CedB Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I'm guessing sihrsc action there Adrian - impressive! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I'm really enjoying this build Adrian, keep up the excellent work! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 24/04/2018 at 16:33, CedB said: I'm guessing sihrsc action there Adrian It's actually a flat 8" tapered and the Frog plastic is rock solid - I tried a coarser one but it left too many scratches! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Hello All, Time to to make some canopy moulds: When the glue has dried I will sand them a little smoother, go round all the edges with a black sharpie and smother them in filler. In the end I sanded the fuselage sides down some more instead of trying to fill my mistake on the port side. I've now got pretty close to the distinctive cross section at the back: Thanks for looking, Adrian 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Coming along nicely. This and further updates looks even more interesting. Don't skimp on your mould making process, I've got to learn this process myself. Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 What the...! Can't wait to see the next stages on the canopies Adrian, I haven't seen this technique before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Courageous said: Coming along nicely. Thanks! I didn't expect this to be a quick build, and it is certainly meeting my expectations. Once the canopies are done (oh, and the nacelles...) it will be a comparative walk in the park, I hope. 3 hours ago, CedB said: What the...! The canopy in particular has a lot of features that I want to get right and I don't trust myself to get the shape right straight from a lump of balsa. The plastic card shapes act as formers for the final shape. They get covered in balsa for simple shapes or Milliput for complicated ones. I coloured the card edges black so I will be able to see them when I am sanding back down to the right shape. When the edge changes from black to white, stop sanding!! For the front canopy I used two pieces of balsa either side of the front profile piece. This was then sanded down to a smooth curved shape, looking at it from lots of different angles to check it is symmetrical and smooth: It will get a couple of coats of superglue to seal it and another fine sanding to smooth it down. For the cockpit and turret I built the shapes up with Milliput and I'm now waiting for it to set before digging out the sandpaper again. Thanks for looking, Adrian 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: For the cockpit and turret I built the shapes up with Milliput and I'm now waiting for it to set before digging out the sandpaper again. We'll see you in about a week or so then! Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 42 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: about a week Well, in my eagerness to show everyone how it works (impatient, moi?) I decided to get stuck in with the file and sandpaper at the cheddar Cheese stage: I'm pretty happy with that (turret still to go) but we will see how the vac forms turn out... Thanks for looking, Adrian 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Brilliant work Adrian. I am learning a lot. May I ask what glue do you use to attach the balsa to the plasticard? Regards Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 You're quick at making those moulds . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just now, JimHead23 said: May I ask what glue do you use to attach the balsa to the plasticard? Regular superglue. Same stuff I rub all over the balsa to seal it. Then my wife tells me off for picking bits off my finger the rest of the evening. When I remember, I wrap a scrap of polythene around my fingertip first. But not today! Regards, Adrian 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Nice work on those mould masters. Your Beaufort is really coming together now, great workmanship Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 And I lightly sanded down the turret. You probably can't see on the photo, but there is a ghost of the black edging showing through the Milliput. Vac forming tomorrow! Thanks for looking, Adrian 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Brilliant work there Adrian, I'm liking this a lot. Some great eifsc action back aways too. Steve. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Finally caught up Adrian after turning up really late as usual! Some fantastic modelling going on, and it was a genious idea in the first place to combine the two kits! I've got a Special Hobby kit in the stash & I'll bet it won't turn out as good as your kitbash! Looking forward to seeing the canopies, the moulds look great! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thanks Steve and Keith. 37 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Looking forward to seeing the canopies I'm expecting to do a lot of wrestling with the cockpit and turret to get a decent fit. I tried to do a simple plunge mould of the front canopy this evening but I ended up with some crumpled plastic and burnt fingers! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: I tried to do a simple plunge mould ....but I ended up with some crumpled plastic and burnt fingers! Been there, done that! I'm sure you'll get some good 'uns soon though! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thanks for sharing the steps Adrian - a great technique, although I'm not sure I could 'just sand the shape' and get suck good results. Looking forward to the plunging 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Brilliant stuff Adrian. Also learning a lot here. Thank you. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Excellent work Adrian. Of course you know that Airfix or some other will announce a nice new kit as soon as you get the decals out. Thank you for the very interesting post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Britman said: Of course you know that Airfix or some other will announce a nice new kit I am hoping so! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 It's vac form time. Highly specialised and expensive equipment: Dektec is an equipment supplier that sent a CD-sized box of chocolates to the office at Christmas. I didn't get a chocolate but I did get the wrapper! An early success, after remembering to get the plastic hot enough: The successes: The failures: I tried putting a dam around the turret to stop it webbing. It seemed to work well enough - if there's just one web I can lose it by cutting the gun slot there: Thanks for looking, Adrian 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 While I was vac forming the nacelles were drying in their new location on the wing after being cut down to fit this morning: The canopies look like they can be made to fit (turret is just roughly in position at the moment!): And I've finished extending the torpedo tunnel and I've boxed it in: Thanks for looking, Adrian 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Lovely stuff Adrian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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