giemme Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Cor blimey, she's big Tony! Very impressed by today's report, and I very much appreciate the edited pics showing next tasks 👏 Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 8 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Yes. Steve. @Fritag - stop poncing around in a wig and come back to us. I couldn't have put it better or more directly myself! Diplomatic of Mars 👽 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 7 hours ago, limeypilot said: She is a big beastie though, isn't she. Unexpectedly so! You get fixated on the minutiae of the innards for too long and you forget there's a ruddy great structure around it that makes it go up in the air... 7 hours ago, limeypilot said: , that should give me something to keep me occupied! Sounds a perfect solution for the gentleman traveller. Make sure that your valet packs them carefully in the portmanteau. 🧐 7 hours ago, S5 modeller said: Not much exterior work then. 7 hours ago, limeypilot said: Who's a cheeky boy then? 7 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Great progress pictures and we are getting to the exciting bits now. Thanks terry. Time to spend ages fiddling with tiny bits on the outside - rather than inside - from now on! 7 hours ago, perdu said: We need to look after each other which is why I post something even if I'm not doing much model making at the time Keeps us all in the loop so to speak Couldn't agree more. A lovely sentiment Bill. 6 hours ago, hendie said: A custom case beckons then. I had a few doubtful moments before I invested in one for the Wessex, but I'm glad I did. It would be a wrthwile investment for all that work. Given that this will be sitting on a pole with the recovery poles hanging down from the rear, I reckon a parrot cage might do the job? Polly wanna film capsule? 6 hours ago, hendie said: John McG would have me on the guest list every night. Dude: though rockest verily 🤟 (or as it's Souixsie perhaps it should be 👁️🗨️ 💅) Excellent anecdotage! 6 hours ago, hendie said: as a bonus, I even got to see them in Hong Kong Sounds perfect. Regrettably a band I never got to appreciate live. Closest I ever got to seeing them was going up to Kensington Market one Saturday morning in the early 80s to buy some boots, only to discover the stallholders in a state of high excitement on account of the band having regally swept through an hour earlier buying scarves.... Didn't Souixsie and Budgie end up moving to France to live? 6 hours ago, hendie said: got all caught up in the Gothic imagery, astronauts, spiders, and entertainment Again.... 2 hours ago, perdu said: a Hendie fan Repent! The sin of idolatry will find you out! 3 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, giemme said: I very much appreciate the edited pics showing next tasks Thanks Giorgio. There's just the minor matter of me getting those tasks done correctly of course... 1 hour ago, Martian Hale said: I couldn't have put it better or more directly myself! There's a poet in all of us... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Is that a Norwegian Blue we see and does it mean you are going to nail the model to it's perch? Martian 👽 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Beautiful plumage, Squire. 14 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: does it mean you are going to nail the model to it's perch? Fishing for information, Martian? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 58 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Didn't Souixsie and Budgie end up moving to France to live? I believe so. Divorced they are now though. 59 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Excellent anecdotage! John was such an excellent down to earth guy. The very first time I met him (in a hotel hallway on Perth) I was young an naive enough to tell him I didn't like his guitar playing on some of the original Banshees songs (I was used to McKays guitar work). Instead of punching my face out to which he was entirely entitled, he proceeded to explain why, while he loved the songs, he wanted to add something of 'himself' to the originals. Then he asked me to look after his leather jacket while he disappeared to put his guitar away in his room. (I didn't run away with it). After that, whenever he saw me, he always came over for a chat - and to ask who else I wanted put on the guest list for that night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Martian Hale said: Is that a Norwegian Blue we see and does it mean you are going to nail the model to it's perch? Martian 👽 That's just soooo yesterday Martian, he'll be using neodymium magnets to stop it shuffling off.....!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 No! Shan't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 12 hours ago, hendie said: Divorced they are now though. Hendie, have you turned into Yoda?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 14 hours ago, Martian Hale said: Is that a Norwegian Blue we see and does it mean you are going to nail the model to it's perch? 'He's fallen in the water!', as Bruce Forsyth used to say to Rowan Atkinson on the Round the Horne, or something.... 13 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Beautiful plumage, Squire. Ta Pete. 13 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: Fishing for information, Martian? Martians can multi-task you know.... 13 hours ago, hendie said: Then he asked me to look after his leather jacket while he disappeared to put his guitar away in his room. Your cool clothing-related Banshee anecdotes outstrip my pathetic missed encounter any day. 12 hours ago, keefr22 said: he'll be using neodymium magnets to stop it shuffling off.....!! If I could used magnets to stop it shuffling off I wouldn't need the ointment. 12 hours ago, perdu said: Shan't Too late. 45 minutes ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Hendie, have you turned into Yoda?!? Don't tell him Pike. He could be working for the Emperor.... A quick Botox session this morning resulted in: Going around the various seams and openings of the last few day's gluings with Milliput. A cautious dollop across the hips back here to help later with blending the profile of the kit part neatly into the vacform: . From looking at photographs of Pelican 9 taken from the rear any irregularities in that region will leap out at the viewer if those curves aren't sensitively handled. In at the sides of the flap cut-outs too the Milliput went: To stop it falling out into the boom on the outboard side I had to CA some scrap plastic into place as a barrier: A quick close-up just to give you an idea of just how effective the epoxy is when used not just as an adhesive, but as a filler also: That excess should carve back nicely flush with a razor blade, and remain about as hard as dissolved runner would have been. What missile? Oh, that missile. Just there to keep the astrodome opening clear during Milliputting around it. Simples. