perdu Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) No pictures yet I just cannt be ars*d with the uploading thing to night Sherpa is repainted, new decals printed and varnished for use and the mojo is fairly good too so good I keep looking at the broken Midget clutch wondering if I should be playing with that instead) Added a picture of her masked up for painting Pictures soon, just thought I would let you know that we are back Props are painted and decalled too, blimey what a palaver, wish I'd painted the white tip markings rather than cutting out decal sheet strips and messing with Microset and Microsol, quel blague... Bill more better stuff tomorrow Edited August 12, 2013 by perdu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Not a lot better ... but here are the props ready to have the tips touched in with Tamiya White The Hartzell decals and anti abrasion tapes are fitted and the white stripes were cut from a generic white decal sheet, to be topped off later The wing scribing has begun and here is the Tamiya tape setting out where to mark the flaps A lot of the upper marking has been done by taping the straight edges where the knife blade was to run vertically to keep then grooves tidy You can see the horrible green that resulted for yesterday's airbrushing, so that is for a repaint again The roof top walkways have been scribed and drawn in place with a UNIpin fine line writer, I'd be tempted to use the pen instead of decals on lots of this model. The fuel filler rings are made out of Letraset Os from the old WHSmith sets I will be off to mask and repaint the lighter green later B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 It starts looks pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Aha. Is back. Is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Aha. Is back. Is good Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Chris Bowley didn't draw the 360 IIRC but Granger did (published in 1/96 scale). Wouldn't you know it, I've just found a load of mouldings and decals for our old Sherpa in the store container which I thought were long gone. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Great stuff Bill, like everyone else can't wait to see it finished, (your sentiments too I'm guessing ! ).......someone recently described the Sherpa as a 'flying Winnebago'...not very kind but sort of accurate, 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' as Lady M regularly tries to reassure me following a shopping sojourn to the cosmetics department at B&Q..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Chris Bowley didn't draw the 360 IIRC but Granger did (published in 1/96 scale). Wouldn't you know it, I've just found a load of mouldings and decals for our old Sherpa in the store container which I thought were long gone. John BBBBbugerit John I reckon I would have had one of those off you if they'd been around I did a 1/72 drawing of both the 330 and the 360 back in the eighties, I was planning to do the 360 and the Sherpa/330 as a set but gave up the game soon after finishing my old Sherpa I would still love a 360 to make a set, might get on with modifying Chris's drawings to include the 360 late this year... General I'm kind of ambivalent about this,it has been around so long I don't know if I want the thing finished or not I'm fixing surface blemishes induced by my own bad practices at the moment Spraying the final green mix tomorrow Soon be done though, then the usual "what to do next" question Edited August 14, 2013 by perdu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Well chaps, this one is on the "Been there, quite liked it, not there any more" category Here's the model with her decals on and partially detailed, dashing up to the finishing post Remove before flight tags attached to all the engine covers and prop tie downs added as per my old Fairford 1985 photos, still a little more to do by now but all painted and matt varnsihed and aerials fitted, the wire aerial seen here buggering me about. RBFs and tie backs seen in awful close up The recalcitrant aerial thread has been replaced here with a length of stretched sprue, still not as easy as it was thirty years ago... Wonder why? The wire is on now and looks fine I'm only showing this one because I like the composition Yup self indulgence abounds now Time to finish detailing (Have you seen what was missing yet?) Weathering the paint subtly was the aim, pretty poor shot at it really but as it is only pastel dust I can go back to clean paint if I dont like it tomorrow Can you see what wasn't on before? You got it, wipers and RBFs for the pitot heads NOW If you can see anything you don't like let me know tonight, a'cos she's going up for inspection tomorrow Last look before RFI Edited August 19, 2013 by perdu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Looks good to me. I think it the dogs doo dahs. Nicely done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Just noticed, have you got the RBF tag on the nose wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 well done looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Just noticed, have you got the RBF tag on the nose wheel? Yup, port side of link, it's on my pictures of the real thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Good to see it finished. Looks great. You're a braver man than I. Never mind scratch building, tackling the Aeroclub examples in my stash gives me the fear! It's how to do the windows for the 330, and 360 (conversions) being the big issue. ..and how to do the air ecosse colour scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Good to see it finished. Looks great. You're a braver man than I. Never mind scratch building, tackling the Aeroclub examples in my stash gives me the fear! It's how to do the windows for the 330, and 360 (conversions) being the big issue. ..and how to do the air ecosse colour scheme. Too kind I think if I ever get my mitts on an Aeroclub one I will try to let in panels of clear plastic all along and the mask the windows at painting time. For this one I used Kristal Kleer for the two small port side ones, but for a long run of similar ones I don't think I'd like the look of it. Painting a civilian one would be one of the "bonus items" for me, the 330 looks great in civvy guise. 360 too bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Great to see it done; looking good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 It's been educational and great fun Bill. Oh - and the Sherpa looks mighty fine too - glad you stuck with it..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Good job Bill, wonderful to see such a great result after your trials & tribulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Too kind I think if I ever get my mitts on an Aeroclub one I will try to let in panels of clear plastic all along and the mask the windows at painting time. For this one I used Kristal Kleer for the two small port side ones, but for a long run of similar ones I don't think I'd like the look of it. Painting a civilian one would be one of the "bonus items" for me, the 330 looks great in civvy guise. 360 too bill Yeah, I've thought clear panels might be a good solution. Either that or moulding new fuselage halves. May be possible to make window masks with a vinyl cutter, which is the other problem. Wish they'd made them round! Someday I'll get around to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks fantastic to me great job - now whats next to keep us entertained? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Downward slope now bill, you can see the finish line !!! Superb scratchbuilding throughout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'm not touching it any more Gone to RFI now chaps ta for looking and helping b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Only on p.2 of  catching-up but pretty sure I like this Bill.  Definitely sure in fact.  Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 Just popping this back in for a sec'  Two guys I spoke to at Huddersfield were enquiring about the unusual/odd colour scheme I used for it  I didnt get your names guys but here is the Paints Used List  Gunship Grey for this I used Humbrol Authentic Ocean Grey HB3 Medium Green I used a mix of XF5 and XF26 for 34102 The Darkest Green got XF13 Black Green  The picture is of the reference board with paint going onto the model 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 MTFireflyer might enjoy some of this  Part repaired already, blimey it's a long dreary job  Must have been like that for you chaps when I did it, sozz  I will be closing it in the next couple of days I hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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