perdu Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 You know this is going to be a genuine tour-de-force when it's done, don't you Loving the wing detailing great stuff b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Fantastic work and attention to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwakou61 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Good job Neil. With some (or some more) extra effort these old Airfix kits can be lifted to Tamigawa quality models. Your Stirling is going to be fine example of that. Cheers, Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks guys. Got a bit of time on it today. Got the wings on, wing roots filled and another coat of primer to spot the flaws. Still some bits to sort out, but it's looking more like a Stirling now Also done some work on the engine bits. The intakes at the top are a bit naff, so I've added some plasticard to the base of them to turn the inlet from a U shape to an O then rounded the opening off. Some fettling will be required when these get fitted as the card has raised them up creating a gap near the back, nothing the magic tools int box wont sort ! Thanks for looking. At Cosford tomorrow, looking forwards to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Such nice work on the intakes. It gets better by the day, lurvely stuff Might see you at Cosford, we will be near the mighty TSR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Looking good Neil, nice work on the intakes. Are you going to open the gills or leave as is. One of our chaps made up separate gills to give the engines a lot more detail and though it took a while to do it certainly looked the part when done. Not sure yet whether I'll bother but the more I look at the lumpy kit bits the more I'm tempted. A syou say it looks like a Striling now.. Great stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Cheers mate Having the same thoughts as you this evening. I've got some nacelles off Callum (Fornlornhope) and obviously the kit ones. To fit the resin ones on will mean chopping part of the nacelle off where the cooling gills are as they are a solid lump at the back, so either way, I'm thinking of making new gills as they are a key part of a Herc poweregg visually. I could be lazy and get a set of the Halifax PE from White ensign as this has the framework for in front of the engines too. Making new gills will probably be easier than scribing the detail into the kit ones as they are pretty bland looking aren't they ! Such nice work on the intakes. It gets better by the day, lurvely stuffMight see you at Cosford, we will be near the mighty TSR2 Cool, who's we ? I'll be there with the missus and two roudy kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'll look out for a couple of rowdy kids then IPMS Birmingham (near TSR2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'll be the real kid in the pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jellyfingers Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Brilliant progress Woody, enjoy the show today, weather looks good for it!! Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 All coming together now and looking mighty impressive. That's a great picture, Herr General. Massive doesn't seem a big enough word, does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Cheers Si, It was a great day out, kids enjoyed it as much as I did although for different reasons (sun, daleks etc !!) Anyway, done a bit of playing around when I got back to make a decision on how to proceed with the engines. In the end I've decided to go with the kit parts as whilst the resin ones are correctly shaped, the surface is going to be quite difficult to tidy up (internal and external) and the router is needed to scoop the back out so they will fit. I've made some gills up using plasticard and they don't look too bad. I had to sand the profile of the exhaust ring too as it was a bit too blunt. I scribed a few lines into the part by holding the scriber still in one hand while rotating the nacelle on it's nose with the other and using a file to get the different heights for the scriber !!!!! The exhaust front needs some miliput or filler to blend it in yet, so it's not done, just a check to see whether this is the right solution. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 That looks great Woody, Although I don`t envy you cutting out all of those plastic card gills! This model is really coming on and should be a stunner when it is done, keep up the good work, Cheers Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Cheers Tony. Cutting the gills isn't that bad. Cut a strip first then cut the gills off the strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Looking very nice indeed... excellent scratch-building skills. Lovely to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 looks better than ever I'm loving the gills, fab work Woody (can't say I noticed many rowdy kids today though "he lied") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 They spent most of their time following the daleks Done some more work on the first engine just to see how it tidy's up. I need to rescribe it, but it looks OK, so I'll crack on with the others in the week. And the progress so far... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12jaguar Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 looking good Neil. Dare I say it, do you want some front turret details? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhead Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Really nice! Looking forward to the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldudehenry Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Looking so good now, only wish I had the patience to do something like this, just once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Love that cowling Neil... proper Bo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I'm very much enjoying this. Inspirational! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just caught back up with this one. Just from the pictures you would never guess the age of the original moulds! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just caught back up with this one. Just from the pictures you would never guess the age of the original moulds!Martin Most of the original kit is in the carpet in the form of sanding dust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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