xffw45343tg Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 This thread now has more double entendres than it has pairs of immaculate Hawk parts; Britmodellers do seem to like a nice pair... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 9 hours ago, Kirk said: ... immaculate parts... Snort... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) On 12/17/2019 at 11:37 AM, Ex-FAAWAFU said: (though I think you’ve committed a “switch pigs” by leaving something important made... or is that just a FAA expression?) “Switch Pigs”.....Now that’s an expression I don’t think I’ve come across for many years We used it too. Needed rather too frequently by some of us On 12/17/2019 at 2:00 PM, hendie said: methinks folks are over thinking this. It's relatively simple geometry. Measure the model. See what dimensions you need to make it. Shape as required. Cut, glue and assemble. Job done If you say so hendie ’Modern' methods therefore eschewed in favour of measuring and cutting good ol fashioned plastic strip. 0.75mm square strip cut to the correct width for the main beam: Add some 0.25mm x 1mm strip so that the fillets and overhang can be represented. Trimmed, drilled and dry fitted: Painted and dry brushed: Fits in ok. Rear coaming also fits ok: T’other one to finish off, then probably time to glue the coamings in place and fit the windscreens. It had to be done really because, whilst much of it will be hidden behind the seat, part of the canopy opening/closing dampening mechanism (as you can see I don’t really know what it is) comes up through the hole on the starboard side of the beam and a cable that does - I don’t know what - pops up through the port hole. So the structure will be quite prominent on the completed () build........ Edited December 19, 2019 by Fritag 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Another purposeful addition of a micro-engineered bit ... hat's duly doffed Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Looks brilliant, sir. I've a feeling the top mount for the front seat ejection gun ties on to that beam too - though I may be confusing it with the edge of the floor step a little lower down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 good old fashioned craftsmanship again. Nice work Steve. FYI - your standards are drastically slipping Steve - I think I spotted a speck of dust on that front coaming! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 I'm not familiar with the term "switch pigs" but can definitely relate to it. As to the last update, it just proves you can make outstanding improvements with nothing more than bits of plastic rod! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Nice work Steve - admirable realism, as always 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Thats looking like a smart bit of styrene engineering. After all this this talk of CAD and 3D printing. I've come to the following conclusion:- Fritag doesn't need a 3D printer, Fritag IS a 3D printer But i have been looking at Anycubic Proton printers. Maybe one day. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Occam's razor at it's best in that last update Steve. Unsettled by that rash statement about possible completion however as I'd rather counted on this thread being a modelling Möbius strip that would see me into retirement a decade away. Selfish, I know. 😁 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 17 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Occam's razor at it's best in that last update Steve. I thought he used a Swann Morton ? Can I get one from Amazon? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Cheshiretaurus said: Fritag doesn't need a 3D printer, Fritag IS a 3D printer I'm inclined to go with that view myself........ ...... then @hendie alerts me to this....... Shock horror! Terry 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, hendie said: Can I get one from Amazon? @CedB will know....!! Lovely plastic fettling Steve, nice to see traditional craftsmanship is alive and well! Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 17 minutes ago, hendie said: I thought he used a Swann Morton ? Can I get one from Amazon? Predictably perhaps in our uber-capitalist age it has now gone from philosophical proposition to shaving product: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/628200436/introducing-the-oren-razor-occams-razor-enhanced-n Can't wait for the new range of Schrödinger's cat pet accessories that may - or may not - be available at a shop near you... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 10 hours ago, TheBaron said: Predictably perhaps in our uber-capitalist age it has now gone from philosophical proposition to shaving product: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/628200436/introducing-the-oren-razor-occams-razor-enhanced-n Can't wait for the new range of Schrödinger's cat pet accessories that may - or may not - be available at a shop near you... They may, or may not, have been dribbled on by Pavlov's dog! Ian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 11 hours ago, TheBaron said: Predictably perhaps in our uber-capitalist age it has now gone from philosophical proposition to shaving product: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/628200436/introducing-the-oren-razor-occams-razor-enhanced-n Can't wait for the new range of Schrödinger's cat pet accessories that may - or may not - be available at a shop near you... Closely followed by the ground-breaking “Zeno” range of broadband routers, where the speed is spectacular yet it never actually seems to overtake anything. Come to think of it, I think I’ve already got one of them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 5:06 PM, Fritag said: This cockpit is outstanding for 1/72, just brilliant work! David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 13 hours ago, mirageiv said: This cockpit is outstanding for 1/72, just brilliant work! David I think we can safely dispense with the “for 1/72” in this sentence 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: I think we can safely dispense with the “for 1/72” in this sentence hmm ok poor phrasing I agree. What my brain intended was, "That cockpit is really outstanding, the fact that it is in a 1/72 Hawk even more so". I'd assumed we could all see it is fantastic regardless of scale. Anyways, top work Fritag! Edited December 22, 2019 by mirageiv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Sorry @mirageiv - I didn’t mean that as a criticism of your post. Intended solely as a tongue-in-cheek way to build on the well justified praise rather than insulting your phrasing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, LostCosmonauts said: Sorry @mirageiv - I didn’t mean that as a criticism of your post. Intended solely as a tongue-in-cheek way to build on the well justified praise rather than insulting your phrasing. Ah, well that whooshing sound you may of heard wasn't Fritag reliving some of his Hawk hours in his model cave, but the intended meaning of your post going right by my head. Apologies to you mate also for any conveyed preciousness on my part, I thought I'd better make myself clearer incase it did come across wrong to those enjoying the thread! Crack on chaps David p.s I now understand why this thread is 135 pages, the modelling alone frankly takes the p**s, which then merely is the building blocks of plenty of more p**s taking, good stuff. Edited December 22, 2019 by mirageiv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I’ve just spent a very enjoyable few minutes catching up with these two - it’s great to see them making such good progress. Lovely detailing work too - it’s these little touches that make all the difference. Finished in time for Christmas? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, tomprobert said: Finished in time for Christmas? 😉 2021? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshiretaurus Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: 2021? As early as that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: 2021? Hmmm yes, maybe one of the pair perhaps? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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