ththtttu7 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 For anyone interested, I've started my build WIP thread. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I've just put the decals on mine. What a lovely kit! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 22 hours ago, Enzo Matrix said: I've just put the decals on mine. What a lovely kit! Whats that saying again Enzo?? …photos or it didn’t happen! C’mon, show us your progress. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Yeah come on Enzo, can't just post that and not show us some pictures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: Whats that saying again Enzo?? …photos or it didn’t happen! C’mon, show us your progress. Cheers.. Dave 1 hour ago, Adam Poultney said: Yeah come on Enzo, can't just post that and not show us some pictures! Sadly, I didn't document the build properly. However, I'm having so much fun with it that - despite not having finished it yet - I'm going to start a second one this weekend. This will be built as an FB9. The one - minor - issue that I have with the kit is the arrangement of the instrument panels in the cockpit. I followed the instructions and allowed the outer panels to set before assembling the rest of the cockpit. As I hadn't arranged them properly, this meant that the forward fuselage parts did not sit correctly when assembled with a gap of about half a millimetre. I must stress that this is entirely due to my bodgehandedness and is not a fault of the kit. There are some interesting location points in the cockpit which may well resolve the issue so I will be changing the assembly procedure slightly. Bodgehandedness apart, the rest of the build is pure joy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 wellspropsmodels 3D printed conversion to Vampire F.1 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224745817316 V.P. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Homebee said: wellspropsmodels 3D printed conversion to Vampire F.1 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224745817316 V.P. Nice. I wonder if someone will do an F.1two piece canopy to go with them? The first 60 aircraft were delivered with a different windscreen and a smaller sliding canopy. This was modified in service to the fully blown canopy included in this kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PmQoQXUTRKqLPrp94UFSNQh89NBR4hYDdRMsjaB8vEFxsvD5en8QVrXFBqRdFGGel&id=236571760139543 Black Dog - ref. A48155 - de Havilland Vampire F.3 engine V.P. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 This engine is a nice addition. Its going to need one serious nose weight to counter the imbalance though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 5 hours ago, David A Collins said: Its going to need one serious nose weight to counter the imbalance though! My thoughts exactly! We have liquid gravity to put in the nose but there really isn't enough space even without the engine. It's about time that someone invented liquid Cavorite that we can put in the tail... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I guess, with the covers off displaying the gas turbine that the undercarriage could alway be glued onto a diorama display base! This should prevent it being a tail-sitter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Even after fixing three squares of roofing lead behind the cockpit rear wall, mine were teetering or tipping back. I ended up adding lead shot from an old diving weight squashed flat with pliers dipped in white glue and dropped through the footwells into the nose until I could get no more in. I also drilled a hole down through the drop tank pylons and filled the fronts of them with the same lead shot. If I was fitting this resin engine I think I would add lead into the leading edges of the wings as well and try to get something under the floor too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) I haven't added weight to my models for years. The last one I added weight to (a load of nuts and bolts) was the 1/48 EE Lightning. It's a real pain trying to find stuff to weight models and I found it held up the build for much longer than it should. I now use a piece of clear sprue or a stand type structure. I wish companies would include weights (like with Tamiya's Meteor). It saves a lot of hassle. Edited May 29, 2022 by SeaVenom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 5:12 PM, Enzo Matrix said: My thoughts exactly! We have liquid gravity to put in the nose but there really isn't enough space even without the engine. It's about time that someone invented liquid Cavorite that we can put in the tail... With cavorite in the tail, it then would easily tip heels over head .... or maybe fly away on itself 🤣 I rely on different sized fishing weights to put into any available nook and cranny but it more than once still has me scratching my head to get enough into place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Ask any handyman or builder , roofer and I bet they have a scrap knocking about for a small donation. About a foot square of code four or five should last for ages. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 New conversion kits for the Vampire FB6, and FB30/31 on the way by Wells Props Models Price is TBA. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 This new FB.6 conversion is exciting. I want to do one of these 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFM148 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Just wondering if the FB.6 Conversion will include decals? If not, Who makes decals for the Swiss Vampire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdecal Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Matterhorn Circle do a very comprehensive decal sheet for Swiss TT Vampires See https://www.mc-one.ch/Documents/new/new-1.htm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Beat me to it. The Matterhorn Circle decal set (available on hannants) also includes markings for a Swiss Vampire F1, a conversion I released earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 3:58 AM, wellsprop said: New conversion kits on the way by Wells Props Models Vampire FB6 Swiss Replacement cockpit and ejection seat included - work in progress. Control column update will be included. Oerlikon rockets are still WiP. Vampire FB30 elephant ears Vampire FB31 This kit will include the elephant ears and modified cockpit, with ejection seat. Export Variant Wheels (included with all above conversions) Please note, tread not yet added, renders are for illustration only. Price is TBA. Cheers Ben I'm certainly on for an FB.31 set. Any chance of doing it in 1:32 as well? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 @wellsprop, do you plan to include the FB.31’s ADF nose cover (small tear dropped shaped bulge in front of the windscreen). The CAD’s look really good by the way. Cheers and best of luck.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 The ADF will be included, I have modelled it, but I'm not quite happy with it! I haven't found any plans showing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie22 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, wellsprop said: The ADF will be included, I have modelled it, but I'm not quite happy with it! I haven't found any plans showing it. I can't help with drawings - should have asked 20 years ago! Do these photos of the Vamp at the RAAF Museum, taken some time ago, help? I tried to get as close to profile and front elevation as I could. Plan view would have been a little more difficult. 🤔 Peter M plus one on a CAF A/C. Edited October 17, 2022 by Magpie22 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 FB6 Conversion now available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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