dylan the rabbit Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 It's a fair cop Karl. I'll get to work on it tonight! Was going to do a DH-2, but then, that was RFC pre 1st April 1918, and far too much rigging to finish it in a month! This one's going to be all blick, just like the one at Shuttleworth that I loved seeing fly last year. Nick von STOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswoofie Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Ha! I knew you'd have to have a go... I just wasn't expecting something with only 2 wings from you! Excellent choice otherwise, let's see some progress then! Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Ha! I knew you'd have to have a go... I just wasn't expecting something with only 2 wings from you!Excellent choice otherwise, let's see some progress then! Karl. 2 wings much easier given the time constraint! Not much progress at the mo. Dipped the canopies in Klear, and I'm just figuring out now whether or not to scratchbuild a cockpit for it.. I probably will though. The Airfix kit has nothing in it, and it's awfully large.. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmojen Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Ooooooh we likes Lizzies we do Should have gone for the Matchbox one though, it's a much nicer build! Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Ooooooh we likes Lizzies we do Should have gone for the Matchbox one though, it's a much nicer build! Jen. Why make life easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Hooray - the "Flying Carrot" as it was named by some. Great addition to the GB, look forward to seeing this, especially the cockpit (You commited yourself now ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Hooray - the "Flying Carrot" as it was named by some.Great addition to the GB, look forward to seeing this, especially the cockpit (You commited yourself now ). Oh bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Ok, based on peer pressure I've screwed myself into having to make a cockpit for me Lizzie.. The supplied bits of the Airfix cockpit won't be used at all, apart from one of the seats. There's basically bugger all there anyway, apart from two wholly inaccurate "egg shaped" bits of plastic, which fit into sidewall grooves, onto which the pilots and observer/SOE agent's seats are glued. I've already sanded these down, but you can make out where the grooves used to be. I'm going to make a basic tubular frame from guitar strings and overlay flooring and upper areas made from phone card. I've already started cutting some up. They're a little ragged, but it's 1/72nd scale, so I'm not that worried about exact measurements. I've drilled out the holes in the side for the ladder, and tat's where I am so far. Will try to crack on with some more cockpit this afternoon. Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 I decided against making a frame outside the cockpit and then inserting it. Too much hassle for my feeble scratchbuilding skills. So, using a cut up guitar string, I started making the sidewall framing, and will drop everything in on top of that. Please forgive the inaccurate sidewall part at the rear of the fuselage. It should kink down instead of up, but as each piece of string is 5mm in length, and as that bit will mostly be obscured, I can't be arsed with accuracies. I've got a petrol tank made from bits of card, and when the glue's dry, I'll dry fit that. Now, to figure out how to make the rest of the frame.... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Nick, you have my admiration detailing in that scale, a grand job you're making of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Tango Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 You'll need your magnifying glass for this one Nick, looking good so far mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Good luck mate! Don't forget to double check dry fitting...you dont want and nasty surprises at the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netminder Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hi Nick, Love the framework your adding to the interior! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the detailing! Don't let Karl bug at you too much. You can always add the little wing thingies they had on the spats. That would sort of give you the "four" wings! Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Ohhh, that sounds way too complicated for me! Thanks for the kind words guys. All the best, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 woa woa woa - now you are commited! Great stuff, look forward to seeing this progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 The petrol tank was s***e. Binned it. Back to the drawing board I guess, and no, I don't have any Milliput! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Made one years ago. IIRC you need to check the u/c legs. Mountings at odd heights and not square when viewed from the front. Puts the whole thing out of true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 What do you mean magnifying glass Pete? I don't need one and I work in this scale all the time. Cheers Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 Well, made some progress. It's fiddly, but I'm really enjoying it. I cut up some guitar strings (a g-string in case anyone's wondering!) and used those as cross fuselage supports over which all of the other bits and bobs rest. I made the petrol tank from cut up card and two bits of tape, and have used the control stick from the spares box. I've got a control panel from there too, and they've both come from a 1/72nd Revell Hurricane. The gubbins on the sidewalls are card, and the wheel's made from rubbish bag tie and guitar string. The other framework has been made from the ties that come with rubbish bags, and the lot's glued in, firstly with PVA, and then superglue. I've made some rear flooring from card, and that'll be glued in later on today. I had initially hoped to pose the Lizzie with the cockpit open, but it ain't possible with this framing, so I'm not going to bother with any more cockpit detail apart from seatbelts. The whole lot should be ready for spraying later today More later. Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 The cockpit's done. Here's a very quick shot, but I'll do some other ones tomorrow after all the glue's set and I can open the fuselage. Box of matches top left, pliers bottom left and and a box of micro drills top right for scale... That's all for now. Off to bed. Tata, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Looking good Nick. Can't wait to see more. Cheers Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Cheers fellas. Here's a couple more shots of the insides now everything's dried up. I'll be glueing the whole thing together later. Tata, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmojen Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 That's looking pretty damned smart Nick! Nice one Now you get to do the fun bit, mine was a terrible fit, especially the undercarriage legs. Good luck! Jen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netminder Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Looking great Nick! Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 I thank you all. No modeling tonight. Had a bottle of wine with dinner, and that with 1/72nd scale modeling doesn't mix! Hic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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