Airgunner Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Lovely work on a fine little kit. Your level of detailing is amazing given the size, can't wait for the next update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Wow What can I say....that looks awesome.... Love to see more and I love the heart and reason behind the build. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 can I just say to Aaron.......FFS just finish that incredibly amazing effort in whatever way you deem appropriate. It truly is amazing ....already. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Howdy howdy howdy, Had a slight pause on the modelling front. I've since secured a man cave and the modelling has re-commenced. As for the gazelle. The skids have been fitted; fingers kept crossed during the process as I was never certain if I had fitted enough weight to the front. The moment of truth and hurray!!! She's not a tail sitter. I've also started on the engine and gearbox. Initially a daunting thought. Below is the work completed so far: everything scratch built, no inbetweeny photos I'm afraid. The above has been primed, ready for a first coat of paint. Once the paint has been completed I can continue adding further bits and bobs. And here's a side on view of the gazelle. And here she is next to a pot of paint Thanks for looking folks and any comments, critiques and tips are welcome. Cheers Aaron 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 She's still looking brilliant Aaron, very neat work on the engine & box! I admire your nerve working on it when the rest of the paint is finished, I'd be bound to get a big blob of glue somewhere it shouldn't be if I tried to put the engine on after everything else is done! Nice work space too, very tidy! keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) Hi Aaron, That was a long gap there, you have been off-shore I assume. Excellent looking man cave, curious as to how all those shoes fit in with modelling. The gazelle looks stunning, a true joy. The work you have done on the engine is quite incredible. Edited October 16, 2013 by Nigel Heath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Where do you get such big pots of paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagoneer Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 That was looking impressive until you put it beside the paint jar. Now it's gone beyond impressive to I don't know where! A great inspiration for the helicopter I've got in the stash too. Your scratch building at this size is truly remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Wow, great job on that small beauty! Cosy littl´ man-cave you have there as well, I take it you like helicopters and mainly Pumas, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 This sort of modelling makes me quite teary-eyed. It should really be beyond human capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Wow! My 1/48 RN version (almost finished) suddenly looks a tad shabby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) How many pairs of deck shoes does one man need? . Got nothing to add about the Gazelle really - it's too practically perfect for its own good..... Edited October 16, 2013 by Fritag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I used to think I was a decent model maker This place has revised my thinking big time And big time is the Gazelle you are building, that gearbox machinery is amazing I'm glad the weights were right for the skids, marvellous stuff b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The gearbox was attached to the airframe by two V-frames, one front and one rear. Are you going to model these too? The V-frames attached to the airframe by one 6-8mm bolt (can't remember the exact diameter) at each mounting point, four in all. That was all that actually held the rotor to the aircraft itself. For some reason I was never able to get that thought out of my mind while pulling 60o banks during air tests...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The V-frames attached to the airframe by one 6-8mm bolt (can't remember the exact diameter) at each mounting point, four in all. That was all that actually held the rotor to the aircraft itself. There! I knew it all the time - you'd have to be mad to fly one of those... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Ah! I was wondering where this wee beauty had disappeared to. This is looking stunning Aaron! I'm rather jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 My current best theory is that you have quite a large team of well trained Scottish pixies doing the more fine work for you. Am I close? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 When you look at some reference photographs, you can hardly notice the mesh guard around this area. I was thinking about vacuum forming the kit part in clear styrene, possibly score it slightly (neede file of sand paper) so it looks like there is some sort of mesh, if you know what I mean? Then add some fine strips of aluminium tape. Pick up some Lipton tea in the pyramid bags. These teabags are made of a very fine mesh of some sort (nylon?) which is extremely useful for screens in 1/72 scale. Plus, you get some good tea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Thank you very much for the comments guys I admire your nerve working on it when the rest of the paint is finished, I'd be bound to get a big blob of glue somewhere it shouldn't be if I tried to put the engine on after everything else is done!Nice work space too, very tidy!Thanks Keef; I'm in constant worry now that any mishandling of glue and paint will ruin my work. I admit that it is a little premature to have painted and decal'd the fuselage prior to completion. The engine / gearbox will be built separately, then fitted onto the rest of the model... This should hopefully minimise the risk of rogue glue and paint. Oh and yes the work area is tidy; for now.........Mwhaaa ha ha ha Hi Aaron, That was a long gap there, you have been off-shore hey Nigel, a combination of things, work and household chores / tasks. One of which was the 'man cave'. With this pretty much complete, I should get more modelling time. Should hopefully catch you at the next AMS meeting I take it you like helicopters and mainly Pumas, eh? Thanks paramedic. Is it that obvious? Ha ha yep I do like a rotor or two How many pairs of deck shoes does one man need? . cheers Steve. one can never have enough trainers; below is the rest of the man cave. Some may say I have a problem... The gearbox was attached to the airframe by two V-frames, one front and one rear. Are you going to model these too? The V-frames attached to the airframe by one 6-8mm bolt (can't remember the exact diameter) at each mounting point, four in all. That was all that