Jessica Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Now that my choice of kit has been approved I can get cracking This is the Smer Supermarine Walrus of loving memory A peek inside the box showing that wonderful 1960s detail And what I've done so far. I've filled in the egregious engraved surface detail, including the "paint the roundels here" grooves Inside, I've glued in styrene rod where the stringers and formers go, following the general shape of the exterior engraving The wings are assembled, cleaned up and the roundel position marks are filled The engine nacelle is joined and the gaping air intake has a nice little screen And lastly the incredibly detailed (choke) interior bulkheads have been glued to the floor This is going to be a mostly old-school build. All the aftermarket I'm using will be a pair of seats and some leftover instrument decals Plus a real rarity. This is a pre-production sample of the old Whisky Jack Decals sheet for Kenting Aviation's "Putsy Putsy" Thanks to this build I can stop faffing about and actually finish this beast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Best of luck !!! I did their Swordfish many moons ago and rigged it with stretched sprue.............. still in rehab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Michty me! That is a relic of times gone by. Who needs a decal placement diagram when you can engrave it on the parts. You going for a full detail epic or more of a tidy up and make it less of a yawning great hole inside build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 I'm going for a "if it can be seen it should be there" level of detail. The rear hatch is going to be closed, so there's not much need to detail the rear fuselage but there's room to see into the nose and cockpit so there's going to be busyness in there to draw the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I've got this as well. Different box but the same plastic. I'm still exhausted filling in the scribed detail. I think lashings of Mr. Surfacer will be in order. For the wings are you leaving the saggy fabric look or doing what I'm contemplating, a rasp being wielded freely over the surface?! I'm tagging this one Best of luck! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 I haven't completely decided whether the starving cow look will be kept for nostalgia's sake, or eradicated for detail's sake. Tomorrow I may have a different answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganpete Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Good luck on this one J! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepster Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I saw one of these a few years back made up to a very high standard on the IPMS Avon table at their show, so it can be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Awesome choice! Extra detail?? There's a cockpit floor and everything What more could be added???? The Swordfish Hmm....well the floats could be useful...maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Plus a real rarity. This is a pre-production sample of the old Whisky Jack Decals sheet for Kenting Aviation's "Putsy Putsy" This is gonna be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Best of luck !!! I did their Swordfish many moons ago and rigged it with stretched sprue.............. still in rehab. Blooming Nora Jenko, I've got the swordfish kits is it really that bad ? I nearly dropped me coco when I read your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 It's much like this one. The shapes are acceptable but the details are...well, they aren't, that's what they are. There's next to nothing for an interior, the engine and Vickers gun are vaguely engine-shaped and gun-shaped lumps and there's only floats in the box. There used to be a metal update set available from Aeroclub which addresses the engine, wheels and gun but you still need to find an interior from somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 OMG.....And I thought my Airfix Shermans were old school! Really looking forward to seeing how you sort this one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytuco Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Wow!! Looks like that is going to take some sorting out!! Good luck......... Tuco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B. Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) I built one of these a couple of years ago. Come to think of it, I still have a bit to do. As for the wing ribs, I sanded them right down to almost zip. My problem was, and still is, is the cockpit canopy. The mullions are really heavy. Good luck, it does turn into a impressive model. Hard to believe it is from the same stable as the Supermarine Spitfire. Edited September 20, 2013 by Richard B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Walrus, meet Dremel tool, Dremel tool meet Walrus. Starving cow ribs, meet your doom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 My word, good luck with this one Jessica. I had a similar issue when I did my Testors Laird Solution in the Interwar GB http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234925456-148-laird-solution-finished/ I used fine tape, smothered in primer and gently sanded to re-apply the ribbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Walrus, meet Dremel tool, Dremel tool meet Walrus. Starving cow ribs, meet your doom. Swarf everywhere! Isn't modelling fun. Maybe a face mask or dremelling outside is in order? I think a prize for perseverance is due to you. ( Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Although this kit is light on detail, the shape is pretty much spot on. With a bit of work you should end up with a pretty impressive model. Looking forward to how this one progresses. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Although this kit is light on detail, the shape is pretty much spot on. With a bit of work you should end up with a pretty impressive model. Looking forward to how this one progresses. Martin I only ever came across one set of plans in 1/48 and they were in Scale Aircraft Modelling. Claimed to be 1/48 they were nothing of the sort. However a set of 1/72 plans in Aviation News blown up (by 150%) show the Smer moulds to be well nigh spot on. Any pictures yet Jessica? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 Dremelled wings and plastic shavings all over the place are not photogenic. I'll post something when I have something that looks exciting again. In the meantime, there's still all the pictures at the beginning of the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Great stuff Jessica You certainly know how to pick em ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueliner Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Koo Koo Kachoo! I will be following this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Koo Koo Kachoo! Okay... now I have that song stuck in my head...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 I build he builds you do he as you are me and we all build together.See how they run from kits like this one, see how they fly.I'm crying.Sitting at my workbench, waiting for the van to come.Fitting parts together, stupid bloody tuesday.Man, you got a rotten kit, you made an awful choice.I place the parts here, they place the parts there.I build the Walrus, goo goo g'joob. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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