andyf117 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another...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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 It's kinda cool of you guys to boost my waning ego thusly, but in fact this is the easy bit pulling a piece of acetate onto a raw buck body The next bit might be called mensuration, certainly requiring decent measurement in place A few pictures will show you what is involved, rest assured the real work is just about to begin Not tonight though, it is Friday Now the moulded piece looks decent-ish until you begin measuring The roof needs to be this wide at the upper sill line Pardon my clumsy but I cannot get the shot when the calipers are 'on target' 0.0715" at the upper cill line The moulded piece has some way to go yet And the base measurement should be But misses that target by a mile Metricated friends might like that in Continentale There is some considerable way to go, see you laters 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Ooh. A clear transparency! I'd stopped believing that such things even existed! In all seriousness Bill that is Occam's Razor to the max when it comes to technique: thou art a craftsperson deluxe when it comes to matters of sihrsc and plunge. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, TheBaron said: sihrsc and plunge.... Are they some kind of Brummie Hinge & Bracket? Is that what Bill & Tommo get up to at weekends? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislowe Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Brilliant! you may have some fine tuning of the dimensions, but that piece you've produced looks top knotch. We knew you'd do a great job! Edited April 26, 2019 by chrislowe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Ex-FAAWAFU said: Are they some kind of Brummie Hinge & Bracket? Is that what Bill & Tommo get up to at weekends? Well it's like this Crisp We could tell you but... 😕😱🙅 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 So "And it came to pass that we repaired to an inn the garage for real file work to commence" All the necessary bits from the hobbies room were tooken down into the darkling depths Drawings, calipers, the model and the mould piece that needed reducing to less than the kit size so that the moulded bits will fit the kit were placed on the bench/bonnet The buck was placed into a tube to raise it high enough for a clear depth of pull Once the moulding device was organised I began reducing the buck's oversized ness There cometh a time when sihrsc needs a hand, this is it The resin, once hardened is really very hard and the sihrce begins to have its teeth blunted (time for a new one perhaps although it still files plastic well enough) so I drew on sihrce's big brother to help out The eihrsc was enlisted to help out Meet the eight inch half round second cut file, a beefy friend in need This has been instrumental in whipping the hard resin down to the required dimensions, just a wee bit skinnier than the original model parts The front screen section has been marked and reduced to give me a better defined front corner so the screen will fit easily With this resulting moulding If this works nicely I will consider dropping the moulding on instead of the kit's upperworks, a little reworking of the inner segment will ensue to make a new transmission deck under the new top Now then, where did I put the new Number 11s? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Well we all knew this was going to happen didn't we? So it did And gave us this I am no longer certain it was a reasonable idea, but the deed is done This suggest to me that the rounded off piece at the rear needs still more reduction, but to be honest, not a lot Now is experimental modelling time at the flood... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, perdu said: If this works nicely I will consider dropping the moulding on instead of the kit's upperworks, I was going to suggest that and indeed you have done that. If you perfect this ( and I have a mind to believe you will), this will be one neat Whirlwind indeed. Well done Bill, but press on! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 5 hours ago, perdu said: I am no longer certain it was a reasonable idea, but the deed is done Fortune favours the brave! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 mayhaps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Bravery indeed. We'll all be looking for your battle flag and flocking to help. (At least in textual form!) Ian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Oooh a convertible! Nice! Martian 👽 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Paused Testing of a theory continues. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Hello Colleague !! Master plunger !! only a mechanic can do an H-19 looking like a Pontiac Trans-am or a Subaru SX.... I think that you choose the right path... Opening new horizons... not too much breakdowns this morning, so I can have a look at BM !! Sincerely. CC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Cripes Bill, what a roller coaster. As you'll see from the strewing of reactions, (does that make me a reactionary😅?) I been having a catch up, from the euphoria of discovering I need a Merlin (I'll get over it ) to a sadden need to go cuddle my old Airfix Whirllywind, & promise it I'll never be so brutal to it, I'm all 'xorsted now, but ever so keen to see some more exciting episodes. I should have recovered in about a week. Steve. Edited May 1, 2019 by stevehnz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Brutal Steve? Mois? Mais non, zee leetle laydy says she likes the lightening of her burden But since I actcherlley agree to an extent I have been fettling And a whittling And a fingerburningly few recent sessions has given her the much lighter load to carry This looks as if it will do when given a slight wipe with damp PPP in her crevices eek There back in the little recurved section where I may have been overenthusiastic with the Number two SM blade Now I can make the interior and finish Martianing the cabin windows... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Sokko Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Love the detail work. By the way, I make wheels for the H-19, if you need replacements. But with your hand skill, I don't think you'll need them! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Thank you for the offer, probably not going too be a worry but if I decide to have some I'll pm you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Nip & Tuck, Bill-style. Wonderful process. I was going to ask if the rivets needed toning down any but perusal of a few photographs educated me that this was really quite a rivetty-looking airframe! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 The airframe is a bit Sea Kingish for rivets, very Sikorskyan as per usual It occurred to me when I was hunting pictures of the finished CH-53D that I couldn't remember RFI-ing the beast so I took some pictures and will pop over to RFI and bung some in Forgetful old Hector huh? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 OK a rather basic RFI is over there at: Phew... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 5 hours ago, perdu said: Forgetful old Hector huh? I'm sure dear Zaza will forgive you. Just be careful about that Kiki, she's on the hunt you know...... Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Far too many cats infesting these pages lately and I regret having been an inadvertent channel for some of said infestation No more of the said felines from me I'll be bound Now I could use some assistance To recap: Quicko build taken a turn for the worse and longer term with new upperworks to be made up OK I get that But this? Really There is no way on this planet in this time zone that this was necessary and certainly not advisable Help me get over this disease My thinking was quite simple like meself milud, make a floor for the upper platform, leave all the lower innards grey or greeny coloured and close it all quickly to pop the new roof on top I must be mad, no-one will ever see enough of the insides to make this worthwhile Doh... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 You forgot to do an engine bay. And an engine. Just saying.... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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