Anthony in NZ Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Well I will try not too ramble on too much and TRY and just let the photos speak for themselves. A big box of 3D printed parts arrived from Kerry a couple of days ago. Needless to say I have been in heaven... Engine fronts have been printed in 3 sections, I have started prepping them for paint, here is 2 of them, Oops forgot to photograph the rearmost section Vari-ramps have been a mission! Several tweaks and reprints have resulted in a final product we are both happy with. Still needs a little sanding and fine tuning, but pretty much there. They are very different to the US ones Top Bottom Front My happy place...... Dont worry I wont let that Hasegawa 1/32 P-40 M/N//K (havent decided yet) distract me! Thanks for checking in guys, now back to it eh? Cheers Anthony 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Awesome work Anthony - looks so neat CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 17 minutes ago, CJP said: Awesome work Anthony - looks so neat CJP Thanks buddy, wish I could have done a better update. But I am making progress…honest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Wow Anthony those new parts looks superb. Please don't get distracted! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Following this from the beginning, your progress and achievements to date are exceptional. It's coming together steadily and surely - wonderful attention to detail. Keep up the good work. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony G Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Your attention to detail with the intake ramps is phenomenal, the time and effort you must have put in to achieve such accuracy is worthy of a gold medal. It is a pleasure to view your progress in each new post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 10 hours ago, heloman1 said: Wow Anthony those new parts looks superb. Please don't get distracted! Colin Thanks to Kerry of course, yes they are superb! LOL Even Kerry messaged me to put the P-40 away before you all lynch me for getting distracted! LOL 8 hours ago, Dr. Quack said: Following this from the beginning, your progress and achievements to date are exceptional. It's coming together steadily and surely - wonderful attention to detail. Keep up the good work. Q Thanks buddy! I am always following along with your builds too. Very entertaining and you build great subjects! You keep up your good work too 7 hours ago, Tony G said: Your attention to detail with the intake ramps is phenomenal, the time and effort you must have put in to achieve such accuracy is worthy of a gold medal. It is a pleasure to view your progress in each new post Awww thanks mate. Being a stickler for accuracy and detail is often my biggest downfall. You guys are what has kept me steaming along with this! Thanks for your comments and likes, means a lot. Just sorry it wasnt more advanced by now. This beast is a time-sapper! Cheers guys Anthony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I remember your angst about the air bleed louvres (or whatever they are called). They look superb under a coat of primer and the whole fuselage has that "do not mess with me" rugged good looks of a Spey Phantom. You could delay the cockpit to work on the wings... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Hi Anthony Phwoarrr those vari ramps look fantastic and so do the fans, wow. They look wonderful in place on your gorgeous model. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Hello Anthony, I'm glad you liked my cockpit pictures. It was actuaIly the nicest area of the build. I can't get my eyes off those compressor parts. They are really nice. Same goes for the vari ramps. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 2:41 PM, DonH said: I remember your angst about the air bleed louvres (or whatever they are called). They look superb under a coat of primer and the whole fuselage has that "do not mess with me" rugged good looks of a Spey Phantom. You could delay the cockpit to work on the wings... Thanks Don, yes I forgot the angst those louvers gave me LOL. Yes I have thought about the wings... On 8/8/2021 at 7:22 PM, bigbadbadge said: Hi Anthony Phwoarrr those vari ramps look fantastic and so do the fans, wow. They look wonderful in place on your gorgeous model. Chris Thanks as always Chris, you always motivate me buddy! 13 hours ago, Antti_K said: Hello Anthony, I'm glad you liked my cockpit pictures. It was actuaIly the nicest area of the build. I can't get my eyes off those compressor parts. They are really nice. Same goes for the vari ramps. Cheers, Antti Yes loved your pictures. Yes those compressor fans are beautiful arent they. The vari ramps came up nice with a fine mist of Mr Surfacer 1200. I took these just for you mate Cheers guys Anthony 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 They look lovely Anthony, your work is incredibly neat . Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 9:57 PM, bigbadbadge said: They look lovely Anthony, your work is incredibly neat . Chris Thanks Chris! Another piece of the puzzle from my best mate Kerry, these are the different shaped vents on the rear fuselage above the reheat cans as found on Brit Tooms. Not much to show on the actual kit whilst I tweak and refine the fuselage surface. This WH conversion is causing me more work than I thought. On my one the resin is very brittle and adding surface details is difficult as the edges crumble and I have to keep fixing. Even using my finest razor saw dosent help a lot more. I am finding a good layer of Mr Surfacer and scribing through that gives a much nicer result. I didnt expect this to be held up on this part for so long. Thankfully once the fuselage surface is finished the rest will be Tamiya plastic....phew! I will post when I have more to show, but I thought you might like to see these Cheers Anthony 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 The vents look lovely Anthony, and will be a cracking addition. Crikey the resin is causing a lot of extra effort, but this will be worthwhile fella. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Well I am boxing on even after the news of new Phantoms in 1/32, Nothing seems to suggest a Brit one so I am cracking on... Cheers Anthony 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 More happy with the shape evolving out of this area now I have the vent in. Cheers Anthony 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Looking very good, each tweak bringing you closer to Toom Nirvana 😁 Do you think you could have produced this without the Wild Hare conversion, just using the Tamiya kit as a base alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 22 minutes ago, Alan P said: Looking very good, each tweak bringing you closer to Toom Nirvana 😁 Do you think you could have produced this without the Wild Hare conversion, just using the Tamiya kit as a base alone? Hi Alan, thanks very much! Yes I definitely. In fact I think the conversion has caused me more problems than it solved. As well as that, the (well mine anyway) the resin is brittle and crumbly. So when I re-do panel lines etc I often end up with a coat or 2 of Mr Surfacer to sort the irregularities out and run a photoetch saw through the lines to get them nice and even. It is a pleasure when I work on the front and rear sections where I used the original Tamiya kit. If anyone has this conversion, my recommendation would be to just cut the rear flanks and lower section out and throw the rest away... With what Kerry and I have put together with vents, engine fronts, complete Spey back ends and new correct Vari Ramps you are a lot of the way there on your own. Definitely very do-able with a Tamiya J Cheers Anthony 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Fantastic work! Amazing attention to details! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Bjorn said: Fantastic work! Amazing attention to details! Thank you so very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 The vents look great in place Anthony and does really lift the area to a further level. Great job on this Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: The vents look great in place Anthony and does really lift the area to a further level. Great job on this Chris Thanks Chris, I cant wait to get Mr Surfacer on them and see how they actually look Thanks again for checking in buddy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony G Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Your attention to detail goes above and beyond, you are definitely setting the gold standard for those that follow. I am starting my 892 sqdn Navy Phantom this week in the group build I just hope I can do my old aircraft justice. It is not until I study the individual pieces of the 1/48 kit I see the wrong or missing detail. Simple things like the drag chute door T handle, drain tubes behind the intakes, Deck Hook up lock, underside panel lines, etc. Keep up the good work I so look forward to each new post with your progress, even if it does make me think I should have taken up knitting instead of modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Anthony, this is getting better and better. I think you have reached the point where one all of the sudden finds "new energy" for the project and some "inner peace" not to rush things but even start again with some earlier finished detail. The model will look superb once finished and people want to see it over and over again. Excellent work! Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 A masterpiece work so far Anthony. The level of detail is amazing. I use very often 3D printing in my ongoing builds too. May I ask which 3D printer is Kerry is using to print the parts? I did 1:72 Blackbird J-58 engine inlet and exhaust details but to be able to get reasonable printed parts I had to increase the wall thickness a bit especially on rotor and guide vanes. Of course the model scale matters as well. Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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