Gajman Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Wow! I am truly jealous of your skills. Those scratchbuilt parts and the extra details look fantastic. So clean and tidy. My scratchbuilding/extra detailing never looks that tidy. I am really interested to see the finished result here. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Wow! I am truly jealous of your skills. Those scratchbuilt parts and the extra details look fantastic. So clean and tidy. My scratchbuilding/extra detailing never looks that tidy. I am really interested to see the finished result here. Gary Cheers Gary, and the cheque's in the post What I've added is very simple really... time consuming but simple. It's my first attempt at scratch building an interior, and I'm pleased with the results so far. The basic kit has absolutely zilch in the cabin so something had to be done. The trouble is that it takes a lot of time, and when the sun is shining outside, it soon means that 2 months have passed without even closing up the fuselage halves... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 I'm not giving up just yet; soon but not yet. I got a good few hours in over the weekend despite a few 'refreshments', hopefully the results don't show too much. With the cabin almost done, I've started to look at sorting out the front office. The stock kit parts are simple and bare. I added some framing to the back wall using a photo in the Gibbings book for reference. The gauge is a little heavy but it was to hand and I only noticed once I'd stuck a few bits on. Never mind. The floor is the kit part. I removed the moulded throttle console and used thin plastic sheet to veneer the floor. This hides various holes and will also be curved down at the front as per the real floor. The rest of the detailing will be done once the fuse is together. Moving back to the cabin, I glued in the windows. I risked not using superglue for fear of fogging, instead using 'the world's best canopy glue'. Hmm... Two had popped out just during this weekend's handling. After painting the various furnishings and adding some wiring I attached them all to the floor: This assembly was then added to one half of the fuse: Finally, with less than a month to go before the end of the GB, the fuselage was cemented together. It took some persuasion to stay closed with the roof sandwiched in there. Finally for this instalment, I made a start on the engines. The first flight was conducted with the forward access panels removed for maximum cooling, so out came the drill. 1 panel off: All 4 off: Next will be detailing the engines... Thanks for looking. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) I like your work on the cockpit. I added a few more vertical ribs to mine to give an almost square pattern on the back wall and yes I must say your ribs are a little too big for my taste. I think I kept the centre console more or less intact but the glazing makes it difficult to see what's going on in there and my memory fails me. The cabin equipment looks amazing, great work there. I am very intrigued as to what those exposed engines are going to look like, can't wait. Nigel Edited August 13, 2013 by Nigel Heath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Any progress Mike? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I asked Mike about this last September and got this response: "Thanks for enquiring. Sadly I have no progress to report at the moment. I lost some interest in the Rotodyne due to the slow pace and extra work required, which although rewarding has drained my enthusiasm. I fully intend to pick it up again in the coming months but for now I'm finishing off a couple of other much more straight forward builds to allow me to get something on the shelf sooner!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Done anything else to this Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Done anything else to this Mike? Um, erm, no. Since I parked it, I've done another group build and then decided on some easier projects to get my modelling mojo back. Maybe 2015 will see it resumed?! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 There's a KUTA build starting in November... K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Um, erm, no. Since I parked it, I've done another group build and then decided on some easier projects to get my modelling mojo back. Maybe 2015 will see it resumed?! Mike Fingers crossed, it was looking excellent so far. I have one of these in the stash but I'm holding off on it for now! All the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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