The Spadgent Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Those floats with the struts are something else. Nice work. The hat is exactly how I imagined. Jont 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Thanks Johnny. As to the hat, clearly I am getting predictable. I need to try harder! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Following my recent efforts to get the SH-34 near to the painting stage, I felt it was time to get this build moving along as well if I want to have it ready for Telford. I also felt that seeing as how this is a target tug, it was time to start seeing about sorting out the target towing arrangements. I am basing the winch around a 1/48 winch arm as propeller from the ever excellent St John Adams. This has dictated the size of the winch housing, which is now almost complete. I still have the actual drum to build as the housing was open at the rear. This will have to wait until my next session as I have been trying to model with a sprained tentacle and it is beginning to hurt a bit too much for tonight. I still have to decide whether to show the winch propeller in the stowed of deployed position, plenty of time for that though as it is probably best fitted right at the end of the build. Thanks for looking Martian 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Stowed Just because the TT Defiant I built in '69 was deployed Carry on number one! 📣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Not wanting to contradict Bill but I think it looks better deployed as it's function is 'more obvious'. Nice work either way though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 4 hours ago, Martian Hale said: and it is beginning to hurt a bit too much for tonight. Surely an alien would merely deploy another arm tentacle Nice work despite you disabilities I'm firmly in the deployed camp as per CedB Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Opine away gents I have no irons in that fire. 😀 After all, deployed was how mine was although a beast of a different safari Alan Hall, balsa, dope'n'talc mix, Airfix's ancient Defiant A totally less awesome thing than this little wonderchile Deploy away! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 5 hours ago, perdu said: Stowed Just because the TT Defiant I built in '69 was deployed Carry on number one! 📣 Thanks for the "considered" advice Bill. 5 hours ago, CedB said: Not wanting to contradict Bill but I think it looks better deployed as it's function is 'more obvious'. Nice work either way though My way of thinking thus far, though doubtless there will be any number of changes of mind before it gets glued in place. 4 hours ago, longshanks said: Surely an alien would merely deploy another arm tentacle Nice work despite you disabilities I'm firmly in the deployed camp as per CedB Kev Cheers Kev, more food for thought. 4 hours ago, perdu said: Opine away gents I have no irons in that fire. 😀 After all, deployed was how mine was although a beast of a different safari Alan Hall, balsa, dope'n'talc mix, Airfix's ancient Defiant A totally less awesome thing than this little wonderchile Deploy away! Thanks Bill, I think I will end up going with the majority opinion on this one. It will cut out the dithering process of which I seem to be a master of! Martian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 10 hours ago, perdu said: Alan Hall, balsa, dope'n'talc mix, Airfix's ancient Defiant He's showing his age. Unfortunately I too remember the Alan Hall formulae of the days when modellers weren't fitters! Some of those articles must appear to be ancient history to our younger members. Roc's looking good Martian. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 It would be nice to see that whisk deployed Martian. Glad you're going with that option. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Scimitar said: He's showing his age. Unfortunately I too remember the Alan Hall formulae of the days when modellers weren't fitters! Some of those articles must appear to be ancient history to our younger members. Roc's looking good Martian. Thanks, Sadly I too remember those days and struggling with bits of balsa. I used a gloop of Plastic Padding mixed with tube cement as a grain filler. I thought it would be less messy: it wasn't! 13 minutes ago, TheBaron said: It would be nice to see that whisk deployed Martian. Glad you're going with that option. Thanks Tony. popular opinion seems to be in favour of deployed so deployed it is. Martian the Democratic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Hi Martian, nice to see you back to this project. The towing system looks great! Did you do it from scratch ? What material is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, massimo said: Hi Martian, nice to see you back to this project. The towing system looks great! Did you do it from scratch ? What material is it? Thanks Massimo. Aside from the arm and winch propeller, which are Aeroclub parts, the rest of it is just knocked together from plastic card and a couple of bits of Re-Heat photo-etch. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hello Dear tentacled one, As far as I can see, your Roc suffer from the same problem with the trailing edge Both my Roc have the trailing edge differently shaped By George !! some designers at SH need to be keel hauled too !! Sincerely. CC I take a great pleasure at reading this thread while I'm at work... Waiting for some breakdown to fix... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, corsaircorp said: Hello Dear tentacled one, As far as I can see, your Roc suffer from the same problem with the trailing edge Both my Roc have the trailing edge differently shaped By George !! some designers at SH need to be keel hauled too !! Sincerely. CC I take a great pleasure at reading this thread while I'm at work... Waiting for some breakdown to fix... I shall be making final adjustments to the trailing edge once the fuselage and wings are joined. Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stampedingviking Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 This (and some other threads on here) remind me why I stick to painting figures. Good to watch though 👾 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 20 minutes ago, stampedingviking said: This (and some other threads on here) remind me why I stick to painting figures. Good to watch though 👾 You might be a natural. You will never know if you don't have a try and there are plenty of people here who will be willing to help you if you get stuck. Have go; you know you want to. Incidentally, I was having a look at where we are at with this build today and was wondering if I could get it restarted and finished for Telford..... Encouraging of Mars 👽 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Quite frankly Martian any reason for restarting this Roc music is good enough for me, but then it may distract from the heavenly Albatross and what a hellish dilemma... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 17 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Quite frankly Martian any reason for restarting this Roc music is good enough for me, but then it may distract from the heavenly Albatross and what a hellish dilemma... Or the Tracker or the Helix or the Starfighter...……. Decisions , decisions! Indecisive of Mars 👽 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stampedingviking Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 9:47 PM, Martian Hale said: You might be a natural. You will never know if you don't have a try and there are plenty of people here who will be willing to help you if you get stuck. Have go; you know you want to. Incidentally, I was having a look at where we are at with this build today and was wondering if I could get it restarted and finished for Telford..... Encouraging of Mars 👽 I used to make aircraft but mainly tanks in my younger days (long ago now) but I only really enjoyed the painting rather than the building. Moved on to figures and haven't really looked back since. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 10:22 PM, Martian Hale said: Or the Tracker or the Helix or the Starfighter...……. Decisions , decisions! Indecisive of Mars 👽 Wasn't there a Ju88 and Gotha about as well? Roger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Hamden said: Wasn't there a Ju88 and Gotha about as well? Roger Stop confusing the issue Roger, I get muddled enough as it is! Martian 👽 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 9:47 PM, Martian Hale said: I could get it restarted and finished for Telford. No pressure then! Finish the Albatross and tinker with the Roc and if its ready..bonus. That then gives you the whole winter to do the rest..assuming that Martians don't leave the mothership in that period. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Famous last words I know but apart from being taken out to dinner on Sunday, I have a rare weekend free of embuggerances for a change and this alien will be shutting himself in the Martian cave for some quality Martian time. Martian 👽 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackAck Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Sounds like a Gneiss way to spend a weekend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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