Martian Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Looks good! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Gunthwaite Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 This is excellent stuff. I missed the start but shall be watching with interest. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I like this kind of modelling very much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Very nice indeed. I plead ignorance here but I didn't know of the existance of this, although looking at the uglyness of it I can see why it may have been hidden away. I do love these interwar aircraft where practicality seems to have the overriding priority over asthetics and aerodynamics. Must have been designed by aircrew! Looking forward to more progress on this beaut! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) With the heat wave and vacation time definitely over, it is high time to go back to the workbench. The fuselage halves were joined and the construction of the ventral washtub has been started. It is really touching how much the Admiralty cared for the sanitary installations on board of their (heavier than air) airships … The fuselage halves went together really well with a touch of putty here and there. The top of the pilot’s cockpit rear bulkhead was the only problem as it would have ended buttocks shaped if left unattended. Some violence was therefore needed to force it into the right curve and the ensuing gap was then filled with a piece of plastic. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Excellent work! Esoteric came out with some interesting subjects. Although I'm not a particularly big fan of vacuform, I built their Overstrand without too much trouble, and I'd probably have a go at their Walrus if I could find one. It would look good (I don't know if that's the appropriate word) next to my Blackburn Blackburn, whenever I get around to that. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 This is getting really impressive! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) The washtub still under construction. The remaining parts will be cut from transparent sheet and properly masked. Anyway such is the plan now. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Finally some progress to show after significant pause. The ventral bathtub is in its v2 disguise. v1 was plagued by my own hamfistedness. I paned all the windows, masked them carefully and then filled and wet-sanded the assembly to my satisfaction. When I unmasked the transparent parts I found they were dirty – from the inside, as I had not sealed them carefully enough. After some contemplation and with breaking heart I “unpaned” one of the side windows and cleaned the interior using extremely “ingenious” combination of copper wire, cotton wool and lukewarm water. Afterwards I paned the broken window once again, resealed the transparent parts with cyanoacrylate and finished the sanding – this time without incident. Then I added the lower wings and the empennage after which the airplane – which was until that time looking just interesting – started definitely showing certain inclination toward ugliness. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearless Frankie Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I must be a nutter! Got two of these tucked away 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Superb workmanship! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This is coming on really well Patrik,...great choice of subject too, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 (edited) Thanks a lot! The tailskid and the rudder adjustment gear guard in place, working on the landing gear. I am going to built an airplane without the hydrovane and the arrestor gear, but the struts are complicated anyway. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) The undercarriage sans wheels. The construction is based on the available photos, rather than on the kit's instructions or scale drawings. The scratch-built ventral radiator is just dry fitted for the purpose of the photo. It will not be installed before the kit is fully painted. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 More great work! You are giving me the itch to build a vac-form again! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) The Lion II engine detailed and painted. Because of the marked wing dihedral and the complex structure in between the centre-plane and the engine compartment I decided to fit the centre-plane first and add the upper mainplanes later - so quite probably similar approach as during the plane manufacturing in the 20's. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Some more progress to show tonight. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Looking great, Sir! Wonderful subject, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Nice looking engine, will you be adding some ignition leads to it? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Thank you. And no, I will not be adding the ignition leads. The engine will - in my opinion - look busy enough after I add all the pipes and struts that are still missing. The engine is in fact just some 1.5 cm long in 1/72, this super macro imagery can be quite misleading in this matter. Though I try not to zoom too much when posting, sometimes it is unavoidable and for example the picture in the evening post is (on my screen) about 2.5 times bigger than the reality - so close to 1/32 scale. Patrik Edited December 13, 2015 by Patrik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Patrik, EXEMPLARY work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 (edited) Ready for the first painting round. The masking of the tiny (and partly triangular) fuselage windows took me half an evening and cost me for sure quite a bit more of my lifetime. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Its always a pleasure to see how this build is coming along! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 This is looking very nice indeed! I still have trouble figuring out how guys like you can assemble everything and then paint it...I'd make a horrible mess if I did that! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) On 2015-12-28 at 3:06 AM, limeypilot said: This is looking very nice indeed! I still have trouble figuring out how guys like you can assemble everything and then paint it...I'd make a horrible mess if I did that! Ian And who said I would not mess it up? The first round of painting finished, time for upgrade from monoplane to biplane configuration. Edited November 12, 2017 by Patrik 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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