Dads203 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Funny enough I've just removed part of the strake, plan is to rebuild using plastic card at the right angle to the fuselage. Twas a right royal pain to not damage the radome. Some imperfections have been filled with Mr Surfacer. Enjoy Dan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 That was a bit of a faff, the strake is added, I managed to get a bit more of an angle to the thing but it was a right pain to get fixed on the fuselage, two parts from plastic card. Looks a bit better, I've got to add the underside part of the bracket yet though and tidy it all up. Who talked me into this ? Regards Dan 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 27 minutes ago, Dads203 said: Who talked me into this ? Dunno but I’m glad they did! I’ll be using it as reference for my build later in the year but I’m not hopeful that mine will be anywhere near as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dads203 said: Who talked me into this ? It was a gang of bigger boys, and then they ran away in that direction.... Edited January 8, 2018 by Richard E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Might be easier to scratch build the whole thing next time Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 More superb engineering, looking fantastic! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Cheers Chaps, Gotta say it, Andy your help is greatly appreciated fella, I know as much about these Sea kings as most people know about about Nuclear Physics, Now I've spent many a happy hour or two being taxied about in the back of these cabs but never really paid any attention to the details. So back to the build, I've added the support to the strake, it need a bit of blending in yet but again the basics are now present, the glue is still drying. The real thing looks as crude as my attempt so I'm happy that I'll not have to spend too much more time on it One of the next big jobs is to rivet the airframe, I'm plucking up the guts to have a crack with the HGW rivets I'm a bit worried that the masking up for the two colours might remove any that are in the area of masking TBH so I'll have to have a test run on some scrap. Cheers all Dan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Looking superb so far! Good luck with the rivets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 That strake is a big improvement. 6 hours ago, andyf117 said: ...even a pilot recognised... Oi! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Only managed to get the cockpit upper windows sprayed in the clear colours, a mix of Tamiya blue and green . OAT probes next This could really make a mess of the front window so I'll have to take it a bit easy with the drill. Cheers Dan 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Hi Dan, the strake is looking much better, a difficult item to capture. On my Revell kit build of an 849 cab, I just used the kit item, doesn't look the best but it was hole filler in my display... Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Cheers Colin, It's a difficult shape to make conform to the fuselage and keep it looking right. So I've managed to get the OAT probes in place on the front screen, I drilled two micro holes, masked up and sprayed the mounts NATO black, I'll add the silver colour metal bases once the thing is painted up and I'll add the probes from tooth brush bristles last, I have two bristles in place just to check the diameter of the small holes. And yes the holes are off a fraction The holes that I masked up were cut from my 0.7 punch set, gives you an idea on the size of it, the holes drilled must be around 0.2 ish for the probes. My crap phots should show it in all of its glory I've noticed that I have a small crack in the bottom left of the screen ... nothing I'm going to do about that TBH, the canopy has had a rough time, I've Kleared it, stripped it as it kept pooling up re Kleared it.. Stripped it again , tried using that awful stuff Gauzy agent so stripped it again and finally tried to polish it up. It almost broke me TBH I should of just left it as is.. lesson learnt the hard way. It looks rubbish under a macro lens and poo-poo lighting, but from a distance its okay. Dan 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Impressive work Dan, very impressive!😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Had an hour today so masked up the front office, a bit fiddly getting the parts glued in place with no gaps. Some need filling as I couldn't quite get rid of them all, I’ll drop some Micro Krystal clear into the gaps and hope for the best. Cheers for looking in chaps Dan 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Those OAT probes are just brilliant! I’ll be chuffed to bits if mine look that good in 1/48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Cheers everyone for the great feedback So I have an hour or so at the bench today so I'm cracking on with getting the airframe up to priming, cockpit area gets some NATO black for the inside framing, I'm hoping that its not leaked anywhere on the inside And with the filter in place. I've got more detail to add to the fuselage yet and then primer. Dan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Adding the grab handles around the Observers window, I used the Aber tie down set as these looked close enough to use for them. They still need cleaning up a little with a fibre glass pencil to remove some of the CA glue around the join. Cheers Dan 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Lovely detailing work. I would have removed those wipers but I'm sure it will come out looking well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Cheers Nigel, I did think about it TBH but changed my mind on the wipers So a first pass with some primer, this is just to check any imperfections of which there are a few, I have to revisit some joins and some filled areas as they are a little rough. Then a get another top coat of primer on and a polish up before the riveting job Enjoy Dan 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Dan in "Paint on his model" Shocker! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Mike said: Dan in "Paint on his model" Shocker! I know ... shocker a long way to go yet though, forgot to mention that the sponsons have also been primed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Looking sweet! Not seen those etched handles, they look really nice, much better than the wire I used! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 15 minutes ago, moaning dolphin said: Looking sweet! Not seen those etched handles, they look really nice, much better than the wire I used! Bob Cheers Bob, They are actually etched tie downs for 35th scale armour but do pass as reasonable handles in 72nd scale, they are not that expensive and one set will last you a lifetime of Sea King builds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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