giemme Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 2 hours ago, perdu said: He doesn't seem to have been offended does he? Striving as h always is for perfection, I don't think he'd get offended by such a thoughtful hint you gave him ... Ain't BM a great place? Steve, on the big screen the nose wheel looks truly outstanding, I'm sure it will make a huge difference in the end. I still have no clue on how you can be so tidy and clean with such small parts like these .... Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 The sense of satisfaction surely makes it worthwhile..... Looks great and the nickle tubing will really make it stand out.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 You have <1> missed call: 'Mr. Fritag? This is the Victoria & Albert Museum, Modernism section. We'd like to acquire your Hawks for the nation when they are finished.' 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Stunning. Proper micro engineering modelling. I was going to suggest the Albion Alloys nickel slide fit stuff but Bill beat me to it. It does look much more realistic (well cos it is), and as you stated above it will be easier to mask and look neater. After handling it a lot though, it's probably worth giving it a little polish to get the shine back, and when in place, a little dab of Klear to stop it dulling. Preserves the shine, but being nickel it won't be too OTT shiny if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Any news on this superb pair? Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Best comment in this topic for months STEVE????????????????????????? 😠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) On 16/07/2017 at 7:54 AM, Hamden said: Any news on this superb pair? On 16/07/2017 at 8:27 AM, perdu said: STEVE????????????????????????? Am still here. Promise On 16/07/2017 at 8:27 AM, perdu said: Best comment in this topic for months Month singular Bill. Months plural is a bit harsh surely? Aint it? As ever excuses first.......Work - fortnight's summer hols in Canada (Montreal/Quebec city) - Wimbledon and the Tour de France on the tv crying out to watched in the evenings - and out on the bikes in the nice summer evenings.... To be candid I should also add to those excuses a certain level of frustration deciding what to do with the main undercarriage legs x 4 - and a bit of consequential demotivation As an aside - All my modelling photo's are on photobucket but I haven't as yet been denied the direct linking facility. Having read Bill's (Navy Bird) contribution on the 'photobucket stopping direct linking' thread I guess this is because I've got a (cheap) grandfathered Plus account - so it looks like I've got until 31 December 2018 to find an alternative host......... I originally thought that the Airfix main undercarriage legs would do. But when I looked at them properly I changed my mind. The prominent 4 x circular brake piston/pad housings on each wheel hub are poorly represented (if at all), the hinge section where the leg and the lower arm articulate is just the wrong shape as is the lower arm axle end and the detail is generally soft. I was tempted to leave well alone; motivation was lacking and who was gonna look at the undercarriage anyway? But eventually I decided that seeing as I'd worked on the nose leg I really ought to work on the main legs; and the question of whether or not anyone else would look at it the detailing, or care, if they did, has never really been any relevance to my modelling decisions anyway - it's about the pleasure of the build (?). So with motivation thus slightly regained...... Seeing as I've got 4 x legs to do I decided to go down the resin casting route again. I separated the lower arm from the upper section and scribed and detailed the upper section ignoring any detail that was 'handed' between left and right legs so that I had a master I could cast 4 times. More RTV mixing. My set up was as follows: I tend to use small disposable shot glasses/mixing cups found on evil bay and measure the RTV and catalyst on micro scale to accurately get 10% by weight catalyst for small quantities. This is the 'quick set' (c. 2 hours) catalyst. Obligatory Lego piccie And some casts. They're satisfactory but not perfect as there are one or two resin bubbles to remove. I need 4 and I've poured 8 to have a few spares. I'm tending to the view that the quick set catalyst results in slightly less flexible moulds than the normal (8 hour) set stuff. I'm not sure that this is technically correct (I simply do not know) but I've nearly persuaded myself that this mould is slightly less flexible than I'm used to. I know that resin isn't as strong as injection plastic but these are pretty chunky mouldings and I think resin will be up to it........... I've also re-shaped one of the lower arms - paying particular attention to the hinge point with the leg and the axle end. And I've added better representations of the brake piston housings from some 1mm rod suitably sanded to fit. There are more details to add. But this is as far as I can go before adding detail that is 'handed' between left leg and right leg mouldings. (There - that's a few hours of carving, shaping and detailing disposed of in two sentences ) The question now is whether I make 4 of these in plastic () or cast 4 like this in resin and then add the 'handed' details. I think the latter. Again I think the mouldings is chunky enough to be strong enough in resin. And a quick check to see how the two elements fit together. I'm quite pleased tbh. Whether it's worth the effort is a question that I'm just not gonna ask myself....... And I'm sorry to say that that is the only progress in the last month or so folks Note to self - must try harder..... Right. I've got all my favourite builds on BM to catch up with. Now I've at least added something to my own thread I feel (somewhat) entitled to comment on other folks WIPs Edited July 18, 2017 by Fritag 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 You are right to be redoing the main undercarriage legs. Partly for our entertainment, but mostly because, having rebuilt the nose legs, the standard kit items would look a bit out of place by comparison and you would never be totally happy with your models. Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) He just has to be right, right Well he is, the rejigged legs will be superb as ever Nice to have you back Canada, has to be a bucket list destination for this old geezer, then down into the US via the Soult maybe Follow a trail of some favourite fiction perhaps OK folks relax, the Castmaster is home 😀 Edited July 18, 2017 by perdu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, perdu said: OK folks relax, the Castmaster is home Amen! (I am relaxing, BTW ) More lovely casting job, Steve Yours and Bill's (perdu) build are really growing in me the will of attempting that path PS: take your time in case you want to catch up with my build, I'm on holiday and will be back on the end of the month Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongMan2 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 G'day Mr. Fritag, Yeah I'm kinda thinking your about ready for paint soon! This casting stuff does have its advantage...I wish more would do it as it is true modeling IMO. But your going to be building an Airfix Jag GR1 at some point so I wonder what you have planed. I have a question for you about your JP3 build...do you have any tiny jump seats cast? Just asking... PHIL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Welcome back Steve. Bonkers brilliant detailing. Urrh no excuse for not updating my own threads now though damn it...you just can't please some folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 What that lot said! Great to see progress on these two little beauties Steve! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 First Bill and his seats and now you and your legs Steve all making resinating look such a beguiling process. Nice to see you back at work sir. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It's taken me all evening, but I've caught up from the very beginning (two years ago!) It was an evening very well spent. Great to see your craftsmanship, ingenious solutions and commitment to getting things right. My hat is off! Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Wot they said ^^ Welcome back Steve (and I'm pleased you had a nice break) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, LongMan2 said: I have a question for you about your JP3 build...do you have any tiny jump seats cast? Just asking... I modded the CMR resin seats in the JP's Phil - I didn't cast any Mk4 seats (wish I had actually). 12 hours ago, TheBaron said: First Bill and his seats and now you and your legs Steve all making resinating look such a beguiling process. It's easier than vac forming Tony. You've mastered that so no excuse not to start casting your own resin bits and bobs. Speaking of which.... I mounted the u/c lower arm on a bit of scrap sprue. I cut the notch around the end of sprue to give me something to give my finger nails purchase on to pull it out of the RTV mould later on.... Then embedded it in plasticine. I use the 'bombs away' method of pouring to try and minimise air bubbles in the RTV mix. I'm right handed - and trying to take a piccie with my iPad and pour left handed at the same time woz a bit of a joke....... This time I also tried using an old vibrating electric toothbrush to agitate the mould in an effort to better get the air bubbles to rise to the surface. Here's the base of the electric toothbrush and the bottom of the mould. I pushed the stub of the toothbrush into the plasticine on the bottom of the mould: Thus. I secured the bottom of the toothbrush to the mat with some more plasticine and kept the toothbrush running/vibrating as I poured the RTV and for a few minutes afterwards. Dunno yet whether it worked. I suspect that the quick curing green fast catalyst I'm using traps more air than the slower curing red catalyst and I think I'm gonna get some more of the slower red catalyst.... Anyroad up. This is the current state of play. The mould has cured. Lego and plasticine removed - and now you can see why I carved the notch in the sprue lug to give me something to grip to remove the master (it came out ok ) I'll try casting some resin copies later today after work. Then I'll see how the bubble avoidance efforts worked out. Edited July 19, 2017 by Fritag 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Nice trick with the toothbrush Steve - I'm surprised it didn't go flying! 24 minutes ago, Fritag said: I'll try casting some resin copies later today after work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Lego box. Check Red reagent. Check Pouring task to enter into. Check Best hunt out that Lecky toothbrush that doesn't like being a minigrinder this morning I read this just in time Phewwww! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Nice clip Ced I wonder which YouTube clips you got there, after I got Shackleton's Hunter, Buccaneers and more, much more Wonka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 1 minute ago, perdu said: Best hunt out that Lecky toothbrush that doesn't like being a minigrinder this morning I read this just in time I read about this idea somewhere. Probably on BM. Someone gets credit for it if it works and the blame if it don't..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, perdu said: I wonder which YouTube clips you got there, after I got Shackleton's Hunter, Buccaneers and more, much more Wonka I got some more Wonka, Typhoons and Jaguars, free skiing and a buxom girl doing her first solo in a Cessna 150 Edited July 19, 2017 by Fritag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) Her, her I want to see her buxoming a first solo And oddly enough that reminds me that may have seen her or a buxalike doing that a few months ago 😕 Edited July 19, 2017 by perdu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 YouTube is oh so weird Shack again, Phil Collins, Simon and G, the Hunter again, two guys in greenies who might be sodjers and a soddin big army trucky recovery thingy Trust me guys, I do not have a history of looking up so..bi..ar.. try..rec.. thingies I'd make an effort for the buxomy bird in flight but no sign of her...😠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 1 minute ago, perdu said: I'd make an effort for the buxomy bird in flight but no sign of her...😠 Sorry Bill, I didn't watch the clip and now she's gone.............replaced by more skiing and aviation clips. If this is cookie based U-tube selection type stuff I'm pleased to report that nothing nefarious has appeared in U-tube's picks for me...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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