basket Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Hi all ! After some summer works , and pleasures as well , it's time to go back at the bench . Remember : the next part to build is that one : One small problem to solve : to get some PC , luckily it's summer time .... and summer time equals ice cream , and luckily ( again ! ) I love ice creams . Picard ice cream packaging has 2 benefits : it protects the product ( of course ! ) and its design provides a variety of thicknesses . As usual I check photographs again and again . On the following example , I compared the part's height ( red line ) between the 2 photographs to calculate the proportion between them, and after I was able to assess the lengt and depth of the part. ( I'm not sure this explanation is clear ???? ) It's time to draw a "blue print" : The part ( #3 ) will finally be built by glueing 6 styren slices together ( #4 ) to achieve ( hopefully ! ) a neat result. One last check : some Tamiya tape cut to the dimensions of the part are put on the model .... and there's a problem .... what ????? Did I make a mistake during my calculations ???? No ..... I just f.....d up when measuring the tape . And I actually achieved a rather neat result ( OK on the photograph below ) and I was silly enough to dare trying to engrave it ... and I destroyed it ( ARG !!!!! ) .... In fact I destroyed 3 of them ( remember , it means 18 parts ..... ) ... to finally build a 4th and LAST one , that I didn't engrave ... sorry about that . Please note that it's equipped with a copper wire instead of a lead one ( not strong enough for this particular part ) and of a placard on top. And , it's not finished .... there's one last case to build .... asap ... tomorrow in fact , I promise ! Thanks again and again for passing by ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Amazing detail job, as always! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Amazing detail job, as always! Ciao Thanks mate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Hi all ! As promised last night , I just finished the back of the seat 's last part : a case and its connection. A last one for the joke ... and addtitionnally to remind myself ( an allways unsatisfied modeller ) the actual size of the stuff ! See you soon for the HUD and its friends !!!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 :D Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Hi all ! I'm back ! Ok .... roughly 10 months ... it's not as soon as that ... Nevertheless , Here are some tiny updates : The seat : I wanted to add a safety pin and it's RBF stuff , it's done My model managed to try a barrel and crashed on my bench upside down ! And a kind of miracle occurred : no damages , except for the stick , which BTW was too long , and it's no more !!! Then , it was time to build the HUD : Basically , I wanted to build this : ... located there : As usual , PC " made in Picard " and Q-tips , and my trusty Chopper II . Then fitting tests and tests and tests : it's very tricky to find the right size for the HUD and it's glass ( and the appropriate angle ) because the space available is really tiny and the thickness of the windshield is impossible to measure . Then , it's painting time : 1 - black primer 2 - silver in the hole + dark grey ( too grey !!!! ) 3 - drak grey ( again ! ) but not as dark as the previous one + silver drybush ( very light ) + UV Solic resin for the lens And the final product : the glass is glued with contacta clear . Thanks for passing by and see you ...... soon 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 looks perfect your hud! (does it work as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Great to have you back on BM, Basket! Spectacular job on the HUD Mind if I ask how did you cut the plastic rings? Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 2 hours ago, exdraken said: looks perfect your hud! (does it work as well? Thanks ! actually it does ! ( at least it should !!!! ) 2 hours ago, giemme said: Great to have you back on BM, Basket! Spectacular job on the HUD Mind if I ask how did you cut the plastic rings? Ciao Thanks ! As I wrote , I cut the plastic rings and almost everything else with my Chopper II . It's a guillotine for modellers , IMO , it's very , very , very useful. Look : here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Thanks basket, that looks like a great tool! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Yes, great work on the HUD John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Great to have you back! Nice HUD, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 14 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Yes, great work on the HUD John 8 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Great to have you back! Nice HUD, too... Thanks guys . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 On 6/28/2017 at 11:38 PM, basket said: Thanks guys . any update here? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/27/2018 at 4:52 PM, exdraken said: any update here? Cheers! Thanks for asking ! And in fact there is ........ an tiny update . Heller decided not to choose between wintips folded or extended : as a consequence, they're isn't any way to get a clean and robust assembly of these parts of the model ! Check this : 4 kinds of " stumps " !!! http:// As usual , I decided to rework something ( again !!!!!!!!!! ) on the model . And this is the way folding wintips are attached to the wings. http:// http:// http:// Done ! Next step : the locking system for those tips ! Thanks to all of you for passing by and for your kind words . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Good to see this progressing, B! 