Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 ...... Rhino, aka 'Mr Galaxy' has also kindly leant me one of his Anigrand engines to use as a guide for making mine - thanks mate! As well as finishing off the cockpit, I've also got to make the nose gear bay, so plenty to keep me busy! Until next time, Tom WARNING! As with most of the Anigrand kit the engines are not shaped well. The kit engines are too round, they need the sides sanded flat and the intake lip where the material was removed, thickened. I have started work on mine. The rest of the dimensions are pretty good lengthwise. If you can get your hands on the Braz CAD Drawings used for the Revell 1/144 C-17 they will give you a good reference for the engine shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Impressively built, impressively nonchalant Tom - you tackle with skill and confidence tasks that would make others (ok - me ) quail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 If you can get your hands on the Braz CAD Drawings used for the Revell 1/144 C-17 they will give you a good reference for the engine shape. Any pointers as to how to do this Ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I just stumbled upon this fantastic build!! Excellent work...I'm sure John Rucks is somewhere smiling right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 More Globemaster-ly magic modelling - on a different level really! Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Impressively built, impressively nonchalant Tom - you tackle with skill and confidence tasks that would make others (ok - me ) quail. Many thanks - but after seeing your masterpieces I'm sure you'd be fine. It just takes a little extra thinking outside the box with kits like this, but they're nothing a modeller of average skill could master. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Highly COMMENDABLE work Tom... I am IMPRESSED by it. good job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Many thanks - but after seeing your masterpieces I'm sure you'd be fine. It just takes a little extra thinking outside the box with kits like this, but they're nothing a modeller of average skill could master. Tom I'm with Steve on this, it's great to watch such a daunting task done so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Oh lord! Just one question Tom...............how? At this stage, may I interject something? Could n't think of anything else useful to contribute to this stellar build. Keep it up. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Nice injerjection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 This is a hugely inspiring thread. I have the Combat Models vacform C141B that I'm planning on building (and back dating to a 141A) for our museum. I am learning a lot from your techniques. Thank You. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 This is a hugely inspiring thread. I have the Combat Models vacform C141B that I'm planning on building (and back dating to a 141A) for our museum. I am learning a lot from your techniques. Thank You. That sounds like a lot of fun! Be sure to share your build with us when you get around to it, please. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 I have completed the flightdeck over the New Year period - after showing you the basic structure which was done in the last update, I've added some seats from the spares box (I think they are old Monogram B-52 seats which with a little modification suited the job well.) I have also scratch-built the throttle controls on the centre console, as well as making up some instrument decals from various old sheets I found in the 'save them for a rainy day' decal stash. I did a little old fashioned brush-work too; great fun. I'll go on record now and say it is by far from a 100% accurate representation of a C-17 flightdeck, but when one peers through the windows and has a nose it is certainly good enough for my tastes. And considering it's completely scratch-built by my own fair hands I'm quite happy with it! I've also masked the cockpit windows from the inside to protect the details during the painting process. Once this is completed, I'll remove the masking and add the glazing from clear acetate. Tonight I'm hoping to get the nose wheel-bay made up and added to the lower nose area, before adding some weight and re-attaching the crown. Until next time, happy modelling in 2015 folks Tom 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Tom, that's crisp and smart work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 That's superb Tom, so neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTKC Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Wow, the width of that cockpit really shows what a huge plane the C-17 is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 The words "Quite happy with it" do not compute, with regards to that wonderful office Now considering how elated I was with the office I built for the Sherpa a while ago with far less 'in it' in it I will just mentally juxtapose the phrase "Bloo*y over the 'expurgated' moon with it" Of course that is just between you and me guv, know wot I mean? This just gets awesome in huge step changes Tom, fabuloso stuff indeed b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Looking good Tom, will be another great model when finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6-EHJ Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 All I can say is WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks for the kind words once again - it certainly helps with the motivation on projects such as these. Not the most exciting of updates but progress continues on the C-17... The crown area has be refitted and some final shaping of the nose area done. You can see in the picture below some filler which was added to the extreme nose area as I felt this wasn't pointed enough. With some careful sanding this has been rectified: I've also cut out and boxed in the nose gear bay from plastic card - this needs additional detail adding but this won't be completed until later in the build: And once again we have a complete airframe: This will now receive a good rub down from some very fine sandpaper and a final coat of filler-primer. I will then set about scribing on surface details and adding the raised areas, too. Slowly coming together now Tom 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6-EHJ Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I can't wait to see this bird finished, cracking job so far. A friend told me you built a 1/72 747 as well! How does this size up to that? Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 I can't wait to see this bird finished, cracking job so far. A friend told me you built a 1/72 747 as well! How does this size up to that? Thanks Chris Hi Chris, Yes I did build a 1/72nd scale 747 - the finished model is on here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234912715-172nd-scale-boeing-747-300-klm/?hl=%2Baircraft+%2Bminiature+%2Bboeing+%2B747 The 747 is substantially larger - I may get them both out and photograph them together at some point if I can find my wide-angled lens... Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 That looks pretty impressive to me Tom. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 SPLENDID job so far..NEATLY done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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