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Fozzy

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  1. Well done.,getting there.Your pretty speedy arn't you?What a week so far?what are you using for the rigging? Foz
  2. Thanks mate.I'm sat here trying to shape the Spinner out of Balsa Wood!Unfortunatly it does not look the biz! maybe I should go to bed!!
  3. .............here is a close up of the Propeller hub.I made it from plastic and insulation cable. So thats it for today.Next post I will show you how I am getting on with the Propeller Spinner and Prop Blades. Cheers Fozzy
  4. I next paid attention to the sharp end of the Lysander and tried to figure out how I would make the Prop turn. This is what I came up with............... So the Prop Shaft is a piece of cut wire with a piece of cut electrical insulation cable glued to the end.This shaft will eventually go through the Engine and be glued onto the propeller Hub which I made.The prop shaft will be retained by a mixture of this and that!!!basically something to stop it pushing through to the Fuselage........Does that make sense?
  5. I wont be fitting the Struts untill later when the wings are in place so untill then it was on to the next item I did this week.The Canopy. Earlier on in this rather large thread! I vac formed a Canopy out of plastic packaging.It was now time to cut out the various sections and frame them with small cuts of plastic.Here is the front canopy.......... ..............and the rest of the pieces The undersides to the frames were given a coat of Interior Green.The Canopy was then put to one side,ready to be fitted at a later stage. * The Canopy looks flatened out in these pics but when they are glued into position they go to the proper shape........trust me!!
  6. So its on to these Wing Struts!!! The problem was the material.I started with Balsa wood because I knew it would be easier for me to shape the awkward base of the Strut but it was so small that it was difficult to shape,plus I had my doubts as to the fact that the Struts wouldn't be strong enough in Balsa.So that left Plastic.It took me all day to do them but although they don't look like much at the moment,when they are painted and in place they will be ok...........if they don't,such is life...........its only a model!!!!Anyway here they are............ All that fuss just for that
  7. .................and heres the Starboard side.I'm quite happy with the results.......... ........This is how the wings turned out............
  8. Hi guys Well thats a week gone by,obviously havn't posted anything on this thread as no camera(wife had it in UK) and I have been at War with the Wing Struts.I do believe that I was victorius but there was a lot of Blood ,Sweat and Tears on route. But first I gave the fuselage and wings a quick undercoat of paint to see what it looked like so far...........what do you think?
  9. Looking good Campbell,a bit fidly with the turn buckles but will be worth it in the end!!....................and don't be a lazy bottom............wrap it around the axle!!
  10. Massive!!..Ilove it...Good stuff Cambell.....Well done mate Fozzy
  11. Come on pull your finger out,stop dragging your feet lets see some paint on there! Looking good Campbell Fozzy
  12. No,My wife in a Negligee is beautiful!!Just been looking at your Builds...the Tu 16 looking great.....love the way you describe the way your building...you don't half make me laugh guv! Cheers Campbell............Fozzy
  13. Thanks Dave for your kind comments.I think your right,plastic is the way to go because of the strength factor,today we shall find out!!...........I have just checked out your Chipmunk,is that your first Scratch build?very nice indeed,congratulations........its not easy Scratch Building is it?....well done Fozzy
  14. Yes thanks for your input mate,I started with balsa this afternoon but didn't think it would work so I tried with plastic,who knows at this stage?maybe that won't work.I have given up for tonight but with a fresh head tomorrow I'll probably get something worked out. Yes using Doped Tissue on a Scratch Build works great.I used Doped Tissue on this Scratch Built Sopwith F1 Camel I built last year,and was very pleased with the results........ Cheers Foz
  15. You don't know how much I am looking forward to painting her as well!!Still the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter,this afternoon I tackled the Wing Struts......Oh my god this is going to take some doing.Sometimes I get to a point in Scratch Building when I think..............actually I can't do this part,I hope the time hasn't come now on these blasted Struts
  16. 4. Glue the fabricated bulb you have just made onto the chrome paper in the wing tip 5. Paint it the appropiate colour......... 6. Finally cut a piece of clear packaging plastic into the shape of the glass lense,easier said than done!,and glue into place .............and there you have it folks!! So now at last I can continue with the constructing of this project.In a couple of days or so I will post what I have done,which I think will be a dry run of Wing attatchments with the wing Braces in place................so untill then Thanks to all you guys who are watching this thread and giving me the confidence to try to finish this Scratch Build Cheers Fozzy
  17. Last stage of the catch up now! The Navigation lights had to be replicated.This is how I did it...........(Christ its like being back in school! ) 1. Cut a section out at the tip of the Wing..... 2. Cover the cut area with sticky back chrome paper,or paint it chrome silver if you havn't got any!! 3. Fire up your trusty Candle and start melting Clear sprue (because you know you like doing it! ) in the shape of a light bulb.Takes a few attemps but you'll get it in the end
  18. The surface detail was done by the same method as the Fuselage,with paper.Heres a couple of shots
  19. .....Heres the crinkly part because of the water .........and heres the finished article
  20. ....I don't think i mentioned it whilst covering the Fuselage so I say it now!When applying the tissue apply it shinny side up! Here I am cutting the excess tissue off around the Leading and Trailing edges...........
  21. Hi Nick Welcome to the Forum.Thanks for your comments,in answer to your question about the rivets it was answered by Crooked mouth earlier but if you missed it ..........Use a pin on the reverse side of the plastic,dont press too hard and it will pop the plastic just like a rivet,give it a go! So now we get to the last of the catch up on this thread....attention to the wings!! I covered the wings in the exact way as the fuselage. Note the size of the tissue I used on each part of the wing..........
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