Courageous Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 That 'malteser' won't be worth eating soon. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 A quick one.. Life having got quite hectic this week .. but squeezed two near-midnight night sessions this week to spray / buff / spray & I think I’m calling that task done .. .. so next will to be to reinstate these rear cylinder cowls: They were fixed to the cowl subassembly long ago, on the (naive) expectation that they would just slip seamlessly over the tube-end of the assembled fuselage! Here’s hoping I can find them all .. ok, back to the rush-life 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Awaiting to see that jewel revealed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 That is a fine piece of scratch building there with all those cylinder cowls: I hope that you can find them all! P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Keep up the good work. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Modelling at midnight. Those of us with perhaps a little more time on their hands can’t really appreciate what it’s like to have to squeeze in their modelling sessions at midnight. Bleary eyes don’t seem to have any effect on your modelling skills. Nice work. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 9:59 AM, pheonix said: cylinder cowls: I hope that you can find them all! Well, there should be seven, I found five, of which four were serviceable. Luckily I found the balsa buck over which they were made, so at least I can make some more. That was a little demoralising, so to lift spirits I decided to fix on what I do have ... On 10/11/2019 at 6:26 PM, DMC said: Modelling at midnight. Those of us with perhaps a little more time on their hands can’t really appreciate what it’s like to have to squeeze in their modelling sessions at midnight. .. & it’s just in midnight again. First day back at last school term tomorrow for our two, so I’d best rest now in readiness for that! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 So I’m creeping along .. working my way down & around the dial .. .. it’s taking me about a hour to fabricate each little missing cowl piece. Mostly because I don’t have a permanently setup workspace. I get all setup - including relocating the toaster - soften, plunge (or sort of drape & stretch down), whittle, carve, trim, test, sand, test & then fix it on .. & it’s time to pack up again! Still, only one left to do, so one more evening should do it .. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I have to say that the best part of this kit are the parts you made. Great stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 This is going to be really special. Keep up the good work Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 She is looking lovely. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Impressive! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 that really turning into a gem. nice work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) Ok, so I can report some progress: Additional replacement little rear-cylinder cowls fabricated, all fixed in place, requisite filling & fiddling, then masking. I masked all ‘fabric’ white & left all ‘metal’ white exposed for a final coat, for blending in with the newly fitted cowls: ... then after spraying I left the masking on while buffing with tiny bits of micromesh ... .. to give the ‘metal’ a shine in contrast to the ‘fabric’. Today I finished that task & peeled off the masking. The contrast in texture doesn’t photograph so well, but I guess that’s some measure of suitable subtlety? Pilot Darstardly Dan suspiciously sticks his ‘malteser’ out the side, grumbling about the further obstructions to his forward view ... (enjoy it while you can Dan, before the cylinder helmets go on!!) I, on the other hand, am pretty pleased to have those in place & for the subassemblies to have settled in together. List of tasks remaining getting ever shorter! Edited October 26, 2019 by greggles.w 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Looking just superb, Greg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 It does look lovely Greg, great work. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Masterly modelling! It is looking really crisp and sharp. ... there are people on this forum who DON’T model at midnight? Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Coming together very, very nicely indeed. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Looks excellent! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Such a good looking build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Gents, thanks for your kind words .. most appreciated. An exhausting day on the domestic / parenting front today, so all at once I needed some quiet & orderly time working on this .. but nothing too taxing! I chose to address the two CA fingerprints I left in the blue, back when joining the wings to fuselage. One up front & another annoyingly right behind the pilot’s headrest ... just where the eye is drawn. I’d hoped they might buff back, but while improved, they definitely needed a top-up from another coat. Now’s the time. Anxious about overspray on white, I worked hard to mask it all up Here’s hoping it worked! A moody photo through the wall of the Tupperware spray booth ... ‘tis well after midnight now, if I’m lucky there might be a chance to reveal in the morning before work. Or, thinking now as I write, maybe I should maximise the return on my masking investment & adjust it to let me progress to painting the fin flash next ... g’night! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Amazing work I hadn't caught up on for a bit. Having followed this from the start, I can do nothing but express my admiration for your skills & patience & to hope it will generate an accurate plastic one from the modelling gods, 1/72 would be my preference. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 That is looking better and better with every update. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Now she is really starting to look like the pedigree racer she was. Lovely! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I had so far completely missed this area of BM. Excellent job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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