keefr22 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: Most of our yoghurt is bought in ceramic pots, That's posh...!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: Most of our yoghurt is bought in ceramic pots, but I do get offered all sorts of plastic packaging by SWMBO. John 7 minutes ago, keefr22 said: That's posh...!! Indeed! Only top class yogurt for Mr. and Mrs. B. BTW, the specific yogurt cup I use isn't really common, because of its thickness. Normally, you can get from 0.25 to 0.4mm; in this case, I found a very thin one because it was part of a double packaging. Basically, the outside part of the cup was made out of paper/carboard and it was the structural one, while only the interior part, in touch with the yogurt, was from styrene, much thinner than usual because of not being a structural layer. Sort of environment-friendly packaging, which also turned out to be modeller-friendly Ciao 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 So a win-win situation as they say in business speak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Great work on the nose and cowling Giorgio, impressive! I'll look out for Yoghurt cups now... I think Mrs B has some of the double skinned ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 38 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: So a win-win situation as they say in business speak. Definitely! 34 minutes ago, CedB said: Great work on the nose and cowling Giorgio, impressive! I'll look out for Yoghurt cups now... I think Mrs B has some of the double skinned ones. Thanks Ced Thin styrene is handy for a number of things in modelling, so a raid into Mrs B leftovers is definitely recommended (Does that sound weird? No pun intended, anyway) Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Great work on the nose... Very very nice! Congratulations Giorgio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 22/3/2018 at 09:39, matteo44 said: Great work on the nose... Very very nice! Congratulations Giorgio Grazie Matteo! More done in that area, see below Hi everybody, time for a WE progress report I trimmed the reinforcement strips I had previously glued on the gun faring sides So now the work on the nose is completed .... well, not quite, see below But before that, I went on working on the back part of the fuselage, bottom side. I used a razor saw to remove the old style RWR antenna, then filled in with CA+talc and sanded/polished and I also dealt with the remaining part of central seam (some rescribing took place here, too) The rectangular vent you see in the pic above and the circular ones in the same area aren't quite accurate, so I decided to drill them out I actually filled in part of the rectangular one with the usual CA+talc mix, and refined it with a square file. I also removed part of the plastic form inside, to reduce the thickness (using a Dremel ball point mill), then I glued in some PE leftovers to simulate the protecting grid Resulting in this: Not exactly right to scale, but better than what the kit sported, I think. Back to the nose: I decided to give the reshaping a go, so after some careful sanding, I got this Probably a bit more like the real thing. What do you guys think? You may have noticed from the first modified nose pic that the seam between the fuselage and the nose gear bay has split open ... I re-glued it and added some CA+talc mix - while curing, I decided to start tackling the wings. First job, fix the molding faults on top port wing, so more CA+talc in action: And here after sanding and rescribing Next job is to add some details to the main wheel bays. That's it for the day, comments welcome Ciao 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 14 minutes ago, giemme said: Not exactly right to scale, but better than what the kit sported, I think. Great work Giorgio... For the grids, you can use another material... I don't know the English word (sorry for may bad English) but in Italian is the "Tulle" (delle bomboniere... wedding favors??)... It is more slim and more soft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Looking good Giorgio! I've not tried mixing talc with CA, I always use bicarb of soda, but I'm thinking talc might give an even smoother finish. Shall give it a go later - I need to fix a chunk I've taken out of the trailing edge of my Blackburn Beverley's tailplane when I dropped it!! Should be a good test! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, matteo44 said: Great work Giorgio... For the grids, you can use another material... I don't know the English word (sorry for may bad English) but in Italian is the "Tulle" (delle bomboniere... wedding favors??)... It is more slim and more soft Thanks Matteo! Yes, I know what you're talking about - never tried that, but in the past (for instance in my Harrier Gr9a build) I used women tights cutouts for the job (courtesy of SWMBO ). In this case, I wanted something more see-through, if you know what I mean. But I definitely need to get hold of some tulle for the future 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: Looking good Giorgio! I've not tried mixing talc with CA, I always use bicarb of soda, but I'm thinking talc might give an even smoother finish. Shall give it a go later - I need to fix a chunk I've taken out of the trailing edge of my Blackburn Beverley's tailplane when I dropped it!! Should be a good test! Keith Cheers Keith I did try CA+bicarbonate, and I think talc is definitely smoother (and equally resistant) . I've yet to try @massimo's recipe with flour, though Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 1 hour ago, giemme said: In this case, I wanted something more see-through, if you know what I mean. I understand... Good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting67 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) Hello Giorgio, again a very interesting and good looking update. The mesh, however, is a very challenging task. I have also searched for a decent representation of the mesh. One day I discovered a very interesting add on from Brengun at a local