Andwil Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Yes, 4 is the main reason, 1 to 3 are my justifications! AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) Hi everybody, here's WE (meagre) progress - actually, most of the work was done on Saturday, I had friends over today, so not much got done Ordnance received all its stencils - a lot of them! This task took most of the modelling time of the WE, and drained most of the mojo.... So I ended up doing some minor jobs, like painting the assorted antennae by brush using Italeri Flat Black adding a black tempera wash to the exhaust nozzles and masking the canopy. Outside and inside The model and various bits and bobs also received a final Aqua Gloss coat, and are now ready for panel lines wash and a very restrained weathering. Still, the thing that bothers me more now is how to reproduce the internal details of the canopy, to wit the three rear view mirrors and the two handle bars; those are quite distinctive features, and I just can't get away without scratch building something to represent them - PE parts would have been a nice complement, but the Pavla cockpit set doesn't offer them .... I shall ponder... Meanwhile, all comments welcome Ciao PS: there's bound to be one more update before Christmas, but just in case: Merry Christmas everybody! Edited December 23, 2019 by giemme 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 The stores look sweet G. That canopy is a poser of a question though. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 The details are all adding up as usual with your meticulous builds Giorgio - that's a lot of stencils. Merry Christmas Giorgio! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Impressive work decalling those missiles. Buon Natale Giorgio. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, giemme said: Ordnance received all its stencils… Check scale… Oh good grief, your poor eyes Great work Giorgio, as always. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Nicely done (obvs) G. I can imagine that the canopy handles could be fabricated from fine brass or nickel rod, bent around a (tiny) shaped former; If they're big(?) enough to be on a PE fret they may be big enough to make in this way(?) The rear view mirrors will be harder; I can't think of any obvious alternative to PE - especially as the mirrors are probably curved to match the canopy shape (although reproducing the curve wouldn't be essential would it?). I can just about envisage individually cutting them from very thin brass or plastic strip - but I'd guess it's a trial and error job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Spookytooth said: The stores look sweet G. That canopy is a poser of a question though. Simon. Thanks Simon yes, definitely some head scratching needed for the canopy, see below 12 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: The details are all adding up as usual with your meticulous builds Giorgio - that's a lot of stencils. Merry Christmas Giorgio! Cheers Cookie, thank you! 11 hours ago, Andwil said: Impressive work decalling those missiles. Buon Natale Giorgio. AW Grazie AW! 10 hours ago, CedB said: Check scale… Oh good grief, your poor eyes Great work Giorgio, as always. Patience and mojo were much more affected than my eyes, Ced I wear an Optivisor (sort of... ) when I do that kind of job 2 hours ago, Fritag said: Nicely done (obvs) G. I can imagine that the canopy handles could be fabricated from fine brass or nickel rod, bent around a (tiny) shaped former; If they're big(?) enough to be on a PE fret they may be big enough to make in this way(?) The rear view mirrors will be harder; I can't think of any obvious alternative to PE - especially as the mirrors are probably curved to match the canopy shape (although reproducing the curve wouldn't be essential would it?). I can just about envisage individually cutting them from very thin brass or plastic strip - but I'd guess it's a trial and error job. Thanks Steve, I was thinking along the same lines. See this pic for details (from www.drivefly.it, posted only for modelling discussion purposes, will remove if asked) The handles are .... "curvy", on different planes too; thin brass rod should do the job, provided that I put together a bending template, as you say. As for the rear view mirrors, I think they should be thin brass too. I've scratch built some in the past, it's easier to shape the rounded ends using a Dremel sanding disc. The problem is that I need to produce three that are reasonably identical (can one say that? ) . I have an idea on how to actually build them shaped like in the above pic, but I agree with you it's gonna be a lot of trial and error. If I can't succeed, I'll cut them out from a straight brass strip. Ciao 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I "used" to make mirrors in 72nd from thin black plasticard cut to shape with a couple of bits of thin brass rod as the 'connectors' with the 'mirror' painted on with a chrome pen, dunno if my shaky, arthritic fingers could do it these days. And no doubt yours will be better! Those missiles look ace G! Merry Christmas to you and yours Giorgio! Keith 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Great little catch up G. She’s looking great. Glad you got through “Decal hell” 👹 the canopy is looking spot on too. 