perdu Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 I would find that bit quite easy Hack off the box and add a couple of formers across the hole then plate it all with polystyrene sheet and a wee bit of Milliput Really looking forward to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Some exquisite work there young Bill, wonderful work on the flotation rig, very nice indeed. Now that Wessex GB is over I did think about resurrecting my 48th build that sitting around page 374, I looked at it then put it away again, my 48th Wessex that I failed on that GB is looking far more attractive! 1 hour ago, hendie said: remove the big lunch box that those fish 'eads tacked on the underside. Wafu's dear boy, Wafu's. Fish'eads are those filthy creatures that work on those there smelly ship type things. Only Wafus are the ones worthy enough to care and love them aerodynamic flying machines that grace the sky (and go get the mail and spuds!). But worry not 'tis a common misconception amongst Crabs and Pongos Bob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 04/02/2017 at 1:40 PM, hendie said: 560 ? I thought you had got one of those "call in the next 60 minutes to receive this special..." UV curing glues ? are you becoming a connoisseur of adhesives now ? sampling different glues for different occasions ? Perdu: It's canopy time again Jeeves Jeeves: I'll get the bonding agent for you sir ! Perdu: It's RAF Blue Grey.... Compucolour Jeeves: Ah.. in that case Sir, I'll break out the Formula 560 Perdu: Oh... and bring some empire biscuits too Jeeves - I'd like to savor the occasion Jeeves: Of course Sir! (bows slightly, then exits stage left) Sounds a little like our house........................ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 d'accord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) 57 minutes ago, perdu said: d'accord Ah,vous parlez en Francais aussi Bill. Bon,tres bon mon ami. Edited February 8, 2017 by Miggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 Ah oui mon brave Un Stella, deux Stellas et trois Stellas s'il vous plais Mo'med (A bar owner in Bagnolles who is a nice chap) Aussi, quatre Calvados. Un pour vous aussi naturellement Aha, et aussi un pour mon ami Miggers qui desire a allez au Le Mans avec moi cet Juin As you can surely see, I struggle but eventually get the beer in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, perdu said: d'accord and there was me thinking you were quoting Ivor Cutler ! In other news... what have you gone and done ! (to me ???) I took a closer look at the Wasp Scout-to-be tonight. Aside from having to cut off various carbuncles and reinstate aerodynamic fuselage bits... The engine.... well, at least I expected that. It shall be good lathe practice. The main rotor gearbox -makes italeri's Wessex attempt look like a finely crafted miniature ! The transmission deck - fits nicely on the port side (only) The double-bubble top - fits on the starboard side reasonably well. The port side is all kind of jacked up. The front where it meets the fuselage is I think I'd better start a thread on that soon - it will probably run longer than my train has ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Aha hooked him at long last You are aware of the curative properties on plastic assemblies of the Dolgellau wonder that is Milliput so I will refrain from discompifferating... I will be enjoying every single minute of the journey A Scout with the flotation assembly? Yes that sounds suitably Hendie I promise you you'll get a world beating audience enjoying the same steps along the way In other news: tonight I have been remaking the float assemblies which had discovered the hitherto undiscovered scratchbuild shrink.. Most things I scratch get too big, these were nearly a millimetre small how odd New ones coming along nicely, tidy like... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just thought Its going to be real fun when Hendie realises he cannot use clothes pegs as bucks to carve new bulgey back doors I really am looking forward to a much misunderstood aeroplane getting the Hendies® Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, perdu said: Its going to be real fun when Hendie realises he cannot use clothes pegs as bucks to carve new bulgey back doors easy - the scouts in HK had all the doors removed - this photo here claims to be a 660 Sqn Scout in HK around the time I was there. (Though I have also found photo's with all doors present - and with front doors fitted and rear doors removed, and with and without flotation gear) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I'm still struggling to understand why anyone would design something to help those things FLOAT? Surely the best that could be done if they went into the drink would be to allow them to sink gracefully.....(or even not so gracefully!) Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 7 hours ago, perdu said: the Dolgellau wonder that is Milliput Oooh, I didn't know they were there! I remember getting lost driving around that area some time ago, my first time in West Wales, and asking for directions to Doll-gel-ow. No one knew where it was (allegedly). Of course I now know that it's pronounced Dol-geccchh-lee! Sorry, need to wipe down the desk now... But it shrinks?? Oh no... