Putty Animal Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Yep, it's 1/144. And yes, I'm actual size. Got the engine bearers on this evening after much tinkering about. Dropped the pieces half a hundred times before I managed to get them into place. Was delighted though to find my earlier measurements were good and the Beardmore sat at just the right height. Need to make a tiny half-round cutout in the back of the nacelle to accept the prop shaft and allow the engine to slide back about .8mm, but it's looking pretty good for fit. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 i have major respect for you scratch building talent sir 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 hours ago, SA80A2AR said: i have major respect for you scratch building talent sir And your eyesight! Ian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I agree with SA80A2AR and Ian. That is a super piece of modelling. P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks fellas. I made a start on the outside of the nacelle by scribing some of the panels behind the pilot and embossing some of the fastener slots with a handy bit of brass strip that I cut to shape and put in a pin vise. The stitching was painted on in a similar way to the wing rib tapes. However I went over them after unmasking with the edge of a needle and gave the surface a bit of texture. There is at least one more row of stitching, plus a handful of circular access panels to do. So far the results are fairly encouraging though. Lord knows what I'm going to do about decals 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Stitching in 1/72 is bad enough but 1/144 is just mental, not something I could do...unless it was a decal. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 What he said! Fantastic stuff! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I have to keep reminding myself that this is the micro-scale and not WNW Brobdignagian Scale. With reference to the markings - you could paint the cockades by hand using a pair of dividers and scribing the circles. I do this regularly on my 1/72 scale models, but I woould advise that if you do so on the nacelle, put them on before you add the wings. On my 1/72 conversion of the Fee I painted them on the nacelle after I had added the wings anf they were tricky....! Alternatively ak one of the specialist printers to make you a set - expensive but worth it for this model which is going to be exceptional when finished. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks for the advice! I'll have to think about that. I did some wing roundels earlier for a different project that were masked and painted. It worked out well, although it was only two colours. I noticed there are cockades available from Blue Rider, however I've had no experience with that manufacturer and the promotional shots seem to seem to all be out of register. My best option might be to buy some Valom SE5a and Bristol Fighter kits and see if their decals will fit. Could get pricey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Truly amazing modelling skills on display here. Far beyond my skill level but that's not stopping me from loving following this. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Lots left to do, but I think I reached a bit of a milestone today. I managed to do the last of the stitching by masking up with scotch tape and spraying some careful coats of Tamiya grey. I always lay down a strip to temporarily represent the width of stitching to use it as a guide for laying down the wider strips. Once this is done I remove the thin strip, ready for painting. I do the same for canopy frames and find it works really well. After unmasking I was able to clean the raised line up a bit and detail it (if you could call it that) with the edge of a needle. The circular hatches were scribed at the same time. Ideally these should have been raised instead of flush with the surface, but I wasn't confident I could pull that off. Anyhoo, that's a big step forward. Now that the main detail to the nacelle is added I can start thinking about painting sub assemblies soon. And trying to nut out how to make two tiny Lewis guns... Time to take the giant matchstick out for a run! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Amazing work. I've been laser printing decals lately. The Zig zags and the Gauntlet on my gamecock. Works very well and in colour too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Cheers Marklo! I’ll see how I go. I had the good fortune to find the tiny B’1 letters in white among my decal collection this evening. From a Mitsubishi Pete floatplane if all things I also found the 1.4mm high codes for the tail. The next task will be the cockades and underwing letters. With a bit of luck I can paint them if nothing else turns up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Putty Animal said: paint them ...paint them! Have you gone potty man . Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaneng Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Wikipedia BARMY Daft, ridiculous, beyond comprehension: see also Putty Animal Bloody hell chap, well done 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevejj Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 The standard of modeling on this thread is nothing short of miraculous. In the words of Victor Meldrew "I dont believe it!!" Keep on amazing us sir! All the best Steve 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 03/04/2019 at 03:45, isaneng said: Wikipedia BARMY Daft, ridiculous, beyond comprehension: see also Putty Animal Cheeky beggar!!! I'll just leave this here.... 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevejj Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 This is getting ridiculous! How is this possible? I bet they work too! All the best Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 07/04/2019 at 05:51, Stevejj said: This is getting ridiculous! How is this possible? I bet they work too! Unfortunately the only one working is me! Here's a little more progress. I made the two ammunition drums by turning a piece of styrene rod in a flexi-drill and using a scalpel blade as a sort of miniature lathe cutter. I somehow imagined I could score the radial lines in the drums using an elaborate jig, but it wasn't to be. I did a test one, but though I could stare at it until my eyes began to bleed - I was buggered if I could see them. I contented myself with doing the inside ring on the ammunition drum, and this looks quite nice. Better than a plain flat top at any rate. The thought of airbrushing them was terrifying. I could just see myself launching them into oblivion with the first puff of air, so I decided to brush paint them instead. I don't want to cover them in a solid coat of paint, as they will probably loose something of their crispness so I gave them a wash of very dark grey Mr Color lacquer that had been thinned all to heck with a generous amount of retarder. Results are below. This will be the initial coat and I will do one or two more with a wash of lamp black artist oils. Probably once they are attached to the aircraft. It hopefully will give them a slight sheen and still allow the raised edges to show though. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevejj Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Half your skills please....... just half and I would be a happy old -ish man!! Stunning work Steve 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Have to agree with Stevejj - I could do with some of those skills too - and be a happy old man! P 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Simply stunning, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I have to agree with everybody, skillfully stunning. Or ... that is a big matchstick! Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Stark staring, 24 carat, cast iron, copper-bottomed insanity! I approve. This is inspirational stuff indeed. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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