Army_Air_Force Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) The rear part of the cowl was then sanded to the brass template and then some P38 filler carefully applied to allow the front and rear to be blended. This will probably take two or three applications to sand and fill any low spots. It's going to require some careful sanding. I couldn't proceed until the filler cured, and as it was close to school chucking out time, I packed up and went to collect my daughter, but not before another feel good picture. I was very happy with the way it was looking. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Without a doubt, that's a Broussard! Looks fantastic all together there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 15 hours ago, fightersweep said: Without a doubt, that's a Broussard! Looks fantastic all together there. Hep, she is looking superb!!! She’ll look great in a Senegalese scheme, or Malagasy, or .... or ........ Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Friday afternoon was spent filling and sanding the cowl. The postman also brought the Broussard decals that JamesP kindly sent me. While these decals won't be used on the first two models of the Breighton based Broussard, they are a useful reference source for the size of some of the smaller markings and stencils. This should help with the graphics for my own decals. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Nice work! That looks like a remarkably precise and thorough job. The modelboard material looks very interesting too - I have dallied with blue insulation foam, but this looks a lot more precise. I find balsa a bit too vague for modelling larger pieces and plastic card too much like hard work for thicker sections. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Modelboard is far more dense than styrofoam. More like epoxy or polyester resin with a light weight filler powder mixed in. It has a slight grain to it like styrofoam, but much finer. The only progress this week has been priming and filling. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Wow! It’s been a while since I last caught up... excellent and inspiring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 There's probably going to be a bit of a pause or slow down on this for a little while, as I need to do some building work on the house. Yesterday I discovered it was raining on one of my Jeeps inside the garage, despite being sunny outside! It turns out the shower was leaking from the extension above. That was brought about by movement in the upstairs extension floor joists sagging, partly because they also support a suspended floor/storage area in the garage. The twelve feet span joists have only sagged perhaps 3/16 of an inch at worst over 14 years, but that's opened up silicone joints etc., causing the leak. So I need to rework the garage storage and put a steel joist in to support the upstairs floor again. My workshop is likely to be monopolised storing stuff while the repairs are made. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Needs must, naturally. I’ll be here watching when you return;) Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 A truly fascinating process thanks for the insight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teleblaster Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 This is very interesting, and parallels things I have been doing with 1/72 WW1 biplanes. I've made almost everything: wings, engines and various small parts either from scratch or by modifying cloned parts from standard manufacturers, all ultimately cast in polyurethane (with moulds for posterity)....but I've yet to do a scratch fuselage. The reason? The external shape is easy, but how to hollow it with a thin wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 5 hours ago, teleblaster said: ......but how to hollow it with a thin wall? I guess it depends on the aircraft, but you could make the fuselage solid except for the cockpit/other openings which could be made from smaller, possibly multi-part sections. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarLos Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 7 hours ago, teleblaster said: This is very interesting, and parallels things I have been doing with 1/72 WW1 biplanes. I've made almost everything: wings, engines and various small parts either from scratch or by modifying cloned parts from standard manufacturers, all ultimately cast in polyurethane (with moulds for posterity)....but I've yet to do a scratch fuselage. The reason? The external shape is easy, but how to hollow it with a thin wall? You may use calibrated wax, like in this video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 What a remarkable thread.....Hope the DIY goes well and you can get back to it soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Its bad news about the home repairs, I hate it when that stuff interferes with MY stuff This introduction to model board is likely to change a few lives on the scratch building front If I'd knyow the stuff when I built my Sherpa it would have been a different beast altogether Good luck with the fix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teleblaster Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Sorry to have hijacked this thread: CarLos thank you for your suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 I've almost got the garage/bathroom repairs completed now, with just the shower to re-silicone and put back together again, so hopefully I'll be back to the Broussard again soon. There's been so many distractions over the last couple of months in addition to the garage work. So apart from the shower and the discovery of a wasp nest in the cavity wall by the back door yesterday ( another distraction! ), I'm within sight of getting back to building. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 13 hours ago, Army_Air_Force said: I've almost got the garage/bathroom repairs completed now, with just the shower to re-silicone and put back together again, so hopefully I'll be back to the Broussard again soon. There's been so many distractions over the last couple of months in addition to the garage work. So apart from the shower and the discovery of a wasp nest in the cavity wall by the back door yesterday ( another distraction! ), I'm within sight of getting back to building. Great news all round, mate. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Looking forward to this resuming. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Woohoo! I'm still here. I'll need another bag of popcorn though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 The wasp nest got nuked today, so if I can get the bathroom finished over the weekend, and the workshop given a good tidy, I could be back working on "Bruce" next week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) I finally got back to the project late morning today. The task for today was the cabin windows. For this I planned to cut them out of very thin styrene which would then be glued to the side of the modelboard cabin section. Two over long pieces of thin styrene were cut, and cyano was applied in a tiny strip along the end of each piece. The two pieces were then pressed together until stuck. This left me with the two pieces fastened by the ends, allowing my to cut two identical parts. A print out of the windows was then attached to the plastic with double sided tape. I then sharpened the tip of my scalpel to a very fine point on a diamond stone, before slowly starting to score around the frames, one by one. The rounded corners were trimmed with a diamond needle file. The cabin block then had to be thinned by the thickness of the styrene so the overall width would remain correct. The block was wet sanded on some 240grit wet and dry. It is seen here being tested for thickness. On the final model, there will of course be the need to fill this seam, which will be between the normal resin fuselage and the clear resin cabin section. It was a fiddly job but I'm pleased with the way it went. I'm back at Breighton this weekend, so will have another chance for a close look at the real Broussard. Edited October 23, 2020 by Army_Air_Force 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I’m rather pleased this is back on the boil! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Impressive work ... Im vaguely familiar with the type. But im learning more following along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Looking excellent, Steve. Coming together nicely. Real life always conspires to complicate things, doesn't it? I haven't been able to attend any Breighton events this summer due to other commitments (mainly work shifts!), and can't go this weekend for the same reason, but I'm 'booked in' to give a talk on 22 Sep prior to the helicopter fly-in and might have an article or two published in forthcoming club magazines. Watch this space... Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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