(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Hey everyone Whilst my Eduard Spitfire is in my cabinet 'curing' I've decided to have a look at the new ICM 1/32 Gladiator. From what I've read and seen it looks to be a rather splendid model... ..Is it me or does it look like the pilot is wearing a David Clark head set? Anyway this will be OOB other than a Sutton Harness from RB productions. Cheers Iain 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaGuy Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Looking forward to this Iain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Pulling up a seat with you on this one, Iain. It might give me the courage to pull a biplane out of the stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, TonkaGuy said: Looking forward to this Iain! Hey Tonka You and me both mate so far I'm very impressed with the kit, very nice 1 hour ago, Vinnie said: Pulling up a seat with you on this one, Iain. It might give me the courage to pull a biplane out of the stash. Hiya Vinnie This will be my first bi plane so anything could happen....watch this space! Cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I'm in Iain, got one of these in the upper regions of the stash Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Have you chosen the preferred markings then, if so which will you go with ? Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 49 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Have you chosen the preferred markings then, if so which will you go with ? Dennis Hey Dennis At the moment the airframe of choice is the silver doped machine of No72(F) Sqn, SN: K6140. Cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Iain, I think you're in for a treat with this one. There's a Wingnut enthusiast at our club (several of them actually.....) and he's just done this one, and he HEAPS praise on the kit. Just as good, he reckoned, and the finished build looks brilliant for sure. So, it's ALL there....! Great work so far 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, rob Lyttle said: Iain, I think you're in for a treat with this one. There's a Wingnut enthusiast at our club (several of them actually.....) and he's just done this one, and he HEAPS praise on the kit. Just as good, he reckoned, and the finished build looks brilliant for sure. So, it's ALL there....! Great work so far 👍 Hey Rob I have heard good things about this kit and I’ve seen the build that Phil Flory is doing and it certainly does look like a great kit. I’ve made a start on the engine and will hopefully have a wee update to share tomorrow. Cheers buddy Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimea River Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Watching with interest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 28 minutes ago, Crimea River said: Watching with interest! Hey Crimea I have a small update for you (all) Unusually for me I started on the lovely Bristol Mercury... The collector ring and exhaust fit together beautifully as do the components for the engine itself. I painted the collector/exhaust with Tamiya XF1 as an undercoat followed by Citadel Runfang steel and Mr Hobby 215 copper. For the engine I first gave it an udercoat of Tamiya XF1 followed by an over all coat of Runefang Steel followed by a coat of Boltgun Steel and sealed with Mr Colour GX100. At the moment it all looks very clean and tidy and the transition from the copper to silver needs a little work but overall I'm happy with how it has turned out. It doesn't really show that well in this picture but the only additional work I've carried out on the engine is to hollow out the exhaust stacks using my micro drill.. A better shot of the difference between the Boltgun Steel (darker colour) and the Runefang steel both of which spray and cover very nicely. The engine and collecter/Exhaust are only clipped together at the moment as I want to carry out a little clean up and weathering. And attached to the air frame. I have to say that so far I'm very impressed with the quality of the kit, the fit of parts in perfect, the moldings are clean and crisp and the plastic has a nice feel to it. Cheers Iain 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just pulled up a chair. I can see that this is a kit that shouts “ Build me! “ at you when you first open the box from the amount you’ve done in less than 48hrs. The engine looks beautiful and I love the colours of the collector ring. Looking forward to more. John PS. Sorry about the bum steer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Nice start. The more I see of these being built the more I want to have a go at one myself. Looking forward to more. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 ooh IMPRESSIVE. Love the Engine.. MY favorite part. seeing another of these being built I am keen to see what yours turns out like. probably AWESOME. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 thought you might like to check this out with respect to Pastor John. might be useful seeing you are building a Gloster Gladiator and EVERYONE else who is thinking of starting this model/kit of their own.. AIMS New arrivals 32F001, 32D022 and 32PE012 - Vendors Board - Large Scale Planes -{ for 1:32 Scale }Scale https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/83653-aims-new-arrivals-32f001-32d022-and-32pe012/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I was so impressed by the reviews on this kit that I bought one despite my fear of rigging so I will be watching this one. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 2 hours ago, HOUSTON said: ooh IMPRESSIVE. Love the Engine.. MY favorite part. seeing another of these being built I am keen to see what yours turns out like. probably AWESOME. 1 hour ago, HOUSTON said: thought you might like to check this out with respect to Pastor John. might be useful seeing you are building a Gloster Gladiator and EVERYONE else who is thinking of starting this model/kit of their own.. AIMS New arrivals 32F001, 32D022 and 32PE012 - Vendors Board - Large Scale Planes -{ for 1:32 Scale }Scale https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/83653-aims-new-arrivals-32f001-32d022-and-32pe012/ 1 hour ago, HOUSTON said: Hey Houston Thanks for the link, that pilot figure does look very nice in fact the whole lot looks pretty darn good! I'll be building mine OOB except for an RB productions Sutton Harness Type A and I'm thinking about making my own masks? Cheers buddy 6 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Just pulled up a chair. I can see that this is a kit that shouts “ Build me! “ at you when you first open the box from the amount you’ve done in less than 48hrs. The engine looks beautiful and I love the colours of the collector ring. Looking forward to more. John PS. Sorry about the bum steer. Hey John It really is a lovely kit. I've had a look at some of the builds over on LSP and what they are managing to achieve is very impressive, it speaks volumes for the quality of the kit. Bum steer? No worries. 3 hours ago, geedubelyer said: Nice start. The more I see of these being built the more I want to have a go at one myself. Looking forward to more. Cheers. Do it! Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Hey everyone Even though I've only just started the build I'm already thinking about how to rig her? I have never rigged an airplane in my life (does adding aerial wires count?) and the route I'm thinking of taking is to use Gaspatch models metal turn buckles, EZ line 0.25mm and albion alloys brass tubing 0.3 or 0.5mm. Looking at reference pictures the termination points for the rigging seem to be embedded into the wing/strut surfaces.. Photos found on the internet, for for modelling reference only. I will remove if requested. ..And the rigging itself appears to be rather fat and flat? Now I don't have the skill set to reproduce these 100% accurately but hopefully my chosen method will be sufficient to give a passable representation of the real thing? Cheers Iain 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 hour ago, spitfire said: I was so impressed by the reviews on this kit that I bought one despite my fear of rigging so I will be watching this one. Cheers Dennis Hey Dennis I know what you mean about rigging I've never done it either, but I've had a look at some builds on youtube and it doesn't seem that bad, I think its something that has to be done in stages and you need to realise that it can't be rushed? I'm actually looking forward to giving it ago, but I have plenty to do to get to that point plus I want to finish my Spitfire to. Cheers Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocatlub Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) I have studied that photo and others on the net and if you look closely at the 2 thicker "wires" they appear to be bar which is threaded at the ends and are rolled into an aerofoil shape in between the threaded ends. Also some of the other "wires" appear to be bar. Edited February 16, 2020 by ocatlub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I must have been seeing into the future as one time I was at Cosford and I took a load of photos of the Gladiator there, I've attached them just in case they will be handy, no doudt there are lots of better ones on the internet or on this very site. Cheers Dennis 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 There used to be a Rapide on the air show circuit in the UK many years ago which whistled when it flew because some of the aerofoil shaped ‘ wires ‘ were out of alignment with the airflow. I have seen aerofoil shaped rigging on a 1/32 biplane and it looked very impressive. Good Luck. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astir8 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 The need for drag reduction pushed aircraft designers to aerofoil shaped "wires" with threaded ends quite early in the history of aviation. Ditto the avoidance of exposed turnbuckles. If you google "rafwires" there are a number of PE sets available for this scale. More difficult to use than EZ line unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaGuy Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Coming along nicely, makes me feel I should have a go at a very high detailed 1/32 project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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