Alan P Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) A full load of JDAMS would be good though .... * EDIT: and, numpty here just realised that your masterpiece is in 1/72 of course Edited August 26, 2008 by PHaTNesS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-swiss Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Hey Skii...that's absolutely blooooooody marvellous!!!!!! your work is top notch,outstanding!!!! I have a question though....What did you use for the grids around in the cockpit??? Are they homemade or there's a set around of random grids? I'm desperately looking for those too... Cheers and fantastic work again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 I have a question though....What did you use for the grids around in the cockpit???Are they homemade or there's a set around of random grids? I'm desperately looking for those too... Hey Jack The mesh squares are metal mesh which I got from www.Hiroboy.com for the radiators on a 1/20 car build, the grid-work on the cockpit floor in the rear half of the cockpit is just styrene card cut into strips and aranged that way. Latest progress Firstly I've faired in the cockpit glass, I'm going to do this now as it isn't something I want to do when the finished fuselage halves are sealed, I don't want any sanding dust or milliput to get into the finished cockpit. The rather thick perspex was an ok fit but some milliput around the seal followed by copious amounts of CA glue, followed by 600, 1200, 1500 grit wet paper all the way through to micromesh and finally Ted Taylors 'final touch' polish ensures a seamless cockpit glass with near perfect clarity. Running your finger across the finished cabin you can't tell which is glass and which is fuselage Also the 2 prominent ridges at the front base of the windscreen are straight in the kit and should be curved, they were sanded away and replaced with stryrene card cut to shape and sanded to fit. I'm building a block 30 Spirit which has an Astro-Navigation compass on the port side of the aircraft, firstly the hole was drilled out and a length of clear sprue-rod inserted and glued into position.. ..then cut away and dremmelled down until nearly flush with the fuselage surface - finally sanded down ,micromeshed and polished. Here is the front cockpit coaming - this was dremmeled out as the kit part is a little too big, then lengths of stretched sprue arranged and glued into position to more resemble the real thing - finally a splash of black paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Looks great John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyWan Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) John you really should let Mike Reeves at TwoMikes Resin cast up some of this cockpit work PS...what is this Ted Taylor polish that you speak of?? Edited August 25, 2008 by AnthonyWan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Someone mention JDAM's ? I've got a pack of Golden Dragon ones spare....... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelly Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) Simply stunning start John! Marcus Edited August 25, 2008 by Jelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-swiss Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hey Jack The mesh squares are metal mesh which I got from www.Hiroboy.com for the radiators on a 1/20 car build, the grid-work on the cockpit floor in the rear half of the cockpit is just styrene card cut into strips and aranged that way. Thanks so much skii!!!! I found them on the site and after that i started searching around and find other great option from my online retailer... there are nice sets from eduard as well and from hasegawa and other japanese brands! the eduard one though is easier for me cause I can buy them directly from germany... Ill buy them and see how cool they are for doing such nice works!!!!! Cheers and again stunning model,hope to see more WIP's soon,veeeery soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 John you really should let Mike Reeves at TwoMikes Resin cast up some of this cockpit work PS...what is this Ted Taylor polish that you speak of?? Well myself and Mike have had dialogue already about this, we're very keen, but I'm really scratching my head as to the practicality of scratchbuilding something that can be a) casted easily and b ) available to joe public as a replacement bomb-bay, particularly when so much surgery needs doing to the kit to give it 2 bomb bays of equal size. In short , not nearly as easy as you think ! Ask Ted about his polish Bit more progress - started on the CSRL's The kit only has one open bomb bay and the CSRL in the kit is about half the length it should be ! These were made from some bits of plastic rod I found around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Now that's top modelling. Lovely work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted September 16, 2008 Author Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thanks Andy A little more progress - here is the cockpit with a splash of paint, I've added some eduard IP panels which are a slight improvement over the kit decals I've made a start plumbing the bomb bays, and test fitting the JDAMS (thanks Dave ) onto the rotary launchers, the JDAMS each have a small hole drilled and fit onto one of 8 pins on the CSRL, (and yes all 8 fit onto one launcher and still freely rotate in the bomb bay!) Also I've cut out a crew entry hatch along side the front U/C bay, with this not modelled in the kit I've had to use photographs, masking tape and dead reckoning as a guide, I'm fairly happy with the result so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Bloody hell John ..very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Exceptional work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 MAN!! I sure wish we could cast those parts John!! WOW!! just WOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Nice one John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 Ta peeps more work - just boring small details m'fraid. First up, after cutting the crew entry hatchway, I've created the passageway to the flight deck, one wall of which is the ladder. Firstly I built the passageway in 2 halves for ease of painting When assembled the bottom is shaped to exactly match the curved underside area at the hatch entrance and test fitted in place From the outside you can see the benefit of the extra detail Also, whilst pondering the next stage of the build I decided to tackle this problem - like the B-1 Lancer , The B-2 has a pair of guards that swing down when the bomb bay doors open to protect the dropping ordanance from the sudden airflow , however the eduard set only supplies a single pair (as the kit only models 1 bomb bay) The challenge was to make another identical pair..... So firstly I sprayed the eduard pieces against a sheet of thin styrene card, the result is this template Then after some careful cutting and drilling (using a tiny drill bit mounted in a Xacto handle) this gives you some idea of size.. more soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Genius! I never would've thought of that. Class job so far, Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 That's a bit clever John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 FREAK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Exquisite build, I've got one in the loft waiting for me to pluck up the courage to think about starting it. One question though, I haven't been able to confirm this in my references but doesn't the B2 use "clips" to carry iron bombs with the rotary launcher being used to carry cruise missiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 Exquisite build, I've got one in the loft waiting for me to pluck up the courage to think about starting it.One question though, I haven't been able to confirm this in my references but doesn't the B2 use "clips" to carry iron bombs with the rotary launcher being used to carry cruise missiles? Hi Richard this page explains the weapon load better http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-2.htm for Mk82 500lb bombs the clips are winched into place in the bomb bay roof, for larger ordinance such as the 1000lb or 2000lb JDAM or cruise missiles the rotary launcher is used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 for Mk82 500lb bombs the clips are winched into place in the bomb bay roof Aren't the "clips" compatible with the rotary launcher pivots? To my mind they look like a one-third section of a cylinder, and they mount at each end along their central axis in the CRL mounting points. I tried to build one for my B-1 and they look like this: The conventional "clip" is on the left, the other two are the CRLs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 Hi Al, you might well be right, I have the squadron B-2 spirit book showing racks that appear to fix to the bomb bay roof, but it isn't really clear enough to tell, those B-1 weapons bays are awesome, are they aftermarket kits or something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Hi Al, you might well be right, I have the squadron B-2 spirit book showing racks that appear to fix to the bomb bay roof, but it isn't really clear enough to tell, those B-1 weapons bays are awesome, are they aftermarket kits or something ? No somehow i managed them myself... don't ask me how, must have been a flash of inspiration. It's in bits now anyway. So, after that brief interlude, on with the main event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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