope I can get slightly close to this level of detail and accuracy with my attempt at the Combat Models kit. Please keep the information coming on this build. Jason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Tom Fantastic, Amazing, Spectacular! Your work is so inspiring that I only hope I can get slightly close to this level of detail and accuracy with my attempt at the Combat Models kit. Please keep the information coming on this build. Jason You're very kind Jason - and take it from me you'll have a lot of 'fun' with this kit! I've not had as much time at the bench as I'd like of late, but I've got a few little bits done on the C-17 recently. I've added the natural metal areas to the APU area, pylons and leading edges of the wings using Bare Metal Foil - there's no better way to recreate metal than using... well... metal: DSC_0004 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0010 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr I've also added the protective metal areas to the underside of the flaps immediately behind the engines to protect them from the hot exhaust gasses when they're deployed: DSC_0020 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Not much left to do now... scratch the last wheel doors, add a few aerials and the cockpit glazing from acetate: DSC_0005 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0008 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0002 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr So hopefully, next time I post it'll be saying she's all done! Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 IMPRESSIVE! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Masterfully done! Perhaps you can pose that beast with a baby elephant to give us some sense of size! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Superb, Tom. Just superb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Awesome C-17! You've made it look so easy to build this beast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joel_W Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Tom, Just a few steps from the finish line. Since coming back into the hobby like so many others, I've become addicted to both Model Master Metalizers and Alcad 11 NM finishes. I have to confess that I've completely forgotten about Bare Metal Foil that I used for years. You've demonstrated just a few applications where it's the equal to Metalizers, and a lot quicker and easier to apply. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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TommyP Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Masterfully done! Perhaps you can pose that beast with a baby elephant to give us some sense of size! Many thanks - and yes it is a big beast of a model - tall too, so shelf space is going to be a struggle with this one! Superb, Tom. Just superb. Thanks! Awesome C-17! You've made it look so easy to build this beast. Thank you - and it may have looked easy, but I can assure you it wasn't! What I tend to do is only show you the successes - perhaps I should show a few mishaps, too. Believe me, there are plenty! Tom, Just a few steps from the finish line. Since coming back into the hobby like so many others, I've become addicted to both Model Master Metalizers and Alcad 11 NM finishes. I have to confess that I've completely forgotten about Bare Metal Foil that I used for years. You've demonstrated just a few applications where it's the equal to Metalizers, and a lot quicker and easier to apply. Joel Thanks Joel - I love Bare Metal Foil, as you say it's so easy, and providing the surface beneath is blemish free, there's no better substitute for NMF in my opinion. If you want to cover a whole airframe though it can be rather time consuming, not to mention rather expensive. Kitchen foil may be my next experiment. No further progress to report unfortunately, as being a teacher and nearing the end of the school year, the only thing on my work bench at the moment is exam papers to mark and reports to write... still, the holidays are not far off! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 She's all done now guys and gals: DSC_0042 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Lots more pictures can be found here: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=285285 It was a pleasure sharing the journey with you all, and thanks for your words of encouragement along the way :) Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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