Tomoshenko Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Looking good Bill. That blue is beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Quite taken with it myself Tom. And for now just a little bit of fettling before the transfers get transferred. Blue and white do not sit happily together yet I have also begun cleaning up the paint line around the nose radar, looks as if it might be OK. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Happy fettling Bill, were all looking forward to the ceremonial sticking of the transfers 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 My order of Microscale colour decal sheets has landed. A kinda quaint way of marketing gives me two sheets of white in a pack but only one set in other coloured ones. OK, it is what it... I have had an experimental dabble with white along the blue white line on the top. It looks almost pale blue when you open the pack but when I placed it along the wobbly junction of colours it vanished and gave me a brilliant smooth join. Color (sic) me sold, brilliant stuff. I also made a fillet for the tail logo by putting masking tape over the white panel on the lower tail, marking it and trimming to fit then laying the tape on the decal sheet to cut out the shape. Added to the tail and, wow. Perfection again. I used Microset to prepare the decal area as Microscale recommend and ended with Daco Strong which is my go-to setting solution. I'm letting it set for this morning and I will post pictures this afternoon. I will definitely use this technique again 😒 I wish I'd done it for the AW-101 Norwaystyle. I have red dayglo sheet and it is excellent. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Tip Do not put the white on as thick as you think you need to, there will be a price... . Both sides leave much improvement necessary I am pleased that I put a ceiling inside to hide the big hole where the rotor sits, phew. OK onwards, maybe upwards... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 A day without spokes Driving me bonkerserserserser so I went up a link to this one There is still a little tidying of the windows to do so I have also been designing the outlined door sections for the fuselage in Paint Shop Pro And sanding the white/dayglo ridges on this one before I paint it black More tomorrow folks. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Coming along nicely Bill... Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 But "GELATELLI BOURBON VANILLA".... I can't set my eyes on that.... Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Lidl's finest, now unobtainable ice cream. Unless you have had it... Those big red tubs define much of my modelling and automotive storage, spacious and deep. I miss that stuff. Colin I hope you like where we are at present, there's much tidying to work on before I can set her in flight. Airfix's nose is curiously 'not quite' which sets some interesting decisions in play. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Let's see how the starboard side looks huh? Think that counts as nuff's enough for the doors and windies. Tidying up the white framework and the red under nose area nextest. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I kinda like this chopper, you know? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 56 minutes ago, giemme said: I kinda like this chopper, you know? Ciao Yeah, me too G. Proper handsome machine, the real Queen Of The Skies in fact. Mind you the next S-61N I build will definitely be from the Revell mouldings. This Airfix nose has been 'doing me in'! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandie Dinmont Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I’ve just spent a delightful afternoon catching up on all 14 pages of this build. Bill, I am in awe both of your modelling skills and your perseverance. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Undeserved praise really Craig, this, as is usual in my builds has been a massive consultation exercise. From Colin providing the raw materials all the way from the Dark Continent (I almost wrote condiment there, it must be approaching feeding time) and others like Tomo and Timmas, Heather and Tony and well the list goes on. Timmas gave me the BA logo that sits proudly on her tail, really is a combined team effort. Luckily for me I was offered the chance to 'lead', glad that you are enjoying our work. Next up, Sponson painting and fitment. Won't THAT be fun... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Coming along nicely Bill. Dark condiment would be appropriate at this time, out government has us in a pickle as it were! Colin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 Well time moves on slowly ('til you look and see it's been over a month already) as does fitting sponsons to The Queen Firstly the lengths of the struts had to be determined then new struts sourced to replace the slightly too short ones from the Airfix kit. I took a length of tube and flattened it in my bench vise and slid a drop of Tamiya Green Top inside whilst squeezing The Aeroclub struts are actually too streamlined for this application so a new approach was called for, I didnt fancy filing off the leading/trailing edge aerofoil sections just for three inches of strut. Then I found the best pair of cast sponsons from my selection of assorted pre-moulded ones that I copied when Colin sent me his collection of components for this build, I copied them because another S-61N has been on the horizon for me for a while and I was going to need spares. Flash has flooded the picture but it shows the progress I made. Until yesterday afternoon when I had to address the elephant in the room. They are actually too small. Alan drew some very good plans when he posted this article in Airfix Magazine in September 1971 and as I have believed his dimensions for the build I cannot ignore the dimensions for the sponsons. Of course this effect is magnified when the sponson is fitted with its characteristic tilt So Milliput dashes in to the rescue. One of the 'best' sponsons had its flot gear removed making it symmetrical and undercart bay void underneath filled in. The first layers of Milli were put on yesterday afternoon and after filing to basic shape the second, defining layer added this morning Sitting safely atop my box of nose weights above a layer of polythene it now sits awaiting final filing and sanding to shape. When done I intend to use the sponson as a vac-form buck. I expect this to be useable tomorrow. Adieu mes braves. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 All in all, a nice bit of scratch building going on Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Well, buck's back. Buck was propped up on a small piece of plasticene for the shot so it's actually a view at the proper orientation. I am happy with that so this morning is garage time, with added plasticard, yippee. The differences between un-messed with are clear from the side Just a few spots of original resin visible via the previous paint job And this is where it all started a few months ago, slow aren't I? No dont say it... They actually looked OK but when in place the attitude just didn't do it for me when the braces were held in place Oh well, hope it warms up a bit down in the 'dirty workshop' 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice work Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 who needs a 3D printer when you have a Bill in your workshop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, hendie said: who needs a 3D printer when you have a Bill in your workshop Me Not working as a decent vac-form buck Next out has to come the latex and resin But when it is a bit warmer though, not this week 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Wow Bill, I hadn't realised the sponsons were so undersize! I was looking at the windows after your unmasking and thought, ouch some work needed there but , nice save. Coming together nicely. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 We seem to be doing OK ish Colin but the sponson sizes really show when you put them in place, yes you can make a model but in reality the effect is quite visibly 'off' Not a worry though, I decided to try the vac forms out for effect so there is an outside shape let's give it a bit of structure and see if I need to go industrial. An hour with plasticard and Swann-Morton gives us these These inner boxes are for handling as it stands but one or both may make it into the model if the pairs of halves go together nicely Experiments underway this evening possibly 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Casting today, reports later. The vac-cing does not please me.😡 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 3 hours ago, perdu said: The vac-cing does not please me. The casting does not please me rule #86 - Use a suitable moulding base rule #87 - fix buck securely into casting moulding base, in this case a plastic cup with a little dollop of plasticene at the base rule #88 - mix latex carefully avoiding as many big air bubbles as you can and fill the cup with latex, gently shaking so as to prevent too many bubbles building up on the casting area of the mould rule #89 - mix enough latex Guess which rule I broke? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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