hendie Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 21 hours ago, CedB said: Thanks Hendie I for one would be interested in 'molding 101' - always good for an old dog like me to learn new tricks stuff. 21 hours ago, giemme said: Same here. 9 hours ago, CedB said: Thanks Giorgio - another vote for a @hendie molding 101 7 hours ago, TheBaron said: And here! 4 hours ago, AdrianMF said: And @hendie I wouldn’t find a discourse on plastic moulding 101 long or boring. Sounds like there would be some interest then. I'll start working on it and post something in Chat (I guess?) when I have something worth sharing. Nice to see you spreading your wings Ced. What a large span you have there! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Beautiful work Ced. She looks grand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 15/06/2018 at 11:06, Lord Riot said: According to Craig Bulman's 'Vulcan B2 from a different angle' book, XH558 did have TFR fitted, but it would have been removed when she was converted to the MR role with 27 Sqn. Only the Vulcans in this list were never equipped with TFR: <snip photo> 23 hours ago, WV908 said: Cheers for the clarification - I probably should have checked my own copy of that book that I forgot I had. Not like i’d forget something that was signed by Craig in front of the bleedin’ thing at Waddington years back.... Thanks Lord and WV - great reference. I guess tracking modifications before computer records is arduous... certainly difficult for me! 22 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Made it on page 3 (just!). Looks fab. And props for doing seamless intakes the “proper” way... And @hendie I wouldn’t find a discourse on plastic moulding 101 long or boring. Regards, Adrian 21 hours ago, Azgaron said: Nice work with the wing joints! Looks a lot better! Håkan Thanks Adrian and Håkan Still sanding them though - ugh! 19 hours ago, Scimitar said: Good plan. Good luck though Some day I might actually finish one of the current production line. Meanwhile,back to Vulcans: http://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/index.html Thanks Scimitar - great link for 'all things Vulcan'! 18 hours ago, hendie said: Sounds like there would be some interest then. I'll start working on it and post something in Chat (I guess?) when I have something worth sharing. Nice to see you spreading your wings Ced. What a large span you have there! Thanks Hendie - certainly enough support to get something started? It'll be a great reference point for everyone... I can never remember the names of the bits; sprues, runners etc 13 hours ago, The Spadgent said: Beautiful work Ced. She looks grand. Thanks Johnny Surprisingly these arrived this morning: I think I'll judge my mojo and work on the Cessna (gentle assembly) or this (sanding and bashing) depending on the mood! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 With some 'smash the thing and get on with it' mojo this afternoon I considered the various options to remove the exhausts. Gently stroke a scalpel down the plastic, patiently increasing the depth of the cut until the plastic separates? Use a scriber and some Dymo tape? Faster but still slow. 'Dexter' saw? Maybe, but the contoured surface made me nervous. Nothing for it then, el Baron's Dremel cutting wheel technique it is: Ha ha ha ha! Chainsaw massacre eat your heart out: I was a bit worried about the melting plastic... slowing down the Dremel risked binding... then I thought 'Do I care if it's cut out or melted off' and decided no, I didn't. However, WARNING, don't do this: If you read the instructions (wuss) you'll see that a ) the AM is designed to be fitted BEFORE you join the fuselage halves and b ) the cut on the underside is further forward than the top to match the step in the resin: The wheel also won't cut up to the fuselage. No, wait, that's not right. Be careful not to cut into the fuselage with the wheel. Better. After that you'll need some smaller tools to cut up to the edges but soon: Same on the bottom (fnaar!). If you're using a scalpel then, as always, H&S rules apply; don't cut towards any flesh. If you do you might be lucky and just nick your skin: If you're not lucky a trip to A&E will be required and you'll waste lots of modelling time. Unless you glue it yourself with, gulp, CA. One issue with this 'don't do it after the halves are glued together' method is that the tail goes all droopy. Rats. Stick the fin on, that'll hold it: Yes, that is blood on the kitchen towel. A plaster has been applied to avoid future spillage. Giorgio's single edge blades came out - much easier to handle I found. Soon we had a suitable hole: … but the 'leave a bit of the lug' they refer to in the instructions was not cut enough and wouldn't go in the slot in the resin: Sorry, this is a bit boring isn't it? I've used up my aggressive mojo now but, after bevelling the inside of the holes with a dental burr, we're nearly there: On one side. Harumph. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 You were definitely right to go with the replacement exhausts Ced, not only are the the correct ones for this airframe but they are also miles better than the Airfix ones. Martian 👽 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Much better, Ced! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I really need to be visiting the site more. You're unstoppable, Ced! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Not to a bad job there Ced. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Daring cut, that turned out pretty well. Looking a lot better with the resin! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Nice work on the engines they do make a big difference! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 2 hours ago, CedB said: ha ha! Chainsaw massacre eat your heart out: Bold moves Ced and a top result on replacing them pipes. Sweating blood actually and metaphorically! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Wow Ced, great surgery! