robvulcan Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Looking amazing. I’m also a fan of pencilled on panel lines and over going it again it looks more realistic that trenches I think. More in scale too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Cheers @Martian Hale - like seeing sitting there on the side each day. I feel it will take a while to fully finish her but I am not in a rush. thanks @robvulcan not really tried it before. I did once try sharpie drawn panel lines and that was interesting! Have to try these things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 All your hard work is paying off, looking very good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 It's looking great. The bodywork looks impeccable and you need to display it sitting on a mirror to see the bomb bay! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 She's really starting to look the part now. Please go easy on the panel lines, there's nothing worse (in my opinion!) than overdone panel lines making it look like a flying crossword puzzle! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Cheers guys. Got a bit done today. Started building the A frame that sits behind the front wheel And took advantage of the warm evening to spray the white coat. So in a very non AC/DC way she is back in white Tyres have been painted too. Still thinking of putting the cut out photo hubs on And painted the main legs white Pitot? And sitting on the painted tyres. Front leg still needs final fitting out and painting. Back ones need the long joining axle cutting down 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Touched up the white today and painted the front undercarriage leg today. Also cut down the axel on the main gear. Stands ok without it, which is nice. Must start the canopies 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Had a first go at the canopies today. The rear one needed some shaping up, so did that and then got one coat on the insides. Then moved on to getting the outside of the windscreen painted. This will need to be attach and the gaps filled and painted. The two canopies need hinges adding, insides second coating and the outside paining. They so far look like this The windscreen still has tape in it in case you were wondering! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Nice work on the wheel assemblies. The "A" frame behind the front wheel is a torque link. It stops the wheel assembly from rotating around the nose gear leg while still allowing it to slide up and down for suspension. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 minute ago, limeypilot said: The "A" frame behind the front wheel is a torque link. It stops the wheel assembly from rotating around the nose gear leg while still allowing it to slide up and down for suspension. Cheers Ian. I had assumed it was more to do with retraction. Still can’t be sure there is one fitted to XR222 as she was never completed & I can’t see one in the photos of her, so based mine on someone else’s model I am afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 There will always be one fitted to an oleo type strut, it's essential. I had one come apart on landing once, the entire wheel rotated around the leg and jammed. Wasn't pretty! Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 @limeypilot ouch! That sounds bad. Few more bits ticked off today. The undercarriage is all now glued in place and the canopies have hinge extensions added. Still need more detail & painting on the outside. But she looks like this now And the I blutaced her wheel & bomb bay doors on to see how she will look. The doors need internal detail adding and the bomb bay doors need open / close actuators. The nose wheel doors need splitting in to two parts. Then she might be ready for decals. However summers hols will now stop play for a couple of weeks, so this is probably as far as I can get it before then 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Have fun with the kids, the model will wait but you may have the odd dream calling you back during the holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Well the aim was to get it done before heading off, so not bad, nearly made it. Daughter will no doubt try to spend 2 weeks in the pool, and when she isn’t will be searching for free WiFi. I might have to just sit poolside with a book & a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Tis the perfect time to Stop and rest a bit. An excellent job.Not too shabby on the F4 either. You are in the home stretch. Have an excellent time reclining by the pool in contemplative solitude with said book and beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Cheers @LorenSharp I think I could try to rush things & make a mess. There are some bits that I am not fully happy with but I think they will now stay as they are. The F-4 FGR2 came out nicely and is just one of the 5 Phantoms I have, with another in a box waiting to get built! Strange to think they ended up being the TSR2 replacement in some roles. But for now I am looking forward to a break away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Safe travels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Excellent progress and engineering, @bar side! The canopy and undercarriage works looks also great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Cheers @Nikolay Polyakov Nothing more done today but these are a couple of shots of the underneath. As I said the doors are just on with blu tac and have no internal detail yet And the front leg needs a couple of lights adding too. Anyway enough for now - hols are calling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Incredible machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) I’m going to agree with limeypilot on one point and disagree on another. Surface detail on this jet needs to be restrained; big dark panel lines just won’t work. The almost all-white finish of Britain’s nuclear strike aircraft of the late fifties and early sixties was intended to give the jet and its crew as much protection from the flash and heat of weapon detonation as possible and, in general, the finish was well maintained and showed very few panel lines at a “normal” (yes, I know, “define normal”) viewing distance. By the end of her all-too-brief flying life XR219 was looking quite grubby in places, particularly where hot air from the flap blowing ducts impinged and/or local airflow stuck airborne grot to the fuselage sides but she was just a flying test bed and not subject to Service servicing and maintenance routines. The disagreement relates to the “A”-frame behind the nosewheel leg: this is, indeed part of the undercarriage support and retraction mechanism. You may be able to find “walk around” images showing that there is a pivot part-way along it which allows it to fold as the leg retracts. IIRC the retraction jack acts on the rear section of this frame, rather than on the leg itself. The two sets of torque links are further down the leg on the oleo sections. All of the early TSR2 airframes had extending nosewheel legs to increase angle of attack for short take-offs and/or operations from partially prepared strips. The experience with XR219 showed that take off performance was better than expected (one of the few areas where the aeroplane, as it was at that stage of its development, met or exceeded the design specification) so the extending leg was scheduled for deletion from around XS660. One set of torque links spans the oleo section (the suspension part of the leg) and the other the extending section. My apologies if someone has already covered this or if I am trying to teach grown modellers to suck eggs but my attention span and concentration seem to be conspicuous by their absence lately. Further apologies to Bar Side: what you’ve done so far with this kit defies description; had I not known I wouldn’t have believed that you’d started out with the original Contrail kit. Lovely job sir. Edited July 26, 2019 by stever219 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Thanks @stever219 useful information. As I am going to give her serial XR222 she will be a non flyer, so only grot collected while sitting on the ground. Although there is some variation already as I haven’t included the bomb bay test equipment and 222 was never completed - she probably looks the most complete she ever has at Duxford today. Got to say the Contrail body has been more of a starting point, but that was my decision quite early on. Few bits still to finish her off though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Looks great already!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 This is coming together really well - you’ve really brought this old vac to life with the extra detail you’ve added along the way. I simply love threads like this - plastic card and filler being the order of the day which, combined with a bit of creativity, produce some superb results the old fashioned way. Great stuff! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 cheers @tomprobert I think a lot of this could be your fault with your 1/32 Shakelton build. I enjoyed watching that & got the bug! There is something about starting with a picture and a sheet of plastic and that beats some kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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