Stew Dapple Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Beautiful Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat trev Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Stunning interior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Delicious detailing (as ever) Tomo. I really am not eating enough takeaway food to obtain sufficient foil it seems - mine are all from fizzy wines for some reason... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerJ_757 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Whereas our local eatery uses plastic containers. Wonder what I could use them for? 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 No worries Tony I have a plentiful supply to chuck your way for lots and lots and lots of bits - we are talking Stephen Hawking type numbers. Can't think how I acquired that amount 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I can! FYI Tom the Shutleworth Hind has single flying wires, of the flatter streamlined variety An enquiring mind may be inclined to ask "How can you be sure?" I would say yes indeed, I have regained limited access to my old hard drive and thus, its pictures Single wires front and rear, each bay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Superb work, great tip on reducing over zealous ribbing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Looking fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 What a transformation on those wings! Fab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 10/18/2017 at 10:51 AM, perdu said: I can! FYI Tom the Shutleworth Hind has single flying wires, of the flatter streamlined variety An enquiring mind may be inclined to ask "How can you be sure?" I would say yes indeed, I have regained limited access to my old hard drive and thus, its pictures Single wires front and rear, each bay Thanks Bill. It bares out what folk at the club meet were saying, and double rigging wires we're added to replicas or restorations, possibly due to CAA requirements. Anyroad I've found no evidence of double rigging on the originals (of course when I eventually finish rigging it, someone will produce an original archive piccie from the 30's showing my version with double rigging!) Roight then, I cleaned up the fuselage seams and then it was time to get the wingy things stuck on. A good fit, but there were a few trench-like grooves to fill in. First up was the tail, which after I’d stuck it on, I realised in my dotage that I’d dropped a man’s vegetable. First the tail sits slightly askew to account for torque (honest it sez so in a book and on tinternet so it must be true!); also because of the way the fit is configured, the panel line forward of the fin is too far forward. So it was on with the trusty gloop, sand and re-scribe. Ditto the underside. The lower wing fits snuggly enough, but leaves two ghastly grooves in the wrong place, plus the wing roots had to be filled and re-scribed so they are a little more in scale (one can try) and in keeping with the real deal. On with the gloop: Sanded and scribed with the tail and rudder finished off: I also scribed an inspection panel which is just forward of the radiator housing. Here is the tail and rudder compared to the plans (the rudder is dry-fitted for the time being so I don’t bust things off it). There is also an itsy bitsy inspection panel which I replicated bodged out of take-away tin foil. I had to mould it to follow the curvature of the fuselage, hence it looks a little skew (I would say that wouldn’t I ) From a slightly more flattering angle: An upshot to give you an idea of how it looks with the little, hinges, elevator horns and other stuff added. I have yet to make the tail struts, but can’t fix them in place until it is rigged. I haven’t checked the kit offering yet, but I suspect I may end up scratching new ones. We’ll see. That’ll be the next task along with sorting the undercarriage out. Tarra a bit. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 It's getting lovelier every time Tomo I do wish gloop could be served up aromaless, its the genoux of the little bee The epitome of delightful fillingerey The utter wonderfulnessness of closing gaps and 'oles The Fury is storming along A delight, I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Wow, those tiny hinges on the rudder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Getting better with every step. I am wondering about the tiny rudder balance and the antennae post. I started in same manner as you with my Nimrod, but managed breaking off both while adding the upper wing, and (after repairs) breaking off again (just) the antennae post when adding the lower wing decals. Wish you more luck here and go on with your excellent work. Patrik Edited October 28, 2017 by Patrik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 mental 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Beautiful Tomo, love the detailing on the rear end.......and that is a sentence I never want to see taken out of context...... