Robin Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 13 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: I'm looking at that SAM article right now Z. Should you (anyone) want a scanned copy, send me a PM with your email address and I'll do it during a not too busy time later today. Please don't blame me if you all start to jump online searching for Airfix Belvedere kits, however!! Cheers.. Dave. Hi Dave. Thank you very much for sorting out my problem. After getting the article scanned, I was unable to sort out the technicalities of sending a PM, I still don't know what I was doing wrong. Will put it down to age. Hi Zebra. As Shakespeare said, "Glad that all's well that ends well". Robin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Many thanks to @Rabbit Leader for the SAM article. It's going to be very useful - there are a couple of things in the article that I hadn't thought of - and the plans are very helpful. Not a huge amount of progress today but a few steps forward. I've started on the engine fairings, using milliput, which will need to be sanded to shape tomorrow once it's set properly. I've also cut the window out of the door and made the outer parts for the tailplanes by cutting down and altering the kit's vertical fins. A couple of big jobs planned for tomorrow: Trying to make the mesh parts for the engine fairings, using Eduard PE mesh. I think the forward fairing will be ok, the aft one is a more complex shape and I might have to end up compromising on the shape. Then there's the plunge moulding of the nose, which I've been putting off, but will have to bite the bullet and get on with it. thanks for looking Z 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Milliput now sanded to shape and mesh added. Couldn't really get the rear mesh to the right shape - it's a bit too complex - but happy enough with it. I've added some strips of masking tape to represent a bit of the framework and strips of bare metal foil to neaten up the edges. The mesh is a bit see through - if I did this again I'd add a shape on the inside to represent the engine. Time to (ahem) take the plunge and get on with plunge moulding the nose. cheers Z 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looking great Z, I love this innovative type of modelling, sooo rewarding.. Cheers.. Dave 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Rabbit Leader said: Looking great Z, I love this innovative type of modelling, sooo rewarding.. Cheers.. Dave I agree fully. This is a great set of upgrades to the kit, this is modelling right up my alley, great stuff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thanks @Rabbit Leader and @MarkSH. I'm enjoying it a lot. Seems to be really starting to come together now. Plunge moulding worked out ok but the part is a little to wide. It looks ok from the left, a bit of a ridge where it attaches on the right! Not to worry - this build is really about seeing what I can do with the Belvedere kit and trying new things than trying to achieve perfection, which would need an awful lot more work than I have time for! Other things I've got done today include attaching the outer bits of the tailplanes, adding a window to the door, fitting the door (which required a little modification to make it stand proud of the fuselage - it's a sliding door rather than the hinged door of the prototype), filling the inevitable huge gaps around the door, and adding the rectangular fairing to the top of the fuselage. Not a huge amount left to do before I start painting - door rails, tailplane struts, and aerodynamic fairings on the undercarriage legs. I've decided against adding the life rafts as they don't seem to have always been carried (although they often were). Here's how it's looking tonight: cheers Z 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hello Z, this is coming on a rum 'un as my Granddad used to say. You have done some fabulous work with this, and it really is making me want to get one sometime soon, and going back down memory lane! Looking forward to seeing the progress and paintwork. All the best, Ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 6:29 AM, Rabbit Leader said: I'm looking at that SAM article right now Z. Should you (anyone) want a scanned copy, send me a PM with your email address and I'll do it during a not too busy time later today. Please don't blame me if you all start to jump online searching for Airfix Belvedere kits, however!! Cheers.. Dave. G'day Dave, PM sent, cheers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 very impressive work there!! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Last photo before a coat of primer goes on: The last few things I had to do before painting were the fairing in front of the front intake, new tailplane struts, and aerodynamic fairings on the undercarriage legs. The fairing on the front intake was simply a few squares of plastic card stuck together and filed to shape. The tailplane struts were needed because the ones in the kit are too short - on the prototype the strut seems to have attached to the tailplane mid-way along its span, whereas on the production aircraft it attaches close to the kink in the tailplane. Finally the fairings on the struts were made by wrapping thin plastic card around the kit's struts and filling the ends with putty. Painting next. When I started this I had some doubts about whether it would be done by the end of the GB. If I was really going to town on it and trying to do it accurately there probably wouldn't be enough time - but to do that there are some issues that are very hard to solve (such as properly sorting out the windscreen and nose, and getting the under-engine mesh bits the right shape), so I'm happy just to aim for something that looks like a production Belvedere from a distance. And now I'm pretty confident that I'm going to get it done on time. cheers Z 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 There's a lot of work in that "conversion". Good luck with the painting! Regards, Adrian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Coming along nicely. I've always liked the look of the Belvedere, and have this kit in the 'stash', so I'm enjoying watching you wrestle it into submission 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thanks @AdrianMF and @Smudge A pretty straightforward update this time. No plastic fettling, modifying, scratch building or anything like that to report - just a coat of light aircraft grey, dark sea grey and dark green. It's a very simple camouflage pattern - I had a little trouble finding good, clear photos that illustrated the camouflage on both sides, but this looks about right. Better get on with the wheels and rotors. cheers Z 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 That’s looking so lovely Z, all that hard work is paying off big time. Should hopefully be a fun build from now onwards. Cheers.. Dave 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Now that is looking rather nifty! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Decals on. Mostly Xtradecals, 72 Squadron badges from a Modeldecal Wessex sheet. Not much more to do now - rotors obviously, plus a few aerials, and I keep forgetting to paint the exhausts. thanks for looking Z 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Looking good. Very smart. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Really good looking. All that effort was worth it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Liking that a lot! 👍 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Looking good Z 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 You gonna eat that camouflaged sausage that’s taking up too much bench space Z?? This is looking so good - I WANT one! Cheers. Dave 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 42 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: You gonna eat that camouflaged sausage that’s taking up too much bench space Z?? This is looking so good - I WANT one! Cheers. Dave Well it looks like good barbecue weather today... thanks Dave and Ray. Dave, maybe wait a bit before you take the plunge on an Airfix Belvedere. Someone said something a little cryptic in the rumourmonger section a week or two back that suggested there might be a kit coming. This build has been fun but there’s a lot that has to be compromised because there doesn’t seem to be a really good way to deal with the clear parts and the complex shape of the mesh bits under the fuselage. It would be great to have a new kit that dealt with these areas properly. cheers Z 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Thanks for the heads up Z. A new Belvedere kit would be great news although I must admit quite hard to fathom unless it’s some overall resin job thats attached to an equally exotic price tag! Good news all the same. Cheers.. Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Nice work - it’s looking very sharp with the decals on. Looking at your picture, that looks like a Britannia airways logo on a tail, and that table cloth is a fine example of dazzle camouflage - it must be hard to find a part of you drop it on there! Regards, Adrian 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 44 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: hat table cloth is a fine example of dazzle camouflage - it must be hard to find a part of you drop it on there! It's not a problem, I don't drop parts on the table cloth. I drop them on the floor instead. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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