actually held the rotor to the aircraft itself. For some reason I was never able to get that thought out of my mind while pulling 60o banks during air tests...... cheers Natter. I will be modelling the V-frames.infact struggling with them at the moment. I intend to paint the engine/ gearbox as it is beige. Then I'll begin to add additional items and paint as required - my thoughts where that if I scratched and glued everything in place it would be too awkward to paint. Only four 8mm bolts!?!? Oh god! Pick up some Lipton tea in the pyramid bags. These teabags are made of a very fine mesh of some sort (nylon?) which is extremely useful for screens in 1/72 scale. Plus, you get some good tea! thanks a lot for the tip Space Ranger. I had given up on the mesh idea and was going to chicken out and use tissue paper to fabricate a protective cover - therefore hiding this area. I'll definitely pick some up and see what I can do... And I do like tea, so yep another bonus Cheers Aaron Edited October 17, 2013 by milktrip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 cheers Steve. one can never have enough trainers; below is the rest of the man cave. Some may say I have a problem... I think you can and I think you have. I hope they all have good odour eaters installed so close to the workbench. And my theory on the pixies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 You could also use the method I used to replicate mesh I drew and printed mesh in various colours to use on my Wessexes The yellow SAR one had reverse mesh printed that looked like the holes in the mesh by reversing a black and white criss cross mesh drawing. I thought that looked reasonable when printed on clear decal sheet. The yellow paintwork shone through the decal and left the holes looking like holes in mesh Even MS paint is capable of drawing a suitable mesh to print, and I also found several examples of modelling mesh on the net you could resize and recolour I used yellow mesh decals over the transparent mesh areas on the SAR one too, there are lots of ways to deal with the topic Mind you, nowt wrong with supping a drop of tea either... b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Aaron, the decking and bulkhead forward of the MRGB (main rotor gearbox) was beige - actually 'light stone'. The MRGB and V-frames were dark grey, as was the forward part of the engine. The hydraulic jack bodies were a light blue. The V-frames actually attached to the bottom of the MRH (main rotor head) and the gearbox actually hung under this - it wasn't actually fixed to the decking. Although the model is French the colours of the MRGB, MRH, engine and jacks in the photos at THIS WALKROUND are as the UK models. The mesh cover for the rear bay is different though. The UK models had a circular mesh, not the 'oblong' style of the French model. By the way, your model is brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 I think you can and I think you have. I hope they all have good odour eaters installed so close to the workbench. And my theory on the pixies? . Ahhh you got me. My recent absence was nothing to do with work et al; the pixies had infact threatened me with industrial action. Hence the new improved working area which was part of the agreement @Perdu - thanks ever so much for the decal tips. What I'm pleased about is that I don't necisarily need a fancy program to do this and just use standard windows software like paint and word. I've been experimenting with possible Oman Royal flight (older emblem) decals on my next project. Couldn't find a usable example on the net but cut and pasted what I needed into paint, scaled down and printed off on normal paper. I was pleasantly suprised by the outcome. I've not yet printed these onto decal paper. @natter- thanks for the info on the hydraulic jacks. I thought they looked light grey? That's actually the walkaround I've been using - it really is good! I did try to cross refrence between british gazelles to compare what is / was similar. Glad you clarified that the french and british decking / MRGB are the same for me. Infact, thanks for all your gazelle related info - it's a big help. You wouldn't happen to know your way around a 330 puma? That's my next project I'm debating whether or not to open up the engine area but I've not found enough resources on the Internet to help me out. Cheers Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Hi y'all Not much of a progress update. I attended my first Aberdeen Modelling Society club night; wish I knew and attended sooner. Had a great time and will definitely be along again. I'm afraid I've had to steal Nigel's photos for my update as I have no pictures and his photography skills and camera are far better than mine. I hope he doesn't mind pictures stolen from Nigel Heath's Darlek Diaries: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234945781-15th-scale-sevans-models-dalek/page-43 Front doors: I had been pondering what to use for the white framing around the gazelle doors. I didn't want to mask and paint so was going down the path of plastistrust with some adhesive trials on clear styrene (think i mentioned this in a previous post). I just happened to be in a local DIY store and spotted some electrical insulation tape and thought "perfect!" Can't believe I didn't think of this earlier as I use it all the time at work... Once I tone these down during the weathering I think it will look nice. Gearbox / MRH: slowly struggling on with this. Sort of wish I never cut off the cowlings in the first place... However, I must admit that overall it is an enjoyable challenge. Despite endless searches on the floor for bits that have sprung from my tweezers and holding my breath during the gluing stages as to stop any uncontrolled movement. I've 'completed' the support struts but have yet to fit them. Gearbox in place The remainder of photos are a general walkaround (better quality photographs than my previous posts). Prior to attending the club meet I did have an "oops" moment (if I'm honest the actual words used where a little stronger than that). I dropped the gazelle ###$%@@&£ the skids snapped off but i have managed to glue them back together. The sticky out bits at the front also fell off; managed to find all but one item... To be honest it could have been a lot worse!!! Thanks for looking Edited November 13, 2013 by milktrip 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) I am glad my photos have gone some way towards illustrating your incredible build. I am also very happy that you liked attending the AMS club night, its good fun and I came away with some bargain, classic kits last night - result! Edited November 13, 2013 by Nigel Heath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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