👏 Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hello all ! I've been working on wingtips locking system for toooooooooooo long and didn't manage to achieve something clean and neat . I temporaly gave up to restart with a different approach .... later ... Meanwhile I decided to finish the cockpit and it's been quite a challenge : As usual , documentation is the starting point : Front view : It's not as busy as the sides : 1 hole ( green arrow ) , one big electric cable ( blue arrow ) , in the background : 3 cables ( red a. ) which penetrate under the plate . " /> Starboard view : 2 very long cylinders , in fact the body of analog instruments ( red a.) , their power lines and connections ( green a. ), a "reading light look like" stuff connected to the dashboard ( yellow a. ) , an electric case and its power supply ( blue a. ) " /> Port view : A hole ( red a. ) , cables ( green a. ) , another " reading light " smaller than the left one ( blue a.) , cylinders , 3 of them , shorter than right side ones ( yellow a. ) , the incidence indicator ( orange a. ). " /> A " blueprint " to know what to build ! : " /> Drilling holes to give access to the electrical harness : " /> Bench cleaned and supplies and tools ready ! " /> After a deep exploration in my spare part box and generally speaking in my cave , I didn't manage to put my hands on any adequate electrical wire I could strip out , that could mimic a 1/48 connection . I had to switch to B plan .... a quite challenging one !!!! Let's build cylinder and plug some wires into them ! Cylinders : streched Q tips cut to adequate size with my chopper II. Electrical wires : thin and extra thin lead wire. Tiny , not to say microscopical pieces are handled with a cheap but astonishingly efficient tool : a nail art wax pencil !!!! I LOVE IT , it litteraly changed my modeller's life and thanks to it , my carpet monster is starving to death !!!! " Cylinder slices " are positionned vertically on Tamita tape and wires are inserted . A drop of CA glue , job done ! You just have to put them at the desired position , with your pliers ( not your wax pencil ... it's too heavy ) .... be careful , your carpet monster is very hungry and in a very bad mood ! Left : the big pink would become a case , right : the small blue one a reading light ... ( before being devoured by my carpet monster ... ) " /> " /> Final result , after a hours of hard work . " /> " /> " /> Ready for paint job ! " /> Voilà ! See you soon , well ... later 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Glad to ssee you're back at this, B! Excellent detail job int the 'pit! Could you please share a pic of that wax pencil, please? Sounds interesting... TIA Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, giemme said: Glad to ssee you're back at this, B! Excellent detail job int the 'pit! Could you please share a pic of that wax pencil, please? Sounds interesting... TIA Ciao Hi Giorgio , you're the first to comment , as usual ! Thanks ! About the pencil , it's the white one on the picture with tools and supplies. Check here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 9 hours ago, basket said: Check here Cool! Thanks Basket! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Hello Basket - I just stumbled across this build - I was going to ask you what you thought about the different Etendard kits as I may do one myself one day to go with my Alize - good to see you back on this build CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 10 hours ago, CJP said: Hello Basket - I just stumbled across this build - I was going to ask you what you thought about the different Etendard kits as I may do one myself one day to go with my Alize - good to see you back on this build CJP Hello , thanks for passing by . About Etendard kits 1/48 , unless you want to spend ages on it , forget Heller . Kitty Hawk and Kinetic Super Etendard offers are not excellent ( too much parts , poor fitting .... ) and both kits seem to have bizarre front landing gear , or at least , front wheel . Personaly I chose the Kinetic , and I'm prepared to have a lot of work with it . If you want to build a IV M or IV P , you have only the Kitty Hawk model or of course Heller . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, basket said: Hello , thanks for passing by . About Etendard kits 1/48 , unless you want to spend ages on it , forget Heller . Kitty Hawk and Kinetic Super Etendard offers are not excellent ( too much parts , poor fitting .... ) and both kits seem to have bizarre front landing gear , or at least , front wheel . Personaly I chose the Kinetic , and I'm prepared to have a lot of work with it . If you want to build a IV M or IV P , you have only the Kitty Hawk model or of course Heller . Thanks for that information Remy - the detailing is very nice on your model - I have also found a couple of builds/reviews of the different Etendard kits here on BM. I also tried your tip tonight of using stretched plastic Q tips to get small thin walled tubing - solved a problem I had making rubber grips on an intake blank handle in 1/32! thanks again CJP Edited April 2, 2019 by CJP text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Nice you came back! still have not built any Etendard... but actually want to do a Heller IV one day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 8 hours ago, exdraken said: Nice you came back! still have not built any Etendard... but actually want to do a Heller IV one day..... Thanks ! I wish you a shorter than mine building time ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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