AdrianMF Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Brandy said: They will have to be filled, not sanded down! I hear ya… Could all end in tears… 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Here's what a thread on The Aerodrome has to say about Italian colours... Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, Brandy said: thread on The Aerodrome Thanks for that! I’m not inconsistent, having tricolour lower wings, red outers and green foremost. Meanwhile, I’ve been sanding and putting a coat of grey on those wings: Looks like I will have to build the damn’ thing now… 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Rigging time! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Aaaand rigged: Windscreen and pipework to add under the wing, touch up the shiny glue dots with matt varnish and get the wing on. Then rudder horn and cables, wheels and it’s done. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Windscreen and pipework: 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 That is going well Adrian! I don't know how you manage to do four (or is it more now?) at once, I have my hands full with one biplane! Cheers, Ray 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, Ray S said: That is going well Adrian! I don't know how you manage to do four (or is it more now?) at once, I have my hands full with one biplane! Cheers, Ray He must have even more tentacles than I have! Envious of Mars 👽 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, Martian said: more tentacles My modelling extremities felt more like sausages than tentacles when I was doing that rigging! I have to admit, just one more hand would be very useful… Wheels. Ah. The ESCI and Academy wheels are rubbish and too small, and I only have one pair of extra wheels in the Eduard kit. So, make some: The discs are too small for my circle cutter and too big for my leather punch so they are made by scribing round inside a template with my centre punch. I will add a short length of rod in the middle of the pieces marked “o” and build a little cone of filler up around it. The paint brush handle acts as a mandrel for the solder tyres. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: So, make some: I must admit I used to make wheels this way but nowadays I resin cast my own much easier. You only need to make or find one decent blank, silicone sealant and washing up liquid for the mold and two part resin for the wheel. Fantastic work so far btw. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, Marklo said: resin cast Thanks! I have all the material for that but It’s all over bar the shouting (well, a light sanding when it dries): 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Crikey what a cracking catch up. Great job the Italian machine looks great I like the wheels you have been making too. Great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Crikey Crikey it’s done: That was a lot of rigging for something that’s smaller than the palm of my hand! (Edit: and the top wing is on straight - that’s smartphone camera perspective at work) Well, not done-done - I need a man (Eduard WWI RFC set in the post from Mr EBay as a starting point), a base and some decent lighting. And some Christmas wrapping paper. And when I’m in the mood I may add the step and aileron levers too. Next! 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Beautiful work, Adrian, really inspiring! The finish is superb and you've captured the French camouflage perfectly. Excellent! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Crikey it is done !!! Looks awesome great job. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 That is a thing of beauty. Fantastic work. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Blimey. What a catch up. Lovely measured work and one in the bag already. Bravo. 🤩 Johnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 She looks lovely Adrian, you should be right proud of that! Terry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 More cockpits, Revell XIII and Airfix VII: They are getting a bit more slapdash because you can’t really see all that much once it’s closed up. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 The pilots aren't going to be able to see much from those seats! Lovely finish on the Italian one! Ian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, Brandy said: Lovely finish on the Italian one! Thanks! After not having wheels at all for so long, and also from a combo of rather undersized undercarriage legs and wheels that are 0.5mm too big, it looks to me like a puppy with over-sized feet. And the size disparity with the accurate Eduard one is beginning to bug me now that I’ve finished it. I am going to have to learn to not snap up awful kits just because they are “bargains”! Regards, Adrian 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Cockpits and seats painted: I suspect that there may have been shoulder straps as well. I may or may not bother… And where I am now: Top left, Academy, on the way to becoming an RFC early Spad XIII, with hideous original propeller and wheel next to the spares from the Eduard kit. Top right, Eduard with later propeller and big wheel option from kit - destined to become the Nungesser machine from the kit options. Bottom right, Revell, with short shot tailplane repair, thinned down struts and late mode propeller and big wheels, which will be in US markings from the kit if they behave, otherwise from the Eduard sheet. Finally bottom left we have the Airfix Spad VII with hill and valley wing filling in progress, to be the Guynemer option from the kit - I need to scratch a new propeller if the spares box doesn’t cooperate. In the short term, I’m going to get the Academy across the line and put the tailplanes back on my Bristol 142 so I can re-spray it. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 I have put on another coat of PPP on the Airfix wings. Even though I keep the tube of putty in a sealed bag with a wet cloth to stop it drying out, it has been getting very hard to squeeze and I keep getting bits of yellow gunk in it (see blob): So I’ve cut the tube open and mixed the contents with some water in a tiny jam jar. Time will tell if that will save it. I do have an unopened tube but I’ve only used half of this one! Has anyone else had that problem with PPP? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, AdrianMF said: I am going to have to learn to not snap up awful kits just because they are “bargains”! But isn’t that half the fun, you get to exercise your modelling skill. Which you’re clearly doing. I’ve built two Glencoe Albatri and still have two in the stash and I just know if I see one for a fiver I’ll buy it despite myself. Edited November 26, 2021 by Marklo 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 Back on topic, cracking on with the Academy: Xtradecal “pre-war” decals plus stripes from a Modeldecal WWI set that had no roundels of appropriate sizes. I have some white WWI serials and some white “A”s in the decal dungeon for later. Mrs MF has very kindly saved me from poking at wet decals by kidnapping me for gardening duties! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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