Hockeyboy76 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Its all looking good John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Looking great John, looking forward to the paint going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 I have spent the past few days getting some paint on, I applied the grey on Thursday and that was left to harden off before masking up today for the white. After two coats of primer and two top coats I carefully removed the masking from the lower half and wing/tailplanes. I will leave this for a week or so to harden off before I remove the window masks after trimming around them with a new blade. Doing that should negate the risk of tearing the paint, and this will be followed a light sand and polish to get rid of any hard edges The lull in progress should give me time to try and find a match for the blue of the decals that I have to apply to the nacelles, and there are still the little details like the main wheels and exhaust to take care of, not to mention the structure for the top of the canopy - so still a fair bit to sort out yet. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Nice paintwork John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 17 hours ago, TrojanThunder said: Nice paintwork John. Agreed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alancmlaird Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Hi, John. In the pause while we watch paint dry, I braved my loft and found the Mk1 Heron I built back in '82. Not sure of the BM GroupBuild etiquette - will I post a pic here for your amusement? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 54 minutes ago, alancmlaird said: Hi, John. In the pause while we watch paint dry, I braved my loft and found the Mk1 Heron I built back in '82. Not sure of the BM GroupBuild etiquette - will I post a pic here for your amusement? Alan Post away bud, it would be good to see your result, and after watching your Herald build I am sure it will give me something to try and achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alancmlaird Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Don't think so, John. Modelling standards have moved on SO far in 30 years. T'would seem I wasn't too bothered about wing root joints then, and underneath you can still make out where the u/c bay has been filled in. Like you, it seems I didn't like the windows and filled the frames with some varnish stuff instead - the effect was no better than the kit windows, but now you can see the empty innards! Some of the window have broken now too. The nosewheel fairing is a bit wobbly (I seem to remember making it out of some air-hardening putty stuff that stuck to everything. The hand-painted BEA logo is very suspect too, and I have no idea where the speedjack transfer came from, but it should have had a white backing to hold the colours. The model has shed various bits in storage - I feel a restoration might be in the offing. Interesting to compare the heavy surface detail of the Heron with the very light touch on the Herald. Edited October 13, 2016 by alancmlaird added text 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Alan, That is a very acceptable result given what you had to work with, it just shows what we modellers were willing to accept from kit manufacturers back then. I remember making examples of Airfix's Aer Lingus Friendship, Lancaster, Stirling and Sunderland along with numerous smaller aircraft and they all carried that same heavy detail, but I was always pleased with the end result. Thankfully kit manufacture has come on in leaps and bounds since 'I were a lad' and it's nice to see good quality kits of aircraft that would not have been considered back then, as well as retooled versions of old subjects. Not good for the bank balance though. Having said that there are some fantastic builders on here who are excellent at making a silk purse out of a sows ear, just proving that it is not always necessary to have the latest kit with all the bells and whistles. I may have already mentioned that 26Decals produce a set for a BEA Scottish Airways Heron and there are some good glazing materials around now, so it shouldn't take too much work to knock the old girl into shape. I hope that you do get around to refurbishing her one day, it would be good to see how she turns out. Thanks for sharing the photo of your model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alancmlaird Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I've still got a Revell Focke-Wulf Condor - unbuilt - rivets like dinner plates! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 After studying several photos including this one of G-ANXB last night I decided to make a start on scratch building the DF dome for on top of the canopy. First I laminated some pieces of square stock together and cut this into an initial rough shape. After some further carving, filing and sanding I have this, which still requires further refining to get it looking something like that in the photo. Once I have completed this work I plan to cut a slot so that I can add the hook shaped piece that has still to be made Then I will drill a couple of holes underneath to accept some pins to help fix it to the canopy, meanwhile here are a couple of shots of the job so far, held in position with a small blob of Blu Tack. Any advice/comments regarding height, shape or construction plans would be welcome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Another couple of shots after a bit more fettling. I don't think that it is too far off now, perhaps a bit more work on the underside to try and improve the fit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 On 13/10/2016 at 3:14 PM, alancmlaird said: Don't think so, John. Modelling standards have moved on SO far in 30 years. T'would seem I wasn't too bothered about wing root joints then, and underneath you can still make out where the u/c bay has been filled in. Like you, it seems I didn't like the windows and filled the frames with some varnish stuff instead - the effect was no better than the kit windows, but now you can see the empty innards! Some of the window have broken now too. The nosewheel fairing is a bit wobbly (I seem to remember making it out of some air-hardening putty stuff that stuck to everything. The hand-painted BEA logo is very suspect too, and I have no idea where the speedjack transfer came from, but it should have had a white backing to hold the colours. The model has shed various bits in storage - I feel a restoration might be in the offing. Interesting to compare the heavy surface detail of the Heron with the very light touch on the Herald. Hi Alan Is this picture still available - can't see it on my computer. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Some nice scratch work again John. Looks spot on to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 After close scrutiny of some on line photos of the Heron DF dome last night, I decided that the 'hook' shape was actually round in section and this had a small fillet underneath it. This morning I made a start on trying to replicate this using some pieces of micro tubing and sheet material. The fillet requires some further work to its trailing edge and I need to take a bit more off the right side of the base section to make it more symmetrical and then this should be almost ready for some paint. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alancmlaird Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 On 10/14/2016 at 5:22 PM, FortyEighter said: Hi Alan Is this picture still available - can't see it on my computer. Mike Odd... I think most others can see it. try this link. Let me know if it doesn't work, I'll try something else. http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/alancmlaird/media/BEA Heron_zpsngrmv5vg.jpg.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Interesting antenna set up there, nice detail you are adding John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 19 hours ago, alancmlaird said: Odd... I think most others can see it. try this link. Let me know if it doesn't work, I'll try something else. http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/alancmlaird/media/BEA Heron_zpsngrmv5vg.jpg.html Thanks, that worked but strangely the original in this thread is now there - some days you just have to hate computers!! Anyway, for 30 odd years ago I think it looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Not much progress to report this week. I fixed the DF dome in position and used a smudge of filler to close the gap between this and the canopy, at the same time I removed the lump from the front of the canopy and touched up the paint. After this I took care of the ridge of paint where the two colours meet and then removed the window masks. There are a couple of areas where the filler has come away so they will need tidying up and touching in. I have not found a reasonable match for the decal colour to paint the nacelles yet but I will have a look for something at Telford, if I don't get anything there I will have to mix something using Humbrol WW1 Blue/French Blue. I think that I will add the decals and give them a gloss coat first though. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Just a suggestion Try the one on the right with some satin varnish on top . It may change the look just enough. Your Heron looks great Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I'm sure you will come up with something suitable paint wise John. She's looking good unmasked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Grandboof said: Just a suggestion Try the one on the right with some satin varnish on top . It may change the look just enough. Your Heron looks great Martin H Thanks for the suggestion Martin, I'll try that on some scrap plastic first. 2 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: I'm sure you will come up with something suitable paint wise John. She's looking good unmasked. Thanks for your comment H. I am going to give Martins suggestion a try first because the WW1 Blue is not that far off when viewed off camera, but I am sure that this with a touch of French Blue will give a close match if I fail to turn anything else up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 I started to add some of the decals this afternoon and having completed one side I have set it aside to dry off. The windows will need a little bit of touch up to line them up with the decal frames I may spray some clear decal film up and cut it up to fill them in. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 That's looking lovely John! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 really nice not much more to the finish line .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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