[A Christmas Goose]

51 minutes ago, JohnHaa said:

An excellent piece of woodworking !

 

You did a nice job to blend the engine gondolas into the wing.  I know from experience, it is always difficult to get things straight and lined up.

 

Well done !  👍👍

 

JohnHaa

 

 

 

Thanks 😊 It took two failed wing attempts before I got it right, or if not right at least close enough 

[A Christmas Goose]

Thanks for the comments everyone, I appreciate the feedback.

It's roughly 1/56 scale: I print the plans on A4 so it's pot luck as to what scale they turn out.

[A Christmas Goose]

Merry Xmas fellow modellers. May I present my latest in a long series of with of timber turned into vaguely aeroplane shaped items, this time it's an approximation of a Grumman Goose. Always liked the look of these little fellas, ever since watching Tales of the Gold Monkey back in the 80s, a fairly forgettable sub-Indiana Jones series that featured one of these planes. Happy new year to all, and keep modelling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Avro Manchester Instrument Panel 1:1]

Superb!

[LNER A4 Sir Nigel Gresley]

Duly noted!

[LNER A4 Sir Nigel Gresley]

Thanks all 😊.

It's finished with Danish oil, so no it won't be painted, I just like the look of wood. The grain also distracts the eye to hide imperfections.

I use a bandsaw to get the rough outline and a bench sander to get the wheels round but after that it's chisels, gouges, scalpels and a knife.

[LNER A4 Sir Nigel Gresley]

May I present LNER A4 Sir Nigel Gresley carved from parana pine with boxwood wheels, all hand carved. The drive wheels were the biggset challenge, having to carve 120 spokes with a scalpel in tough boxwood, I got through about 15 blades. Everything else was pretty straightforward. Theres no detail in the cab as at some point I plan to add a tender, which will obscure the view.

Not made to any particular scale, its about 9" long as thats how big the plans were when printed out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching, all feedback gratefully received.
 

[Carved P-51D 1/48]

Thanks Steve (and all other commenters). There's something deeply satisfying about being able to turn a block of old wood into a recognisable object using simple hand tools and an endless supply of tea.

[Supermarine S.6b 1/48 Wooden]

2 hours ago, Richard S said:

That’s really very nice Redshift. If this is your bag have a look at this, https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/arado-196.138771/ this guy posts quite frequently on that site and does some really interesting stuff. Hope you like it.

Richard

Interesting stuff, thanks for the tip.

[Supermarine S.6b 1/48 Wooden]

5 minutes ago, malpaso said:

Very nice.  What type of wood was used?

Not sure, either mahogany or something similar like sapele. It came from old reclaimed library bookshelves saved from a skip.

[Supermarine S.6b 1/48 Wooden]

Hiya

Here are some snaps of my latest wood fiddling, a 1/48 Supermarine S.6b. 
This one took a bit of doing, the fuselage took three goes and the wings four. Which is odd, as its not that complicated a shape.
Anyway, I reckon about about 40 hours of work to produce this:








 

Thanks for watching
 

[Mirage IIIO 1/32, Scratchbuild]

Only just found this build. Looking very good, and I have severe shed envy as well. Is that an A/C unit hanging off the side? Luxury! Mine just has hot and cold running spiders.

Hmm.. litho plate over wood... 🤔 interesting

 

 

[Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2a]

Very impressive work, I am taking copious notes

[Supermarine S.6b 1/48 Wooden]

Thanks all, I'll stick some better photos up when I have time to dig out the proper camera.

[Supermarine S.6b 1/48 Wooden]

Evenin' all. 

After finishing my latest timber creation I thought I'd give a view behind the curtain to show how these things come together.

The subject of this build is very local to me, as I am fortunate enough to have grown up in the part of the English south coast steeped in aerospace legend. Part of that legend was created down at Calshot Spit; now a bustling activity centre, but back in 1931 it was home to the RAF high speed flight and the fabled Supermarine S.6b. Theres one in the nearby aviation museum in Southampton - Solent Sky, well worth a visit if you're in the area waiting for your cruise ship, or to see Saints get stuffed again.

 

So, subject chosen, it was off to t'internet to get some plans

 

 

Next, some lumber. In this case some mid-C20th library bookshelves made of Something Brown. I'm told its mahogany, but more likely Sapele.
 

 

Start with the floats, with the extra challenge of making two identical versions
 

 

Now add a fuselage. This took 3 attempts due to general cack-handedness.
 

 

Some wings...

 

 

Fettle, file, scrape and gouge
 

 

Garnish with some brass and beech accents
 

 

Finally add a mirror glaze of tempered chocolate. Sorry, Danish oil (too much bake-off).
 

 

Voila, a 1/48 Supermarine S.6b, ready to lash around the Solent at 407.5mph. Which is a lot for a small piece of wood.
Thank you for your attention, there will be another creation as soon as I can find more inspiration.

Nick

[The other wooden wonder]

Very nicely done

[Carved P-51D 1/48]

Howdy Britmodellers, hope you are all keeping well.
I can't believe how fast the summer has rushed past. I guess the ongoing apocalypse tends to distract one from the more important things like hobbies.

Anyway, here's a P-51D (roughly 1/48) carved from an old bannister. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Thanks for viewing; comments always welcome.
 

[Krabbenkutter CUX87 trawler 1/33]

34 minutes ago, desert falcon said:

That’s a very nice little Krabbenkutter 👍

 

I’m guessing CUX stands for Cuxhaven in Germany, its home habour? 

Yes, that's right.

[Krabbenkutter CUX87 trawler 1/33]

Yes, they can be a little rough around the edges. I did an Amati ship that gave a much better finish.

This model is a cheap one though, comparatively speaking . 

[Krabbenkutter CUX87 trawler 1/33]

6 minutes ago, ArnoldAmbrose said:

Gidday @Redshift, that's a nice build of the vessel. What would the length of the boat be, about 45-50 feet? And do you know the average crew? Well done with her. Regards, Jeff.

Hi Jeff, thanks. She has a crew of 3 and is approx 60 ft long and 50 tons.

[Krabbenkutter CUX87 trawler 1/33]

Well its been too long, so I felt the call of another boat model. This time a 1/33 scale crab trawler from Billings Boats, plank on frame construction with somewhat sketchy instructions and some parts missing, so a bit of artistic license was needed. A suitably challenging build, but very enjoyable. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thanks for viewing; comments always welcome.
 

[CNC Plasma-Cut Vintage Motorcycle Replicas]

Utterly superb! And that’s an impressively elemental way of modelling, fire flames and steel, I like it.

[HS Hawk T1 1/48 ish in wood]

4 minutes ago, Bandsaw Steve said:

Nice to see you back at it @Redshift 👍

 

Thanks Steve, it keeps me out of trouble. 

[HS Hawk T1 1/48 ish in wood]

Hello again!
It's amazing what you find hiding in a lump of wood: beetles, fungus, or in this case, a 1/48 Hawker Siddeley Hawk T1
It took a bit of finding, but I think it turned out OK.

For some reason I find propeller aircraft more satisfying, so this may be the only jet. Not sure.

No WIP for this as its fairly tedious watching a piece of wood get turned into sawdust!

Anyway, on with the photos

Thanks for viewing; comments always welcome.

[DH Chipmunk, for your perusal also for air cadets everywhere, old and new.]

Cracking build, brings back memories of being a callow youth waddling out to the flight line weighted down by bone dome and Mae West and having a parachute bouncing off my legs. Blimey, that would be about 40 years ago...