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Ah no, dear heart. Shrinking isn't one of its miracle attributes, thanks be What shrunk was the sizing I'd been scratch building from, an unfortunate result of keeping the drawings hanging around of even the wrongly re-scaled versions of my drawings stash My drawings stash is way larger than the modelling stash, thanks to my habit of squirrelising available ones whenever I come across any Hendie I cannot persuade this tablet to open page links, for the life of me, but I will have a butcher's when I get PC time this arvo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Phew, what a relief... sorry to hear that, despite the Milliput being OK, you're having shrinking problems Bill... I know how you feel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 12 hours ago, limeypilot said: I'm still struggling to understand why anyone would design something to help those things FLOAT? Surely the best that could be done if they went into the drink would be to allow them to sink gracefully.....(or even not so gracefully!) Ian I think it was something to do with aircrews getting bolshy and demanding time to get out of the things before they sank. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Them blimmin airyplane drivers, all so very entitled arent they... OK I have questions for the house here, reasonable (Ian!!!) reponses are invited I am putting Wopsey together in a folded up condition* Blades shouldered back on their red racking, tail pylon scrunched round by the tail cone and RBFs and suitable jetpipe covers all over Does the team think I could get away, in realistic Lilliputian terms, with having a type 44 hanging off the weapons delivery system? Even with the tie downs holding her to the deck? I do not want the privilege of hearing some lowlife ex-matelot walking past at some future display ,uttering "Hur hur, what a daft beggar to have a Wasp displayed thusly"... (come on, you've all heard him and his soldier cousin who says "You'd never clean a Gimpy barrel with a belt still flipped up to the tray") * we have a new club competition this year sponsored by the local model emporium and Aladdin's cave make and pose a model on a standard sized Carling Beer Mat, no overhangs allowed So far it looks as if Wopsey will fit perfectly So far... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Er, you mean, sort of like this? OK, the second one is all spread out, but it's armed and tied down....and the first is armed and folded so I think you can get away with it! I think that's reasonable enough, even for me! Ian Edited February 9, 2017 by limeypilot 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Martian Hale said: 15 hours ago, limeypilot said: I'm still struggling to understand why anyone would design something to help those things FLOAT? Surely the best that could be done if they went into the drink would be to allow them to sink gracefully.....(or even not so gracefully!) Ian I think it was something to do with aircrews getting bolshy and demanding time to get out of the things before they sank. Martian and to give them time to get their lunch box out of the back end 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Ah Ian you are a gent indeed Those give me exactly what I need to know thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, hendie said: lunch box out of the back end And the post bag off the back seat, because that was their primary role! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) No worries about what colour to paint the door window frames on this helo Bob, huh I have been sculpting the floats and fitting the strengthening framework to the shells, harder than I hoped but getting there And just for something to see tonight I took pics of the inevitable filler round the door framework and roof windows Perfect Plastic Putty just isnt strong enough for a rather hefty sculpting job later so one side got Humbrol's filler but the other is going to be OK with PPP The cabin framework took quite a battering before the roof went on so its time to make it good again Tomorrow it will have a wet sanding As will this, the PPP side I have just cut the rotor blades of the 'half root' arrangement Airfix give us, then I will have to add extra plastic to the inner ends so the fold pins and eyes can be replicated The blades fold by removing one set pin and pivotting the blade back to the support frame on the tail, colourful Bright red canny be bad Ill be drilling the new plastic and giving it a carved shape to have two holes in I wonder if Tamiya Smoke will darken that far too bright blue roof? oh ohhh Tomorrow then folks see y'all Edited February 11, 2017 by perdu clumsy fingeritis 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 The most amazing part of this build is...the fact that you haven't broken the wheel assemblies off yet! How on earth do you do it? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Blinking heck Bill ...this turning out brilliantno!...I am with Ian on the fact that you haven't snapped off the under trollies!...with my clumsiness that would have been the last item to place on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 And I'll have a look in the warehouse to see what sized Carling beer mats we have got. (Other (better) beers are available) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 What? Like the Skol ones from the seventies with Hagar and finger holes? Try making a model that conforms to that complex series of shapes... No, this is a challenge from our wonderful local model emporium that requires the model of whatever (and we have some wonderful modellers of whatever in our club) to sit entirely within the footprint of a Carling beer mat Nigel doesn't sell beer so that is not the 'driver' but we all agreed it will make a pretty darned smart Club table at shows to have all those models fitted in with each other Lads I'm only human unlike Martian and his tentacles so fingers do occasionally 'spring' a leg joint Has tool kit, does travel... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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