andyf117 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 09/03/2019 at 10:14, Scimitar said: Bag of Merlin allsorts (a new range in confectionery ?) should be with you on Monday/Tuesday. The allsorts landed this morning thank you Richard No blue sprinkles ones but I bain't a complaining, new nose sensors on but there will need to be some adjustment, they point the flat sensor faces too far aft to my eye This is visible on this picture of the airframe with a few new greeblies aboard Little teardrop fairings (and the bigger rearwards ones) and some tie down rings added I think the flat faces of the sensors ought to face a little more forward and be on a slightly different shaped mount too Easy stuff now though thank you You also sent me the FLIR eyeyball moulding which I need to look like this so I have begun remaking the wheel/ball I found a suitable diameter of tube and began making the main body of the bracket like this The ball had two odd earpiece mouldings on each side, probably meant to look like the pivot up there Here is the newer version ready to carve the upper ring section to a smaller diameter And Oh well I will be back, maybe tomorrow but it is Tuesday Night Steak Club 'voir 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 16 minutes ago, perdu said: they point the flat sensor faces too far aft to my eye Have you got them on the wrong way round? Try the left one ,shown,on the right? I think the longer part of the fairing is at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hi Richard, no I have them fitted with the 'eyebrow' curl-like fairing following the nose cone contour faithfully just as in the photos I reckon it is just one of those other notional thing Italeri were just a tad off when they mastered the moulds No worries now though I have decided what happens next, my sihrsc gets some gentle practice in the noble art of adjustery. Thanks for sending those resin flare/chaff packs too, the defensive suite will soon be finished 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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perdu Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Well this is what I am seeking on this Merlin The curved fairing follows the contour around the nose 'cone' but at the back on this and on the ones without the later sensor package it just curves gently to fair it in in front of the forward observation window The sensor is oriented so it sits at 45º to the centreline (front and back ) I'm NOT making Gawaine's bird neither so forget any idea of me seeking archaic fonts for the name lettering, geddit! Anyway here is what is happening When I get oddball situations to interpret I like to draw them out in twoD like so As you see, some of the reshaping is done just need to round off a little more of the fillet then I can make new sensor mount plates 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Remember this? A fivepenny piece for scale so I bet you can tell where this is going So tiny huh I was mad doing that one wasnt I? Just the front doors to finish now, at least there will be one model for the club table this weekend, not likely to get Merlin there 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 That looks superb Bill. The Merlin will be worth the wait. But this: 4 hours ago, perdu said: Reminds me of this Future project for the club bench perhaps... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 So here's a thought ........................... you might actually be able to get the OH-58 inside the back of the Merlin, with rotor head removed of course! Great progress Bill, I love all the exterior gubbins bits and bods you are fabricating for the Merlin ................... they will bring it to life. Terry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Oh Bill ! Is that an helicopter mating ??? 🤔 I'll be very curious to see the result, save a baby for me please ! The Kimerliowa is rarely seen in european skies !! Sure that Crisp will have a baby too !! Great job, Your attention to detail is really impressive Sincerely. CC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, corsaircorp said: Oh Bill ! Is that an helicopter mating ??? 🤔 I'll be very curious to see the result, save a baby for me please ! The Kimerliowa is rarely seen in european skies !! Sure that Crisp will have a baby too !! Great job, Your attention to detail is really impressive Sincerely. CC Bucket of cold water for Bill's helicopters! Martian 👽 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 It's just filth! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: It's just filth! Should never have been posted before the nine o'clock watershed! There may be impressionable and innocent young aliens watching this. Outraged of Mars 👽 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Mucky I agree but that is what you get when filthy minds abound The poor little jet Ranger-alike was hunting around for somewhere dry to land during storm Jeremy or whatever stupid name this latest little blow got lumbered with when he espied a Merlin in a pool with no MRG to get in the way Obviously this was the first class LP of choice 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Big un and little un both bostin. Great work Bill. Jont. Edited March 12, 2019 by The Spadgent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 A question for Jeff or anyone who knows Is this cover on top of the little pylon open at the back as it appears or is it a closed oddly-shaped box on there? I have the basics made up but am stalling on the cover piece if you can help thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 In this first photo it looks like its not fitted. In this one it is Enlarging your one makes me conclude that it is an open ended box covering the wires and cables to prevent size 10 boots causing grief. No doubt Merlin expert will be along shortly to prove otherwise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 One hopes so Richard but the first one you show is the early version, the later one is the one with the cover I've made the later type frame but I need to finish the top before I paint and fit it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 The early days of the later type frame mount The pencil mark shows where I estimate the upper cover will go Abovely Looking at this I will be making the cover bigger all round, this looks wimpy in the overhead view, more design work Bill Round up from the other side The beat goes on... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I didn't know there was a later type. I thought it was just the angle of the first photo. Perhaps I'm being a bit thick this morning,(I'll blame storm Gareth for a disturbed night). Here's your Tiger : Is she an HMA 1 there? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 I think so, the extra nose sensor is missing and from what Jeff says it is the earlier type of Wescam bracket onboard I still need/would like a decent view of the deck grabby doohdah underneath then I can paint her up Fifty shades worth 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Is that black thing coming down from the port undercarriage sponson a pipe or tube or is it a solid lump? So many questions... 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Ah, I saw the coffee cup symbol shone into the sky, batman style!!! Ok - the cables for the turret at the rear of the environmental cover are sealed by a fairlead, so there isn't a gaping hole at the rear. The black tube is the fuel jettison pipe, rubberish and a tube. Deck lock piccy - hold on.... Jeff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) Just for you... Taken from forward right and looking aft, left (left wheel is just out of shot on the right of picture) Is that ok or do you need more? Jeff Edited March 13, 2019 by pinky coffeeboat 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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