Paul J Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Started some wok on this one over this weekend in between doing my Staggerwing. Basically have gone for some minimal improvements and extra detail here and there. Added a few longerons, a bit of basic cockpit detail all from scrap bits and spares The engine pod had to have one end fitted with some scrap plastic sheet to fill the space where the missing kit part with struts go. Laminate of styrene card left to harden before shaping. Fuselage joined up . Needed some masking tape to keep the halves aligned. Note the wind deflector for the lower cabin window added. There are no windows in the kit and I didn't cut them out t glaze as there would be nothing really visible. Could have done but I wanted to keep the work to a minimum and avoid messing it up. I'll depict the windows with either decal strip or just use a very dark grey paint.... it'll be OK.! he kit canopy has the the back end 'wall' cut away and its really quite thick plastic. Those who are familiar with this kit will know what I mean. Close up of the fin with tailplane location holes out of line!! Another bit of redressing to be done. Note the feint raised lines and light rivet detail on the parts. Pure vintage Airfix from the 50's! The scrap plastic card replacement section waiting for shaping. Adding the rigging. Drilled holes at points where the rigging wires go before joining the wing halves! Will also think about blanking the wheel bay wall somehow. g Both lower wings with rigging material in place and halves joined. Next will be to fit the wings. When the top wing is attached I will only befitting the bottom half to the struts, feed the wires through holes drilled at appropriate points, stretch them tight and secure them . Then fit the wing top half. Done this method before and it worked well so I am giving it another go. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice to see the old Airfix kit getting an update Paul,great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Hi Paul, Welcome to the GB! Nice to see a classic Airfix kit being built and off to a good start Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice start Paul, Seeing your build just reminded me I have the Revel boxing of the Matchbox Walrus in the stash! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Great start Paul. Looking forward to this one Keep up the good work All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Some pics from the last couple late afternoon sessions: Above and below various pics showing rigging in process. Top wing bottom half in place to allow the riggig to be carried out aided by self gripping tweezers... Leaving the top half of the upper wing off allowed the rigging material to be hidden within the halves and no need to drill right through. Top half of top wing in place. Float rigging going on here. The outer wires still to be added. The tailplanes positioned OK after I filled the errant forward locating holes but I used some plastic rod for the struts as the kit parts were of an odd cross section All primed and ready for any areas that need attention. The upper wing trailing edges are quite blunt and square unfortunately but i will try to improve it a bit. Once any tidying up is done a light rub down and on with the silver dope. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hi Paul, Great progress, looking really good. Clever rigging as well. Do you find it easier to paint the model with both wings and rigging already assembled? Or is it just because of using a single colour? I'm asking because in my bi- and triplane builds I've always assembled the wings and rigged after painting the sub-assemblies separately. However, it should be said that the colour schemes had more than one colour in most cases. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Really coming together quick! And looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 7 hours ago, jrlx said: Hi Paul, Great progress, looking really good. Clever rigging as well. Do you find it easier to paint the model with both wings and rigging already assembled? Or is it just because of using a single colour? I'm asking because in my bi- and triplane builds I've always assembled the wings and rigged after painting the sub-assemblies separately. However, it should be said that the colour schemes had more than one colour in most cases. Cheers Jaime Thanks Jaime. In this case it is going to be a single colour paint scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 The split wings remind me of the first kit I ever rigged - Airfix O/400. Made life a lot easier with no drilling needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Great work Paul . That's gone together very quick too. Keep up the good work All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Cheers for looking in chaps. Have run out of steam a bit n this one but will resume very soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 02/09/2019 at 00:59, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Nice start Paul, Seeing your build just reminded me I have the Revel boxing of the Matchbox Walrus in the stash! Plenty of room in the GB for an extra one ! 😉 Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 My that is an old kit! Memories, memories....but I did not rig mine all those years ago! What did you use for your rigging? Which source of markings do you intend to use? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Thanks. Rigging is the Aeroclub stretchy stuff. Markings will come from my decal bank of generic sets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Excellent progress Paul,can't honestly say in all the years of modelling I've come across this kit I think it got a re-release when the red boxes were introduced I nearly got one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 Well, some more done to it on and off recently. Its got to the painting stage. I'll let the pics telll you the story so far' Note the addition of the deflector plates just behind and below the cockpit. Also I have tried to indicate the side window behind it. This will be depicted with paint or decal. Wheels temporarily in place and the float rigging done with florist steel wire cut and bent to size. Tricky doing this and not all turned out straight but as always I'll put up with it. Thin black plastic card cit and rounded to shape cover both "manhole" positions fore and aft. ( My cheating way out to avoid super detailing due to lack of info). Painting stage next. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Given the age of the kit that is looking very good indeed. I do like the idea of putting the gunner's cockpit covers on to save having to add extra details. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 Decals going on..... After a couple coats of Humbrol No.11 silver... which reasonably replicates a dull silver for the aluminium dope overral. Note the black decal section replicating the side windows. The blue square will divided up to four small winows with silver decal stripe which I will also use for the cockpit framing. I'll also try to represent the hinge for when the hatch is slid forward( tracks represented here with wire lengths)and opened. National markings going on. Am planning to do this as a RNZN nachine just need to find suitable serials and codes. Have seen images on line and will use those as a basis. The upper wing roundels are supposed to be 65" dia. and the decals do so but look too big but are right. Sadly only one pair are on the sheet so have gone for the 60" ones for the wing underside. 25" ones for the fuselage. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Paul J said: 60" ones for the wing underside. The underside is the place to hide little errors (unless you display on a mirror), it's what I do...don't tell anybody. Stuart 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Coming along and very near to completion. Just a couple more bits to do and will call it a day on this one. First digit of serial on this side. And full serial this side. Would like to do a RN badge for the rudder as my chosen subject represents one flown by RNZN nose code to be Z3 still to be added. Not a lot more I can do really. Not perfect but will be OK in the end. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 That's looking good.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Practically all done now. Pics up later on gallery page. Then focus on the Sea Otter and probably go back to the YIWB Gb with my Provost. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Lovely work Paul I have to confess I've never built a Walrus, long overdue me thinks. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Beautiful work! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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