bar side Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Like it a lot. I did wonder how you were going to display that beautiful Adour. Nice looking nitrogen trolley too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, bar side said: Like it a lot. I did wonder how you were going to display that beautiful Adour. Nice looking nitrogen trolley too. Thank you and much appreciated Bar Side, yes a lot of head scratching and comparing of notes with Kev went on and I think we've pretty much got the final scenario worked out now, just got to chop some of the figures around a bit to make them fit their roles better. The Nitrogen trolley kit was good enough as it comes in the box, but to ensure a smoother paint finish I sanded/polished the white metal tanks, also undertook the fiddly job of attaching small lengths of brass tube to each tank and the connection point on the back of the control box , idea being to make connecting all the pipes a little easier later on.....we'll see LOL! A bit more scratch-building of tool boxes to come then I'll finally be looking to start some painting. Edited September 12, 2021 by Boltcropper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I have been cheap & am building a nitrogen trolley from scratch so may use yours as a reference. No disrespect to Flightpath but I tend to make a mess of brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Nice, good to see the focus being on maintenance for a change, don't forget the earth lead! Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, bar side said: I have been cheap & am building a nitrogen trolley from scratch so may use yours as a reference. No disrespect to Flightpath but I tend to make a mess of brass Nothing cheap about it Bar Side, I'm normally a staunch scratch-builder myself, I will freely admit PE brass is not my favourite either.....I too struggle with it, for example, that 'A' frame ladder you see in the photos? took me three attempts....and LOTS of hours, but it did not beat me! 🤪LOL If anything I've done with nitrogen trolley helps your own scratch-build along then I'll be really pleased.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 49 minutes ago, Pappy said: Nice, good to see the focus being on maintenance for a change, don't forget the earth lead! Pappy Many thanks Pappy, yes this whole diorama is totally about maintenance.....and with my friend Kev being a former Jaguar 'sooty', I've got some excellent reference material with his knowledge/memories,......Thanks for the heads-up regarding the earth lead, I'll certainly do my best to tick all the boxes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Looks superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 7 hours ago, phildagreek said: Looks superb! Many thanks Phildagreek, just need to try and maintain my composure once the painting starts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escaflowne Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Hi, Fine and realistic work on your tractor and the trolley, you're right to rebuild/redo and improve some parts. Impressive diorama 👍 Edited September 19, 2021 by Escaflowne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 7:16 PM, Escaflowne said: Hi, Fine and realistic work on your tractor and the trolley, you're right to rebuild/redo and improve some parts. Impressive diorama 👍 Many thanks and much appreciated Escaflowne, first time I've tackled the more major items GSE so I'm using plenty of reference photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 17 hours ago, Flight Line Media said: Awesome work, @Boltcropper! Many thanks Flight Line Media, some more scratch-building work to do just yet but I'm winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Any updates on this? I do hope it hasnt run out of thrust or stalled... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, RMP2 said: Any updates on this? I do hope it hasnt run out of thrust or stalled... Hi RMP2, thanks for checking in, still plenty of thrust I'm pleased to say.....but a slight stall has occurred in the recent weeks due to pressing life commitments. However, I'm aiming to relaunch things soon with the start of some painting of the sub assemblies/components seen in previous posts! Edited December 4, 2021 by Boltcropper 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Hoping things are good @Boltcropper and life isnt being silly. Would love to see some updates on this Oh and regarding a ladder - I have one of these for my KH Jag and it is a thing of lovelyness Edited March 7, 2022 by RMP2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 @Boltcropper Any news or progress? Hope things are good all round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilo Echo Victor Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 This is going to be one very detailed and impressive diorama when completed and I'm loving that engine bay! Will be following this build all of the way to the end. Very well done on your progress so far - looks great! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Gregory Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 10 hours ago, RMP2 said: @Boltcropper Any news or progress? Hope things are good all round. Many thanks for asking, and sorry it's been so quiet on the build updates, but things have steadily progressed. All of the GSE and tractor are now finished, I have then all set safely in a storage box to photograph, but the garage studio has been like a sauna, so waiting for the temps to cool down a little! LOL. Del's close to completing the cockpit and seat, and finished the aircraft pan base, so the aircraft and engines are all that remains. I took a couple of shots before the heat set in, which are below to wet the appetite. The tractor shots are a 100 images each, and stacked together to give the 'all-focussed macro' image. The fire extinguisher was quite a bit less. I'll try to get the rest of the stuff imaged asap, so thanks again for asking! 🙂 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bertie McBoatface Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 9/12/2021 at 7:50 PM, Kev Gregory said: The moment I saw this picture I knew you had spent time in a Jaguar hangar. I think it's the spacing of the various elements. That's not something that anyone would get right just looking at photographs. Your staging is perfect. I'm surprised you haven't included any of that staging, you know the stuff, square and round section aluminium tubing with medium grey plywood floors, although now I recall how complicated it was, perhaps I shouldn't be surprised. 😁 I'm inordinately impressed with your painting skills. That fire extinguisher. Wow! This will be a masterpiece, I reckon. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 @Boltcropper Excellent news! Looking forward to seeing more of the progress. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 9:22 PM, RMP2 said: @Boltcropper Any news or progress? Hope things are good all round. Hi RMP2, thanks for that yes things are going well and hopefully so for you too! , must opologise for the the break in updates, its been a prety busy tiem in life but aksi the GSE incluuded in this project reuired some pretty intricate assembly and painting so not been able to free anythig up for Kev to photogfraph for a while. However, that stage is now past an we are up and running again, wil soon be having updates showing completed & painted cockpit details plus the nose avionics bay and undercarriage bays. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 12 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: The moment I saw this picture I knew you had spent time in a Jaguar hangar. I think it's the spacing of the various elements. That's not something that anyone would get right just looking at photographs. Your staging is perfect. I'm surprised you haven't included any of that staging, you know the stuff, square and round section aluminium tubing with medium grey plywood floors, although now I recall how complicated it was, perhaps I shouldn't be surprised. 😁 I'm inordinately impressed with your painting skills. That fire extinguisher. Wow! This will be a masterpiece, I reckon. Hi Bertie, Thank you for your kind response, very much appreciated, the diorama is indeed a very involved scenario and we're putting a lot into trying to capture the essence of a Jaguar engine change under 'land away' conditions. Kev is doing a sterling job of documenting each stage with his amazing photos!....more to come soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcropper Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 15 hours ago, Kilo Echo Victor said: This is going to be one very detailed and impressive diorama when completed and I'm loving that engine bay! Will be following this build all of the way to the end. Very well done on your progress so far - looks great! Kev Many thanks Kev, very much appreciated, its been a while since we've been able to post any updates but hoping now to put up some new suff! Del. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 27 minutes ago, Boltcropper said: under 'land away' conditions That answers my question. Thanks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: This will be a masterpiece, I reckon. Agreed; so much so that I feel I’ll even be able to come to terms with it being a 54 sqn jet 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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