bbudde Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Yep Tony, as all above. Hope you will recover soon. Cheers Benedikt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Excuses excuses. Though I think we'll let you pass with that one Tony. Best wishes for a speedy and successful recovery At least they didn't give you an enema, then tell you "the toilet? Oh, down that corridor, second left, hang a right and it's the last room on the left" Yes. That happened. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Crikey Tony, hope you are okay and make a speedy recovery fella. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, hendie said: Yes. That happened. Different floor even in 'The Right Stuff'...!! GWS Tony, Take care Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Best wishes for a speedy recovery from across The Big Pond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Get well everybody!! The only medical problems I want to hear about are those that I self inflict. Cheers, Bill 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Space Ranger said: Best wishes for a speedy recovery from across The Big Pond. And from down under. Get well soon. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Sorry to hear that Tony, all the best for a speedy diagnosis and recovery. At least the plus side is that if they need to remove anything you'll be able to print a replacement! Ian 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thanks for your kind thoughts all. Sprung from hospital at lunchtime today and home now, knackered from an unexpected week and chastened by the knowledge that we are basically just plumbing capable of conscious thought. Seen more needle in the last few days than a Rangers/Celtic Derby &etc. etc... Have to return for a further operation in a few weeks' time but for now, a couple of days rest should see me oop and aboot. Until next time, happy modelling (and other lesser aspects of existence)... Tony 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 🤞 Get better soon mate With you on the plumbing remark too, scary innit too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Great to hear from you, Tony Hope you get sorted soon - do choose a good plumber Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Did you have to tie lots of bedsheets to get out and Mrs Baron was waiting below in the getaway vehicle??? Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, perdu said: With you on the plumbing remark too, scary innit too. I'm with you both re my plumbing. When my body came into this world, all my internal plumbing was most definitely in imperial yet as I went through life, metrication has taken its toll on some of the key bits I swear! Good to hear you are back home Tony. Speedy recovery we hope. Terry 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) Good to see you back home in the expectable environment for you. Always of the opinion "Less hospital is more, if you can" with everything that comes with it (especially then with home made food). Good recovery. Cheers Edited October 2, 2020 by bbudde 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Bet you felt a whole lot better just getting out of hospital and home again Tony! Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery! Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Glad to hear they've let you out. Hope you get it all fixed. Take it easy! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I missed the midweek news of your ailment and have only just done a catch up. I'm very glad to hear that you are home again and fairly leakproof. (New grommets?) Take your time and get well soon. Best wishes, Pete 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Reiterating what everyone has said - sending positive thoughts your way CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Me too matey - best wishes being sent over from here. Take it easy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Glad to hear your home now, take care and rest up Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Good to hear you're back at the Baronial Mansions. Definitely a move in the right direction. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Revived by your kind messages I thought it about time yesterday evening that I got off my posterior and did something pragmatic to get the brain and hands back in action, starting with the chassis of the observer's seat: The main trade-offs here are between getting a reasonably accurate expression (is it my imagination that many kit/AM Vixen seats at 1/72 are decidedly anorexic looking?) of Martin Baker's lifesavers within the bounds of printability, but always with an eye upon subsequent assembly and mounting to the other parts. Mulling things over whilst in hospital I realized that I could save some time by using the same rails and headrest for each seat whilst having the rest of the parts as interchangeable modules, thus allowing both observer and pilot seating to be built upon a common carcass. Seen against the main side reference I have, I'm pretty happy with the main profile: Next up was to spend some time on the upholstery, starting with the observer's side: I left the seat pan out here so the underlying forms can be seen. These could of course have been left off and Milliput used to build up detail of this nature but in this case, I want to see how more organic shapes print out as resin. I used a different process for these than used on the more geometric/regular form of the aircraft, in this case using form modelling to sculpt the shapes in a more amenable fashion. Some adjustments were needed for the pilot's version, due to the added shoulder pan at head height: At this scale, the webbing and straps are in my judgement better left to more traditional foil/tape methods of construction to be added in individual layers for visual effect at the construction stage: you can probably make out that I made a couple of holes in the front of the drogue container for the face screen handle, which again will look better being added separately later rather than printed. Same for the seat firing handle down at the front of the pan as well. The sculpting tools in Fusion have gotten a lot more flexible even in the short time that I've been using the software so various elements didn't take that long to form up in space. A couple of better renders with seat pans and rails added: All very nice of course but what are the visuals like with them in place inside the nose section? One element I'm leaving out (in order to avoid complicating the actual construction process later is an angular bracket at from the top of the rails of the observer seat that fixes it up against the roof, just under the rear of the coal hole door (circled in red): It's something not visible usually on reference photography taken from outside the cockpit, but I noticed this feature present in one or two of the shots James passed on to me from his archive. Vertical clearance also a matter of concern if you intend leaving in this direction at high speed: Starting to look like an actual working environment inside there now instead of just a hollow interior: Nest stop then is to begin adding the cockpit IPs and sundry structures inside of there: Mightn't happen for a while though as the first of many hectic weeks at work beckons on Monday. Take care of yourselves until next time all of you. Tony PS. Final image - a storm rolling in from Galway bay seen from the hospital room on Tuesday evening of last week: 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Now that the cockpit is taking shape (lovely job on the seats, BTW), I'm very curious to see how the printout of the front section will come out, with all the slots and carves for canopy sill and actual cockpit structure Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Heavens to Murgatroyd, there's no stopping you Tony! Glad that you are well enough to resume Vixen sexperimentation! For that period the seat cushions were proper chunky brown leather things that didn't feature a top covering, there was a soft survival pack valise fitted underneath in the seat pan. The cushion overhangs the seat base at the legs and has a gap for the lower firing handle access. This, as opposed to the later hard shell PSP and sheepskin cover affair found on many seats. Super renditions, keeps the audience wanting more! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Welcome back from the brink, and with such lovely seats too. Take it easy at work! We are but Human, (well, most of us) and as such can be frail at times*. *Especially after even a short period in Hospital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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