perdu Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 I have to admit operating under the affluence of tolerably minute amounts of incahol, but no other mind alteration All my abberations are my own work...... As Crisp suggests, is it time for a bit/lot more Hawking yet? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Dems brilliant Bill. Looks like the diluted ethanol substances you imbibe work wonders... erm I appear to have inadvertently quoted the Double Diamond slogan... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I love the way this is coming along. Wish you would hurry up and finish it so they will release the new 72nd scale kit of it as I have wanted one for a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'll have a couple too Or a Freightdog one come on guys, it's a race... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covjets13 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Awesome build, and thread. Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Too kind Si, but thank you Now You know how you're supposed to get nice things at Christmas? Grrr At our club we do a Charity Challenge 'Thing' at the Christmas meeting, some of you may remember seeing me get stitched up with a silly little Japanese navy thing at some ludicrously tiny scale a while back usually one is lucky enough to draw something interesting out of Santa's sack, I have scored the Sea Fury that is into its next colour scheme incarnation and more recently the Puma I quite enjoyed doing as well as the famous Auster and that damned Italian Bomb Boat from last year's competition (2015/16) This time fate laughed on seeing my approach to Santa's Grotty I got a target The 'gifts' had to be completed and comp table ready for this month's meet I suppose this will have to do Throwed together I admit with no love for the subject and even less knowlege about it either Tamiya Panzer IV Aufs D I think Waste of a decent kit I suppose but the rules is the rules "If Ye Doesn't Produce Said Model In March Ye Shall Pay Forfeit" Tomo escapes because he missed the memo about a changed club date, 'tain't not fair Lots of pastels dusted all over, looks like I need to bung some black stuff down that hole I've been working on the main rotor head gear for the Wasp tonight, not taken any pictures but I think I'm getting it ready to be folded up nicely when I finalise the pitch changery rods lengths night all Edited March 15, 2017 by perdu 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 As you say, a total waste, not only of the kit but of your time too, when you could have been building something you enjoyed..... Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 True Ian but the game's the game, we mun play it The targetmen are always trying to get us cross-interested so from their point of view a model they don't want might kindle an interest I've seen it happen in the club, but I've done with armour these days I'm old, time is in short supply ( that said I do own an unbuilt Airfix Cromwell I bought for three and a half quid) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Nice tank Bill. Like you I'm not a fan of building targets but I can see you've worked your usual magic on that one... rusty tank, oily wheel thingies, whip aerial, great detailing... all good stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That's a damn nicely done tank Bill! I quite enjoy building the odd target, but even when I take my time with them they don't often come out that well! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Bad luck Bill! The vast majority of target kits just leave me cold. I think I would have gladly paid the forfeit were I in your shoes. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Cheers guys, there's no doubt we aerophiles are different is there. Not in any way better but very different I used to build them, won a class at "The Nats" once with a scratch built BMP but these days my needs are more aerially aligned, with occasional and still within my own remit, excursions to carts and carriages It goes against the grain to pay the extra Martian because as a club thing the potential change does some good We do have die-hards that would rather pay than play but it's not my way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 I managed quite a bit of main rotor gear linkages today and will probably do a bit more after The Last Kingdom The two main sections of MRG alongside a tail whizzy thing off something else, there's always something else to break the concentration isnt there? Ah that's better here against the real thing The control rods are being sized and connected tonight, I'll show them when they are ready for paint, there are a couple of extra counterbalance type weights to add between the top cruciform and the lower one so that's the next stage You can just make them out next to the rotor shaft More fun coming next time 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 23 minutes ago, perdu said: this is looking unbelievably nifty Bill. All neat and everyfink. Great skills on show for something so small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Great scratch building on the model that shows us we don't have to rely on resin/etched brass aftermarket to make a decent model - good to see these skills demonstrated here - looking forward to the RFI CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Wow, there's some nifty micro work going on there Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders154 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Terrific work Not long now Have you ever thought of working your magic on the Airfix Puma? Rodders Edited March 17, 2017 by Rodders154 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Micro modelling at it's best! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) I think this will do for the MRG now, the counterweights are installed too What else does it need? Ah yes paint - tomorrow This is the later type main rotor head I think with lots of wibbly warblers onboard, should look interesting painted up And yes the tail rotor is underweigh Base Blue/Grey on the centre section, white and black next for the blades Confession time I'm very pleased with the little counterweights here, very. onward mes braves. (the sharp eyed amongst us will have noticed the drawings being modifed in action) Edited March 17, 2017 by perdu 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Lovely work on the rotor head. Should look great with a bit o' paint on! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Fabbo (& greetings from Stanford University!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 likewise greetings to our adopted murrican cousin, cheers Glad you didn't get to meet any icebergs whilst floating across the oggin Crisp (OK indulge me, I like to think a naval type would only go if he could go boating across ) Stanford U huh, do have a great time over there buddy (idiom check #1 expect many over the next few ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 rotor head looks great. IMPRESSIVE even 2 minutes ago, perdu said: Glad you didn't get to meet any icebergs whilst floating across the oggin Crisp Nope - they're all on the same side of the country as me at present. And because I'm sick of the snow round here, I'm heading up to wunnerful Erie again next week to have a look at their snow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 yup, makes sense to me take photos, we (many of us) missed out on any decent snow this last winter (caveat time...many of us had far more snow than they wanted I didnt get more than a half day of whiteywhitegarden) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I just can't help speculating on how much more detailed this could have been Bill if you'd only knocked up some photo-etch. It's just a shame to see such an opportunity wasted like this... All joking aside, I remain in awe of the level of micro-quality that the likes of yourself, Crisp, Tomo, hendie and Martian regularly display, and which I struggle to approach. I shall be bereft when this gem of a Wasp is finally finished. 'Baron Brass-Neck' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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