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Matchbox Tempest II with enhancements
Listel replied to TeeELL's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Hi TeeELL, The Matchbox kit remains a very good base that many of us might consider building. Any serious modeller will be delighted to enhance his model with the 3D parts you made so far, saving a lot of time to get a top result. The u/c bays and cockpit decking would be a nice addition to the set. However I have to confess that I'm totally ignorant of the time and work needed to achieve these parts... In my opinion the u/c bays are maybe more important or useful. The fuselage around the cockpit also but to a lesser extent as it can be tackled relatively easily in a classic way (cutting/filling/sanding to shape). Cheers- 263 replies
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Thonier Armor, Heller 1/125 (80609) *** Finis ***
Listel replied to paul-muc's topic in Give Peace A Chance GB
Great, thanks a lot for the tip! 😉 👍 The resulting effect is really nice. -
Thonier Armor, Heller 1/125 (80609) *** Finis ***
Listel replied to paul-muc's topic in Give Peace A Chance GB
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Hi elger, Very nice engines indeed! I have one small concern regarding the front opening of the cowlings: when compared to the real thing (pic in your post hereabove), the MPM opening seems to be a touch too wide. Or is it just an illusion? When I look at the MPM part picture, I would suggest to add an Evergreen half-round profile around the front opening, reducing slightly the diameter of it and, by the same, making a more "rounded" lip. Just disregard my comment if it's the picture that do not render the proper aspect of the part 😉 To illustrate what I mean, see below the same intervention I did on my old Revell Curtiss P-36: Cheers, François
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Nice job, it's a real pleasure to follow your build as you are tackling and answering all the flaws I had identified so far 👍 Regarding the fuselage stiffeners on the fuselage back, to my knowledge they were specific to the military C-121's who had a cargo door on portside aft. I also have the Plus Model nacelles and it's disappointing to see that their fit is not optimal... I would probably tackle this as suggested by MrB17: sand down the aft part a bit. Waiting for the next update of your post! Cheers, François
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80397 (Yet Another) Heller Marcel Block MB.210
Listel replied to ColonelKrypton's topic in Heller Classic GB
Not sure how far you want to correct the few small flaws of the kit, but here are the most conspicuous: > The horizontal stabilizer should be positioned a bit lower, 1mm above the fuselage. > Wings: on the upper surfaces, behind the engine nacelles, a stiffener is missing, see pic below. Note that this stiffener is shorter than the others and do not reach the trailing edge. > Engine nacelles: the lower stiffener can be removed. On the lower part, towards the front, the nacelles shape should be corrected so that the corners are angled slightly upwards. See picture below. > The engine cowlings are about 2mm too long. > Propellers are better replaced by suitable substitutes. Hope this can help 😉 -
80397 (Yet Another) Heller Marcel Block MB.210
Listel replied to ColonelKrypton's topic in Heller Classic GB
Hi Graham, Nice start, one of my preferred bombers! Good idea to copy the Re 2000 engine as the original ones are on the poor side... 😉 Cheers, François -
Hi Emilien, Welcome to the forum, you made good decision to join! 👍😉 Cheers, François
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Hi Wez, No, luckily the MS230 is much better, with a well-shaped fuselage. The MS230 kit requires only two small corrections: the elevators should include the tip of the stabilizer, very easy to correct by scribing a new line ahead of the moulded one. Check the type of elevators as they could be with a rounded tip or, as in the kit, clipped. The ailerons on the undersurfaces should be scribed. That's it. The rest are only improvements left to the builder motivation. Cheers
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Thank you Mark! A few small progresses have been achieved this week, despite being quite busy on board. The wing halves have been assembled. The ribbing effect will later be reduced and the three elements joined together after adding strengthening steel pins between them. The cockpit has been detailed, taking as reference a picture published in "Avions". I made most elements from scratch (tube frame, dashboard, throttle, footrest etc.) and used a converted MS406 seat to achieve an acceptable result. The fuselage skin was painted aluminum, the tube frame blue-gray (as the seat) and the dashboard black. The top and bottom pieces of the fuselage have also been added and the ribbing effect of the fin/rudder sanded flush (will be recreated at a later stage). Next step foreseen is a huge filling operation with Milliput to restore smooth surfaces on the fuselage sides and create facets on the aft part, eliminating the overdone sagging between the ribs. The cockpit opening will also be corrected (it should be rounded, without angle on the back). The engine cowling assembly and correction will also be tackled in parallel. However, due to my very limited resources here on board, all this will be done as soon as I'm back home, in four weeks from now. Be patient, I'll be back soon 😉 Cheers, François
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Hi BM, Some small progresses achieved, despite being currently at sea with limited resources. The wingspan has been reduced to match the drawings, by chopping one rib on each side: The fuselage shape was the next issue tackled. To achieve the desired oval-shaped fuselage cross section, one rib has been eliminated on the underside of each half fuselage, aft of the cockpit. The molded bulkhead aft of the cockpit also needs to be cut so that the fuselage parts can join. On the front, a shim made of plastic card is used to restore the alignment of both half fuselages. Once a satisfactory fit is achieved, everything is glued in force with CA glue. By correcting the fuselage shape, a slight distortion is created on the parts, particularly on the sides ahead of the cockpit. This will be addressed with putty, at a later stage. Now that the fuselage has been narrowed, the top and bottom parts width should be reduced accordingly so that a proper fit is achieved. This is done with a longitudinal cut and some sanding, before joining both halves together again. Cheers, François