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    Westland Wessex. Bits, Various, for the use of. Transmission Deck & Cockpit set now added for 2024

    in 3D Makerspace

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Tiger331 said:

    Hi Folks,

     

    My order from arrived earlier this week but I have only just managed to open it up..............

     

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    Given my nomadic lifestyle, I have been doing Mail Order for almost 50 years now and I can safely say that I have never received a package such as this one. The inner packing is absolutely superb and has guaranteed that each and every one of these fragile parts arrives in 100% tip top condition. It must have taken you almost as long to pack the parts as to manufacture them !. I am sure the parts will match the packing in their quality but I just wanted to share this in order to let everyone know that they can order from you in total confidence. Thanks very much Alan,

     

    Mark   

    My thoughts exactly!

    Chris

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Martian said:

    The seat covers look good to me from where I'm sitting, even if it is 140,000000 miles away! I sometimes make the cover out of Miliput, wet the surface and then pat at it with Mrs Martian's tooth brush,  :oops:,  I mean an old tooth brush. That gives quite a nice effect. The downside of course is the wait for wet Miliput to dry, not to mention the aggravation I get from Mrs Martian if I get caught! :dalek1:

     

    Battered and Bruised of Mars 👽

    Thanks Martian that is a good tip & is noted for future use! - maybe you could placate Mrs Martian with a tube of tooth whitener?

    Chris

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    1 hour ago, hendie said:

    ooooh very nice, Chris

    The sheepskin looks fine - those covers always looked really tatty and dirty

    Thanks Alan, that's encouraging to hear - my wife gave me a piece of felt to try out to represent a sheepskin cover so I might see how that looks too and then decide.

    I decided on painting the seat back in olive drab & placed the sheepskin cover (the fibres are scenic static grass) over the yellow survival pack.

    Chris

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by CJP
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    I couldn't resist gluing in Hendies centre & rear bulkhead consoles & I think they really bring the cockpit to life - the windscreen wiper motor & cyclic sticks still need to be fitted between the rudder/yaw pedals & to the left of the seat respectively - happy with that.

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    I also experimented with painting the seats & modelling the sheepskin covers which looked ok until I took the close up photo above - it looks a little bit like a sheepskin cover but it looks a bit too messy & coarse I think - I will look at it again tomorrow & may strip it all off & try another method.

    EDIT method#2 (wife's suggestion) - I glued a piece of thin felt over the second seats survival pack with PVA & I think it gives a slightly better effect than my previous effort so I will redo the other seat with felt - using felt worked out well.

    In the last photo I have coloured the felt with Tamiya buff acrylic & this has helped to restrain the fibres that stick out.

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    I think that once I add seat belts it will look ok.

    bye for now,

     

    Chris

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Hi all - I decided to pay some attention to the cockpit area in preparation to install Hendies cockpit upgrades - consoles seats etc.

    I started by adding some framing to the cockpit side walls from strip. I also added some detail to the rudder pedals referring to photos - the results are basic but will add to the cockpit clutter.

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    I sprayed the cockpit area Tamiya flat black and the quilting Mr Hobby H50 Lime Green - Hendies cockpit consoles & seats were also sprayed flat black & dry brushed with silver with some additional parts picked out in red and grey.

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    I am a bit unsure on the RAN Wessex seat colours so if anyone has a in service photo of the seats, I would appreciate seeing it or a link.

    Do the preserved Wessex have genuine original cushions/survival packs etc or replacements? -  I have not been able to find a clear photo of the seats.

    Thanks

    Chris

     

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

    A fantastic update Chris, phenomenal work on the hinges, they are awesome.  The gearbox representation too, wow.

    Great work

    Chris

    Thanks Chris, I'm a bit relieved it all seems to be working out!

    Chris

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by CJP
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    8 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

    Yep, that is exceptional work there Chris.

    Eye strain of the major league .

     

    Simon.

     

    5 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:

    I'll second that. 

    Thanks Simon & Pete - I've tried a couple of magnifying jobbies to help with fine work but I'm not 100% any of them as aids - some nice bright morning sunlight seems to be the best.

    Chris

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    RAN WESSEX HAS31B

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    10 hours ago, hendie said:

    Wow!

    Impressive work sir.  A working tail fold hinge in 1/48 is no mean feat. I doff my cap to you

    Thanks Alan but "working" is a bit of a stretch as I can't drill holes in the hinge on the folding part hinge due to the horizontal width of the outer part of the hinge - all compromise to get it to fit together with the fuselage's hinge part - it should look ok when finally glued in the folded position.

    Chris

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