rob Lyttle Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I've been fiddling around with this build for a few weeks now, and I finally decided to put up a bit of a build log. Not a complete A to Z thread - there have been a good few posted already, although most were shortly after the kit was launched and many have suffered catastrophic photo failure at the hands of Pee- bucket. It's going to be a drawn out process, making the thread, what with festivities and work stuff. Also, whether i opt for the Red Arrows scarlet or the gloss black finish, it's going to be with a rattle can, so that won't be happening in the depths of winter. Main efforts so far at effecting improvements are Modification of flaps to the lowered position as per a parked up Hawk. Getting some rivets on the fuselage rear. Trying to get the look of a bunch of metal sheets bent and fitted together, rather than a perfect moulded Form with engraved lines. I have no idea how it's going to pan out!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I was wondering if you were going to do a WIP on this. Glad to see it here. Im sorry if i stole your thunder on the riveting thing. I honestly wasn't trying to. Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I started one of these a couple of summers ago as a quick ' out of the box ' build. It's structurally complete, but that's where it stopped when I started my Battle of Britain GB Spitfire which still isn't finished! Looking forward to this. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I picked one of these up in”The Works” for a fiver a few years ago, be interested to see how it builds. I was thinking of doing mine in the old Brawdy wraparound camo myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Been trying for ages to put a link to this epic build. Geedubelyer was good enough to take the trouble to rebuild the photos on this thread.🌟🌟🌟 (He even thanked me for reminding him...!?!?) DEFINITELY worth a read through. Major source of information and inspiration for me. Some excellent reference material in the Walkaround section too. If i can remember how I did that link, I'll try one to the ref.pics. Hmmmm ... what was it I clicked...?😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hi Rob, I did one of these some time back. Nothing wrong with the kit. However, you need the Eduard interior ( there is sooooo much on view) and I used the Flightpath FOD covers and the exhaust plug. That kit also has the access ladder/platform. Adds a bit more to the model. Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 All the pictures you need! Thanks for the feedback, all. I'm not that big on aftermarket stuff - very incompetent online shopper! I once ordered a book"The Mosquito Log" on Amazon - and I ended up getting 3 of them on consecutive days. Still good value though...! The cockpit and fuselage is all done and buttoned up already, but I love things like access ladders,. So I might have a look. Also wheel chocks! I'm currently Big on chocks - No plane should be seen without them! I'll gradually get this caught up with the current state of play on the bench. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 14 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: stole your thunder on the riveting thing Not an issue at all, Dennis. You get the intellectual property rights sorted there, and I'll limit my activity to UK and Europe.😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Nice one. I’ll make my way to the bar. In your own time. Johnny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 The kit is well documented as a fairly good, straightforward build with no serious pitfalls. To be honest, I started out with the idea of just doing the cockpit tub as a little build in its own right. Tsk! So, look, here's the state of play with the airframe as of now, https://flic.kr/p/21szLj9 ooooo-kayyy. Bad day for Computery things obvs. Britmodeller site been down all day and now flickr falling on its face..!😠 I'll try tomorrow if i get a chance 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 9 hours ago, rob Lyttle said: The kit is well documented as a fairly good, straightforward build with no serious pitfalls. To be honest, I started out with the idea of just doing the cockpit tub as a little build in its own right. Tsk! So, look, here's the state of play with the airframe as of now, https://flic.kr/p/21szLj9 ooooo-kayyy. Bad day for Computery things obvs. Britmodeller site been down all day and now flickr falling on its face..!😠 I'll try tomorrow if i get a chance Oh my word she’s Huge! I’m used to seeing the 1/72 ones. Btw. The link is in but it’s not embedded. Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Hi Rob, great to see your thread on this one, thanks for the link. I very much like what you're doing with the foil panels. Smashing idea that. Looking forward to seeing how they look under paint. Should help tone down the large gaps and give a much more realistic appearance. Keep at it. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) Mistake Edited December 18, 2017 by rob Lyttle delete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 I think the Planets must be well out of alignment, or Big Solar Flairs going off, something's messing with the IT world. Can't seem to do anything coherent on here. Yes, hoping that the foil will bring a bit of life to the surfaces. Maybe a little bit of imperfection is what I'm after? This is the sticky back builder's foil that I'm a big user of for bare metal finish planes. Milliput on the intakes on top - I agreed with the conclusions in GWs thread on this. Bit of an effort with pie dish Ali foil for the all moving tailplane attachments- sort of semicircular arrangement against the fuselage sides. And they'll keep the blades off the fuselage sides by a suitable amount. Hope to be able to illustrate what I'm talking about soon. Anybody else having problems with inserting pictures, especially with flickr??😠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Wonder if I can paste pictures that are already up on another thread. yehh.. This is me making double rows of rivets with the craft saw . The Set of the teeth gives perfect modulated rivets alternatively in the 2rows. Done on a softish surface to let the teeth poke in a little. Then turn over. Rivets...! This is kitchen foil, not the sticky back builder's foil Edited December 19, 2017 by rob Lyttle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Bit of gloss varnish on the fuselage sections, and ease the foil on. There's no solidness to the bumps and they could be easily flattened out again, so just easing it on to the curves of the fuselage. Once the varnish has dried, it may have given a little firmness to the rivets - I haven't had the nerve to test that!! But it has adhered to the fuselage contours OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Well, I managed to get those last three pictures up here, only because I had already posted them on the Spadgent's Lightning thread to illustrate the rivets process. This was before the"minor upgrade" on BM, since when photos on Flickr can't be posted by android phone. Other platforms seem to have been able to work around the crisis.... but I am currently stuffed, I'm afraid. I'll keep reading the discussion threads to see if there's anything to be done about the situation. But for now, this thread is pretty well suspended, sad to say...! If anyone knows how I can overcome this problem, and paste up Flickr pictures with an android phone, I'd be delighted to receive your advice! But keep it real simple. REAL simple!😃 Merry Christmas, by the way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Sorry to hear that your suspending the WIP. Have you considered anothor photo hosting site ? Imgur or villiage photo's ? Edited December 21, 2017 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 I was hoping for a repair job with flickr, which has worked effortlessly and trouble free all this time, without a single pop-up ad. I'm disgruntled, Dennis. To be honest I can't be bothered right now! I'd rather be building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GWjOhUNlQzGf5v62AvHlrnPN8hnE9czM/view?usp=drivesdk Just trying!😠 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I can respect that Rob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) I'm gonna persevere and put up the links which can be clicked on, and hope for a small miracle! It's going to be a bit clumsy for reading, but anyway.... https://flic.kr/p/21FMcTq Got some foil strips around the canopy, and tried out my little pattern wheel. I think I got a picture of it on another thread.... Here we are, I think it worked OK on the foil tape over plastic. I did a row over front and back hoops also Tried a row or two on the tailplanes, on the trailing edge and panels seams. Straight on the plastic surface is much lighter effect, barely seen in the picture, https://flic.kr/p/21FMiFN But subtle may be a good thing here! They are very neatly done on the aircraft. Quite different to the fuselage tail area rivets. Before I go on to the flaps, let me point out that - once the flap surfaces have been cut from the wing panels - the trailing edge of the wing above the flap position needs some serious thinning. That's underneath where I've foiled those panels. https://flic.kr/p/22Lj6VB That'll do for now . Sorry it looks a bit dull without embedded pics. Edited December 23, 2017 by rob Lyttle corrections 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Testing a photo hosting site Edited December 23, 2017 by rob Lyttle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 To be honest I really don't mind clicking on the links for flicker. Its not a lot of trouble. But its entirely up to you if you want to make the switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 HOLY COW! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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