DonH Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Whenever I look at one of your posts, I always utter an involuntary "oh my" (or words to that effect). In your latest post the thing that did it for me was the painting on the top wing. Never mind all the wonderful wizardry with the wings or windscreen or the cabane struts, the crispness and accuracy of the painting on the top wing is just "oh my". Good effort, as always!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) My would be Gloster… Gladiator or Gauntlet ? Those would be my next bi-plane choices, that or possibly the Hawker Hurricane prototype in aluminum dope. add on ? Vildebeest or Swordfish maybe ? Edited June 14, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 What they all said. Beautiful work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 we have some rigging... we have leather patches... we have wing struts... we have WINGS!! home flippin straight now boys TTFN Peter 32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Looks flippin Awesome, really great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 31 minutes ago, airscale said: home flippin straight now boys I've just ironed the chequered flag! Wings! Woohoo! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Just, simply, marvellous Peter. Thanks for letting us come along on this trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Words fail me. This model, in photographs, could easily be mistaken for the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Excellent! Would love to know how you made the sleeves into which the rigging lines go. They look very much like the real thing.....in fact the whole model does! Richie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Oh my 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 That last photo just gave me a huge smile!! Bravo Peter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Outstanding! And I just checked; started in Oct 2020 very quick progress. It would take me twice as long to build something about 1/8 as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 All of the above, with knobs on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I'm sorry, I've exhausted my thesaurus of words that mean "crikey!!!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 It's almost a shame that the upper wings have to be fitted, as it will hide all the fuselage detail below! Oh, and to all those intending to compete in the next SMW modelling competition, I personally think we are looking at the Grand Champion! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, Tony C said: Oh, and to all those intending to compete in the next SMW modelling competition, I personally think we are looking at the Grand Champion! ....And runner up with either the Fury or the P-51B. I wouldn't want to choose between the two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 17 minutes ago, Tony C said: Oh, and to all those intending to compete in the next SMW modelling competition, I personally think we are looking at the Grand Champion! I concur, we all might as well give up now Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 This is just unbelievable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 As the song goes..... Turn out the lights the party's over... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I don't know why, but Peter and his amazing work makes me think of him as the Peter Cooke of the 2020s, but on yet another level. Either way, there's clearly something in the modelling waters if your name happens to be Peter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 thank you guys, very kind I have been working hard on getting some big scary things done and actually it has caught me by surprise how close to the finish I am.. I don't have too many WIP pictures as while the model is on my bench getting stuff done, I have no room to get ready to take the odd snap, so i will describe some of the last stages.. ..with the wings on, rigging was made with K&S 0.15 Music wire - this stuff is great as it's rigid so it's just about getting the turnbuckles right and there is a bit of play as they slide in the turnbuckle tubes so a great fit is quite easy. the turnbuckles themselves are albion alloys tube, crimped & drilled at the ends with a few custom PE fittings like where there are dual wires... ..I also attatched the landing gear with tiny spots of JB weld and the bolts pushed through - I think if I am careful it will hold, these also have rigging lines, though the brake lines are not connected yet.. ..the tailskid & boot were also fitted - bit of red paint bleed I can see here I need to correct.. ..you may notice the wheel covers are red - I got an interesting message from JensHB that someone in the know was following the thread and said 'A Flight' of 1 Sqdn colours were Red, with 'B Flight' Blue and 'C Flight' Yellow - I was only going by the note on the one photo I have of K2902 when I painted mine blue so checked with Tangmere Museum. They couldn't confirm one way or another, but when I did shade comparisons on the photo with known red & blue from the roundel it was clear the wheels & fin should be red so they were repainted.. ..with the LG fitted and the rigging done, it is only the tailfeathers left to do.. when I say nearly finishing has caught me by surprise, I mean it - I have given zero consideration to what is next.. one thing is certain - it can be anything as I proved to myself I can scratchbuild, and as always i do like a metal finish so, need to get the fin, stabs, rudder & elevators fitted & rigged and then I think I am pretty much there TTFN Peter 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Stunning, absolutely stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Incredible. And so exciting to see that it is nearing the end. Looking forward to a Gloster Gamecock, Siskin or Bulldog as a follow up Or maybe a Dewoitine D.500 or P-36 if you must get all "modern"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Incredible and absolutely stunning build. I'm actually speechless. My kits have gone straight into the wheelie bin after seeing this and I've taken up a new hobby instead. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now