Martian Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Worth trying the Tamiya smoke, although you might have to live with the cabin roof as it is. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Thats possible Martian but since it's a home brew I can always do another if I gotta! Its very liberating to be totally in charge of this aspect What happens when the kit transparencies go downstream? Model kaput. But when you roll yer own its a different ball park. Had few people passing Wopsies lil brother at Huddy yesterday that did that lovely double take thing I hope they'll even notice tiny liddle Wopsie, maybe not huh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Have to say Bill, was mightily impressed with the detail in your builds at Huddersfield yesterday, great to catch up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Seeing you and Mark was great too I like the Huddy show a lot, it's going to have a permanent spot in my calendar I was dead chuffed to get the Best In Class for the Hansom, didn't expect to get anything for the Auster when dr-gn was in the class though but a bit disappointed that some git broke one of the aerials off In all you guys made up for it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Coming along nicely Bill. Something to rest your beer on while the paint and glue dries: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Well done with the Hansom and Auster Bill. The beer mat sea bat is looking lusciously waspish. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hi Bill a bit late in the day finding your Wasp build but hey I just caught up. You've been pretty busy with this one, looking seriously good though, more power to your elbow... Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Wopsie feels a bit subdued by all these massive builds round here but I have managed to get some of her little changes started can you see what I'm at lately? in a bit closer roof lights masked for a few coats of Tamiya Clear Blue and Smoke, if that doesnt work it'll be off with the roof and on with the felt tip pen in navy Also beginnings of rotor folds coming along Nights of fun ahead me hearties Edited February 18, 2017 by perdu 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, perdu said: Nights of fun ahead me hearties how come you keep getting all the fun ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Shhh, its not all fun I just spent two days standing up in the auxiliary modelling room [the garage] building, shhh again, a tank in one very huge scale because I needed a large quantity of proscribed indoors adhesive for it (Blimmin' chariddee build time again folks, this time round a Tamiya Panzer IV ) Still tomorrow is paint a lot time, including Wessex, Wopsie and the tank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 "Good...(great).... things in small packages" springs to mind Bill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It's quality not quantity Bill. If the canopy plan doesn't work, I've known folk dip canopies in Future Klear mixed with acrylic ink, especially for tinted F16 canopies. In theory you would increase the proportion of ink to increase the opacity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) I'd say the plan worked This is the look I aimed for so it will suffice several light mists of Tamiya Smoke over Tamiya Clear Blue So on with the other stuff we do to these little bits of plastic no 42 Masking Sorry we have a darker picture but the flash wasn't very good here Bit better here though, t'other side The rotor pylon has its support structure and the engine is on for encouragement only, 'tain't glued on we've paint to endure/enjoy soon The float here shown in its immaturity is my least favourite bit I knew when he said it why Martian, the chronicler of all things Scout and Wasp back in the day, asked what I intended to do about the flotation gear Was never going to be a shoo in was it? Thank the lord for evergreen 0.020" x 0.020" strip which is going to save my sanity This is definitely going to be cast, I'm beggared if I'm making two of them from plasticard Cusses, mumbles, drat those pesky kids, darn the... ...............................ow Oh sorry, I got a little bit Blyton there Apologies offered folks, almost unforgivable but it'ld be nice if you tried Edited February 21, 2017 by perdu 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 canopy turned out good - completely as I expected mind you. when you've finished making the flotation gear and then found out that it's scalekrept and too big, I'll take it for the Scout thank 'ee very much sir. (just make sure it's around 1/48) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) Don't think that even monumental scalekreep would get this one and a half times bigger H But if YOU want one I might consider a large (sized) export order I intend using mine to cast from if it fettles in nicely I didn't take pictures yesterday but it is Hendie© 'greeblies' time I'm bolting on the underside gubbinses which allow weapons fitment, not the actual racks yet though Also trying to work out how to fit the shockers without having the fescalised bits painted at sprayer time I might get something done with map pins that bend, my Albion Alloy tube prefers to kink if I try to bend it through those tiny holes in the lower arms Always playtime isn't it. Edited February 22, 2017 