hobby shop. It's an Air Intake mesh for the Academy 1/72 Hawker Typhoon (BRL72018). The mesh is so fine that I cut it to shape and I think it fits. The problem is that there is not enough mesh for all holes plus the squared opening of the A-10 belly. But then I also found a very fine nylon mesh from another Czech brand called Plus Model. There you have a lot of mesh and it's easy to cut. I think it almost looks as fine as the Brengun mesh. See the pictures below. Once carefully painted it should look nice. If I remember well the same nylon mesh is also available as PE mesh. Plus Model mesh Comparison of Brengun mesh (left) and Plus Model mesh (right) Dry fitting of Plus Model mesh Ramon Edited March 26, 2018 by Sting67 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 35 minutes ago, matteo44 said: I understand... Good work Cheers Matteo, thanks 34 minutes ago, Sting67 said: Hello Giorgio, again a very interesting and good looking update. The mesh, however, is a very challenging task. I have also searched for a decent representation of the mesh. One day I discovered a very interesting add on from Brengun at a local hobby shop. It's an Air Intake mesh for the Academy 1/72 Hawker Typhoon (BRL72018). The mesh is so fine that I cut it to shape and I think it fits. The problem is that there is not enough mesh for all holes plus the squared opening of the A-10 belly. But then I also found a very fine nylon mesh from another Czech brand called Plus Model. There you have a lot of mesh and it's easy to cut. I think it almost looks as fine as the Brengun mesh. See the pictures below. Once carefully painted it should look nice. If I remember well the same nylon mesh is also available as PE mesh. Plus Model mesh Comparison of Brengun mesh (left) and Plus Model mesh (right) Dry fitting of Plus Model mesh Ramon Ah, that looks like really good stuff! Thanks for the heads up, Ramon Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hi everybody; a little modelling time during the week, here's what I did: I added some details to the main gear bays (piping/cabling) from copper and welding wire Then I glued all the PE bits for the bang seat (apologies for the blurry pics) That was rather fiddly, and I lost one of the headrest rams to the carpet monster - it just zinged off my tweezers, never to be seen again So I scratch built one, cutting it out from the Aires PE fret where the original part came from, and reshaped it using a Dremel sanding disc. Not perfect, but I think at this scale it will do. Any comments welcome Happy Easter everybody! Ciao 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Nice Giemme, the seat looks nice. And the added pipe work to the U/C bays giving definition to a plin surface. BTW it`s solder not welding wire LOL. As for mesh, how about tea bags as mentioned somewhere on the forum, just an idea. Happy Easter to you and yours. Simon and Rose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, Spookytooth said: BTW it`s solder not welding wire LOL Yes, of course - solder! Who said welding anyway? 17 hours ago, Spookytooth said: As for mesh, how about tea bags as mentioned somewhere on the forum, just an idea. I remember this idea came up also while building my Harrier Gr9a, too. Tea bags aren't very popular around here, though, but I'll see if I can find some Happy Easter and take care, you two Ciao Edited March 31, 2018 by giemme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hello Giorgio, Well you did great on the Hog, All these oesky sink marks ! Why did you add talc or soda ? I use the CA alone and it work well too ? Always willingly to learn a lot CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 From the number of holes underwing, I assume she must be...an angry one!!! Neat work on the seat and nacelles (don't know how to call them!!! Buona Pasqua! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 15 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Why did you add talc or soda ? I use the CA alone and it work well too ? Always willingly to learn a lot CC Because it dries faster and harder. Basically, after a few minutes you can file, sand and rescribe over it. I use pure CA on small gaps, mixed for bigger ones. HTH, and Happy Easter! 6 hours ago, massimo said: From the number of holes underwing, I assume she must be...an angry one!!! Yep, plenty of things to hang under the wings 6 hours ago, massimo said: Neat work on the seat and nacelles (don't know how to call them!!! Thanks! I think they'd be sponsons Buona Pasqua! Ciao 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Happy Easter Giorgio! The A-10 is looking great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cookenbacher said: Happy Easter Giorgio! The A-10 is looking great. Cheers Cookie, thanks Happy Easter to you too! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 She’s looking great mate, as ever some exquisite details being added. happy Easter, hope you and the family have a great time. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sting67 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Also from me a Happy Easter, Giorgio and also to all the others! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Ho Sorry, as I'm working, I tend to forget the time I live in ! Happy Easter to you too and to your family !! Time for some Belgian chocolate eggs !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 2 hours ago, rob85 said: She’s looking great mate, as ever some exquisite details being added. happy Easter, hope you and the family have a great time. Rob Thanks mate Happy Easter to you and yours too! 2 hours ago, Sting67 said: Also from me a Happy Easter, Giorgio and also to all the others! Cheers Ramon, thanks Just now, corsaircorp said: Ho Sorry, as I'm working, I tend to forget the time I live in ! Happy Easter to you too and to your family !! Time for some Belgian chocolate eggs !! Sincerely. CC No problem CC Plenty of chocolate eggs around here, too - albeit not Belgian Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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