giemme Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Well folks, time for a little update. The missing U/C door.. Fabrication begins. First I made a template out of the other door. Then transferred that to a strip of 0.5 mm card. Then cut it out. Did the same again but then trimmed it slightly smaller. Then stuck them together making sure that I had them the right way around. All done under the watchful eye of Smiley Bear, the wife`s Teddy, who reports back to her what I have been doing. Yep, he has got the bug too, I caught him looking at the instructions. Well, I am going to leave the door to set and continue tomorrow. All comments welcome. Simon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Neat job so far, Simon Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Nice salvage job on the door Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Well folks, I have just called myself foo-foo of the week. After filing and cleaning up the new door ready for the next stage I realised that I had in fact made a duplicate of the same door used as a template. Sorry about that PB again. So I had to start again. And all together now, the new one has the I on it. I am going to let this set and then continue with adding the locating tab, whence the tabs at one end. Going to cook tonight's dinner in between bits at the bench. All comments welcome. Simon (Duty Chef). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrywilliams Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Does anyone know were I can buy the decals for this set? I seem to have lost them! harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Harrywilliams said: Does anyone know were I can buy the decals for this set? I seem to have lost them! harry Harry, have you tried Revell? They are usually pretty good at sorting things out. I had a cracked window screen for a Ferrari I built and they replaced it. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, Harrywilliams said: Does anyone know were I can buy the decals for this set? I seem to have lost them! harry I have just checked my set, and they look like they were printed in Italy, probably Cartograph . Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrywilliams Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: Harry, have you tried Revell? They are usually pretty good at sorting things out. I had a cracked window screen for a Ferrari I built and they replaced it. Simon. Will do, I'll try but we're I live it's pricy to get bits posted, worth a shot! thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Nice recovery on the mirror-image door Simon! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, TheBaron said: Nice recovery on the mirror-image door Simon! Tony +1. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks for the comments chaps. The door still needs some filing and another piece added for the locating tab. That should be done tomorrow, hopefully. Anyhow between cooking dinner (Roast Lamb etc) I attacked those ugly looking gaps where the ailerons go. A run of C/A hit with some accelerator, then a couple of brushes of the Liquid Green Stuff. Sorry a bit blurred, but needs more filler. Not too bad but still have the ends to do, blast. That`s it for today. All comments welcome. Simon . (Stuffed full and with enough Lamb over to do a curry (Rogan)). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Nice new door and nice new door again. it's like something I would do. great save though. Nice work Simon. Jont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 31 minutes ago, The Spadgent said: Nice new door and nice new door again. it's like something I would do. great save though. Nice work Simon. Jont I am not the first, nor will I be the last to do that John. LOL. A record for me recently, 3 updates.... Being that it got quite warm today, I was able to finish the door off. I filed and sanded the edge to the require angle using MK 1 eyeball. And side on. Then cleaned up and some Liquid Green Stuff applied to the joins. And other side. I am going to leave it there for tonight. Hope to get some more done tomorrow afternoon. All comments welcome. Simon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Well, things have not turned out to bad. After checking against the other door I found that the locating tab was to far from the edge of the door. No problem, out with the trusty scalpel and a snip here and there plus another bit of plastic. A careful file, and this is what I ended up with. Sorry PB again. Not to bad I suppose, just a corner needs nipping out. Also been at the aileron gaps, and they need just a little bit work, poss Tuesday. All comments welcome. Simon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Looks good to me, Simon Just that corner to sort out, and you're done - brilliant! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thanks Giemme, have done that corner now. Anyhow, back to today. Finished off the tidying up and now have masked the office ready for primer. And an angry bird look from the front. Hopefully I can lay some primer down tomorrow morning, as busy in the afternoon, life eh. I am now off for a curry (home made) All comments welcome. Simon, (the hungry one) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 With a coat of primer your manufactured door will look identical to the original. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Looking mean already! Are you going to prime her before fitting the intakes? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 17 minutes ago, giemme said: Looking mean already! Are you going to prime her before fitting the intakes? Ciao Yes Giemme, I am going to mask the contact areas then spray. Looking at the reference pics, the demarcation line is along the join between the lower wing and fuselage. Once I have painted behind the vari- ramps I shall then attach the rest of the intakes. If I was using hairy sticks to paint her it would not be to bad. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hope the curry was as good as the build is looking Simon! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Looking hot to trot! Johnny boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin56 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 You have been very busy Simon, I won't mention the mirrored gear door (I am quite capable of doing exactly the same ). Looks like you are heading in to finals now, cheers, Julian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Thanks Tony, John and Julian, getting there, well sort of!!! A bit too windy today for spraying so decided to get on and mask the canopy bits. I made a boo boo on one part. An over zealous cut of tape left this. Nothing that a gentle polishing cannot shift,(I hope). Also the windscreen has a nasty little scratch . Just along the bottom edge. Managed to get one piece done without any drama. With the bridge still to do. Hopefully, I should be able to lay some primer down over the weekend. All comments welcome. Simon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 8 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: Hopefully, I should be able to lay some primer down over the weekend. Looking forward to that! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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