Redshift Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Welcome omce again my friends to the show that never ends. This months lesson in wood fondling will be a demo of how to find a camel in a plank. Specifically, uncovering the sopwith camel that is hiding inside the offcuts of my spitfire build. Step 1, plans and bits Part B, Hercule Poirot's moustache: iii, carefully measure the fuselage Four, get distracted during planing and take too much off, plus the top of my finger. Grrrrr More anon when the bleeding stops. Nick 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Interesting. What scale is it. I'm currently scratching a Pup in 1/48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Marklo said: Interesting. What scale is it. I'm currently scratching a Pup in 1/48 1/32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 This will be interesting. I have used wood for some parts of a model but not all of one - will follow with interest. P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Right, back from a very restful sojourn to God's Own Country and back to "work". I've been trying to come up with a way of modelling a 9 cylinder rotary, but my geometry keeps failing, so to get back into the swing of things some miniguns. Well, mini- Vickers, not miniguns, but you know what I mean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Looking good! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 I think I may be there with the engine, especially as its mostly hidden under the nose cowling. Had to make a new prop as the old one broke, and manged to clone the vickers gun. Need to think about the cowling next, it may mean using plastic (shudder). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 02/09/2018 at 20:45, Redshift said: Right, back from a very restful sojourn to God's Own Country and back to "work". Wow ! All of this work and a trip to New Zealand as well! Only just found this but am loving what I am seeing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 11 hours ago, Bandsaw Steve said: Wow ! All of this work and a trip to New Zealand as well! Only just found this but am loving what I am seeing! Sorry Steve, it was God's Own Country (northern England division) a.k.a North Yorkshire. Very pretty, but not as pretty as the pictures I've seen of NZ. Think I can avoid the dreaded plastic for now, plywood to the rescue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Looking forward to seeing how you manage to make a cowling out of plywood..... Good work on the prop and guns. P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Latest fettlings 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Looking good! 👍 Balsa? Top wings of a Camel have no dihedral so there’s a good thing! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Not balsa, stacked rings of 5mm ply. Even a flat wing can give me trouble, I joined them with 1mm brass bar, but drilling the holes accurately was challenging. Next, what to do about the cockpit, and how mad to go with detail given that it is hidden under the wing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Nearly got all the parts made, just need to sort some undercarriage, a load of struts and the cockpit, then its time to nail it all together. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Excellent! P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Very organised! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Lots of activity, but not much to show for it. I did several hours keyhole surgery to scrape out the cockpit, but I'm not overly happy with it as its a bit rough and ready. Also tried making raised ribs then completely abandoned them as being, well, rubbish. Here is the current state of play, starting to come together, but not quite as good as I'd hoped. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Redshift said: ......but not quite as good as I'd hoped. Looks OK to me. I do like the cowling and guns. Coming together well IMHO. P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Looks Ok to me too! Don’t chasten yourself too much - this is scratchbuilding after all. Don’t think of imperfections as problems, think of them as talking points and proof that it’s scratched. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Bandsaw Steve said: Looks Ok to me too! Don’t chasten yourself too much - this is scratchbuilding after all. Don’t think of imperfections as problems, think of them as talking points and proof that it’s scratched. 😀 Very true. Guess I've just got mid-project doldrums, and I've also been looking at too many of @Moa's outstanding scratch-built weird and wonderful creations. There's also an Avro 504K somewhere that's coming together rather well too! Edited September 17, 2018 by Redshift typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 This is looking great! I woodn't have clue where to start with would. 🤔 Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 3:19 AM, Redshift said: There's also an Avro 504K somewhere that's coming together rather well too! I wouldn't bother taking tips from that one - he's making far too many silly mistakes! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 hours ago, limeypilot said: This is looking great! I woodn't have clue where to start with would. 🤔 Ian Or indeed even how to spell it! 😂😂🤪😂🤪🤪🤪 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Perhaps the subtlety was lost.... Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 2 hours ago, limeypilot said: subtlety ah... now I get it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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