giemme Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Ah, clever molding there, Bill That intake mesh looks the bee's knees Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Looking good. In post #821, two pictures are showing as a blue screen with "image not found or removed" ? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Thanks Terry, when I looked there was only one picture showing the blue screen but after reloading it from file it seems OK now I wonder if postimg.cc is going defective on me, they seem to want to take on Paid For images these days, maybe this is a non subtle squeeze keep our eyes on that huh... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I see one blue one. Probably a bad link.... Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Is it still blue Ian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Nice plunging Bill - you’ll get there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I see one blue image as well Bill Nice work on the deflecter Stay safe Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 I don't see any now on my p.c. or on this tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddyf Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 She is coming on well! Looking good and nearing the finishing post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 13 hours ago, perdu said: To enable enough 'lift' a piece of thick card goes on behind to stiffen the sinews and let slip the gods of vacforming. I will pop a couple of these out to allow for losses, breakages and breakdowns. Big blue box here for me too, Bill... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 28 minutes ago, andyf117 said: Big blue box here for me too, Bill... But not for me. Do you need to refresh a cache? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I can't see that one either Bill Others are fine though and looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Yes blue here too. Only the one mind. Sublime fettle action Bill. So you have an open model shop you say? Lucky sausage. 🙌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 OK I found that one had gone rogue when I just popped back for a look Reloaded now This one Johnty, Mike's Models Kingstanding night be worth a trip from Stourbridge if you are stuck for stuff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 OK ish, must be time to test postimg again Can we study this extract from an AP which might just work for Belvedere engineering in service I remember Crisp being somewhat perplexed by its operational efficiency Ish The rubber/steel damper in the centre screen would be replaced by a hydraulic drag link damper in a Sikorsky/ Westland helicopter I believe That would probably allow the advancing/retiring blades a bit more flexibility than the rubber block's relative inflexibility Oh well it seemed to work OK for the times they were in service And we are not here to worry about them I have a bigger problem Can you see the arching frame over the hub which controls pitch on the blades No? Me neither, something must be done. I know chop out everything that isnt the arched selector. Then arch a selector over the gubbinses and add a new upper frame Here a couple of the arms are done in the jig The white block is the jig of course and at the front of picture is the rear blade rotor head which has its rotation in the opposite direction The rather thick cross bars are supposed to the the arch pieces To be honest I prefer mine When the glue has set I intend thickening the frames with Mr Dissolved Putty to get a more reasonable likeness. Time to sort out the blades next. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 That's definitely more like it! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 more masterful Billness on display 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Nice work Bill - much better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hope it looks better now, thin smidgen of Mr Dissolved P over the arms which seem to be finely forged things of elegance on the rotor head. Maybe not quite as elegant but... This seems OK so I will get on with the rear gear. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Looks pretty elegant to me Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Ta Ced. Just for a minute can we catch a flight of fantasy. Here we are with all the paint on and the windoors open and the rotors fixed. well it is only a fantasy for now, come back next... Month... Year... Decade... Cen... no not even I can spin this out that long. When the paint is on the window openings are going to be carved open in the sides and the front and ceiling panels will be demasked. Hopefully this will look OK. Belvedere has very thick window openings, far closer to stone mullions than modern thin metal glazing framing. I think that is why they look almost prehistoric purrups. I have removed the unwanted plastic moulding from the plunge moulded wind deflectors and trimmed the glazed bubbles to fit. Added the part finished rotor head and asked your indulgence. Work for you? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 I think I have the basic idea how this differs from the Sikorsky/Westland style rotor head gear Any idea about the pseudo-Slan type tendrils rising above the nest of gubbinses Is it telepathy? Might be amusing to replicate. Might... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, perdu said: Any idea about the pseudo-Slan type tendrils rising above the nest of gubbinses My guess is mass balance weights to smooth out changes in blade pitch. But then, that just popped into my head. So it could be telepathy. Other theories are available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 I think you have the right of it Pete. Is it a good idea to get THIS interested I mean... Probably just nosy. Probably but having access to AP4672F is very enlightening... How much could one improve the Airfix offering if such knowledge was here? Just wondering. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Oh oh, looks as if someone removed the centre spindle and the upper extension (totally wrong) of the rotor shaft extension then drilled out the excess plastic with a 1.6mm drill. Ohhh! And took away the brute thug spider arms that would not lift a rotor blade for all the viruses in China. Must be going to make a new shaft, base to apex but whether that was a good idea or no, I am still undecided. Ah it would appear not to matter now The new spider arms are to come tomorrow. I really do NOT expect to make any more rotor head changes, but tomorrow is another day... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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