hendie Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 wot they all said. Nice finish on the exhausts too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 8:47 AM, perdu said: Looking very good Ian, very very good Wot my elder and better said. All them printed details are super additions. Particularly like the painting on the exhausts too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Well folks, I haven't been away but I have been on hold on this one on account of I'm waiting for a new regulator for the airbrush. It has a tank so it's supposed to turn itself off when pressure is reached, but it doesn't. I looked at the regulator and found it is rusty inside. I've had this problem since I moved here but I've been lazy and only just now decided I needed to do something about it. I think the rust came from the long time it spent in a container in Dubai! Hopefully the new one will resolve the problem. Anyway, the mail bag. (Sorry the postie's late!) On 5/21/2022 at 3:40 PM, Terry1954 said: Welcome back Ian! All great stuff but I especially like those shots into the bomb bays assuming that is what they were called on the Battle - they seem more like very efficient places to store bombs to me! Terry Thanks Terry. They are indeed bomb bays, but I think because they only held one bomb each they were actually referred to as bomb cells. On 5/21/2022 at 9:47 PM, CedB said: Nice work Ian - those details are rewarding all your hard work! Thanks Ced! On 5/21/2022 at 10:14 PM, AdrianMF said: It’s looking fantastic. Glad your hol worked out too! Regards, Adrian Cheers Adrian, it was indeed very relaxing, and not a few good Cretan beers were sampled! On 5/22/2022 at 11:47 AM, perdu said: Looking very good Ian, very very good Cheers Bill! On 5/22/2022 at 4:58 PM, hendie said: wot they all said. Nice finish on the exhausts too Thanks Alan, I must admit to being very happy about the way they look. On 5/24/2022 at 11:38 AM, Fritag said: Wot my elder and better said. All them printed details are super additions. Particularly like the painting on the exhausts too. Thanks Steve, praise indeed! Anyway, the reason I need to wait for the airbrush is that the bomb bay doors didn't fit so i had to reprint them. I added and extra 1° slope to each end, and lengthened the hinges by 0.2mm. Not huge adjustments but hopefully enough to enable all the hinges to meet the wing undersides correctly. I managed to fit 2 of the originals before I realised they needed tweaking, Noticeable because they fell off very easily and would not have stayed put! I have dry fitted the new ones and they appear to fit much better, the truth of course will be discovered when I try to glue them on! On the subject of printing... This is the first attempt after tweaking them, what on earth is going on here? I reloaded Chitubox and used that for the first time in a while. I couldn't find the anti-aliasing (I did find it later, hidden all the way at the end of the 4 settings pages!) but that shouldn't give me a jagged edge surely? I also found out I have been using anti-aliasing entirely wrong! I had assumed that the higher the number the better it would be. Apparently that is not so! A setting of 8 is basically turning it off again, and generally a setting of 2 or 4 is best. That is what I used this time, and this looks much better. Here is the article I read explaining what's going on. I don't think the Mars has blur, at least I couldn't find it, so that may only apply to the 3. Anyway, since I wanted to at least do some plastic worrying over the last weekend, I decided to start a "quick" build. Here's the link to the build - a 1917 Model T Ford Ambulance by RPM Models in 1:72 scale. We know where this is going don't we, boys and girls! (yes, there's 3d printing done already) See you soon, and thanks for looking in! Ian 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/16/2022 at 12:15 PM, Brandy said: Here is the article I read explaining what's going on. I don't think the Mars has blur, at least I couldn't find it, so that may only apply to the 3 Fascinating read Ian. Thanks; I’ve a 3 so it’s highly relevant to me. I knew from some reading of my own that anti-aliasing settings were a bit counter intuitive 🤣 But in truth I’ve been so happy with the results I’ve been getting that I haven’t bothered to check the settings since my early test pieces and I’ve quite forgotten what they are/should be! Also I’ve generally only been printing small items and had the luxury of printing several copies of each at a time, and I generally orientate them all slightly differently on the build plate and get to choose the best one to use. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Just caught up with your progress on the racks and undercarriage Ian and it all looks magnificent. You must feel mightily pleased at how rich the underside of that aircraft looks now with all your additions, compared to how it was fresh out of the box. Great to see this particular aircraft getting such detailed attention. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Right then, where were we? Oh yes, bomb doors. Today, this happened.... yes, I had been putting that job off! I really haven't had the mojo for doing that, and I didn't today either, but once I sat at the bench and got on with it t went fairly easily. I'm glad to have that fiddly job done though, and that is the last of the major work completed. I now have to fit the guns, canopies, prop, pitot tube, and radio aerial and she's finished! I may get it done this week, we'll see...... Thanks for lookin in! Ian 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Absolutely stunning Ian, very hard to believe this is the old Airfix offering! Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 9 hours ago, Brandy said: yes, I had been putting that job off! I really haven't had the mojo for doing that, and I didn't today either, but once I sat at the bench and got on with it t went fairly easily. Looking very nice to me……. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Mind bogglingly tiny and detailed, and another thing off the todo list! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Stunning work on those bomb bay doors Ian, could almost be a photo of the real thing. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 8/14/2022 at 2:03 AM, amos brierley said: Looking very nice to me……. 😉 Many thanks! On 8/14/2022 at 2:08 AM, AdrianMF said: Mind bogglingly tiny and detailed, and another thing off the todo list! Regards, Adrian It's a little cross-eye inducing at times, I must admit! On 8/14/2022 at 4:31 AM, stevehnz said: Stunning work on those bomb bay doors Ian, could almost be a photo of the real thing. Steve. Thanks Steve! Well, I had an unexpected day off today due to a colleague testing positive, the downside is that I have to work a double on Weds to cover! Anyway, she's now armed, if not particularly dangerous! So tomorrow, hopefully, I'll get the rest done as the list is short: Canopies Prop gun sight pitot tube radio aerial All the required holes for the above are already drilled so it should be just gluing it all in place! I don't think I've forgotten anything... Thanks for looking in! Ian 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Looking fantastic, Ian. At this rate, you’ll still beat Azur to the finishing line! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Lovely delicate details Ian. Now you’ll have to think of a clever excuse for displaying a Battle with u/c down upside down! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Looking great Ian. I love the green/dark earth colouring whose paints did you use? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Terry1954 said: Looking great Ian. I love the green/dark earth colouring whose paints did you use? Terry They were Misterkit, now defunct unfortunately. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 21 hours ago, Heather Kay said: Looking fantastic, Ian. At this rate, you’ll still beat Azur to the finishing line! Thanks Heather, the wait is over! 21 hours ago, Fritag said: Lovely delicate details Ian. Now you’ll have to think of a clever excuse for displaying a Battle with u/c down upside down! I have a mirror, much easier! Well folks, the final steps on this rather long, drawn out road have been completed! I always find it's far easier to use gravity when it's working with you, not against you. Why try to balance a thin piece of fishing line on the end of a thin piece of plastic rod? and when the CA hardened, the end was simply snipped off at the mast with a pair of fine scissors. The last of the last pieces... and that, ladies and gentlemen, brings us to the end of this little epic! It's hard to believe this has been just over 4 years on the bench - well, on and off the bench, including a couple of rather long breaks (the relocation alone meant I was without modelling supplies for over 4 months), but I have to say, I think it's been well worth the effort. It's by no means perfect (the scribing for one issue!) but I'm "well chuffed" as they say, with the result. It's a little windy today so I'm not going to risk outside shots just yet but here's a taster to be going on with. Many thanks to all who have followed along and provided much needed incentive and encouragement. This one will be at Telford this year, see you there! Ian 21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Best Beloved and I hope to be at Telford both days. I look forward to seeing this beauty in the flesh and making your acquaintance in real life, Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 What a fantastic result Ian, Azur will really need to up their game to better that little gem! Top job, and a great build thread to have followed! Unfortunately I don't think I'll be going to Telford again, so I'll just have to enjoy seeing her in the RFI pics. 21 minutes ago, Brandy said: Why try to balance a thin piece of fishing line on the end of a thin piece of plastic rod? That's a great idea....!! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 great result Ian. A fine looking beast made all the finer by your finely crafted additions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunzo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 A brilliant tour de force! Les 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 That’s what I think too. By which I mean an impressive build of a really quite elegant aircraft and an enjoyable and instructive thread n’all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 It has been quite a trip but the destination was very much worth it. Awesome result Ian. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Outstanding build with great attention to the smallest details backed up with superb paintwork. Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Can't hardly wait 'til Telford Ian, this is a wonderful replica of the Battle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Phenomenal piece of work, definitely something to be proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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