Ex-FAAWAFU Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Scarily, inspiringly wonderful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 What we need is a Mexican wave gif. Very much a WOW! from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 What we need is a Mexican wave gif. Very much a WOW! from me. Like this? Just started reading this thread & it's a from me too !!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Just incredible! I've seen Alan Clarke's work up close and spoke to him about his technique, so I know what you're doing is no where near as easy as you are making it look. This model is going to look spectacular! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Fantastic, this is a technique I've always wondered about, the finish is impressive. I had seen something similar done with lead foil (now not available any more I believe), but wasn't as effective as what you're doing here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I just found this, incredible stuff and highly entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 thank you everyone - very kind of you to stop by so, I tried doing some of the nose plating in litho but the part I made wouldn't take the curvature without wanting to kink. Luckily the sheet of pewter I ordered arrived so I tried using this - it's nice and maleable and fairly straightforward to work with ..as I have been doing, I added the vertical rivets before fitting - all the horizontal ones will be added once the plating is complete so they all line up.. ..I wanted to do the top nose panel (the one with the circular fuel filler..) which is the first real compound curve.. ..first step is to burnish masking tape down over the panel and pencil mark the outlines from the scribed lines and adjacent panels.. ..next transfer the tape to a small sheet of (expensive) pewter - as the fuel filler cap has 16 fixings around it I got an image off the internet & printed it to mark out where they need to go to be equally spaced.. ..added another circle and soon had the marks where I could emboss the fittings.. ..added all the other markings to set out all of the fasteners this particular panel has all around the edges... ..embossed & riveted, you can see how soft the pewter is by how it 'blows' underneath - this needs to be burnished out with a smooth rounded object (I have a bit of steel rod)... ..the lower image is the finished panel.. ..I spend some time finely tuning the fit by carefully sanding the edges with a sanding stick, constantly trial fitting and taking it really slowly as you can always remove material but never add it back... ..I also mask the area the panel fits to ready for the adhesive... ..and the panel fitted in place... ..still got more to do, but it is getting there... TTFNPeter 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Astounding Peter. It just gets better and better. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Wow - stunning, this is one amazing bit of modelling, that's for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Just incredible....!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Truly stupendous! Cheers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 simply great ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTKC Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 This looks absolutely beautiful! Well done!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 You make it look so easy Peter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I'm one of the guys that has just found this thread. You are redefining the words 'scratch building'!! Good luck with the rest of the build! I will certainly be watching! Edited April 2, 2015 by TheStig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markleecarter Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Phenomenal work! Every post makes me want to give up modelling for ever and also strive to try more techniques and do more modelling in equal measure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Haven't popped in for a while... boy have I missed some spectacular work! You certainly set the bar very high Peter - a true master of your art. This build is outstanding - I'm busily taking notes! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbeach84 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Peter, just goes to show how nothing beats the real thing for a NMF job! I want to experiment using Al foil plus the self adhesive aluminum foil tapes (HVAC duct sealing tape.) Phenom results, mate! Regards, Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Today I properly read through the entirety of this build thread. I am utterly gobsmascked at the attention to detail you are putting in. It is without doubt a masterpiece. I am not a bad modeller myself but this leaves me in the starting blocks. Very much looking forward to seeing future updates. Cheers, Nigel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) evening folks ..thanks for your kind words - keeps me at it.. ..so not much today as I have been experimenting.. ..I prepared a form for the rudder a while back and got it out to start thinking about how to go about it. The real F7F has a metal skinned rudder but with what look like rib tapes over some sort of fasteners... like this... ..i tried embossing with the hard edge of a set square and got a sort of raggedy impression I thought I could work with.. ..so set out the paper rudder onto litho... ..the first one failed as it cracked and broke, but the principle seemed to be working... ..three tries later and I had a working piece... ..added some what were supposed to be feint rivets and taped it up as a mock-up... ..do you think it works, or is too distinct? I might try adding foil over rivets and see what that looks like... TTFNPeter Edited April 5, 2015 by airscale 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 oh, and finished the nose plating... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Simply, wow. Jaw dropping good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregax Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Insane build! You deserve a cold one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Even though it's unfinished, I nominate this for Galactic Grand Champion in any contest in which it is entered on any planet within the known universe. Absolutely incredible. Words fail me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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