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ianwau last won the day on October 5 2019

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  1. Good progress on the slats/flaps. Nice to see a Testors Lysander being recycled - it'll make life much easier.
  2. Almost looks like it's falling together all by itself - sign of a good kit! Interesting subject, great work - and you're fast!
  3. Scribing - one of my least favourite modelling activities. Interested to see how you approach it. CAD drawings look marvellous - and no doubt it's instructive resolving how the real thing went together.
  4. Superb work! I've just finished the Gavia kit as CF-GFJ Westland Spraying Services. Luckily I had the Squadron Vacform canopy (intended for the Hawk kit but fits well) - the kit supplied items are tricky. If you're on FB - the British Columbia Aviation Museum page has recently posted a nice photo of 4 x TT Lysanders on the tarmac at Patricia Bay. You may well have seen. Link probably won't work but is https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=742553784521465&set=a.390477969729050
  5. I'm a late arrival to the party Derek - but great progress on an unusual subject. Following with interest.
  6. Nothing like a shot of silver to show up what needs to be done! I've always gone the grey primer route - only to have the silver top coat reveal the previously hidden blemish.
  7. Coming along nicely Derek! Looking forward to seeing some paint laid down.
  8. Just picked up on this build - as have added one of these to the stash. Great progress!
  9. Clever work on the spinner! The old drill-lathe is a versatile tool indeed... Thought you were lining up to have a cannon firing through the centre of the spinner (a la bf109) - to take care of race competitors!
  10. Great attention to detail!! Following with interest.
  11. A fine piece of finessing - that's come out really well. And handy being able to use your spare styrene draw as a bit of a guide. Interested now to see the canopy framing solved. It does seem quite pronounced looking back at your 1:1 pix hence the aluminium tape - else you could surely get away with a build of Surfacer and paint. Do you have access to a Silhoutte/Cricut cutter - as that'd allow some precision masks to be cut (inside and outside)?
  12. Excellent result on the canopy! Bear in mind the 1:1 canopy probably had it's own imperfections - bet they didn't have a 100% dust free environment either! Agree with Derek's comments that the addition of frames etc will cover/distract from the imperfections. Assume for the framing you'll be using that adhesive aluminium tape again? The use of the intermediate white styrene draw is of interest. With some pre-planning (ie buck undersizing) that might well have application for future projects of mine. You have a clever solution to getting the required fit at rear of canopy. Looking forward to next update.
  13. Well you certainly have a good draw there - that's one plus, and your decision to frame after is supported - so that's a second plus! I haven't experienced the 'orange peel' with PETG before (I use PETG for all my clear vacs these days) so your theory of a reaction with the one-part poly sounds plausible. How thick is the PETG - guessing 0.5mm from your pic? The other thing to play with a bit might be the temperature differential when you vac - eg pre-warm your buck (a bit of hairdryer) and don't have your PETG any hotter than you need to - the aim being to reduce the shock effect?? A quick googly reveals you can get a Phd in Plastics Engineering ( https://www.uml.edu/catalog/graduate/engineering/plastics-engineering/doctoral-programs.aspx ) - maybe you can apply for advanced standing after you've solved this one!
  14. Fantastic job vacforming the cowling as a 'one piece'. Almost seems a shame to cut off all those beautifully formed tree roots! That extra drilled hole has made all the difference - must remember that one next time I have something similar. The technique must give some reassurance on how that might work if it was to be part of your vac canopy solution. Following with interest to see some more magic.
  15. She (he?) looks rather brutish, but elegant at the same time. Marvellous work and very much enjoyed following the journey. Glad the silver-nickel rigging option worked out for you. And particularly impressed with your leftovers pile - it'd perhaps make a nice Xmas present if you hot glued all that to a display board and framed it!
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