stevej60 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Fantastic work here Adrian those cockpits put a lot of new tool kit's to shame. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 7:32 PM, AdrianMF said: Thanks Chris. Ebay is yer friend for Oyumaru. For the engine mould I dropped a big piece into boiling water and then squished it over the engine. I was surprised how far around the cylinders it got, and how far down the propeller shaft hole. I even had to cut some away to get the original out! Previously I’ve only used it for fairly flat items like 1:1 decorative mouldings for a mirror frame and wheel hubs. Regards, Adrian Brilliant thanks Adrian, I will have to get some of this and give it a try. Great work btw All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 The mould now acts as a repository for leftover Milliput. I suspect I am a couple of weeks away from needing to build a fleet of whiffer four engined Blenheims! Regards, Adrian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I am thinking of moulding a couple of radial engines in resin but the problem with this sort of shape is avoiding having air bubbles trapped at the end of each cylinder. I will probably have to glue risers on the the master so that when I inject the resin it forces the air out. Easy enough I suspect but a bit fiddly. MIght try your method instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 I've had no problems with missing or incomplete cylinders, I just have to be careful to get the milliput to the end of the gear case. I gave away an Aeroclub white metal Tiger engine and took a mould of it beforehand. I wanted a copy of the engine in my Shark build a while back. I think I managed to cobble together one complete engine from six or seven resin attempts! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) Of course I could imitate some of the fancy resin engines supplied with kits and cast individual cylinders and crankcase - however I am not that mad yet! Edited July 25, 2019 by PeterB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 I’ve started painting the underside with a thin coat of acrylic Hu24. I have added tailwheel, step, pitot tube, bomb rack attachment points and the engine accessories. Although I don’t quite believe it, I’m going with what FROG provide behind the engine because I can’t find any clear pictures of that area. Pic: Thanks for looking, Adrian 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Phew! That’s a lot better: I’ve just started using my first “new” Humbrol acrylic and i have to say I’m quite impressed! The old pot wasn’t quite empty but there was a lot of crud in it so out with the old. Topsides tomorrow... Thanks for looking, Adrian 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 Topside painted and canopy done: Thanks for looking, Adrian 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) I think it’s time I got back to my Master. Too much paying work getting in the way of fun, sadly. Edited July 28, 2019 by Heather Kay Silly typo. Must proof read. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Looking absolutely lovely Adrian. Great work fella. I have just ordered some Oyumaru. All the best Chris Edited July 28, 2019 by bigbadbadge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 20 hours ago, Heather Kay said: paying work I assumed you meant track laying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 42 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: I assumed you meant track laying! I think I might need to so I get a proper photo plank for some of the stock I’m working on! It was a typo, caused by autocorrect! A little progress was made earlier on my Master. I think Plan F, or wherever I’ve got to now, might just work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Got the decals done: A and B type wing roundels, and fin flash, are Xtradecal. Serials on fuselage and under wing are home printed. Big seven is made from strips cut from spare white decal. Miles Masters have a fuselage roundel of strange proportions, which I think I’ve captured quite well - I started with the A1 roundels from the old Airfix Blenheim, overlaid a 27” Xtradecal D type on top to get the narrow blue ring and then finished off with the red dot for the larger underwing roundel, again from the old Airfix Blenheim. Just the undercarriage, instructor’s folding windshield and weathering to go now... Thanks for looking, Adrian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Very nice work Adrian. The whole thing is looking really good. I especially like the interior and re-profiling of the fuselage. And the canopy, and the yellow (my 'new' pot of Humbrol 24 Yellow looks much greyer than my 'old' pot) looks good too. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 More jellyfish on the workbench! My previous wheel moulds did not work out. So I did two things. Firstly, I drilled a 0.5mm hole through the master wheel where I had made each indent between the spokes. That way the air has somewhere to escape and the Oyumaru can fill the cavity. Secondly, I made a little circular bath so that the Oyumaru has nowhere to go when squished and has to undercut the wheel: Heres one I made earlier. It’s Milliput time! Thanks for looking, Adrian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smellybeard Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I'd have that out in the hydraulic press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 The kit undercarriage struts don’t hang down at the right angle so I made some new ones out of 1mm brass rod with a sleeve of Albion Alloys finest. They are about 2mm longer than the kit legs and have an extra bend right at the top to give them a bit more splay. All held together with lashings of superglue and prayers to the God of Mixed Media: Thanks for looking, Adrian 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Very nice work - can't wait to see how that milliput comes out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 I heated some thin transparent plastic up and shaped it over my spare Master fuselage: I thought I’d need plenty of spares. So of course I then managed to get the windscreen cut out and fixed first go: Thanks for looking, Adrian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Very fine modelling. It could comfortably pass for 1.48 scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Slight change of plan. The Milliput wheels were a little disappointing so I thought I’d give 5-minute epoxy a try: L-R original, painted Milliput, today’s Milliput, one OK, one with dents in it, 2x epoxy glue, both look sharp. [edit] I realise you may not see much difference between all the black blobs, but the epoxy ones do look sharper in the flesh. Thanks for looking, Adrian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Hi Adrian, I have ordered from eBay some Oyumaru. so will see what I can make when that arrives. Great work btw on the wheels and Master that lift up windscreen looks absolutely fantastic. Keep up the good work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 And it’s done: I need to take some nice pictures for the gallery... Thanks for looking, Adrian 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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