TheyJammedKenny! Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 9:01 PM, mitchem said: because of the atmosphere of self-levelling thinners That is possible. I would give this a one or two-week break to allow everything to out-gas before proceeding further. What's your plan for tidying up the wing roots? It's looking great so far, BTW. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: What's your plan for tidying up the wing roots? It's looking great so far, BTW. Alex Many thanks for the advice Alex. Sounds like just enough time to try and mate the engines to the wings, although this could be harder than I had hoped - the raised portions under the wings appear to be slightly wider than the aperture in the tops of the engines. Not sure if I should try spacer bars or just pull out the old 240 grit and sand the the raised portions into oblivion. I reckon I should be able to mask the fuselage up before adding the wings to the fuselage. The joints don't look to bad, and if the current paintwork is protected, I should be able to blend everything in before sanding it smooth. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, mitchem said: sand the the raised portions into oblivion Sand them into oblivion. They are worthless. Place cross-braces in your engine pylon assembly that make physical contact with the underwing mating surface but do not, for the love of all that is holy, attempt to spread the pylon or rely on the wing to give the correct incidence of the engine relative to the fuselage. Do it by sight. If there's a resulting gap between the engine pylon and the wing, so be it. The important thing is to have enough plastic-to-plastic contact so that the engines stay on. You have many options when it comes to filling any resulting gaps. I chose to use PPP mixed with gray chalk powder to emulate sealant on the original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 insane, but nice, but insane..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Very sharp, Mike! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 13 hours ago, RCI said: insane, but nice, but insane..... That describes Mike perfectly....!!! 🤣 (sorry Mike, I'll get me coat...!! ) K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 1:52 PM, TheyJammedKenny! said: Sand them into oblivion. They are worthless. Place cross-braces in your engine pylon assembly that make physical contact with the underwing mating surface but do not, for the love of all that is holy, attempt to spread the pylon or rely on the wing to give the correct incidence of the engine relative to the fuselage. Do it by sight. If there's a resulting gap between the engine pylon and the wing, so be it. The important thing is to have enough plastic-to-plastic contact so that the engines stay on. You have many options when it comes to filling any resulting gaps. I chose to use PPP mixed with gray chalk powder to emulate sealant on the original. Thanks Alex. I've taken your advice and sanded the starboard bump off and....it hasn't been missed. There will be a gap at the top of the pylon, but I should be able to sort that out when I get there. (Famous last words) On 7/12/2022 at 2:13 PM, keefr22 said: That describes Mike perfectly....!!! 🤣 (sorry Mike, I'll get me coat...!! ) K I'm speechless K, That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me (....the bit about getting your coat 🤣) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 Took the decals for a test drive and had a go at tidying up the fuselage sides by painting window frames using individual masks. There is no easy way to do this and the cheatline is going to have to have the masking residue polished out. The good news is that you can see through the fuselage and the homemade passenger seats make the interior look busy. I need to finish off the window frames aft of the Emergency exit before drumming up the courage to tackle the fin / cheatline join. mike 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 They look superb Mike, top work!! 👍 K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 It’s certainly worth the effort Mike and your doing a great job with a very complex livery. I struggle just to get a neat demarcation line between two colours! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Starboard cheatline done..........following numerous touch ups here and there. Not 100% accurate, but it's as good as it's going to get. The curvature of the rear fuselage is a lot more complicated than the 1/144 Airfix kit ! 😀 You get a better view of the curvature from the front end. Of course viewing it from all angles while masking didn't help. Bumps under the wings have been sanded off and the engines have been temporarily taped to the wings.....before taping the wings to the fuselage. Next step is to finish off the port tail to cheatline join before ripping the house apart to find the kit instructions. Been absolute ages since I glued anything together on this build. mike 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 That looks brilliant Mike, great work and well done for perservering with it! Good luck with the instructions search!! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 4:55 PM, keefr22 said: Good luck with the instructions search!! Thanks Keith. Instructions duly found and work has been started on fitting the engines and flap-track fairings to the wings. Many thanks to @TheyJammedKenny! for his advice on the unwanted bumps under the wings. After sanding them off completely, I glued the engines on and held them in place over night with clamps. At the same time, the two halves of each flap track fairing were glued together before being cleaned up and added to the wings. Hardly any filler was required to blend the items in, so for me, this was almost a "hole in one" !... ...I say almost because the tops of the engine fairings need a bit more attention : I need to ensure that there is no seam line on the wing leading edges, as well as coming up with a plan for the landings lights. As luck would have it, Xtracolor Boeing Grey has come back into stock, so all is looking good. mike 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 18 hours ago, mitchem said: this was almost a "hole in one" !... We'll call it a birdie then! Great progress Mike, that all looks very nice indeed! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Nicely done! The wing landing lights are a real pain. You could try drilling out the bulkhead, creating a new bulkhead farther back, installing light lenses, and using the kit's clear part. OTOH, you could fair them over and use a decal as I did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Great progress, how did you do the silver passenger window frames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billos Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 28/02/2021 at 16:46, mitchem said: Crew have emerged from the changing room and the co-pilot looks a bit like Rob Beckett? May have to put some carpeting down in the front office : Probably anachronisic (too recent) but perhaps you should have used this crew: https://goodblacknews.org/2015/11/17/air-zimbabwe-makes-history-with-1st-all-female-flight-crew/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Billos said: I'm liking the thought process....but try finding female flight crew in 1/72 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Try Airfix Heron. Somewhat dated uniform. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 52 minutes ago, mitchem said: but try finding female flight crew in 1/72 😁 Couple of bits of milliput...? K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, Graham Boak said: Try Airfix Heron. Somewhat dated uniform. Thanks for the suggestion Graham, but I don't think it would be fair of me to ask "63" to stand behind the control column for the duration of the flight 🤣 mike 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 13 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Nicely done! The wing landing lights are a real pain. You could try drilling out the bulkhead, creating a new bulkhead farther back, installing light lenses, and using the kit's clear part. OTOH, you could fair them over and use a decal as I did. ...and after that brief interlude regarding the flight crew, it's back to the build ! Thanks for the advice once again @TheyJammedKenny!. Drilling and building is going to be the way forward. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Spent some time sorting out the landing lights this weekend in between home maintenance.... Drilled out the apertures and made some lenses out of thin plastic card, bare metal foil and gloss varnish. The housing profile was also made out of this plastic card, but when it came down to it, this was a bit of a waste of time. The lenses were glued to a portion of the backing plate before being installed through the wing root. The clear kit part was then glued onto the front of the aperture with superglue, before sanding it back into shape, buffing it and then adding a lick of Gauzy shine enhancer. Same done on the starboard wing before temporarily taping them onto the fuselage. When I get around to gluing the wings on permanently, the join could be a bit of a problem. I have an idea on how to solve this, but I'm still some distance away from this step. mike 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Nice lights Mike - home made look better than shop bought! Keith PS - did you see Clive's e-mail about KUTA comp being put back to 28 Sept (Gav's in Cananda on original date) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1978 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Superb work on this Mike.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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