Terry1954 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Welcome back and great stuff seems to be occurring again, hoorah! Terry PS page 109 and no modelling since 102! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Don't be daft, this is new modelling And this IS BM after all 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Fritag said: And so the cockpits are a step closer to being done: You can take the man out of the Hawk, but you can't take the Hawk out of the man! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Looking absolutely stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 hi Fritag and welcome to the forum. Feel free to tell us a bit about yourself, we're a friendly bunch here. (well, someone had to do it! didn't they?) He's only bloomin at it again i'n t he? 18 months MIA and when he dares to show face again, not only is the work flippin' immaculate (as always) but there's not even a speck of dust on the darned thing 2 hours ago, Fritag said: you could at least have started off with an errant brush stroke, or a smear or two of glue. Poor show I'd say. PS you owe me a bag of popcorn - the last one went mouldy waiting on an update PPS welcome back 2 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Good to have you back Steve 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Same here John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Welcome back! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Yay! More high-bar modelling to aspire to. Welcome back Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Now you're back from 'walk about', a quick question before you do another vanishing act. The mold plugs at the top, are they molds of the kit canopies and if they are: What was your technique, what did you use as your medium and does it leave the original canopies blemish free? Questions, question, I know but you're back now...welcome back. Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Well you certainly aint lost the touch Steve, top work as usual! Welcome back, don't be a stranger!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Love the canopy moulds Steve. I hope you remember to extend the moulding area before you mould off them so you don't get the 'rounded off at the edges' look on any clear piece you pull. I found I had to make the mould longer than the piece so the curved stretched corners happen deep enough in to be cut off square. Anyway as we've all said, good to have you home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Welcome back, Steve! You definitely haven't lost your touch! Ciao Edited June 11, 2019 by giemme 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 All is well with the Universe once again,welcome back ☺ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Courageous said: The mold plugs at the top, are they molds of the kit canopies and if they are: What was your technique, what did you use as your medium and does it leave the original canopies blemish free? I sacrificed a canopy to make the mould plugs, cos (i) I removed the moulded-in framing because it never comes out crisply on home vac-forming, and (ii) I glued some 1mm sheet plastic card to the front and rear to extend the plug (as per Bill's advice above (-a lesson I learned on my Chipmunk build.....or rather I 'spect it was advice Bill gave me way back then )). I then primed and polished the master until it was blemish free and cast the resin plug in the usual way using a silicone mould. Thing is; is I've had problems getting good clear canopy over resin plugs in the past. There seems to be some sort of reaction between the resin and the clear plastic which has led to discolouration of the clear plastic - so I'm not optimistic of a good outcome using the resin plugs. But I thought I'd give it a go again as they're so easy to make 🤞 I tried making some other plugs with casting plaster - but the surface wasn't perfect and I ended up having to prime and polish them - and if my past experience is anything to go by the primer will melt during vac-pulling. So I'm expecting a bit of a faff with the canopies tbh........... 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-21 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Great to see you back. I have been poorly with a hiatus hernia awaiting a ph check at Addenbrookes on reflux. Just got back from a nice break in East Yorkshire last week. Stayed at Cayton near Scarborough. visited Whitby ,Sewerby Hall, Bridlington and travelled on the North Yorks Moors steam railway Pickering to Goathland and back. Came home via Humber Bridge first time crossing for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72linerlover Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Fritag said: So I'm expecting a bit of a faff with the canopies tbh........... Hi, Fritag, welcome back from me too. I remember exactly what you did for the Chipmunk canopy. Don't worry about the withstand of the resin under the heat solicitation during thermoforming, if the master is really totally catalysed. If you noticed in the past some effect on the clear plastic, it was probably due to some release of the "polyol" of the resin that did not truly mix with the catalyzer. So let the master set for a pair of days, be gentle with plastic heating and quick in forming. Make sure you put (glue) the master on a flat surface only some millimeter narrower as its contour. I mean something like this, even if here the master is in one piece with the support. This is important because, if you keep the master on top of a little rod, you may run the risk to bend it during thermoforming. Hope this helps. Bye Eugenio 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Welcome back from me too. Those cockpit covers look top notch as always with your work Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Quick, somebody chain him to his bench lest he goes walkabout again! Martian 👽 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 👌👍Great stuff. Nice to see you back at it. Johnny. 🕺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 At it! Whatever do you mean sirrah? At it has massive implicatory perceptions doesn't it? Should we not help the chap to ease in seamlessly rather than set his hackles on the rise? Hi Steve it seems only yesterday when we last spoke on matters divers and cycle paths for the gods (You see Johnny, make it seamless...) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 11 hours ago, 72linerlover said: If you noticed in the past some effect on the clear plastic, it was probably due to some release of the "polyol" of the resin that did not truly mix with the catalyzer. So let the master set for a pair of days I think 18 months should be sufficient? 1 hour ago, perdu said: Should we not help the chap to ease in seamlessly rather than set his hackles on the rise? this IS Britmodeller isn't it? looking forward to seeing the next installment... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 I wonder would a wax & polish help to seal the plugs against any chemical interaction. On another topic, I'll try & keep up better this time, I got severely left behind early in the thread but I put your absence to good use practising keeping up with the threads of some of the other inmates to be found herein. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Welcome back Steve! Those before and after shots of the coamings are a perfect example of how dry brushing and washes can improve detail visibility and still look "real" in this scale. (someone nick his bike while he's at the bench to stop him buggering off again!) Ian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 hours ago, limeypilot said: someone nick his bike while he's at the bench to stop him buggering off again!) Better also nick his skis, and car keys and... well, in fact his credit card(s), the guy knows his way around the globe.... Ciao 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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