Army_Air_Force Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) More sanding of Snoopy. We both took turns at sanding. It was a big job, and was her first real experience of scratch building. His head would seen be removed for easier shaping of the head and body, but were cut as one to see the proportions looked right. Tail, arms, scarf and goggles would probably be made from Milliput epoxy putty. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) This is how things looked by the end of the session. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) In mid April 2017, it was the school Easter holidays. As we had some free time, we did some more of the project. She attached the engine and cowl, then I jigged up the rather fiddly landing gear for her to glue. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) While that was drying, we cut Snoopy's head off to allow shaping of the head and body to be easier. I worked on his body and legs which required some use of the bandsaw, while she started sanding his head and nose round. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) Some building sessions can be a couple of hours, but on this occasion, we only had an hour spare before we had a trip out. We still managed to push the project on and see progress. The Triplane now only needed the wheels and prop adding, and Snoopy was taking shape nicely, with the basic form of his lower body and legs cut and sanded into a recognisable shape. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) June 13th 2017. The wheels and prop were fitted. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) The wheels still needed their centres painting, but we were in a rush for a photo shoot with two customer models. The Fokker E.III was due to be shipped, so we made do with a mostly finished Triplane to get the Fokker DrI, Fokker DVII and Fokker EIII line up. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Work continued with Snoopy, with my daughter working on shaping Snoopy's head, following instructions I gave her in advance of each step. I worked on Snoopy's body, shaping his legs, feet and body, using a combination of needle files, sand paper and a mini drill with dental burrs in it. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) We also made a start on his kennel. I cut some 1/4 ply parts, and left my daughter to sand and clean the parts up. The kennel was glued and clamped and left to dry. It will be clad with thin ply to give the outer finish. I cut the parts with a slight taper to try and give a little false perspective effect. In the end, the frame wasn't deep enough to angle the kennel enough for best effect and I didn't want the frame to end up overly deep. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) 1/16 ply was used for the cladding. I cut a number of straight and tapered strips with a scalpel, as it took more strength than my daughter could have managed. My daughter sanded the edges into a slight radius to allow the plank edges to show more clearly once assembled. After the front faces of the ply was also sanded, I mixed up a wash of white enamel for her to paint them with. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) Here's the basic kennel structure and the white washed planks for the walls. The last job of the day was to mix up some Milliput epoxy putty and then form the start of Snoopy's flying helmet and goggles. His helmet was first, and once that is cured and sanded, we would do the same and sculpt his goggles. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) It was the end of the first week in July when we got back to Snoopy after the school day ended. The whitewashed planks prepared last time were glued on today, starting with the ends. The end of the kennel was painted in PVA glue, and each plank in turn stuck on. After both ends were done, they were lightly clamped and placed over a heater to force dry the glue quicker. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Once sufficiently dry, I sanded the excess length of planks, flush with the side of the kennel. This allowed the side planks to be attached next. While my daughter was doing that, I drilled a small hole in the end of Snoopy's head for a tiny screw. This formed a support for the Milliput nose to be formed around. That was left to cure and will be sanded to the final shape later. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) The last job of the day was to cut some planks for the roof, and stain them red with some dilute enamel paint. Using it dilute allowed the birch plywood grain to show through. It was all starting to come together rather nicely now and we could see the finish line wasn't too far away. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) It was in the last week of July 2017 when we got back to Snoopy, doing some more work on Snoopy and his kennel. I made some wire frames covered in Milliput for Snoopy's arms and tail. Once cured, the rough shapes were finished and attached. My daughter got the roofing planks glued onto the kennel so they would be dry the next day. The planks were left to cure for a little while and then the roof was wiped over with a damp sponge to remove any excess or finger marks. Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) While his arms and scalf were curing, I also made his goggles from more Milliput. The rough shape was made by hand and then the final shape and detail worked in with a scalpel and various wooden ends of paint brushed, both sharpened and rounded. Here's Snoopy with his arms, tail and scarf attached. Almost ready to face the Baron!! Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) By this point, my daughter was quite excited about how good he was looking. This was her first experience of scratch building an object from raw materials and having it look very much like the object being modelled. Up until this point, her scratch building experience was from school projects, such as making castles from cardboard tubes and boxes. Now we had made a recognisable TV character from a block of resin, some bits of wire and some stuff that looked like clay. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised as to how well Snoopy turned out. Sculpting curved forms has never been my favourite part of modelling. I much prefer measurements, straight lines, rulers and angles! Edited October 22, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Both Snoopy and his kennel look excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 That's brilliant,absolutely brilliant.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Fantastic work, this is going to be very impressive when it's all finished! ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 This is the coolest thing on this forum right now... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 This is absolutely superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 What a fantastic project! Awesome work! Thanks for sharing this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Sometimes, doing something that isn't 100% scale, something a little fun and different, can be very rewarding. You don't need to worry too much about getting bogged down in details, but just having lots of fun per pound! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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