Scalephantomphixer Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 Huge gaps to fill in the wheel wells :D Putty? No good... Let's build a smarter solution Look at those ugly gaps :o Another Fixed :( How? I rolled a strip of plastic into an appropriatly sized plastic container (pill box). threw it for 2 minutes into boiling water, cooled it under cold tap water, et voilà : a nice new wheel well. Another Easy once done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ant Phillips Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Hi Pierre, I am following this build with great interest (just as I followed the F-4 build), some of your solutions to problems are ingenious, like the wheel well fix, now that you have shown the solution it seems so simple, yet many of us would not have thought of doing it like that. Please keep the updates coming, I am presently doing some preliminary work on an Airfix (Italeri mould) 1/72 DC-3, and have picked up some great pointers from this build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 (edited) Pierre, I thought you might like some of these, my DC-3 Tom Edited March 9, 2006 by majortomski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 (edited) And these Note that the break line runs under the rear tube and strut fork. Hardly visible at all Edited March 9, 2006 by majortomski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Nice reference pics Tomski! Now Pierre needs some wheel well pics to really challenge his ability! You are right about the brake line...very small diameter with only the last protion going into the nacelle being heavy black rubber for flexibility. I had a very close look at the Langley DC-3 just an hour ago and there is a lot of plumbing and structural goodies in there to keep Pierre going for a long time.... Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bru(no) Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Pierre, do you need detail pictures of the engine? I just found out that in the Dakota club where we ( the sabena modellersclub) are holding our meetings they have placed an engine in exhibition. next wednesday we are holding our next meeting and I will take my camera with me............ Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Thanks Tompski :D I've been busy indeed... which means I am working on the MLG wheel well. Lots of things to improve here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 whoa... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Better colors. I forgot to set the white balance... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robbo Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Unbelievable -_- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klaus_H Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 very nice, as always. i would have glued the riveted plastic sheet with the other side showing into the wheelbay. doing that, you would have rised rivets, as shown on the reference picture. however. it is looking very good and seems to come out really beautifull. one thing i really like are the drilled tows. your work is really impressive. especially how you did modell the rudder. cheers klaus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miccara Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Hi Pierre, Did you get a chance to read the item I sent you last week? Larry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GiZ Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Beaut..great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 It took me some time to find out how I could improve one last bit the wheel wells. 1. Have raised rivets where required 2. Have cable pulleys where appropriate. Look at the intermediate result (the yellow zinchromate has already been Futured for the wash) Not bad, uhh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miccara Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Lunatic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Arnold Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Hi Pierre, you are seriously crazy, is this all you do...modelling?its mental! :blink: James Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalephantomphixer Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) Today I received the heart of my DC-3 modelling project :) All engines off No 1 starts: a couple of slow rotations of the prop, then the engine springs to life... No 2 starts. Both engine idle, then run up, nav and taxi light swith on, engines idle and light go off and engines shut down individually All with an original PW sound :blink: Modelling is just great. Edited March 16, 2006 by Scalephantomphixer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt_S Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Where did you get THAT from? :blink: Matt :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Pierre: I was afraid that you would do that after you sent me the website :blink: . i'll just stick with scratch building my own electrics...this is too expensive. Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Louis Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 We should have seen it coming! Back in the deep recesses of every modeller's conciousness is the perfect model we all want , one day, to build, then Pierre comes out and build it with even more details and working functions then we were dreaming of. And of course he takes pictures and post them to humiliate us all.Thanks a lot for bursting our collective bubble pal ;-) No kidding Pierre, tu es le MAÃŽTRE. :blink: Louis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 THIS IS REAL.... I QUIT MODELLING SINCE NOW!!!! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 NOT HUMAN!!!!!!!! Pierre is NOT HUMAN!!!!!!!! ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 All it takes is money!!!!!!!!! <_< OK, and some talent........ :lol: Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Pierre it should be 14 blades before the ignition kicks in, and most operators shut both of them down at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 If you want to see what Pierre has been doing outside of this posting, here is where he spends his time drooling all over his keyboard....http://www.dynamicscalemodeling.com/ Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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