Tony C Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 It has taken me just shy of 2 years to get this far with the front end... Bloody hell, doesn't time fly! Didn't believe that it was two years ago and had to check the date of the first post although what is more worrying is the number of years I've been following your previous builds of the Spitfire and Lysander. At this rate, I'll be retired next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnmodeller Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Looking amazing mate. Much respect John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Whatever you decide to do next, I'll be following just as avidly! How about another WWI subject? In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing this front end finished! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Oh, for crying out loud! How much more better can this get? None. None more better. (Apologies for the Spinal Tap reference...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks guys! I KNEW you'd succumb eventually - it's only taken two years of subtle nagging! Granted, I will probably have retired before you finish it (I'm 42) but it will be worth the wait. Okay Brian....you win!! ...although I will be having a go at scratching something else first.....you say your 42 and that you would be retired before I complete?.....I on the other hand would probably be dead as I am 59!! Bloody hell, doesn't time fly!Didn't believe that it was two years ago and had to check the date of the first post although what is more worrying is the number of years I've been following your previous builds of the Spitfire and Lysander.At this rate, I'll be retired next month Your not kidding Tony!....doesn't seem that long ago when I was doping the tissue on the Lysander! Whatever you decide to do next, I'll be following just as avidly! How about another WWI subject? In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing this front end finished! Ian Cheers Ian.....what to do next! .....not sure really...I have thought about another WW1 aircraft...but I also have thought about another WW2 fighter....decisions decisions!!...might just build a OOB kit...we shall see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sithman Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Truly amazing build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hello to all!"The light at the end of the tunnel" is shining very brightly now as I approach the end of this massive project I took on 2 years ago! The last hurdle that I had to face was the suspending of the upper turret....which I am happy to report surprisingly didn't give me too much trouble...well maybe a bit!! I wasn't going to at first but in the end decided to replace the detail that was on the cockpit ceiling before I re- hashed it all...wiring it all up I found a bit difficult due to the lack of space but after swearing at it for a few hours I managed to replace it all! Using plenty of scrap plastic to scratch build the parts....this set of photos show that the detail within the cockpit is now complete..... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Amazing Fozzy, really impressive. I only wish my efforts were somewhere near that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Here are some internal shots of the gunners swivel plate (for want of a better word!!) Now that the rear is complete I am going forward again to attach the front nose perspex and scratch build all the MG barrels (6 of them) and fix in place. ...but first I'm off on a little break tomorrow and driving to Istanbul for a few days and so the next post will be a little while coming !.............but I'll be back! Only a few more posts to go and that's it!! Cheers as always for looking in guys Fozzy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sithman Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 THAT is SO amazing!! you could believe you are looking at the real thing! The only thing more amazing would be to build the rest of the plane! Stunning Fantastic work! Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagey Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 extraordinary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Foz, I trust that you are going to paint the outside and add the appropriate nose art! A Bit of Lace springs to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 well you certainly nailed that! fantastic. its good to be able to actually see all the work on the inside now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Just incredible, Fozzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I have a mind explosion - every time I check in on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave665 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Brilliant work Fozzy. Every time I look at this build I seem to find yet more detail I've previously missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks for all the comments lads! I am just finishing off a few details here and there before I post again.......and then its on with the final push of painting and making a stand ! Will be back soon....... Fozzy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace From Outer Space Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Have a great trip Fozzy! This is awesome beyond words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I like it Fozzy A road trip to allow us time to get over your mind trip, great idea I've been an observer as well as an average modeller myself for many (MANY) years I've seen ship models in museums that were incredibly intricate in steel and brass I've seem models as complex as the working model of the Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches built by Basset Lowke to demonstrate its operation to Churchill and his generals And I've marvelled many times at the wondrous works of art at IPMS nationals/Scalemodelword Where was I? (getting carried away by rhetoric maybe) Ah yes I have never seen a better scratch built model of such impressive complexity and artistic integrity A BOW mate You need to take a bow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Greggs Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Wow, wow, wow, (speechless!!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 top notch. Oliver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hello there So here we have the very close to the finishing post ......post!! I have some photos of the nose glass in place....not an easy task but managed to get it in position using a dab of super glue and filling the join with wood glue! For those of you that didn't see the post I did on forming the nose glass...suffice to say that I made a plug of the shape of the nose glass out of Balsa wood and then vac formed it using an old piece of packaging for a computer mouse I had lying about...and added detail with strips of clear plastic.... So here are some photos of the glass in place.............. Yes I know its photo heavy!!....but you should know me by now!! I have a few photos of the upper turret gun barrels I made coming up ...see below! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) I made 6 gun barrels....I used sprue from old kits and drilled the cooling jackets with a micro drill....I'm quite happy how they have turned out............. Okay chaps....All that's left to do on this project now is to paint...or cover with tin foil (if the wife has got any in the kitchen )....depending on what looks the best....I'll start to foil it from the top and see......and then all the remaining gun barrels will have to be attached and painted ............now what else is there......oh yes make a crew hatch door for the Navigator and Bombardier...and then finally choose the nose art ....preferably one that I can hand paint!! I will probably post again when the foil or paint has been applied.......until then ...thanks for looking in fozzy Edited June 1, 2015 by Fozzy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Good god.... That is extraordinary! One of things I can remember about going to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford 5 years ago was looking into the nose of the B17 in the yank's hangar and thinking-wow, imagine being a bomb-aimer during the war. I went back there last year and it all came back to me, you sir have managed to capture such a beautiful aircraft in such an awe-inspiring way. Although I prefer the British bombers, your build may have changed that perception I am really looking forward to this being finished (and please hurry i've almost finished the popcorn :D ). There isn't much I can add to that which will do your model/masterpiece/piece of art the justice which it deserves. Very well done sir! Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.o Prune Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I've said it before but I'm not afraid to repeat myself. (just ask my wife )Fozzy this is absolutely impressive work. Job Well Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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