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Lovely work, can't wait to see it with paint on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 10/28/2017 at 8:45 AM, Patrik said: Getting better with every step. I am wondering about the tiny rudder balance and the antennae post. I started in same manner as you with my Nimrod, but managed breaking off both while adding the upper wing, and (after repairs) breaking off again (just) the antennae post when adding the lower wing decals. Wish you more luck here and go on with your excellent work. Patrik Thank you. For that very reason I haven't glued the rudder on yet, but alas I expect I will but it off On 10/28/2017 at 10:04 AM, Fritag said: Beautiful Tomo, love the detailing on the rear end.......and that is a sentence I never want to see taken out of context...... Steve, I am so very very tempted to respond in kind with numerous risqué double entendres but what little common sense I have remaining in my fuddled brain got the better of me Roight then, I got crackin’ on the undercarriage which needed a bit of sorting out. One poster on the Made in GB thread remarked that the undercarriage is a little oversize. I thought this correct at first and that the angle was incorrect (see above) when I placed the kit version on the plans. Of course in a moment of senior dotage I realised that I hadn’t accounted for the angle of the landing gear is set at so just goes to show I’m a thicko afterall! Also, and not unreasonably, it is possible to confuse / conflate the Fury with the Nimrod – the latter has a shorter, wider stouter landing gear, and bigger wheels to account for those harsh carrier landings and extra weight. Anyroad after revisiting the plans I decided that the kit dimensions weren’t that far out and good enough to go. However, despite a nice fit, they are a little toy townish. Especially with those horrid overscale collars: As ever there are plenty of Hawker Fury pictures out there but many are restoration and replicas, and as you know pragmatism and lack of spares often dictates necessity and results in a lack of accuracy – including one piccie I saw of a restored Fury with motorbike wheels!! Anyroad this is near enough the look I’m after which is quite a bit different from the kit offering: First up was to modify the wheels which the kit offerings somewhat strike me as resembling a Chinese conical hat, plus they appear hollow, but as you can see the wheel rims are virtually flush with the tyres. So a bit of sanding, cutting out new wheel inserts with some punched out beer can disks. I even tried to replicate some rivets but alas scale and my limitations got the better of me so I quit while I was still a nag’s nose ahead. The kit struts are round and slightly too fat, whereas the real aircraft’s are ovular and streamlined. I cut some sections of brass tube, flattened it slightly, and sanded them smooth. I used parts of the vertical strut with an added panel line. I made up little collar inserts from copper wire (care of defunct electrical cable from long dead appliances), and little sections of rod. Part progress below, set against some scribblings I took from the kit bits pre Tomoshenko butchery. Here are the bits ready to go with some hydraulic pipes added and little sleeves made from take-away foil which you can’t see very easily. Now I won’t glue them all together and in place yet as it will make them easier to paint. They generally appear to be polished aluminium, but some references show a mixture of NMF and painted aluminium – definitely not canvas – so I’ll take a rain cheque on that for the time being. Dry fitting them in place to show you guys was very fiddly, and a little askew until I finally glue them. But anyroad this is what they look like compare to the original kit offering. Before: After: And in (albeit a little wonky) situ: Those can be set aside for the time being, and I shall now turn my attention to finishing off the underside. Tarra a bit. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Fantastic work, simply fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I agree, just been catching up as I've not long found this thread Tomo, & fantastic sums it up perfectly! Magnificent transformation of some classic Matchbox plastic! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) Hello Tomo, This is no longer a matchbox kit !! The amount of work is amazing All my congratulations ! sincerely. corsaircorp Edited November 6, 2017 by corsaircorp I made a mistake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I dont suppose this is going to be as helpful as I wanted Tomo Shuttlleworth's Demon, legs look basically the same Sorry if not a help mate Obviously missing the tapered fairing but might help a bit I don't seem able to show the Hart I took too ah fountem! Looks like a lot of variation on basically the same-st undercart Yours looks great mate 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Those struts and wheels can speak!!! Well done!!! Ciao Massimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 wow. Just seen the thread, amazing work on this old kit! Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Oh my...... 11 hours ago, Tomoshenko said: This man has found the key to defeating the evil revelations of macro-photography. Unfortunately that key involves perfect multi-media-micro-modelling - and as such is almost impossible to copy!!! 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 It's true! "Hey Tomo, how'd you do that?" "Well, it's easy, just build an exact 1/72 replica of your subject with anything available." (It's very similar to Stew Dapple's pilot painting technique: just be awesome at painting pilots.) 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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