by perdu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 This is looking very good! If it carries on along these lines, it needs to go into the competition at Telford! Martian the Motivator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) Greeblies AKA odd bits hanging off or laid on or tied to helochopters Greeblies© Hendie Anyway a picture (or some) Starboard side with mainly the shockers for the 'spenders, a holey bracket on the engine deck which supports a thickish pipe and visible on the other side a nother bracket which will get some stuff added later Also with an early attempt at the flotation device webbed framework This was originally going to be a copy of the flotbox in Bob Hunt's drawings of the combined Wasp and Scout, which I think came originally from Aviation News Unfortunately I kept getting the spacing wrong with the strip structure and I just couldn't get it looking right Proper fed up I was so whilst perusing my plentiful set of photographs I realised that Bob had drawn the float wrongly He drew eight sections of ribs when in fact there are only seven sections across, I'D BEEN TRYING TO ALLOW FOR 24 WHEN i SHOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN AIMING FOR 21 Oh well, teach me not to check the sources, not as if I haven't seen issues with AN plans before is it Other side view now Down legs for the cabin step and odd bits of undergreebly showing under the rear fuselage, shockers too as well of course The engine deck has been drilled to suit the front engine bearer struts, not in yet And below, many of the assembled greebly crew The two dooberries under the port side seem to be part of the control systems for whatever weapons get fitted The long strip is a stiffener that is on Scout too so I assume that is to do with load bearing capacity Assuming the curvi-triangular dipsy on the starboard side has similar responsibilities to the others The view of below from aft The pair of dump pipes were fixed in place I thought, turns out that one was loose and capable of dropping out I'm glad I took the pictures of underneath because losing that would have been an embarrassment wouldn't it The rear winglets (OK? What would you have called the blimmin things huh?) are going to have a pair of thin brackets added,I assume for something like flare attachments There will be lamps there will be weapons carriers there will be the radar chirpy cheep cheep thingmy too There will be paint soon too Not tonight though ciao all Edited February 23, 2017 by perdu 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) Oh doh! D'you know that moment of heart stopping 'soddit'? I think I lost a spare year or two I put Wopsie away in her cupboard and dislodged a HAS3 Wessex which is getting new front suspenders because... Just because I'm fed up with fixing it Dislodged Wessex fortunately didn't fall the three and a half feet to the floor Wopsie did I threw away my specs so I could get down to collect the wreckage from the wood effect laminate floor, aha I thought, lose the carpet and disable the old CM, that was THEN I swivelled the chair and stood up, did you know you can buy new gas struts for broken office chairs? (ask me later £12) And there on the hard floor, sat on her dainty little legs wopsie unharmed No loose struts No dislodged canopy No missing cockpit interior bits and most importantly No broken legs PHEW Edited February 24, 2017 by perdu 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Phew indeed - looking good Bill; those Greeblies must be tiny... great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Massive things Ced, almost an eighth of an inch two of them Phew indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 looks like you've been a busy beaver there Bill. Lovely greebles and undergreeblies - and a tremendously lucky escape to boot ! Every now and then the gods smile down on us (mainly to lull us into a false sense of security though) - but it looks like they pulled through for you this time ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 That's a work of art - the undercarriage alone must have cost you a few grey hairs. Can't wait to see it painted. As with so many builds on here, the biggest compliment i can pay is that I have to remind myself that it's 1/72. So, like, uhh, TINY! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just can't wait for the blue stuff to go on Bill!....brilliant mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Lookin absolutely bostin Bill. Although your escapade draws analogies with a cat falling from a skyscraper and landing on its feet. Prey thanks to all its triangle strut construction bits and their geodistic properties that it lives on in WIP land and not the spares box! Bring on the paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Might be right Tom, I didn't watch her land I suspect she landed on her acetate noddle and did a little flip-bounce onto her feet I never want to test fly her that way again to test the theory. I've some pipes, rods and control runs to add before paint but it shouldn't be long now Then will come the mighty Brick in S1 and S2 guise,I'm bustin' to have a knock at them Need to find some of those bluey grey letters and numbers soon Did I mention I've got a Frog Toom in the stash too... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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