Tomoshenko Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 53 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: Some sort of masonic scoring system for the Eurovision song contest? Terry Nothing so dramatic I'm afraid Terry. Merely the results of the Brum IPMS August comp. Fair result all round Bill. As discussed with Bill today, and for the benefit of all viewers, the interior really does look so much better in real life. Depth of field and camera technicalities really do understate how good it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Tomoshenko said: Merely the results of the Brum IPMS August comp Not fooling us Tomo. We know an intelligence cypher when we see it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Did someone say intelligence? Ha ha! This is us you are talking about, only Tom works for the guv'mint as far as I can estimate And he tells me he's in charge of the broom cupboard (annexe) so as you see Nothing to see here move along please... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 15 hours ago, perdu said: Nothing to see here move along please.. Exactly what you'd expect someone in intelligence to say of course... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Oh Er no No I am sure you have the wrong idea This is us and you said intelligence... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 APU? Well it is a bit like it I am NOT wiring it, nor will I add pipes to power it Use your imagination please 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Better than I could imagine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Ced I have a higher opinion of your imagination mate, anyway thank you very much for that In my time away from the keys I have been keeping in touch with my 'inner modeller' by practising with my newest toy Moulding in my jury rigged vac former rig has always been hit and miss due to using a gas blowtorch to provide the killing heat needed to soften the PETg or acetate Some right rubbish has ensued so I decided to push out a little rowing boat and hit the bay for an electric heat blower/paint stripper This one It has two speeds and heat intensities and works like a dream, I love it Next up of course was to try it out I have one A4 sheet left of the PETg I bought a couple of years ago to practice on so I popped it into my vac rig, added six new drawing pins to hold both halves and the sheet in place then let rip PETg you may remember lets out dozens of little bubbles inside but we have had the benefit of Steve doing experiments and discovering that pre warming the sheet first allows the application of higher heat later a safe easy process so I gave it a bash What happened? Well first I got this And when I lifted the mould off I got this The heat removed the milliput former out of the kit moulding And shows why it would have been folly to attempt using the kit moulding on a decent model Can you see how deep those mould ejectors are? Never remove them in a month of Sundays But look how well prewarmed PETg has taken to the process, no included bubbles at all as far as I can see I am going to redo the moulding again in .22 mm acetate too, to see how far the new heater can push the process Fun this isn't it 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Not only fun but pretty damn good I would say. Terry PS resisted temptation to characterise the milliput former this time as I think it really does speak for itself! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Nice work Bill - nuff said 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 10 hours ago, perdu said: Can you see how deep those mould ejectors are? Never remove them in a month of Sundays There's a red rag to a Martian if ever I saw one! Somebody stop me. Martian 👽 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Martian Hale said: There's a red rag to a Martian if ever I saw one! Somebody stop me. Martian 👽 You know, I thought of you when he said that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 I might just send it to you for experiMENTAL purposes when I've done with it I hope Gill realises its not my fault... (You noticed they're on the inner recurved face, wow) 😨 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislowe Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 After a while in the doldrums, I've caught up with this build. The interior and the apu are spot on Bill, but this canopy might be your wokka's shining jewel. Look how clear it is! Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 The canopy might be the death of this project yet Chris, though I hope not We'll have to see, here is this mornings effort made from 0.22mm acetate sheet It makes a very clear unit but is very susceptible to dust incursion, working on that now and also I am not very happy with the way Matchbox made the front bubble sit either side of an unnecessary protuberance so I am working on moulding a complete bubble instead which will only need fairing in across the entire front instead of 'stepping' it I am quite sanguine about this But Lo, what approaches from the north? Hmm Might need a few of these before Laters guys, I am awaiting cyanotalcum setting nicely 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 38 minutes ago, perdu said: Might need a few of these before Excellent idea. Last of our house guests have departed today (peak number was 14 guests sleeping over), so now I get hobby space back. Karen and I plan to visit our local within the next hour, with return leg entirely unplanned as yet! Happy modelling! Terry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 I hope yours were as good as mine Four pints of ABK Pilsner aka ABK Fels before a name change recently Right, seems to me it is time I started populating the flight deck area the new nose transparency seems ... transparent enough to me Some more to trim off the upper section and I have removed the unnecessary front underneath extension and carried the transparency across the gap Looks far easier to make a smooth front end now As we used to say in the motor trade, that'll buff out I tried moulding from 0.22mm and 0.44 acetate, very flakey results so I attempted with the last pair of PETg blanks I had left and got the above Some pictures of the Vacformathon follow Taken on my Samsung J3 the process is as followses Henry a'rarin' to go The (un)patented Vacformathator A box of MDF sheet with holes drilled in one face and an ingress point for the Henry's infiltrator A pair of holes attached to a pair of MDF sheet pieces which are in turn attached to each other by a supersophisticated complex simple hinge (OK Gaffa tape) And which then gets a sheet of the vacforming sacrifice sheet held together by a set of cunningly located drawing pins when closed up All this time the power is off But now we need electrickery The Henry is turned on and running on its tod, sucking away at nowt for now And the buck is set up for maximum draw depth, here there is a thick MG Midget suspension washer tipping the groove to the right place The intention is to kid the PETg that its an easy ride down both (all) sides of the buck and get the undernose curve right and the screen crease where the nose meets the windows right too This was a piece of thin acetate failing because I got the locating pin positions wrong Oops The plastic has been heated by the blowlamp, which I must say has been a revelation Oh how I wish... This is the moulded piece I am using Worked a treat and is now being removed from the moulding device All in all quite an easy job, hope you liked it 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 43 minutes ago, perdu said: I hope yours were as good as mine Yes they were thanks, we were almost the last to leave the pub ............... apart from Paul Scholes, the local pub's cat. 48 minutes ago, perdu said: All in all quite an easy job, hope you liked it Very much! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thanks Bill for the step-by-step, helpful. That new molding looks marvellous - good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 I am considering a primer for some parts of this build a bit earlier than I might have, pencil marks for carving away places for etch will be better seen on a coat of primer and on the surface work calls out for similar attention. Can anyone advise, will I need a thinner if I try out Stylnrez? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I spray Stylnrez unthinned, 15psi, .3 needle no problem. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Thanks, I'll be giving it beans later this a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 19 hours ago, perdu said: the new nose transparency seems ... transparent enough to me Pristine. Be happy to get near to that standard myself any day of the week Bill. That looks exquisite. 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Andwil said: I spray Stylnrez unthinned, 15psi, .3 needle no problem. AW Similar here but 0.4 at 25. Whatever, it settles beautifully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 I was probably a tad close and pressure a tad high but all in all I am happy enough with this to act as a base for the 'etch act' that I can draw on I needed to thin those mount bases massively to allow the engine pods to sit properly recessed, probably the worst fit I have found on this venerable model and I doubt it will show up massively when it is all painted Thanks for the guidance 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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