Iain Ogilvie Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Had confirmation that the Barracuda set has shipped - looking forward to that being final inspiration. Also now leaning towards vaccing a new windshield - will report back on that one... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Slow progress today - more shaping of the nacelles was needed - and under a coat of grey primer I can still see things that need fixing - oh well...Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Looking very good Iain, your a man of infinite patience for taking all that on! Getting an excellent result though. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Barracuda cowl flaps/radiators are here and look superb - I think they're a great enhancement - will try and post an update tomorrow... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotic Mike Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 You *will* finish this... You *will*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) Because I haven't been on here much lately you seem to have done a hell of a lot! I might disappear more often! Looks great Iain, Will it be done for SMW...? All that hard work has paid off too, it looks great. Edited May 29, 2013 by Radleigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 OK - shamed into picking this up again - been working on the old UHU again this evening. Apologies for poor images - quick shots before bed... I think I'm going to give up using the micrometer on her from here on - lets see if she'll look OK carefully painted. Wings/nacelles have been given another coat of primer - followed by a going over with 3800 MicroMesh. One or two minor blemishes to fix - then re-scribe panel detail. The Barracuda radiators and open cowl flaps have been removed from their pour stubs and the surfaces dressed off on flat wet and dry. Kit cowls have had the kit radiators removed and the moulded in cowl flaps removed so they mate with the new resin ones. In the images below they're tacked together with BluTak to get an idea of fit and look. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Hoorah! Great to see this one back. That Barracuda cowl set is lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 You can do this Iain ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thanks for the replies and continued interest - helps with the motivation! Hopefully some more tonight - I *really* need to put this one to bed - and it's *not* going to beat me! Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Iain you'll sort it, looking forward to seeing it done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I am very impressed with your progress Ian, this looks like a great kitwith some modification. I might just pick one up for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Slight moment there - opened the box for some fettling and one bag of assembled parts missing - just spent evening turning over the model room - found!So - more filler on before bed (fuselage)...*sigh*Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 A little fettling this evening - anyone else have large depression/sink areas near the tail? And this area topside prioving a little troublesome: Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Have a brand new ZM kit in front of me and looks like my reworked nacelles match almost exactly!! Fronts cowls smaller on Revell as previously discussed. Kit belongs to someone else - but helping hugely... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Huge thank you to JohnT for letting me 'borrow' his ZM kit - I now have the nacelles all scribed and wings on - down hill from here on! Better pics - and progress - at the weekend... Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Iain, I knew I'd find you sooner or later here.... Any progresss on this beast? You work is amazing. Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hiya Ian!Apologies for quality of images - quick snaps under poor lighting - still not got everything sorted in the workshop... First off - the excellent Barracuda cowl flap sets. Deviation from instructions in that I've assembled everything onto cowl fronts - rather than mounting the radiator units to the firewall first. This made adding all those actuator rods a hell of a lot easier!! Been playing with the nose. 'shelf', armour plate, gun-sight, armoured glass and windshield fitted and blended into nose with sanding sticks - slightly re-shaping the canopy in the process - and removing moulded in frame lines. Front end has been gone over with various grades of MicroMesh and plastic polish to restore clarity of the transparency. Rear transparency just placed in situ - not bonded yet as I need to do all the radio/radar kit... Tail feathers on - note corrected fins... Ventral gun pack front end on... More when there's, er, more... Have fun!Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 And the primer stage is almost in sight! Cowls assembled and fitted (with lost central 'cone' replaced with home-made resin copy). Radio/Radar kit painted and fitted. Rear canopy fitted. Landing light cover painted clear yellow internally and fitted. Eduard Brassin wheel parts prepped and part painted. I *will* finish! Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotic Mike Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Crack on then...! Dunno what's been holding you back, it all looks pretty easy to me... ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Iain, What color did you paint the insides of the cowls? Mine are together, but I haven't attempted the actuators yet.... Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hi Ian, Radiators a dark silver (Alclad), inner side of cowls RLM02 - then a light black spray - to be fair - you really can't see much - just needs to be dark(ish). I'll touch in the actuators once camouflage done. I'll post a picture next time... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Cool! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 I give you a UHU in glorious, er, grey... Right - need to let everything harden off for a few days - followed by a polish and some more surface detail restoration... Iain 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 We all knew you'd do it! Looks amazing, great work! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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