(ex)Sgtrafman Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Good luck Johnny - Break a leg! She will look outstanding once you've worked your magic on her. All the best mate Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I don't think I have ever seen one of these built so I can't wait to see how it turns out. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I built one many years ago (rigged it with ordinary sewing cotton *blush*) and I have no bad recollections of it; you will walk it Johnny Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadim Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Yey! It's going to be insteresting and fun! I'm in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Really looking forward to this Johnny. I've got it in the stash too and really fancy having a crack at it. Have bookmarked this for info and tips obviously, but what I expect to be a proper rip-roaring thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 10 hours ago, TonyTiger66 said: Rigging, struts, a four piece fuselage and curtains, this is going to be a treat. Dyou get the impression these guys know something........? And they're not telling........? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 This should be good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Definitely want to watch this build, it's one of those kits I've often wanted to try (along with the Matchbox Heyford & Frog Vimy) but never had the dogs danglies (is that right ?) to buy and build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Looking forward to this, I have one too that I plan to build in the future. There's a good build article in the Airfix Build and convert series, the Classic British Bombers one I think. Seem to recall there's a way of rigging it before the top wing surface is fixed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Not my normal genre, but can't wait to see what you do with it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I see from Scalemates this was originally tooled sometime in the 1960's. Good luck with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 57 minutes ago, Nigel Heath said: I see from Scalemates this was originally tooled sometime in the 1960's. Good luck with it. Tail's a bit dodgy too I hear... Flight magazine, October 1920. ...prompting Miss Sylvia to leave head-first: 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Best of luck. This is a real challenge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 13 hours ago, TheBaron said: ...prompting Miss Sylvia to leave head-first: In that case we shall all be expecting a scale model of Miss Sylvia to go along with the model. What's good for the Baroness is good for the Spadgent! Martian 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I've been tempted to get one of these, so looking forwards to your progress for lessons and inspiration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Martian Hale said: In that case we shall all be expecting a scale model of Miss Sylvia to go along with the model. What's good for the Baroness is good for the Spadgent! Eminently reasonable. Quite agree! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, TheBaron said: Eminently reasonable. Quite agree! I am a reasonable alien as you well know. COME ON JOHNNY! Haven't you finished yet? Martian von Sweetness and Light 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 So, I'm in here for sure . Maybe you should build also a Heyford and put it alongside. Love those flying coffins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Thanks to everyone for the interest in this lovely aeroplane. It seems I'm two pages in and not even a whiff of glue or cut plastic. Best remedy that! Aerosmith were great by the way. Any way let's get on with the show before @Martian Hale explodes. The first few steps would have me build the wings. aaaand the rigging. According to my book well my two books this rigging doesn't look that accurate anyway and there is no tail rigging so I've deciddd to do the rigging at a later date with EZ Line. so first off a question, I've been thinking about this for a while and I know the wing ribs have been described as planks of wood but to be fair I don't think they look THAT bad. Here you can see the planky ness but instead of sanding them clean off and starting again I'm thinking of sanding lightly and trying to achieve more of a taught cloth look. from these pics it looks achievable as it's not too far off. And here with the before sanded kit part. A subtle approach keeping as much as the kit as I can. sound like a plan? It sounds like plan to me. Thoughts? so while mulling that over I'll move onto these bits looks more like it! aaaargh pin mark time. why Airfix why? There are 22 on just those 3 bits, not to mention the part numbers on the side bits. Once again I'm taking my own advice and keeping more of the kit, so instead of sanding the planks clean on the floor part I added blobs of milliput and dabbed flat with water. I'll chisel them out when dry. Now I don't have one of those electronic rubber things but I bought a milk frother from Ikea about a year ago for this very reason. So I cut the end off and popped on a small pip of milliput. I'll leave that to harden then I can glue on sand paper to tackle the raised marks on the inside walls. Next up is the pit parts. It should look like... and Airfix gives us. a bit of clean up then. Heres the rear section. that pad looks comfy. I filled the dipped pin marks with MP then smoothed and left to dry. The steering wheel got cleaned up but I don't really like it. I know you won't really see much of it but I hate the way it's moulded on like that. So I cut it off, cut out the middle section of an old steering wheel I had in the spares box, cut the central cross section and glued everything together. its not 100% but it's better to my eyes. I need to leave those bits to dry now and I really need have to have an early night as I'm pooped after my busy weekend. Thank you all once again for taking an interest in this. Let's see if we can't make it a bit of a doosie eh. Take care and as always, "Happy Modelling". Johnny wooden hills. Edited July 3, 2017 by The Spadgent 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 11 hours ago, Martian Hale said: In that case we shall all be expecting a scale model of Miss Sylvia to go along with the model. What's good for the Baroness is good for the Spadgent! Martian 7 hours ago, TheBaron said: Eminently reasonable. Quite agree! Oh and..... HahahahaHahahahaHahahahaHahahahaHahahahaHahahaha....... no. x 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Nice inception, Johnny Rigging Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 At least you have a plan John. Nice start mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 On 11/06/2017 at 2:58 AM, TonyTiger66 said: That's a great and intriguing scheme. What did the 'last days' wording refer to? Sorry Tony I forgot you asked this. All I know is the photo I have was taken in Andover on April 1919 after Major K.R.Park flew his double crew around the British isles. I'm guessing it was Relevant to the end of the war. great though innit. john. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Oh and..... HahahahaHahahahaHahahahaHahahahaHahahahaHahahaha....... no. x Ah you mean yes really! Much in the same way that the Burpas in Carry on up the Khyber meant yes when they shook their heads. Glad we got that one straight. Martian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Nice start! I'd sand most of those "ribs" off, remember, this is 1:72, and the fabric was taught, so there certainly shouldn't be any "edges" to the ribs. Ian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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