SleeperService Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Well here we are again. @JOCKNEY suggested my Staggerwing would be best left so I entered the terrible phase where I decide what I won't finish in a Group Build. Special Hobby He115 in RAF service was first idea, After reading several build threads moved onto second idea.... Grumman Goose, this was easier I opened the box, gulped, had a coffee and looked for option three. Then I found this piece of beautiful floaty goodness LINKY Scaleworx offer an Alouette in resin which is right in front of me and some helpful advice that the floats are the same as the AB-47 but rigged differently. So I'll be going through my tube collection soon. Photos will follow. I also have the decals from HERE which seem to offer everything I need EXCEPT the dayglo bits. Anybody got a recommendation for dayglo decal sheet? There's no way I'm going to brush paint it.... Photos will follow tomorrow. Honest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Hi SleeperService! Welcome to the GB. The Alouette on floats looks superb! Will it be 1/48? Looking forward to seeing it built! Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 20 hours ago, jrlx said: Welcome to the GB. The Alouette on floats looks superb! Will it be 1/48? Thank You kind Sir. Yes it will be 1/48. Photos delayed because I forgot to get new batteries when I put the last lot in....because I'm an idiot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thanks for confirming the scale. Don't be so harsh on yourself about the batteries. It happens to the most careful of us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Well electricity has been secured and here is the start. Scaleworx Alouette III as unpacked. Very nice photoetch for the grills and a tiny decal sheet for the SAAF option intended. The breakdown is for a plastic kit in resin and the parts all look useable with the flash membrane between parts being so thin it almost isn't there. There is a single vacform canopy bubble with faint outlines for all the windows, they may be hard to see but I'll bet they're about scale. There were no instructions in my kit but an e-mail to S.Africa had a set via electrons and magic by return. It's packed into a sturdy white corrugated box which survived the post unharmed. As this is important to many it's a top opening box I've wanted to build this ever since the picture came up on Airliners.net and I'm quite eager to get going. The fuselage halves are taped together and match very well, the first job is to trim the canopy so it fits. Then I can beg a replacement from John if needed The Italeri kit is there as I'll be making copies of the floats which were the same as the Alouette, I've mislaid the decals so pictures will follow..... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 This looks like an interesting subject. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Nice to see this one going. It'll be an interesting build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I think putting the uncompleted Frog Squad GB Hurricane in the background is a bit cruel, but I do like your choice in this GB, not a kit I'm familiar with so looking forward to seeing this one come together. cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, JOCKNEY said: I think putting the uncompleted Frog Squad GB Hurricane in the background is a bit cruel, but I do like your choice in this GB, not a kit I'm familiar with so looking forward to seeing this one come together. cheers Pat That's because I had to clear some space for this photo Pat I needed a break from tiny styrene parts. Hurricane front and centre today though, every time I think I'm ready to prime and paint I spot something else that needs adjustment. Rattle can on alert for later though.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Got this underway during the week and day one sees a very relieved SS with two fuselage halves and the canopy all fitting together well. I adapted a method I use for vacforms which led to some project scope creep.... Step 1; Mark the edge of the fuselage pieces and then shave down the inside until it is the same thickness at the edge as the canopy. Doing a section at a time and marking the completed area as I go avoids mistakes That'll get to this. Step 2; Cut a strip of 10thou plastic card so that when fitted inside it overlaps the front edge by at least 1mm, you may need to experiment with positioning. Then scrape away the angled face until it is all level with the front edge and parallel with the outside face. Note the angled cut at the bottom to match the door opening. Once happy tack in place and check canopy sits flush with outer fuselage, adjust if needed. Then run superglue in from the edges. Step 4; Once solid mark a line on the plastic card outer face 0.5mm past the fuselage side. Take your time and get it right with as thin a line as possible. Step 5; Using a new blade cut along this line in one continuous stroke if possible. This will leave you with a narrow locating edge for the canopy to be firmly fixed to. I stop slightly short of each fuselage side joining face in case adjustment of the fit is needed. For the bottom edge of the canopy I'll scribe a line onto the edge and use 10 x 20 thou strip with the top edge tapered back from the bottom. I dare the canopy to move. This does mean that the rear bulkhead will need some modification to fit snugly but I have other work to do there as John at Scaleworx has made it match the SAAF machines. Hope this is of interest to somebody out there. Bit messy but not hard to do and a nice change from tiny Frog Hurricane parts 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Very precise work. Thanks for sharing the technique. Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 That is a neat but effective technique. One of those good ideas that keep appearing on this site! Thanks. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/21/2019 at 8:58 PM, SleeperService said: Hope this is of interest to somebody out there. Yep, thanks! Handy tip.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi SS Can we have an update please, now the Frog GB is finished you can't keep blaming the Hurricane for any lack of progress cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 As soon as the dressings come off I'll be back. Hurricane first then this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Get well soon mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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