tnuag Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Hopefully in June - two factors delayed it; covid-19 plus sheer volume, It has involved casting some 15,0000 individual resin parts and that takes a long time! Edited May 23, 2020 by tnuag spelling correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I would like to thank both Neil Gaunt and Mike Belcher for doing this conversion and decal set. This is something I've wanted for a long time, and I'm waiting with baited breath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 How is the CP-107 conversion progressing along? I hope all is well with you, your family and your projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 All's well here and on the final stages of packing all those parts. Not long to go now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 18 hours ago, tnuag said: All's well here and on the final stages of packing all those parts. Not long to go now. Glad to hear that all is well in these times! Thanks for doing this project, you have at least one Canadian who is holding his breath for this set! Colin L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 ARGUS DELIVERED I am pleased to say that the Argus conversion sets are now on their way to Hannants, so my project is complete One interesting thing is that this year 3D printing became available and it is giving amazing results. So far as the Argus goes, many parts which were planned to be white metal castings are now supplied in four blocks of detail parts. Not only have they finer details, but we also supply many duplicate parts to allow for breakages or loosing them in the carpet! Probably the most difficult part of the conversion will be reshaping the nacelles and reference to the many photos on the internet is important - much filler will probably be needed, but that is up to the individual. This has been quite a project, and I hope modelers enjoy the results, 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 The Argus conversion set is now in stock at Hannants, and my order is already made! Thanks again to Neil for tackling this project, and I'll post photo's when the set arrives! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 OMISSION I forgot to give the positions where the Britannia fuselage has to be cut when I wrote the instructions. The forward cut is 11.4mm forward of the wing root leading edge. The rear cut is 120mm aft of the forward cut, Thus you use a 120mm length of the original Britannia fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 The Argus kit is out of stock at Hannants. Have I missed out on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 We are packing the second batch of kits now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I recently received my Argus conversion kit from Hannants and I have to say it looks very nice indeed. Very good resin moulding, with few if any bubbles. Good job, Neil! Now, I'm just waiting on my Britannia kit! Best Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Glad you like it Jason - now on to the next project! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukebruins Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 ATL-98 Carvair conversion kit for the Revell C-54 may be ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) That is one possibility. Another is to produce some new aircraft kits with the high level of detail possible with 3D printing. We are also retooling many items of ground equipment for 3D printing. Edited October 4, 2020 by tnuag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 02/10/2020 at 16:35, tnuag said: We are packing the second batch of kits now. Great news. Thank you. I have posed this question before, in relation to RCAF Neptunes, but alas there has never been a definitive answer, So, just wondering, what is the current thinking regarding a suitable modelling paint match for Canadian Grey 501-109 which I believe is correct for the Argus? I'll possibly post the question in the Aircraft, Cold War forum to get a wider audience if necessary. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukebruins Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 3:38 PM, tnuag said: That is one possibility. Another is to produce some new aircraft kits with the high level of detail possible with 3D printing. We are also retooling many items of ground equipment for 3D printing. HS-121 Trident 1, 2 and 3 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Thank you for the suggestion. All suggestions are welcome. One beauty of CAD/CAM is that you can do literally anything which takes your fancy. You can also help friends - in the last few months I have done parts for Halifax and Hampden and am currently doing engines for a Do X....... We recently took delivery of a medium size printed with about six times the build volume of an Elegoo Mars and higher resolution, so larger models are planned - exciting times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 2:31 PM, tnuag said: Thank you for the suggestion. All suggestions are welcome. One beauty of CAD/CAM is that you can do literally anything which takes your fancy. You can also help friends - in the last few months I have done parts for Halifax and Hampden and am currently doing engines for a Do X....... We recently took delivery of a medium size printed with about six times the build volume of an Elegoo Mars and higher resolution, so larger models are planned - exciting times. The Hampden nacelles are very nice Neil, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 It is so fast and easy. It took 2 hour from request to finished. I am sold on 3D printing, as are friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukebruins Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Other suggestions: Fokker 70 and 100 Saab 340 and Scandia Grumman G-159 Convair 240, 340, 440 Convair 880 and 990 Martin 440 Would be great ! Auke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Agreed - I have worked on the Fokker100, SAAB 340 and G159. We do have a set of factory drawings for the 990 though. And also remember the ground equipment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Like a previous suggestion, I think that we could do with a high quality Trident kit. With 3D printing, is there merit in considering a full Argus kit, ie do away with that dreadful Britannia donor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Possibly, There are other kits to attend to first though! The Argus took nearly two years in all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 It's an interesting one Neil, personally speaking (and I realise a lot of this is personal views!), but I would more likely buy a complete kit than have to fork out for a quite expensive donor kit for your excellent and very comprehensive conversion. With the Valiant B.2 it makes sense as the conversion is of an existing type with fairly limited parts, but the Argus is a much bigger project based on parts of a previous aircraft. Keep up the great work, without people like yourself we modellers would really struggle to create the more off-beat types, I'm glad to hear that you are taking to 3D printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuag Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 CAD and now 3D printing have changed everything. The big thing is the CAD program, which can be very expensive. Also I got very tired of the Argus towards the end. That was due to the large number of resin castings (16,000 approximately). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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