TheBaron Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 04/04/2018 at 11:42 PM, limeypilot said: BTW I have heard that "in the Navy" (I now have a horrible song in my head that I can't get rid of), nylon and chain lashings were not restricted to the flight deck...... It's come to my attention that 'the glamour of flight' may be no empty phrase in regard to naval aviation, having seen this equipment up for sale on the 'bay recently: Seriously delighted to see you back on deck with this Crisp - not until this was on hiatus did I realize the Sea-King-sized hole in life that it was filling. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 They got the wrong caption on that. It's obviously an emergency heliograph set. The 'lipstick' is used to write MORPHINE onto the foreheads of anyone so dosed during the emergency. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Oi! You lot; this is a Pinger’s thread. If you want to talk Colostomy Bags, go somewhere else... Sorry - I'll return to my seat and pay attention to the main subject at hand. Edited April 14, 2018 by Richard E 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: They got the wrong caption on that. No. I think that's the right caption. Weren't they standard issue? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) Dear Ex-FAAWAFU Sorry Crisp I wont do that again On with the jollychopter please, we can waffle on my thread Contritus the lost Edited April 16, 2018 by perdu 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 11 hours ago, hendie said: Weren't they standard issue? That's my plea in mitigation M'lud. Last night,one of the Prestwick based Coastguard AW189s flew down the loch. My son commented 'It's not a Sea King is it?' Correct! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, Scimitar said: Last night,one of the Prestwick based Coastguard AW189s flew down the loch. My son commented 'It's not a Sea King is it?' I annoy the missus every time one of them goes into the local hospital with a comment like 'I do miss those old Seakings, those things aren't a patch on them....'!! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 18 hours ago, TheBaron said: It's come to my attention that 'the glamour of flight' may be no empty phrase in regard to naval aviation, having seen this equipment up for sale on the 'bay recently: That's not on e-bay, you doctored that photograph to hide the fact that you have been at Crisp's old flight kit again! You don't fool this alien. Sherlock Martian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) The weapons carriers are now drying - EMRUs in position and painted on all 4; next to add the various PE appendages. While they're drying, I've turned my attention to a couple of areas that have given me a lot of trouble. The tail wheel must have been knocked off half a dozen times, so this time I've drilled it and inserted a fairly large brass rod to see if I can keep it on the aircraft for longer than 5 minutes (which should - at least in theory - be made easier by the fact that she's sitting on the wonderful JHmodels frame gizmo rather than her own wheels...). The other is the tail strake (the only example I know of a deliberately anti-aerodynamic device on an aircraft - its purpose is to break up the downwash on the port side of the tail, so that the entire tail pylon acts as an aerofoil section, thus unloading the tail rotor). Because of the whole Rivet-Fest thing, I couldn't fit it early on (it wasn't on the earliest Seakings, so the rivet patterns run under it rather than round it), and no matter what I have tried to fix it safely post-paint & rivet, it has always been really fragile; it keeps on falling off without my even touching it. Worse yet, the Hasegawa plastic strake - even after some pretty drastic filing - is too thick to be convincing. Since I can't get it to stay in place, I've decided to bite the bullet properly and make a brass strake instead; if I’m going to have to do more drastic things to fix it in place, I may as well make it a good piece. The FlightPath set includes a PE strake, but in a rare departure from near-perfection for them, the forward half of it is useless. The rear section is straight, and I'll be using David's offering - but the forward section has to fit around a very curved part of the fuselage, and the FlightPath version doesn't work. (I actually think that coping with the curve is part of the problem with Hasegawa’s plastic version, too). So today has seen the first major action for the Old Faithful SIHRSC, namely fettling some brass sheet into the requisite shape. It's not finished yet, but getting there (and Old Faithful is superb - subtle but effective; thanks Bill!). Not a lot to show you for a couple of hours' work, but all important stuff. [You don't need another picture of a Seaking tail wheel; it looks exactly the same as the previous three times it's been "fixed" in position!] More soon Crisp Edited April 15, 2018 by Ex-FAAWAFU 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) Uhhh. Hello ! Is anyone still interested in the actual build? The last two pages seem to have been dominated by discussions (neither started by me) of AEW and powder compacts, punctuated by attempts by the model-maker to attract attention with not-subtle posts like “Anyway, back to the model...” and “Oi! This is a Pinger’s thread...”. If you’d like me to bugger off and start a new thread elsewhere, just let me know. Harrumph. [Edit: OK, a bit OTT on the grumpiness (it hasn’t been a good morning, but that’s hardly your fault)... but enough on the powder compacts. Please!] Edited April 16, 2018 by Ex-FAAWAFU Excessive grumpiness 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Nice bit of correction for drift there @Ex-FAAWAFU, do continue please ........ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 20 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: So today has seen the first major action for the Old Faithful SIHRSC, namely fettling some brass sheet into the requisite shape. When you get down to small parts, don't ignore the efficacy of a new scalpel blade - score the brass a few times, then a quick fold back and forth will work to separate the pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 3 hours ago, hendie said: When you get down to small parts, don't ignore the efficacy of a new scalpel blade - score the brass a few times, then a quick fold back and forth will work to separate the pieces. That was how I separated it in the first place. But now it needs to be filed to the right curve, which means file, test fit, repeat & fade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 This grumpiness I hopes you aren't getting into a/the bad place, its really 'orrible there mate I know I hope things can get better for you SOON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Grumpiness purely temporary, thanks mate. [Unless people start banging on about bloody powder compacts again...] ;-) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Gradual progress is, I'm afraid, the order of the day - as it always is when you are dealing with little details (and especially ones which involve lots of pieces of PE!). The weapon carriers are still coming along nicely, but not worth photographing again yet, so today you will have to settle for two other areas: 1. The strake is 50% done, with the fitting of the rear section of the PE version: a major improvement to my eyes (though maybe not to yours, since I'm not sure I ever showed you what we are comparing this with!) 2. The I-Band transponder (also regularly knocked off in the past, so I have taken the opportunity to paint it rather better than before). It will be re-ftted tomorrow: Oh, and one of the rear weapon carriers with a new NO STEP transfer (upside down in this photo - it really does say NO STEP, honest!). More soon Crisp Edited April 19, 2018 by Ex-FAAWAFU 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I had to Google 'strake' to find out what you were talking about. A lot of detail and work has been put into that carrier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Lovely fine work on the weapons carriers - still amazed when I see a photo of all of that rivet detail you added to your Sea King CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Yep superb work on the carriers, agree with CJP that tail section really does look the business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Looking very good indeed. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I didn't follow the first installment of this build, but from that tail section I can figure the amount of work that went into detailing it Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Dammit Crisp that looks awesome Long live SIHRSC I say 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 16 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: it really does say NO STEP, honest!) Are you sure? Looks like 'PETS ON' to me.... Could I just add Crisp, that I wish to agree with all the comments above as to just how good your fiddly details look !! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I suspect those details look even more impressive in the flesh when you're able to move around them in three dimensions, rather than a flat image. 19 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: though maybe not to yours, since I'm not sure I ever showed you what we are comparing this with!) What does one compare perfection with Crisp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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