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Oh, that missile. Just there to keep the astrodome opening clear during Milliputting around it. Good job it didn't go off, you'd have needed a ton more Milliput..... K 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Looking good Tony. Nice use of a missile mate, thinking on one`s feet. Sorry Tony, I had to do it. Simon. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Spookytooth said: Looking good Tony. Nice use of a missile mate, thinking on one`s feet. Sorry Tony, I had to do it. Simon. My absolute favorite Python skit. Thanks for showing that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 12 hours ago, TheBaron said: Oh, that missile. A stray Martel? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 23 hours ago, keefr22 said: Good job it didn't go off, you'd have needed a ton more Milliput..... I've just realised in that last shot how the figure directly beneath it appears to be ducking away in terror whilst the co-pilot is flinching and the pilot is saying 'The blue wire - I distinctly said the blue wire!' 22 hours ago, Spookytooth said: Sorry Tony, I had to do it. Go and wait outside the headmaster's office. 17 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Thanks for showing that. Any more of that and you'll be joining him young man. 10 hours ago, Terry1954 said: A stray Martel? Please. With just a dash of soda and a slice of lemon. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Some unexciting tidying-up this morning so I won't detain you long. Razor-blade & microchisel and birr ('the old firm') sufficed to do a first pass all around the various seams of the airframe: I don't think the vacform is going anywhere now: Primer of course lays bare the ghastliness. A nasty epoxy flow to get rid of here for instance (being semi-transparent of course it's difficult to see that until it's coloured-in): Seams along the top are fine - epoxy makes a superb filler, did I mention that? but just need levelling-out: Likewise the conk: Ditto underside, though the wing roots are another matter in needing considerable attention to smooth out the curvatures there: Soon my pretty. Soon.... Rather enjoying the silky feel of Nitrile gloves. The recent spate of good weather serves as a reminder just how late summer has been coming to this neck of the woods this year. The May blossom is only just in flower! Conifers suddenly mottled with tips of green growth: Here in Ireland there is an absolutely shocking level of die-back in the Ash tree population that is being largely ignored. The landscape around here is full of their wooden skeletons. Something especially poignant about this dying example putting out so many Ash keys in a final defiant flourish: I'll do a second pass around the airframe over the next few days now that the main problem areas are clearly identifiable. Have a nice Sunday. Tony 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 On 5/26/2018 at 11:44 AM, TheBaron said: 'He's fallen in the water!', as Bruce Forsyth used to say to Rowan Atkinson on the Round the Horne, or something.... Ta Pete. Martians can multi-task you know.... A quick close-up just to give you an idea of just how effective the epoxy is when used not just as an adhesive, but as a filler also: That excess should carve back nicely flush with a razor blade, and remain about as hard as dissolved runner would have been. What missile? Oh, that missile. Just there to keep the astrodome opening clear during Milliputting around it. Simples. Have a look, there's an angry eagle looking at that miliput ! Frightening Dear Baron ! Add this to the AA Vampires, pretty more gothic indeed ! Great job ! Sincerely CC 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Looking very smooth in the primer Tony, nice job 2 hours ago, TheBaron said: epoxy makes a superb filler, did I mention that? Yes, you did, several times... 2 hours ago, TheBaron said: Rather enjoying the silky feel of Nitrile gloves. I think you should take something for it, quickly. 2 hours ago, TheBaron said: The May blossom is only just in flower! Can I 'cast a clout' now then? These winter drawers (as in "Winter drawers on") are getting a bit hot to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 3 hours ago, TheBaron said: I thought you had gone off into SF space vehicle modelling for a second there! If catching parachutes doesn't work out, it would make a very nice space freighter. Regards, Adrian 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Primer shows you did a great job, Tony 👏 Not that much to be fixed - rescribing panel lines is going to be a much tougher job Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 5 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Have a look, there's an angry eagle Brilliant! 👁️ Well spotted sir. 5 hours ago, CedB said: I think you should take something for it, quickly. The nitrile suit looks a good match?. Very Sontaran: 5 hours ago, CedB said: These winter drawers (as in "Winter drawers on") are getting a bit hot to be honest. Time to get the breathable magnetotherapy boxers on then: https://pwa.newchic.com/boxer-briefs-4979/p-1251812.html?gmcCountry=IE&currency=EUR&createTmp=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_content=ada1&utm_campaign=pla-other-language-ie&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-qfJu9Gm2wIVCbDtCh00IgdBEAQYAiABEgJ9yPD_BwE 3 hours ago, AdrianMF said: 7 hours ago, TheBaron said: I thought you had gone off into SF space vehicle modelling for a second there! If catching parachutes doesn't work out, it would make a very nice space freighter. As a 13 yr old I briefly harboured a desire to be the next Matt Irvine: I did actually get as far as constructing a deep space freighter out of the Tamiya King Tiger bastardized with HMS Hood and and the Panavia Tornado kits before realizing it was a very expensive way of building spaceships.... 1 hour ago, giemme said: Primer shows you did a great job Lot of flaws that don't show up in the photographs Giorgio but which you can see with the naked eye when you rotate it around in the light. 1 hour ago, giemme said: rescribing panel lines is going to be a much tougher job I'll Photoshop them on: no-one will guess.... 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Where did you steal @general melchett 's battle shorts from? He's not going to be happy. So much so that he's going to be throwing Darling out of the window until he gets them back. Martian 👽 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 5 hours ago, AdrianMF said: If catching parachutes doesn't work out, it would make a very nice space freighter. My thoughts exactly. Great to see some primer on there at last. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Wow some great progress there Tony, she certainly is a big beastie. Great work fella All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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