Filipe Fonseca Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Hi Guys Amazing Stuff, congrats! Best regards Filipe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Amazing as always, Peter! This really is a joy to follow... Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 i just used stretched sprue - the panel face was a PE part I made I am always worried I will snap one off... Peter Peter, where did you find that huge pin ? Really that part looks a real one, hard to believe it's 1/24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain De Loor Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Enough! Enough! I give, I can take no more! Just kidding. It's breath taking... Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 evening folks thank you for all your kind words - very much appreciated and makes me want to do my absolute best for you.. ..I have spent about 2 days fiddling about getting not very far in trying to mount a plinth the instrument panel and lower panel mount to - the plinth is easy enough, but the three dimensional geometry has had me tied in knots for a bit.. ..still, all sorted now... ..also noticed on a pic of N7654C from Pensacola that the panel has an upper section that I missed earlier - it was sort of invisible in the other reference pics I had.. ...it is very plain and just a blank really with what looks like a blanking plate on it.. ..there is also a lower shroud that goes between the upper & lower panel, so made both from litho... ..adding this part leaves a hole where some sort of avionic was fitted once - it is a hole in the period pic too - you can see the artificial horizon instrument body through it...(you can also see why I missed the top part of the panel - I can still barely see it..) ..I added some instrument bodies from tube and used an old bit of PE I actually had made for a Sea Fury vent, chopped about to be the bracket for the missing avionics... ..hopefully you can see the parts in these pics.. ..and then sat on the plinth (that slides onto a brass tube mount) - still a bit wonky but will be fine when it's glued.. (oh and yes the seat does fit...... well it does now anyway hehe...) ..and thats it for now.. hope to get a bit more done tomorrow TTFNPeter 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Incredible work on that display! Love the back detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Looks very nice, did you set the QNH to suit the day you got the pics? Brilliant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Peter, where did you find that huge pin ? It is just a tent pole stabbed into one of those "exercise ball" thingys that people lean backwards over! ;-) ..adding this part leaves a hole where some sort of avionic was fitted once Crikey, that panel looks superb. Difficult to see that it is a model. Great modelling work indeed! I wonder if the missing instrument is either the transponder or a radio? Edited February 12, 2016 by hairystick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foresterab Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 okay...after 4 hours of reading this. Humbled - check Impressed - check Keep asking what scale is this again? - check Is this a model? - check Just amazing work and a real class on how to do some different work/techniques. Thank you, foresterab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That instrument panel......it's like you're looking at a real one. Absolutely stunning and mind blowing work Peter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Rich Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 BRAVO!!!! I just love the crispness of detail you achieve in this build -- it FAR surpasses most (if not all) provided in injection moulded kits. Glad that you're having fun with it; I'm having a great time following you. Now if only I had time to work on my own projects. (Have been hunkered down with work for a while now) There's always hope! Cheers, PR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ! This was my reaction about your instrument panel ..... which is ..... WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW ! Sorry ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carius Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 FANTASTIC PROGRESS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Very nice work Peter actually it's awesome ! I wonder if the missing avionics is the arming panel when it was in military service the radio would be in the left ( starboard ) side panel originally Guy Edited February 12, 2016 by F4u 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Rich Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 My first thought on the missing panel element was the gun sight -- but I am far from an Experten with respect to the Tigercat. Lockheed Lightnings are my speciality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 thank you folks - very kind I think the hole in the panel is what is left of a hole that went right across the top of the main panel that held what I think was a slide out map table - thats what is in the manual anyway - this bird must have been modified in civvie service,,, so todays installment is a Sunday Special where I got a good 4 hours at the bench - although to look at it, it is just one more little part towards that day a long way away when I finish this model... here is todays target.. it's a little pressed panel which has the engine ignition and undercarriage controls... on the left a composite from the manual, on the right N7654C... ..the key here is it's a pressed panel with a curved edge so that takes a bit more work.. I started by making a paper template... ..then in the top pic you can see the template transferred to thick plastic card - this is what will be used to shape some litho plate around - the edges have been rounded to help with the shaping. I chose litho rather than plunge forming it from plastic because as natural metal it is easier to weather later on.. so I cut a small piece and annealed it over the gas stove.. ..the bottom pic is setting the bits up on a foam sanding pad so I can grip them in pliers and start to bend the litho around the form.. ...now the part has been worked around the template and roughly cut out - the folded parts are tucked up right around the part and the template is still inside.. ..I have marked out and drilled where the slot and holes go, and started filing off the waste at the back to get a nice straight edge..once i had finished I ran some thick CA around the back of the lip to support it...(annealed metal is pretty soft...)... ..I made up all the tiny parts that form the features of the panel - there are a couple of airscale PE parts in there - a bezel and a part from the detail set which I used as it had a nice neat slot in it so I repurposed it.. ..most of the parts assembled for painting... ..and checking it works when attatched to the side panel.. ..after painting and addition of some of our airscale 1/24 placards... amazing they can be read and are perfect for this .also a bit of light weathering - just chipping back to the metal.. ..and how it will look when fixed.. ..and thats it - another days modelling - building an F7F literally one bit at a time... TTFNPeter 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace From Outer Space Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hi Peter, amazing as usual! It just looks real! Cheers Viv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Awesome work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Well that bit was easy Peter....!! More incredible miniature engineering - cracking stuff! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Rich Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Peter, Thank you for the more detailed (blow-by-blow) photos of this sub-assembly. One question though, how are you realizing the placards and stencils? Are these decals you've produced? Curious on how you create those... PR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGA Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Well Peter once again I am stunned! The funny thing with you decals is, even in 1/32nd they are still readable under a magnifying glass! The quality really is excellent! Just like all your work really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you for the lesson. Beautiful work as usual . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Just... Just beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Run out of superlatives - sorry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Same as the above post..... Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now