Beard Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I can't find any drawings of the beaching gear but I did find this: My wife's birthday present is sorted. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 16 hours ago, Beard said: My wife's birthday present is sorted. We're all certain she will be thrilled, I mean, who wouldn't be? Great find well done. 👍 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 "You could at least have got me one with a turret!" 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 I did exhaust pipes from a plastic frames, the props are resin copies of that from Valom's Harrow. Engines are from MPM's Welly mk X. @Heather Kay - if you still need props for Contrail kit and you think those looks OK please PM your address. I did extra copies for you. I am not sure how it will be with canopy, I am still not successful with it. Maybe I will do using me secret weapon - the multielement, glued almost window by window one... Regards J-W 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hi, I finally gave up with vacu forming of whole main canopy. I had next two attempts and in both cases I was unable to heat clear sheet evenly what ended in appearance of a hole in it... So I turned to mine way - glueing the canopy from single windows: It turns not bad so far, I think. The upper part will come from a partially failed vacu (or stamp) forming. I hope I will be able to fit it ok. The props will have some more massive hubs. I do not glue engines on their positions unless I will not finished with canopy. To be continued Regards J-W 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Since I am coming to the painting time one doubt came. In the WW2 section I asked for help and opinions about th epainting scheme and there is a suggestion of one of BM fellow that Lerwick could wear (at lest in early service time) the shadow shading. Now I have to decide, whether I will follow this suggestion or not... Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Great canopy! I use a paint stripping hot air gun for softening the plastic, it gives a nice even spread of heat. If you are burning holes in the plastic then perhaps you need to be further from the heat source and let it take longer to soften? Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, AdrianMF said: I use a paint stripping hot air gun for softening the plastic, it gives a nice even spread of heat. If you are burning holes in the plastic then perhaps you need to be further from the heat source and let it take longer to soften? Regards, Adrian In fact I think I should do this in more controlled conditions, like with this hot air gun hold at given distance (something like lab stand to hold this gun), maybe a tube which will keep hot air going directly... For sure I will try more one, because i am is very close already. On YT i've noticed that heating and pumping are not done simultaneously (what I did) - but first plastic is heat up and when it felt down on stamp under own weight the vacuum was turned on. Is it also your way? Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 I glued the top of canpy cut out from my failed attempts to do a whole canopy as one piece vacu formed. Then I had to sand join a bit Then to polish it with 2000 grade paper Then to polish with a cotton cloth and finally paint with diluted gloss varnish Some more sanding/putting around canopy was necessary and I masked it to paint frames When I finished I glued also engines, To props I added hubs, they are not finished yet. I started painting fuselage is shadow sahading mode What is left to construct are turrets and beach wheels, aerials and DF loop and details of prop hubs (pitch control gear)....And of course further painting, portholes etc... To be continued Regards Jerzy-Wojtek 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) That’s looking really good, especially considering the amount of kit bashing you’ve done. Edited March 13, 2021 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, Marklo said: That’s looking really good, especially considering the amount of kit bashing you’ve done. Thank you! Regarding kit bashing, indieed, there was some: 1 Fuselage glued from Airfix Sunderland cut into teens pieces and plastic sheet 2. The same external floats 3. Fin and rudder based on DC-2 Special Hobby (etxneded) 4. Stabilizers from Frog P47 wings 5. Engines from MPM Wellington (modified), 6. Nacelles from Airfix Halifax, Frog Wellington., putty 7 Props - resin copies of Valom's HP Harrow 8. Oil coolers - Airfix Halifax 9. Wings - plastic sheet plus two ZTS Il-2, plus spare tail from Farman 223.3 + putty 10. Canopy - 8 pieces home made... .... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Splendid work, J-W, proper modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Cracking job on that canopy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Wowzas. Really coming together now. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Really beginning to be a Lerwick J-W now. Fabulous work making the canopy from pieces, proper modelmaking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just caught up with your build, wow! Really looking like a Lerwick now. How you've tackled that canopy is superb. Just love watching your builds and how they come together 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Excellent work on the canopy, and a very novel approach too. Looking very nice indeed! