AjD Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Really nice neat work. The cockpit instrument coaming and frames around the windows look ace. Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Having returned to school-teacher mode after the festive holidays I've not had as much time as I'd like at the bench, but I have managed to add the distinctive winglets over the last few sessions. The task was to make these (below) to resemble the real thing: The kit's mounting points for the winglets are actually in the wrong position - on the real aircraft the winglets are on the extreme tip of the wing and the rear of the winglet is in line with the trailing edge of the wing: Therefore, I decided to remove the moulded parts and start from scratch: The winglets themselves were moulded far too thick, so I glued the inner sections to thin plastic card to form the flatter outer faces seen on the real thing: Everything was then sanded to shape, the leading edge lights cut out and the small protrusion added to the trailing edge of the wing/base of the winglet which houses another light on the real aircraft. In end, they didn't turn out too badly: Still a bit of refining to do, and the light will be added from clear sprue just before painting. Until next time, Tom 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6-EHJ Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Any updates Tom? I'm getting cold turkey here lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Any updates Tom? I'm getting cold turkey here lol Yes, my Combat Models C-17 has arrived Do I start it or leave it for the Non Injected GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 ....... I have managed to add the distinctive winglets over the last few sessions. The task was to make these (below) to resemble the real thing: ........ The kit's mounting points for the winglets are actually in the wrong position ....... .......... Therefore, I decided to remove the moulded parts and start from scratch: ........... ...........so I glued the inner sections to thin plastic card to form the flatter outer faces seen on the real thing: ........... Everything was then sanded to shape, the leading edge lights cut out and the small protrusion added to the trailing edge of the wing/base of the winglet which houses another light on the real aircraft. In end, they didn't turn out too badly: .............. Still a bit of refining to do, and the light will be added from clear sprue just before painting. .............. Missed this update at the time it was posted. What I think is most inspirational about your work Tom is the elegant way you problem solve (there are no problems - only opportunities; as our US cousins might say). I guess to you this one was only a little problem opportunity and you'll have dealt with similar ones before. But it does make for supremely interesting and informative reading for most us TVM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 What I think is most inspirational about your work Tom is the elegant way you problem solve Fritag, I think you used exactly the right word describing Tom's work: elegance. That, and awesomeness... Cheers, Sebastien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Any updates Tom? I'm getting cold turkey here lol Afraid not... I'm back teaching so time at the bench is limited. Hoping to get a session in this weekend though. Yes, my Combat Models C-17 has arrived Do I start it or leave it for the Non Injected GB? I'd say entertain us with it in the GB It'll be a lot of fun! I'll race you with my Shack! Missed this update at the time it was posted. What I think is most inspirational about your work Tom is the elegant way you problem solve (there are no problems - only opportunities; as our US cousins might say). I guess to you this one was only a little problem opportunity and you'll have dealt with similar ones before. But it does make for supremely interesting and informative reading for most us TVM. Fritag, I think you used exactly the right word describing Tom's work: elegance. That, and awesomeness... Cheers, Sebastien You are very kind gentlemen... thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I've been able to spend a few hours at the bench this weekend and have started work on the surface detailing of the C-17. Although the Combat kit does have some very basic panel detail provided, the nature of these kits makes the detail soft and the panel lines in particular are way over-size. Therefore, I usually find it best to fill the details in and make my own - this way I can hopefully re-create the very delicate recessed lines on the real aircraft by scribing straight into the filler-primer. However, the C-17 is an interesting beast, and in fact a lot of the panel joins are in fact reinforced with plating - the picture below (used for illustrative purposes only) is a good example of that I mean: My solution was to get some packs of Evergreen strip (0.10 thou) and recreate these strips on the model, using the excellent Revell 1/144th kit as a guide to their placement: Other raised details have also started to be added - here is the forward LAIRCM (Large Aircraft InfraRed Counter-Measures) mountings found on either side of the forward fuselage - much more detailing will follow here but I wanted to get the basic shape in place before further fettling: The C-17 also has two distinctive fins adjacent to the rear of the cargo door - my research suggests this is to improve airflow around the rear of the aircraft when the door is open in flight. These were added from plastic card using the Revell parts as a guide to their shape and positioning. I have also added the upper undercarriage doors to the sponson, which stand slightly proud of the airframe when its on the ground - again plastic card to the rescue: The winglets have also been finished off and primed: I've also scribed in the cargo door and added the 'bump' guard from more plastic card: And that's where I'm at at the moment. I've still got a fair bit of raised detailing to do, before I commence with the laborious task of scribing in the recessed panel joints... which should keep me out of mischief for a while. Until next time, Tom 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centollaman Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Wow! epic work, I am learnig a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6-EHJ Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 It just gets better and better each time I see it! Well done mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Even without considering the "quality" of what you started with, this is very impressive - knowing what you had to begin with makes this especially so! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I would love to see this at a show this year Tom, looks great as it is but will look bloody brilliant when done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Superb modelling Tom, you have my admiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Wow! epic work, I am learnig a lot. So am I, that this is so far beyond what I can do ! However it's a pleasure to watch this each instalment, think C-17 the thriller, each time you think you have seen it all, Tom raises the bar, and you can't wait for the next episode. Keep it up Tom. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uilleann Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Love it! Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeano Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 This is so huge and awesome !!!! I love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Cracking work Tom...some first class modelling there .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Great detail work Tom! Looks like I am saving this thread for my build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 This is so far beyond 'impressive', way further over than even 'unbelievably skilful' that I'm beginning to fear dictionary blindness I just love this Tom, the way that you work, the truly excellent 'everythingness' of the beast I love this model, its just SO... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Tom, A question about the primer and gluing stuff to it. Do you remove some primer to give a plastic to plastic bond using polystyrene cement or some other method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Excellent progress Tom, she's looking gvery good indeed. The re-enforcing strips should look just right under a coat of paint. I've used strips of masking tape to achieve the same effect. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Even without considering the "quality" of what you started with, this is very impressive - knowing what you had to begin with makes this especially so! Ian Many thanks - kits like these certainly are a blank canvass but that's part of the fun! I would love to see this at a show this year Tom, looks great as it is but will look bloody brilliant when done! Hopefully she'll make the trip to Telford in November - it's only 10 months away but that should give me enough time to get her finished Tom, A question about the primer and gluing stuff to it. Do you remove some primer to give a plastic to plastic bond using polystyrene cement or some other method? The plastic is stuck directly to the primer with ordinary polycement. The primer melts beautifully when glue is applied and forms a really strong bond with the plastic itself. When fully cured, any glue seepage can just be sanded away. It's great stuff and something I'll use a good deal more in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Excellent progress Tom, she's looking gvery good indeed. The re-enforcing strips should look just right under a coat of paint. I've used strips of masking tape to achieve the same effect. Colin Thanks Colin, To be honest the plastic stands a little too proud at the moment, but this will be remedied by giving the whole model another generous coating of filler-primer, and then I'll sand over the raised areas to bring them back to bare plastic. This will have the effect of raising the fuselage surface height just enough to have the raised details 'blend' more. I did consider the masking tape route, but felt with a model this size and the amount of raised detail plastic was the better option. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 This is such a great build to be following - epic. Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Brilliant. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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