Radleigh Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Hi people, another update. Was sat at work today sanding like you wouldn't believe, got home to find this which I was very happy with! Just a bit more filler needed on the left hand of the photo then I can start to ream out the centre and work on the final shape. Vacform IL-76 - IL-82 conversion by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Kit part on the left, my modded part on the right. Massive improvement in my eyes, hopefully look alot better once the centre is out. Vacform IL-76 - IL-82 conversion by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Vacform IL-76 - IL-82 conversion by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr and just to show you a photo of the real thing. (Photo sourced from - http://englishrussia...yushin-il-76td/ ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Engine hollowed out now, just put on some more FEW filler to correct the circular shape and it's nearly there. (photos are coming out better now with the backing and natural light, Just a shame I take most of my photos at night time with the wrong light!) Vacform IL-76 - IL-82 conversion by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Looking good, I just looked at my Amodel kit, that has scared me, so for you to do this in vacform, I take my hat off to you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Cracking job on that engine mate, very inspirational build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Looking good, I just looked at my Amodel kit, that has scared me, so for you to do this in vacform, I take my hat off to you Cracking job on that engine mate, very inspirational build Thanks guys! Can finally move onto the next stage of the engine! All the front shaping is done and i'm 110% happy with the result. Some tiny pin holes but they can be sorted very last thing. Next is to make two petals, rear mech for the petals, full scribe and some riveting. The black lines you see are completley wrong, I've highlighted them for that reason to show before / after Vacform IL-76 - IL-82 conversion by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Vacform IL-76 - IL-82 conversion by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Wow, smart looking engine. It'll be interesting to see how the glazing works out too. I might just have a go at casting, thanks for the links & info earlier. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Cheers John, once the engine is ready for casting my next step is the cockpit shaping etc for the mould to do the glazing. That and the undercarriage i'm not looking forward too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I anyone can help with this ( http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=234925655&hl=%2Betch+%2Bvents ), that would be greatly appreciated! I'm not having much luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 This has finally come, Â Sylmasta resin casting kit. by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 One thing I would buy though is some digital scales, as you will need accurate measurements especially for the silicone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Girlfriends already got some I'm going to *use. Â *She doesn't know yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 She'll soon find out if its anything like the state of mine with spilt resin on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 LOL. I'm probably going to cover them in clingfilm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Just posting some better photos, although I haven't done much for a while, i'm getting back on this and the Hudson while I can! Birds eye view of the top. You can see the amount of car body filler I have had to use. I am using Bonds FEW for this build as I happened to have a big tub of it laying around, which was lucky. It's going to take some work to get it to how I want.. especially with the external detail, vents etc! Underside view, you can see the difference in sponsors here. The one on the left (starboard side) is nearly done, but the port side is just a large piece of Milliput, I built this up in sections then sanded it back down to profile. The same goes for the rear end of the sponsor, although in this photo I only have the port side attached, awaiting work. Car body filler mishap, for some reason and no matter how much prep, this section of the fuselage won't take the FEW, so I will have to get off all the old FEW and try one more time. A number of things could of caused this, dust, greasy surface, filler not mixed properly etc..and as I will never know, I will try again. Front sponsor close up, showing you the template I made. I cut a slot into the fuselage, then slid in the template fixing it in with EMA plastic weld. This gave me the basic shape I was after, I then put Milliput on either side in two large lumps, roughly shaping it with a wet finger. Once cured I set about rubbing down the Milliput with 80 grit paper, slowly my template showed through which then made me start the shaping process. I think it's turned out quite well. I then smoothed in the Milliput in with some FEW. Undercarriage section, these two were put on with copious amounts of glue as they were bowed slightly, pegged in place and left for a good few hours, I took the pegs off and they stayed in place. Still work to be done in the photo to the left, I need to pay attention to the join areas, as one part is to round, which is wrong on the real thing. Port side view showing the whole fuselage. Starboard side view showing the whole fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Great to see you back on this, I took the easy option and bought the Amodel kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Missed this one first time around Radleigh, glad to see it resurrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Now I have my own work space, I have this, the Hudson and He-111 on the bench. I have done some more work on this so I'll be updating it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Great to hear you're back on this, looking forward for the update! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSurgeon Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Hi Radleigh, Your Il-82 looks great so far. My kit arrived today. Not sure what I was thinking when I placed the order tho... Can anyone confirm the accuracy of these drawings? http://mmb-avia.narod.ru/avia/il78/plan/il76-2.jpg http://mmb-avia.narod.ru/avia/il78/plan/il76-1.jpg Well, if these are accurate, than the kit's dimensions are way off (fuselage diameter and hight). I was expecting a challange, but this is a bit too much. I'm really wee weed right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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