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/14/2021 at 3:00 PM, Brandy said: Excellent work on the canopy, and a very novel approach too. Looking very nice indeed! On 3/14/2021 at 10:06 AM, perdu said: Fabulous work making the canopy from pieces, proper modelmaking. On 3/14/2021 at 12:13 PM, woody37 said: Just caught up with your build, wow! Really looking like a Lerwick now. How you've tackled that canopy is superb. Just love watching your builds and how they come together Thank you ! I appreciate very much all comments, so nice ,,,. To be frank, I am doing such way canopies in many scratch work (conversion or build) - I have found it very useful . It started many years ago, maybe it is already 25 or so. I think for the first time is did it in Frog (or rather Novo) Beaufort, when I faund that main canopy needs to be a bit taller, and it has a flaw with one window and I decided to cut all flat windows (front and sides) and replace them by separate one. Here it is: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234979689-bristol-beaufort-mk-i-malta-1942-frognovo-reshaped-172/&tab=comments#comment-1948799 Then I started to use it in conversions as well as in a complete scratch works, just to name some - Ju86R, Ju 24H, Caproni 309 and 310, Kaproni-Bulgarski KB11 Fazan, Balackurn Shark, Me 210&410, Savoia 79 JRS, PZL P43, Percival Petrel and Gul, Miles Martinet and Falcon, DH 90 Dragonfly, Bloch 220, Potez 651 (each one of them was on RFI - please search if you like to see results ) Going back to Lerwick. On WW2 section I asked about colors of beach gear. I've got suggestion that alu (thanks @adey m) - so I am going this way: Meanwhile I did some important painting works From bottom it requires next layer Regards J-W 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) Wow, at last, a proper Lerwick in 1/72 scale, that looks so Lerwicky so far, amazing attention to detail and character. I want one. regards, adey Edited March 16, 2021 by adey m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I think the cylindrical objects in the beaching gear were floats of some kind. We often forget the aircraft was floating in water when the wheels were fitted. The lumps that appear on the Sunderland and Stranraer gear are the same idea, I think, giving the beaching crew a fighting chance to get the heavy wheelsets into place while up to their chests in cold water! I have seen at least one colour photo where the floats had been painted red and green to show which fitted port and starboard. I don’t know how common that was, but it makes sense. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) On 16/03/2021 at 07:18, Heather Kay said: I have seen at least one colour photo where the floats had been painted red and green to show which fitted port and starboard. I The US Navy did that on their Marlin . regards, adey Edited March 17, 2021 by adey m 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, adey m said: I would not trust RAF ground blokes to know which was which Nice gratuitous insult for those guys who you may remember were flyingBOAT handlers Adey, especially when the wingtip lights on any RAF machine were also colour coded. Red Port Left - Green Starboard Right. My dad who was Sunderland crew must be spinning in his grave, those handling crews worked day and night to have the boats ready for more fighting and he was always proud of the guys at Pembroke Dock. 👍 (I do reckon the USN approach was mostly Bullsh though, they were handling these things daily. Colour coding the floats does look like a 'make it tidy, make it gleam' exercise to me.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, perdu said: Nice gratuitous insult for those guys who you may remember were flyingBOAT handlers Adey, especially when the wingtip lights on any RAF machine were also colour coded. Red Port Left - Green Starboard Right. My dad who was Sunderland crew must be spinning in his grave, those handling crews worked day and night to have the boats ready for more fighting and he was always proud of the guys at Pembroke Dock. 👍 (I do reckon the USN approach was mostly Bullsh though, they were handling these things daily. Colour coding the floats does look like a 'make it tidy, make it gleam' exercise to me.) Sorry perdu, it was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment by myself. Those flying boat handlers did do a hard job in all weathers and conditions. regards, adey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/16/2021 at 8:18 AM, Heather Kay said: I have seen at least one colour photo where the floats had been painted red and green to show which fitted port and starboard. I don’t know how common that was, but it makes sense. Thanks! Idid this way in case of mine Empire and Sunderland Regards J-W 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 hours ago, adey m said: Sorry perdu, it was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment by myself. Those flying boat handlers did do a hard job in all weathers and conditions. regards, adey Adey dont fret mate, there really is a laughy smiley there too I knew you were not a daft brute (like me purrups) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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