Johnson Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I've always admired sea dioramas Robert, so following with interest. It looks like an excellent kit! Best wishes for the rest of the build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Looking in again. Some excellent modelling going on here. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks guys Managed to dodge the rain enough to add a bit of phthalo blue, followed by titanium white + phthalo green, which then needed a shot of different (same brand, more transparent) phthalo green. Beginning to hope these colours will work. The brown is more prominent here than in RL, and there is a patch which will need special attention. Maybe tomorrow? The forecast suggests it will be a bit cold for acrylic painting (peaking at 7C), but for non-archival work, we should get away with it. Those raggy edges are not too much of a worry for me - I've seen some lovely ship dioramas where the sea appears to pour off the base. This, my first attempt at a sea diorama, wont be up to that standard, but I'm learning. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 8:33 PM, Robert Stuart said: re-wind and watch the whole video, it is worth it It certainly is! What an amazing film. Complicated task getting an aircraft into the air off a ship, must have been fun in rough weather at night. Does the Walrus have a co-pilot? I was thinking about what looks like a bullet hole through the right hand windshield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks @Johnson 1 hour ago, Johnson said: Does the Walrus have a co-pilot? I was thinking about what looks like a bullet hole through the right hand windshield. Visible at about 15:36 in the video? Certainly looks like a bullet hole. Co-pilot? There is what I would call a dickie seat attached to the starboard side wall that could be let down (seat back on the roof, at least in the Airfix version). From the Mushroom book, the manual describes how to move the control column to that position. It wouldn't be full control as the engine controls are on the aircraft's port side. I can't imagine the arrangement would be popular - several films show the crew using the cockpit roof to enter the Walrus; that seat would block access to their operational stations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Now with added wake, the sea base is comming along ... It looks better with some more context I need to check the direction of the wake here. And, from the side 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Beautiful colours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Looking good! I agree the colours are beautiful! Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 11/12/2019 at 20:37, Torbjorn said: Beautiful colours! On 14/12/2019 at 00:39, jrlx said: Looking good! I agree the colours are beautiful! Thanks guys. The colours are - or were stunning. I felt I had to tone them down a bit, to be more representative of British waters - I hope you do't mind too much. I also added texture layers of clear acrylic gel Which looked rough and rocky when the gel was wet. It calmed down a bit as the gel dried Here I've also added some 'Hi-Loft Polyester' - stuffing for cuddly toys - to try and simulate foam. At this stage, I thought I'd better start adding foam for the landing aeroplane, and started to study the video I linked earlier (there's no substitite for doing your research early and properly). This lead to a change in the Walrus' final position, and a start on moulding the landing spray. These images show a brush and bamboo skewer holding stickey tape down to form an arc of spray. Not sure yet if it ill work? A landing aircraft? With no crew I had crew before ... OK, they've boarded the aeroplane, The pilot has had a bit of a battle here, and cacked his right elbow. (I think the only limb he hasn't broken in this build is his left arm) Give the glues a few hours drying, and I'll plaster that elbow with Milliput. The navigator clearly forgot to stow his map, and is desperatly holding it down. The map is a severly reduced copy of a modern aviation map, folded to show the South West corner of Ireland - but it was the only relevant map I could find. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 That sea base looks great and the posing looks very animated. Certainly not "Archie with his hands on his lap"! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Looks absolutely great, especially the navigator holding the map. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 On 16/12/2019 at 21:55, AdrianMF said: That sea base looks great and the posing looks very animated. Certainly not "Archie with his hands on his lap"! I'd forgotten quite how bad some crew figures can look, until your comment On 16/12/2019 at 22:16, Johnson said: Looks absolutely great, especially the navigator holding the map. Thanks, yes, I feel he adds a little humanity to the piece. The landing wake has been extended And balanced Snips holding the tail down while the gel dries, so the acrylic wont block the Walrus sitting on the base later. Closing up the Walrus's hull was a bit of a problem. Airfix's tollerances here are just that bit too perfect. Some clamps would have helped, but I don't have any to hand. I had to come back later and fill with Milliput Rudder is painted, and decalling started - seen here with the major engine parts Meanwhile, I had to extend the trough for the tail wheel. Acrylic over this expanded polysyrene foam is easy(ish) to cut, just a little tough. Decalling continues, with national markings and a start to warning marks. Starboard lower wing had a wandering footprint (the engine pod is dry-fitted here). That same footprint has been brought under control (though a touch of varnish might help keep it in check) That engine, with propellor Hope to get more done tonight - my personal deadline for this is looming fast 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 This is looking fantastic Robert. I'm sure you'll get it finished on time! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Excellent work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 Thank-you Jaime Ok, and on with the rigging. I'm using EZ-line for the first time, and am frustrated with it. Partly that's because I'm using super-glue, and could not find any accelerator for it (zapper?). The EZ-line is a bit flexible when dry. It becomes very soft when dipped in glue, which makes threadding it in holes ... less than easy. Engine pod The pod was rigged off the model, which was an 'interesting' learning experience. I did find that if I coud drill a hole through a component, the line could be threaded for it's entire run before gluing the far end. When that was set, pulling the line back gently, I could add tension as I was gluing the through hole end. The loose, outside, thread could then be cut off. The top wing on, dry fitted at this stage, but a useful test, to see if the model was balanced. Some of the controls have become displaced - rudder, port upper and starboad lower ailerons. Upper wings glued on, together with port lower wing (together with the wing's rigging lines). At the moment, the starboard lower wing is dry fitted as is the float. Flotation test Or, a test of the floats. This is the first time I've been able to see that the floats really are clear of the 'water' - and so don't need their own wakes or sea spray! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 After a rather blue session - with plenty of breaks to recover my patience, I'm calling the rigging done. Spoiler strong language was used The rigging lines seemed to want to stick to anything - fingers, tweezers, scalple - anything that is except the correct part of the model. I've left the radio wires loose to relieve the strain on finer plastic parts (Yes here is a foot print missing here - both that one, and its mirror decided to go walk-about. One I recaptured, the other I'll have to replace.) Also installed is the engine, now with spinner A bit blurry, but the tail's radio post These were incredibly long on the Walrus. While shown on their rigging digram, Airfix don't include the post in their kit - I used one of Airfix's the tail-plane strut keepers to supply the plastic, and a drawing in the Mushroom book for size. Not seen here, but the tail wheel is on. This means I can work on the spray kicked up by this part. This image is from last night You can, just, see some pastic film, used to protect the model from the clear acrylic gel I used when sticking the 'foam'. Under the hull, and reaching the rear hatch. With a bit of trimming this morning ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Nice work Great waterscape Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thank-you Martin OK, I'm declaring this done. Lots of twitching I could do, but ... Final steps were - replace that missing foot print on the top wing And add the landing light cover. I've posted shots in the gallery. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Fantastic. And the seascape is amazing, you can hear the splash as she hits the tops of the waves! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Wow, great work, this is wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Wonderful model and the landing on the seascape looks realistic and animated. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Super work Robert. It's great to see a seaplane truly in its element Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 @Johnson , @bigbadbadge, @AdrianMF, @CliffB Thank-you for your comments guys. I have to admit, I am pleased with that sea, and just hope I can match it in a future GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Brilliant work. I really love the seascape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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