CliffB Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 @AdrianMF @Corsairfoxfouruncle @PeterB Thanks guys I do like that concept of a see-through spy plane! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 A coat of primer revealed a couple of issues - small sink marks on the rear of the fuselage (now filled), and something weird with the undercarriage. Each u/c assembly is moulded as a single piece, and for some reason the angle between the two struts has been set too wide. This results in the wheel being too far back. It should look more like this, with an angle of just under 90o. On the subject of wheels, the tail wheel on the museum plane lacks a spat. I'm toying with the idea of some file surgery, but it's all rather fiddly.... Cheers Cliff 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Are you sure that this is 1/200 scale? Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hi Cliff, I think the "spat" doubled up as a water rudder - being single engined it could not use differential engine power to swing it round on the water, unlike my 138. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Thanks @AdrianMF and @PeterB I decided to remove some of the tail wheel's spat/rudder and it looks much better. When it's painted black, it should pass as a naked wheel. Things are more colourful now, albeit looking a little ragged on the cockpit in macro I used foil to wrap the leading edges of the clear wings and it looks brilliant. It's been less successful on the engine struts - although probably still OK when viewed 1:1. I'll try some chrome paint on another strut and see which works best. Cheers Cliff 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Nice and colourful. Cockpit framing doesn't look too shabby considering how small this thing is. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 The cockpit framing looks great. I'll bet it looks perfect with the naked eye! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Courageous said: Nice and colourful. Thanks Stuart. I used a new bottle of Humbrol Acrylic 'Insignia Yellow', which came out not quite as orange-y as my old tin of enamel (which is a pity). It sprayed quite nicely, but proved very difficult to clean out of the airbrush. Nothing seems to dissolve it once it's started to dry. The best I found was cellulose thinner, but even that only softened the paint into a jelly. Yuck! 7 hours ago, Murdo said: The cockpit framing looks great. I'll bet it looks perfect with the naked eye! Thanks Murdo. Your're right, it does look OK with the naked eye - or in my case, with my reading specs on! Interestingly, it's virtually impossible to tell that the windows are actually clear. Next time I make one of these, I'll just paint the windows in - it will be a lot simpler . Cheers Cliff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Quite amazing Cliff. Looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 6:34 PM, Johnson said: Quite amazing Cliff. Looks great. Thank you Charlie A little more progress to report. Decals applied and the Walrus is now standing on its own feet. Next job will be to affix the upper wing and then rig it. The rigging wires on the original are bright yellow and I have some suitably coloured sprue courtesy of an old Airfix Sea King. Unfortunately it has a square cross-section, so I'm not sure what it will look like when stretched. I guess there's only one way to find out! Cheers 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 12 hours ago, CliffB said: then rig it What! At 1/200 that'd be very, very, very thin rigging...best of luck. Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 08/12/2019 at 18:59, CliffB said: Next job will be to affix the upper wing and then rig it. In scale, that rigging is going to be about a thou, probably less. Are you sure you want to rig it? Beautiful build by the way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 @Murdo @Courageous @Robert Stuart Thanks guys and sorry that it's taken me a while to reply. Well, it's now finished . I've added a minimal amount of rigging and fortunately the square-section, yellow sprue stretched just fine. I've also added a DF Loop from fuse wire. Overall I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. This has been a great GB, with a fascinating variety of subjects. I'm looking forward to seeing the final flurry of finishers over the weekend . My thanks to all involved! Cheers 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 looks fab. Good work on something so small. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Love the open structure on the surfaces. On closer inspection, the clear parts give the impression of spars and ribs on their own. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 That's a beautiful little Walrus. You should be pleased Cliff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 And I thought 1:144 was small! That's an absolute cracker and I'm rather jealous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Beautiful job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 That's a cracking build Cliff very original too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Awesome result Cliff Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Amazing work Cliff, I wouldn't have believed it possible to achieve that in such a small scale. cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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