Col. Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Tidy work Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Nice very very nice that wing really looks see through Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/26/2020 at 3:27 PM, AdrianMF said: Well the last of the masking has just come off, it still needs a sand but here it is: In that shot those wings definitely look more fabric than plastic to me. NIcely transcended Adrian. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddyf Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Great work on the BE2C and MiG! the ribbing on the BE2C looks great! (After your work on the Frogfixstein Beaufort, I’m assuming Airfix have a BE2 and MiG-3 on the drawing board!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 Thanks all! It is rather strange when you create an optical illusion. You can see it as what you painted, i.e. rather badly masked cream and tan, and then it suddenly flips to looking like translucent fabric wings. I didn’t lighten the lower wings enough at first - the darker colour was showing through quite a lot - but I’ve lightened them some more since. As I approach the end of the build my list has gotten longer, and I’ve also been dithering and experimenting with rolled wire rigging. Another day for that one! I’m going for no-holes, EZLine and superglue. I’ve yet to add the aileron horns but this is where it is: 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 That's looking bloomin' gorgeous Adrian - great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 The decals are a pleasing mixture of new and old school. New, because they are in register and good quality, and old, because there’s only ten of them! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Nice progress! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Rigging: All EZLine With kicker into spots of superglue. A bit of planning and forethought would have helped; for instance, the double bracing wires out of the sides of the fuselage could have done with some holes to thread through instead of being butt jointed to an inside corner. It turns out that Airfix only did half the conversion job on this aircraft; the front cockpit was blanked off, the rear windshield was replaced with a folding flat one and the paint job seems a bit off too. As usual, my research post dated the build, so I will say this is the week prior to the photo session, before they did the modifications. Still some more bracing to do, and I am also planning to do an external aileron cable run. There is lots of evidence for the cable below the wing, but rather less for a tip to tip run across the top wing, especially with the spools I’ve fitted. However, there’s a pic of a crashed Belgian BE2c that seems to show it clearly. I can always remove it... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Nice work with the rigging. Rigging wth EZLine, for me at least, is always problematic. I think it's because the quality of my CA isn't so great. Lovely paint job too! Kudos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That is really impressive Adrian, i love the underside effect! As for the aileron run, I'll check my Datafile, but I'm fairly sure that by the time the C was introduced the bungees for aileron return had been replaced with the cable across the top wing as you state, usually with a pulley at the outer ends and guides inboard. I usually represent the guides by just drawing a small black line with a very fine marker. It basically creates a single cable run to both pull one side down, and pull the other side up, with the two being joined together by cables running vertically between the ailerons, in line with the control horns. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That's looking very special Adrian - I love the paint job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 hours ago, limeypilot said: I'll check my Datafile Thanks Ian. I think I’m going to remove all except the outer spools because I can’t see that many blobs in any pictures. I have holes drilled ready for the vertical feeds. It makes you wonder how much stick force you needed to apply to bank, given that you’ve got around 80 feet of looped cable to move around... 3 hours ago, CedB said: That's looking very special Adrian Thanks Ced. The masking for the paint was a fiddle but it was worth it, I think. I may buy some fresh thin masking tape because I’m sure mine had just gone off over time, but I’ll wait next time until I’ve got a natural linen build scheduled! 4 hours ago, John Masters said: Rigging wth EZLine, for me at least, is always problematic. I use both the invisible thread with holes and the EZLine with superglue methods, and whenever I’m about half way through rigging with either method I find myself wishing I’d gone for the other one. Getting the flying wires stuck (and staying stuck) to the fuselage was hard, and after that it wasn’t too bad - at least there are no holes to fill. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Despooled: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Wow Adrian, the BE2 looks fantastic, great work on the underside, the translucent effect looks absolutely wonderful and spot in . Great work fella it is really coming together. Mig looking good too. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I've had a scan through the datafile and the C definitely had a pulley each end, you have them in the right place, and nothing in the centre. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: BE2 looks fantastic Thanks Chris. 1 hour ago, limeypilot said: C definitely had a pulley each end Thanks Ian, I went with that in anticipation. And it’s done: As mentioned earlier, it’s not quite the “Zeppelin Killer” but it looks like a BE2c, and that’s good enough for me. Next! 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Superb Adrian . A little gem!. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That’s superb. 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That looks amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Very nicely done, a fantastic result! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Just a beautiful result. I really like the 'see-through' effect. Cheers, Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Looks absolutely stunning Adrian, fantastic work, you should be justifiably proud of your work. A great model. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Absolutely stunning, a superb result! Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 A real beauty Adrian! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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