🙌 Merry Christmas dear boy. Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) I'd be tempted to try thin plastic strip for the mirrors as it tends to be easier to get it to curve sideways like that. A chrome pen, and you should be good to go. Happy New Year too! Ian Edited December 30, 2019 by limeypilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) On 23/12/2019 at 16:27, keefr22 said: I "used" to make mirrors in 72nd from thin black plasticard cut to shape with a couple of bits of thin brass rod as the 'connectors' with the 'mirror' painted on with a chrome pen, dunno if my shaky, arthritic fingers could do it these days. And no doubt yours will be better! Those missiles look ace G! Merry Christmas to you and yours Giorgio! Keith Thanks Keith! I went for plasticard mirrors, see below On 27/12/2019 at 09:57, The Spadgent said: Great little catch up G. She’s looking great. Glad you got through “Decal hell” 👹 the canopy is looking spot on too. 🙌 Merry Christmas dear boy. Johnny Thanks J, glad you like my efforts On 27/12/2019 at 14:46, limeypilot said: I'd be tempted to try thin plastic strip for the mirrors as it tends to be easier to get it to curve sideways like that. A chrome oven, and you should be good to go. Happy New Year too! Ian Thanks Ian Thin plastic strip was, see below So following the advice of so many reputable BM members, I decided to give plasticard a go to scratch build the three rear view mirrors. the front side of the canopy is roughly an arc of a 12 mm diameter circle, at this scale; so I traced two concentric arcs on thin plastic, 12 and 10 mm diameter respectively, to get this I then cut three identical (-ish ... ) segments and rounded the edges with a flat micro-file In a similar fashion, I did cut a longer arc, to act as front frame for the canopy, where the mirrors are going to be positioned; I then glued it in place using TET, sticking it to the previously added styrene framing I then glued in the mirrors, using Gator's Grip to position them properly, and going along the edges with TET to reinforce the bond I think they should look OK for this scale. Next, handle bars: I used some 0.5mm brass pipe, bent to shape around a wooden template then slightly bent sideways and cut to shape and brush painted Tamiya Flat Black I will add them once the canopy has been painted, otherwise they'll get in the way of the inside masking. All comments welcome - meanwhile, Happy New Year everybody! Ciao Edited December 30, 2019 by giemme 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 That is some quality detail work Giorgio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Wowah.... nice work Giorgio 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Nice work Giorgio - can't wait to see them painted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Excellent canopy work G. Particularly impressed with how you’ve managed to get all that framing fixed so neatly to that (tiny) canopy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 What about the fluffy dice? Very fine work on the canopy G. Happy New Year to you and yours. Simon. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Fantastic , as usual . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 21 hours ago, giemme said: So following the advice of so many reputable BM members, I decided to give plasticard a go to scratch build the three rear view mirrors. the front side of the canopy is roughly an arc of a 12 mm diameter circle, at this scale; so I traced two concentric arcs on thin plastic, 12 and 10 mm diameter respectively, to get this See, I told you yours would be better than mine, I just used to scribble a rough shape on the plasticard and cut it out! That is very neat work! Hope you and yours have a Happy, Peaceful and Healthy New Year Giorgio! Keith 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Great detail work Giorgio, hope you're going to make those mirrors...err, mirror like. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Hello Giorgio, happy new year to you The canopy looks great. As above Ireally like to see it painted and get completed. Cheers Benedikt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squibby Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Great scratch work on those mirrors very precise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Nice work on those tiny details G. They'll be sure to add to the richness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 You're doing great, Giorgio! Nice missiles and the canopy is a kit on its own!!! The mirrors are just wonderful!!! Well done!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Happy New Year Giorgio. It’s a bit late, but here in France it’s acceptable to wish HNY until the end of January. Canopy mirrors in 1/72! The mind boggles. John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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