Brandy Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 An interesting thought....personally I'd prefer to have the wings fixed, and therefore safe from accidental damage - they're pretty delicate in 1:72, and with the extra weight of resin in 1:48 I'd be a little worried that the hinge would come detached. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks Ian. Joint himself strong, I'm more worried about the thickness of the wing .... Yes, even shipping cost from China ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Anybody can say, what is needed rectangular part with two large holes ? Looks like a scale model of the Hatton Garden Safety Deposit robbery. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 😂👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I think even hinges for glasses would look toy like. To my mind, for the model to look realistic, you have to decide whether to have the wings spread or folded. Martin Edit: Having thought about this some more, I think I would accept the storage problem for this particular build and show the model with wings spread as the huge wingspan was a distinctive feature of the type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I think the holey block is a jig for the float setup.The fuselage sits in the side with raised edges and the width spaces the floats apart and sets the height. John Just read post 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 This is a better Scarff ring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hi John. I've been buying this kit and applied it to my Re-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Ah, that is the old type etch which I have replaced. Nice build. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks, John. And how can you buy a new version of the turret ring ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 I am trying to make a joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 TC, and I used to live about a kilometer apart and at one time we worked together. AlI know he put a lot of effort into getting this kit to market. So any shortcomings be there any, are due to local conditions. heat, altitude and himidity.We were both passionate about getting somethinfg into the wider market. This kit I belive was one of TC's better efforts. so take it and run with it, It may be a long, long time before we see it in an injected form kit... Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Hi Colin . I bought 2 models, the first set early Short-184, with a torpedo, and a second later Short-184 with a machine gun in the rear cockpit, it was a late model I do, it is suitable during the Civil War in Russia 1918-1920. If anyone is interested in the early Short-184 I can sell . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Putty " tranches" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 White putty was old and did not want to become solid, It had to be replaced with a new one. Repair broken partition between cockpits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 I am trying to make the swivel mechanism of the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Plan A did not work, the metal in the plastic hinge was very fragile. The holes drilled are not symmetrical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Plan B. I fixed a hole in the fuselage. I made a metal sleeve of the medical needle. I made out of the same axis of the needle, which will account for the bulk load of the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I'm not sure I follow where you're going here....how are you going to mount the wings if the hinge point is under the fuselage? The hinge should be exiting the side....or do you still have to add the wing centre section under the fuselage which will allow for the hinge to be mounted in the fuselage..... Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hi Ian. I did so: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 aaah, ok, now I see where you're going! Very nicely done too! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICMF Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Anybody can say, what is needed rectangular part with two large holes ? Fuselage sits on top of this block (in the recess on top of this photo), and it's used as a jig to set the spacing of the floats. The holes simply reduce the amount of resin used to cast the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Thank Ian. The axis is fixed cyan-acrylic adhesive and steel wire, I think that everyone should get. To be continued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 That's how it will work: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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