hgbn Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 galgos used wine bottle foil for his removable engine cover in this tread http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234970881-metamorphosis-bf110d-3-to-e/page-2#entry1820189a great idea for many uses like access panels, doors, bend front fenders etc. only the imagination sets the limit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice one Henrik; good enough reason to crack open a bottle of wine With a bit of forward planning and time I was thinking that it might be possible to take a cast of the top and try vac forming this section. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Should be possible to do so. Female mould done in plaster should do the trick... Reminds me that I need to start saving for one of these 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Got one I used it to make a new canopy for a 1/72 Westland built Sioux. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Worth the money? Looks good on youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 for me yes; It took a few practice attempts but I was very pleased with the outcome of the canopy I made. I intend to use it for a few other projects in the future for which no aftermarket (or very limited and rare) kits exist so I see this as worth the money. I tried crash moulding and wasn't very good at it so this, although pricey, was exactly what I needed. what I will say though is that there is quite a lot of wastage if you are moulding small items. I've not got round to it yet but I was going to see if theres a way to make some sort of adapter that slots inside the area where you place your mould. That way you can use smaller cuts of plastic. cheers Aaron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Milktrip, you have to give us a demo of this at the March meeting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 ha ha, the pressures on. will have to get some practice in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Good morning folks, I had a 5 day Compex training course last week so been rather quiet; I did however manage to get an hour each evening to progress. I'm afraid there are no in-between photos which I must apologies for. anyway... fuselage and cockpit parts glued together. I added some milliput to the rear bulkhead and shaped. Primer also added to the cockpit and bulkhead. Some other small parts that I have been working on The front seats are from an airfix MBB BO 105 kit that I never finished. They look a little more like the seats in the photo of the aircraft I'm trying to replicate. Extratech etch parts added to these and then primed. The first bit of paint (not counting primer). Yellow on the tail rotor and tail rotor guard / support strut(?). The tail rotor is the extra tech supplied piece. Lovely detail but I think the blades are a little wide but I'm not really fussed about that. I used white as a primer for this and the guard piece. the support strut(?) - not really sure what this is, but some alouettes have this, some don't. Anyway, I used grey primer on this to great a different tone of yellow which seems to be the case in the photo I have. The yellow looks a bit too greenybrown though but Im hoping it will look okay when glued in place. Main rotor. Still need to add some detail. The tips appear to be fluorescent orange so I've primed the tips with white and shall get some paint on them soon. I also have a plan for the interior, using some masking tape with some strategically cut lines and holes, painted and used to represent some floor matting. And some dry fit shots: The clear parts are currently drying after a dip in Klear. Im a bit concerned about the fit of these. I need to make a start on the seats in the rear oh and I really need to pull my finger out and detail the gearbox so I can glue this in place and finish the surface detailing. Sorry about the photo hungry post and thanks for looking cheers Aaron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Lovely work on those seats and generally all over of course. Good to see you have tamed that eye watering plastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Some lovely detailing there - it really lifts the model (no pun intended). Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Good going Aaron. Great detail in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Last time I did a Alouette III the worst fit of the clear parts was located at the top of the fuselage joint. Nothing serious though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Cheers guys Thanks Henrik, thats good to know. Hope mine is the same, easier to apply filler on the top seam. I'm thinking of using the AC ducting supplied in the whirlybits set, this should help add a bit of support to the top seam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If my memory serves me right sanding was enough to cure the fit issue. But since I'm older now it could play tricks on me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The sad remains of mine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 oh dear well all the more reason to build it for the french fancy GB I was thinking about a SAR GB but there are already a number of good ideas for next year that I haven't suggested it yet. Are you going to re-use the floats from this kit? They seem to be it good condition. Although yours is sadly in pieces it still shows what a lovely little kit this builds into. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The floats will be salvaged for sure. the rest is left only for reference of special items like locations of antennas, mirror and nav lights and as a reminder so I don't make the same small errors on the new build as I did on the old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Love the detail in the cabin, and the rotor head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 you might be aware but just incase the BM walk around section has a Danish alouette III; scroll down until after the Sierra Leone one http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234919156-aerospatiale-sud-aviation-alouette-iii/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Already saved for future use The walk around section here is always worth a visit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Good evening, I've spent the last few nights mainly on the interior and I'm almost there. The fronts seats are pretty much done, just need to get the should straps to stick down, apply a wash for some shadows and then give them a matt coat. The blue is not as vibrant as I had hoped. the troop seats are scratch built. Milliputt cushions with plasticard base and brass rod. I still need to fit the seatbelts to these and as above apply a wash and matt everything down. There is a partition that sits between the 'VIP' seat and the instrument panel, This has received a coat of paint on one side and is currently drying before I paint the other side (it has not been photographed here). Its not by best effort of an interior (it just seems so plain!! ) but I'm still pleased so far. The doors won't be open on this build so I didn't really feel the need to go to town with this. And here are some photos with the pilot & 'VIP' seats in position but not glued. thanks for looking Cheers Aaron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Very nice work Aaron. Those seatbelts look very convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Thanks Craig in the photos of the original aircraft the seat belts look quite busy compared to what was provided in the etch set, so I added some thin masking tape to busy it up a bit. I tested the blue on a spare bit of card and it looked rather nice but unfortunately it doesn't stand out as much as I had hoped against the grey of the seats with a bit of shadowing maybe / hopefully they will. I do quite like the armrest on the VIP seat even if I do say so myself Edited January 21, 2015 by milktrip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That interior is looking very convincing Aaron - the troop seats are brilliant! Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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