bar side Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Building fiddly bits on the main undercarriage legs at the moment And the bits assembled And where it will sit i suspect they are too long, but once the double bogie is in front I doubt t will stand out. Started looking too at the points for hanging the bogie shocks and rotation kit but more on that another day 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Very nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Bit more work on the bogies & legs. Coming along now. Might even have to paint them 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Those u/c units are starting to look the real dog's proverbials, especially the torque links. Great work! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 This is a masterclass in scratch work - love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Cheers guys. Just starting on the front set now Nail down the middle again, trying to end up with something like this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 I haven't had a chance to get anything done recently and not going to for the next few days I am afraid. Was hoping to get front undercarriage further & maybe some paint on before summer hols come around. Not feeling so confident of that at the mo. Oh well ce la vie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislowe Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, bar side said: I haven't had a chance to get anything done recently and not going to for the next few days I am afraid. Was hoping to get front undercarriage further & maybe some paint on before summer hols come around. Not feeling so confident of that at the mo. Oh well ce la vie Whenever life allows you the time to make progress... I'd love to spend all my time doing this hobby and reading about everyone's builds, but sometimes it's weeks between bench time and even longer between updates. Can't be helped. We'll be here when you get back to the bench. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 44 minutes ago, chrislowe said: Whenever life allows you the time to make progress... I'd love to spend all my time doing this hobby and reading about everyone's builds, but sometimes it's weeks between bench time and even longer between updates. Can't be helped. We'll be here when you get back to the bench. Thats very true and sometimes it works to your advantage. The past 3 years life got mad busy for me and was a challenge to say the least. i was frustrated to be away for so long and whilst that’s a bit extreme time wise it’s actuallt paid dividends as certain stalled builds have had things done to them that would not have happened years ago because of a new approach or technique etc or new ideas. so sometimes the wait is part of the process. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 Cheers guys. I started this as I thought I would get a pretty good run of time & I have so can’t complain. Got a few minutes on the front wheel assembly tonight. Glued the nail inside the tube & added some more bits There are plates to go on the front & back plus braces coming from them on both sides. Lamps on the front, steering mechanism to build. Then the kind of A frame back raising / locking mechanism. And a few wires & bits. Had a look at the hub of the main wheels. On the right is the standard wheel. On the left is a scale print of a photo of the real wheel. Not going to get that much detail but it will need something I think just a laugh have a close look at the moulded wheel studs on the right..... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, bar side said: Had a look at the hub of the main wheels. On the right is the standard wheel. On the left is a scale print of a photo of the real wheel. Not going to get that much detail but it will need something I think Just a thought - why not go with the printed photo? Fooled me at first glance. Nice 3D effect on the hub as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, TallBlondJohn said: Just a thought - why not go with the printed photo? Fooled me at first glance. Nice 3D effect on the hub as well. That’s why I printed it off. Did about 16 copies so I could try it out & not loose them. The print out is a bit dark - might lighten them up & try again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Nice idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 This was my starting photo - not sure how you could get near to that without photo etch or resin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislowe Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 15 hours ago, bar side said: without photo etch or resin Indeed. If your budget allows, Armory do a very tidy looking set of resin wheels and tires. Our big yellow friend stocks them IIRC... If you don't want to go down that route, I'd be tempted to use the scale print as a template to drill some of that detail into the wheel, and paint the rest. More fun than just buying the resin version, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 16 hours ago, bar side said: This was my starting photo - not sure how you could get near to that without photo etch or resin Decal perhaps. You cant see much definition here in 1/1 so in your scale decal would be the finest option perhaps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 Bit more work on the front undercarriage. Still needs some pipes & lights, then I can start on the A-frame behind it So these are the three together. Beside them are my new print wheel hubs. Could work with these I think. And just for comparison the part parts Keep wondering how good the finish is on the body & seeing Tom’s B-52 in primer I thought I would see how she would look And the answer is better than I thought! The rescribed panel lines stand out nicely and most joins look ok. The front section & nose are not as bad as feared, but will need another quick coat of filler & sand back The intakes have come come out really well. I have had plenty of kits with worse part fit! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Looks Outstanding barside! You wouldn't think this was a vac. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Cheers @LorenSharp it’s coming on ok. Added the aux intake doors today - need sanding down when they are set. Also a random red bit underneath that I think will survive painting. Hole made to attach the pitot. also made up a replacement for the missing main wheel well door. Toying with using liquid green on that side seam. Scribed the panels low on the nose area. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 So green stuff on the seam and it looks worse but is smoother And after a quick coat of paint to check it So temporarily appearing in low viz grey. Looks quite at home in that colour. The aim is to give an even base before putting on the white. That mix of grey white & green would have been visible through several coats The wheels are still not complete but getting there Gave the wheel and bomb bay doors a coat too So wheels need finishing off, canopy and paint. Sounds easy... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 coming along very nicely, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Looking the mutts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Was thinking about preshading & the white will show up quite a lot I suspect. I thought I would pencil draw the panel lines over the scribed lines so that something will show, although as 222 never flew there are not going to be much by way of wear & tear. The canopies are balanced on. The windscreen is ok & really just needs painting inside & out. The front cockpit canopy shape is about right, but the back isn’t really shaped yet 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 She's looking gorgeous. Martian 👽 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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