Bandsaw Steve Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 ‘I want to do my best though’… Hmmm, Is THAT the trick? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Agree with Ian - this is a huge leap forward from the Pfalz pair - and they were mini works of art in their own right. Gobsmacked! P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Thank you! I hope I can keep the momentum going. There's lots left to do, but all the rest of the details feel like cake now that the major assemblies are done. The tail codes were a bit of a problem, as there is nothing out there in 1/144 that can be used for them. I found a fuzzy screenshot of wingnut wings' decal sheet however and was able to reduce it in photoshop and use it as a guide to draw high resolution ones of my own. I printed two of these out. One on white and another on clear decal film. I used a regular domestic laser printer and set it to grayscale and Best quality. It printed out nice and clear. Both sheets were brushed with a light coat of satin acrylic clear to seal them. The plain black "85" was put on first and settled in nicely with my favourite MRP Mr Mark Softer. I allowed myself plenty of spares! The next bit was the tricky part. Using a fresh scalpel blade I roughly cut out a nice looking A and 7, leaving a generous margin of space around them. These were soaked off of the backing paper and placed on a dark surface... (an old plastic gift card if you must know). I then popped my Borg eyepiece in and carefully chopped the excess white away from each of them. This took a number of tries but eventually produced a couple of pairs that I was happy with. Rather amusingly, my head was practically touching the bench as I was doing this. My wife happened to walk past while I was doing this and thought I had nodded off... Anyway, here's a shot of the finished tail codes. I also managed to get some more rigging in place along the booms and made a start on the control pulleys on the wings. Edited September 5, 2021 by Putty Animal 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Balck codes with white outlines.....in this scale? Exceptionally incredible!! P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) Hopefully it'll be all over by Christmas Edited September 6, 2021 by Putty Animal 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 My brain keeps telling me this build can not be this small, and that matchstick is actually one of those joke pens. I couldn't get this good in 1/48! 👏 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 (edited) Balck codes with white outlines.....in this scale? Exceptionally incredible!! I have seen several models in this scale but this beats them all for delicacy and realism. A brilliant piece of modelling in every way. P Edited September 6, 2021 by pheonix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Darn, this is nice.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 She's a beauty for sure 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 That is really superb work!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Absolutely brilliant. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Thank so much! I'm really looking forward to getting the undersides done so I don't have to keep flipping the thing over onto its back. I'm running out of places to pick it up from 😬 I made some bomb racks from styrene strip and glued these in place with PVA. A bit more (!) rigging was added to the undercarriage and out from the lower wing to the pulleys near the ailerons. The wheels got a tiny wash of grotty coloured oils to pick them out as well. Plus the nacelle grab handle and wingtip skids were made from 0.15mm wire and glued in place. I still need to make the control horns and add a couple of last wires before this bit is done. Then carefully turned it over for a look... Another dozen rigging wires went into the booms too. That's the last of the bracing wires, so I should be able to permanently attach the tailplane soon. Then it is onto the control cables. I'm pretty happy with the "sit" of it though. And my 1917 shilling arrived in the post today! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Good lord that could pass for 1/32 if it wasn’t for the coin! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Totally agree with AW: how large was the lorry that delivered the (oversized) shilling? P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Just looking at it makes me chuckle, it’s that good. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I don't know how you did that. I mean, you've shown us obviously, but that is a micro-miracle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 This is absolutely astonishing. It would be highly praiseworthy in 1:72 but 1:144? I am seriously lost for words. Stunning work! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Almost there now. During the week I was able to add the control cables and rigging to the top wing and along to the tail. I think there's maybe six more wires to go now. I also made the windscreen from some super thin cellophane and added the two Lewis guns (been wanting to do that for ages). Here's a dawn shot for a bit of a moody backdrop: 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 That’s an epic shot. You must be so pleased with this and how it’s turning out. I just think it’s hard to see how you can ever better this build. You’ve set your own bar fairly high now sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Damn... this is nuts in 1/144 scale but a tremendous job you've pulled off.... brilliant work... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 20 hours ago, ajmm said: That’s an epic shot. You must be so pleased with this and how it’s turning out. I just think it’s hard to see how you can ever better this build. You’ve set your own bar fairly high now sir! Hi ajmm You're absolutely right. I'm really happy with how its coming out, but I'm having a bit of a modeller's crisis wondering what on earth I will do when its finished. Something a lot easier I hope! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Getting towards the end, some of the tasks that remain are some of the most difficult. The course-setter bombsight on the side of the nacelle was definitely not what I signed up for. Its tiny and ludicrously complicated, but it was there on A857 so I had to do it. 3mmx1.3mm and 14 pieces of wire and sprue in total. Here's a shot of it glued in position. I hope I never have to make one again! 😭 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I'll take my hat off to that.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Has to be one of your best. Absolutely stunning especially so considering the small scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 And again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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