perdu Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Bronson rules, Bronson's law Yeah, that could keep me honest... Ced you look armless, belay that you look bloodless armed Relax a while and ponder this The kit canopy is easy to polish smooth, we've pretty well all of us proven that for ourselves your worship My suggestion requires you to grasp that particular, painless nettle and do the polishing then using the Alleycat, rather unfortunate resin casting make a plunge moulding of it with its associated framing unfiled off out of thin white plasticard Then use that as a template to cut out the clear pieces of the window leaving the external window framing to add to the lovely shiny well fitting kit component the way I did in this old example n.b this is not a Nimrod but I was then able to do all sorts of little things inside the framing As you see the clear piece has a white plastic skin added that can be made to do whatever you wish The new outer can even be painted inside to represent the internal paint job After the show is over... Ready to fit and forget Hope you get new blood soon, fancy being so careless... 🙄 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 How many orange Club biscuits do you get for an empty arm? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Blood donor my arts. He's having a special modelling arm fitted in order to sort that canopy! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Procopius said: Death Wish III was always my favourite. Who knew the mean streets of New York looked so much like Brixton? I know what you mean PC - the gentle man who wants to be left alone, but then… 7 hours ago, perdu said: Bronson rules, Bronson's law Yeah, that could keep me honest... Ced you look armless, belay that you look bloodless armed Relax a while and ponder this The kit canopy is easy to polish smooth, we've pretty well all of us proven that for ourselves your worship My suggestion requires you to grasp that particular, painless nettle and do the polishing then using the Alleycat, rather unfortunate resin casting make a plunge moulding of it with its associated framing unfiled off out of thin white plasticard Then use that as a template to cut out the clear pieces of the window leaving the external window framing to add to the lovely shiny well fitting kit component the way I did in this old example [snip photo] n.b this is not a Nimrod but I was then able to do all sorts of little things inside the framing [snip photo] As you see the clear piece has a white plastic skin added that can be made to do whatever you wish The new outer can even be painted inside to represent the internal paint job After the show is over... [snip photo] Ready to fit and forget Hope you get new blood soon, fancy being so careless... 🙄 Thanks Bill - all is now clear! Option 4 but may be promoted 2 hours ago, Biggles87 said: How many orange Club biscuits do you get for an empty arm? Two They were in short supply and had to be hunted down. Nom nom nom… 1 hour ago, TheBaron said: Blood donor my arts. He's having a special modelling arm fitted in order to sort that canopy! [snip photo] Now THAT would be useful! Tomo thanks for the video - classic! Free day tomorrow. Snow outside. Some modelling imminent! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 There's an easy solution to the canopy issue Ced. Model WWI biplanes, they don't have one! Ian 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 Thanks Ian - now there's an idea… no, wait, rigging! Agggghhhh… Snow? Haven't had this much for a few years: Snowy in Bath by Ced Bufton, on Flickr Snowed in - yes! Gave me plenty of time to consider the options and decide to sand the living daylights out of the resin: That's half way through when I realised that the masks needed to come off: Which window is right? by Ced Bufton, on Flickr Now then, remember I had to add some bits of mask around the, er, masks to fill the outer windows? You can see there on the right, the mask shape and on the left the frames on the resin. Which one is right? I shall check references. In the meantime I've sanded to this: Once I've decided on the correct shape I'll Micro-mesh those areas and re-mask. Once I've created some new ones. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Hey Ced This is turning into a great build you've worked wonders with that canopy (and the rest of the kit for that matter) bravo sir! Cheers Iain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Intrepid! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Looking very promising, great job Ced! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovis Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Without wanting to add any more spanners to your marvellous work, Sir, but are you going to tackle the badly misshapen tailplanes the kit provides us with? Apparently they're too long and too rounded at the tips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 It's beginning to look like you're getting somewhere, keep at it. John PS it looks like we are having a milder winter here for once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 No mercy! I fear it is the fate of many a transparency to have the bejasus sanded out of it. I'm sure you will be able to restore it to clarity. It certainly looks blended in now! I think I would go with the resin window outlines rather than the masks, because the top frames of the resin appear to be horizontal around the corner to line up with the top of the rear window. Otherwise the pilot wouldn't be able to see much above his eye line at 45 degrees front left or front right. Google finds a "alamy stock" head-on photo that shows a pretty level set of top frames. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Thanks Iain, PC, Giorgio and John 19 hours ago, hovis said: Without wanting to add any more spanners to your marvellous work, Sir, but are you going to tackle the badly misshapen tailplanes the kit provides us with? Apparently they're too long and too rounded at the tips. Thanks Chris - I'll check some reference shots. It does seem that the MR1 had the flatter tips AND some greeblies near the ends 18 hours ago, AdrianMF said: No mercy! I fear it is the fate of many a transparency to have the bejasus sanded out of it. I'm sure you will be able to restore it to clarity. It certainly looks blended in now! I think I would go with the resin window outlines rather than the masks, because the top frames of the resin appear to be horizontal around the corner to line up with the top of the rear window. Otherwise the pilot wouldn't be able to see much above his eye line at 45 degrees front left or front right. Google finds a "alamy stock" head-on photo that shows a pretty level set of top frames. Regards, Adrian Thanks Adrian - good point. I've imported an image into Silhouette Studio so I'll have a look Here's where we are after LOTS of Micro-Meshing and a coat of Aqua Gloss: on Flickr As clear as I can get it I think. Happy with the blending though (until I see the faults under primer). 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 You took no prisoners Ced. Looks much better now though. PS the garden needs a snowman. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 You’re nailed it, Ced! You’re a very stoic with this build, so it’s time to celebrate the canopy fitting 👍 Cheers! 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Bravo sir, you seemed to have won the battle of wills against the canopy . Anyhow, she will be nearer the ceiling than the floor so... Simon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Yerrss You could do it that way top job Ced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Looking much better now. As I said before, I feared, that you have to sand the left side anyway, but indeed the right decision at all. You can polish them clear again of course. I know that, as I do so on 50 years old heavy scratched diecasts, but it take(s?) it(s?) time. One step closer to the ceiling. Cheers Btw : A snowman would be a nice addition. No snow here anymore now. Too warm yesterday. Edited February 2, 2019 by bbudde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Looks very good now, Ced! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Impressive work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) you could do an aircraft builders version of them floaty boaty builders waterline builds. All you'd need is the bottom half of the wings, the tailplane - stick the bomb bay directly on the ceiling, add the sticky outy bits either side of it and you're done. A "skyline" version of a Nimrod right there in your ceiling Edited February 2, 2019 by hendie 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Nice work Ced, you took the (clear plastic) bull by the horns and definitely triumphed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Taken by the horns and truly tamed CedB, you could be nominated for an Oscar for this thread, nomination pending. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, Head in the clouds. said: Taken by the horns and truly tamed CedB, you could be nominated for an Oscar for this thread, nomination pending. Nobel Prize. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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