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Blood, gore, and lacerations. What an X rated post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Happy Father's Day everyone! Milk it guys, milk it... Thanks Martian, Benedikt, PC (yes you must visit more!), Stuart, Håkan, Roger, Tony and Giorgio for the kind words 4 hours ago, hendie said: Blood, gore, and lacerations. What an X rated post. You think that was X rated? Nah, THIS is X... no, better not... Yesterday saw the anniversary of my selling the company and retiring. Twelve months of freedom. Time flies like an arrow. (Fruit flies like a banana) People asked me what I was going to do when I retired, presumably unable to imagine how I would replace my Sisyphean career when the rock wasn't there and the ground levelled out. "I'm going to do nothing" I would reply. "I haven't done nothing for years. And I'm going to do that until I get bored. I haven't been bored for years either." Am I bored yet? No. Of course there was wine (sufficient) and, finally, Lupini beans. I'd first had them in Madeira on our holiday in April and I liked them, a lot. Mrs B bought some for my birthday in May. She hid them from me until 'the day' but, you guessed it, forgot where she'd hidden them. Luckily she ordered some more and they arrived last week. Yum, nom nom nom... (When looking for that link I saw in Google's 'People also ask' "Is Lupini beans good for you?" The only possible answer to that is "No, they ain't". Charlatans) My expectation is that Mols will sniff them out when, eventually, the bag rots and they go rotten. Ho hum. I also, perhaps unwisely, stuck in the other resin before I went to bed. Uh oh. No blood this time but I woke up this morning fearing the worst. And, for some inexplicable reason, rambling. Must be the beans. What do we have? The modellers Gavotte: Gap, step, step, gap, gap, gap, step. Hold on a minute, missed one. Gap. Looking on the bright side, they're not that bad and it will give me something to do. Fill, fill, sand, sand. Not at all boring 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Someone's full of beans this morning! 😆 Great to hear that retirement is really just another 'chrysalis' moment in life Ced, leading to a new set of wings. To curtail 21 minutes ago, CedB said: The modellers Gavotte: such gap issues can be ameliorated by using a generous helping of epoxy to glue such features together - the excess is nice and hard when cured and can be carved and sanded back flush to produce a seamless surface, effectively using the gluing medium simultaeously as a filler. Not that I would wish to stop anyone dancing on Pater's Day, though they're all still asleep here at the moment and show no signs of rushing in with bounteous gifts... Have a great day yourself mister! 🤘 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Nice work Ced . Replacements look great. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Thanks Tony Good tip on the epoxy. I'd seen you using it on the Boxcar but forgotten Instead I used Giorgio's CA method trying to make sure the gel filled at least some of the gap. Thanks Chris Right, NOW I'm bored with sanding. I think I've got everything ready for seam filler, then another sanding followed by primer will show any problems. To progress I've stuck in the bomb bay and nose wheel doors: I think I can stick the wings on now... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Well, there goes my bench space... 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 The wing to fuselage joins look reasonable so you can concentrate the filling and sanding on the jet pipes. Hope the wound has healed, how many stitches did you have? John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV908 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) Whoops just realised I forgot to post the comparison photos (shuffles away) - but it looks like they are not needed! I too fitted the new exhausts with the fuselage already closed up so know your pain, although I resorted to attacking the resin with a multitude of sharp and abrasive things to get it to fit. You’re already about as far with yours as I am with mine haha Cheers, WV908 Edited June 17, 2018 by WV908 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Massive! Great job, Ced! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Biggles87 said: The wing to fuselage joins look reasonable so you can concentrate the filling and sanding on the jet pipes. Hope the wound has healed, how many stitches did you have? John Thanks John Not to bad on the top, bit wider on the bottom (fnaar!) 2 hours ago, WV908 said: Whoops just realised I forgot to post the comparison photos (shuffles away) - but it looks like they are not needed! I too fitted the new exhausts with the fuselage already closed up so know your pain, although I resorted to attacking the resin with a multitude of sharp and abrasive things to get it to fit. You’re already about as far with yours as I am with mine haha Cheers, WV908 Not to worry WV Oooh, sanding resin eh? Nasty... 1 hour ago, giemme said: Massive! Great job, Ced! Ciao Thanks Giorgio Yes, she's certainly a big bird. Closed undercarriage doors are not optimal: As John says, I can concentrate on blending in the exhausts, this time with Squadron Green (to save the Humbrol!): Getting a bit bored with this one today... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, CedB said: Well, there goes my bench space... & that's why I'm not so much into 1/72 for these things, too big for my modelling area & somewhere to put them. Nothing against Vulcans, I like them & do have a 1/144 Great Wall one. Steve. Edited June 18, 2018 by stevehnz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 That does look BIG. And nice too! Shame about the undercarriage doors. The bomb bay and nosewheel doors looks OK so I guess that’s a bit of filling and sanding saved. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Nice job Ced! Impressive size! Could you possibly use the wheel bays as template, and cut doors from plastic sheet? Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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