Pete in Lincs Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Oh my. Gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Wow, that's going to make one hell of a racket when you're finally ready to start it up... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Phenomenal work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 thanks fellas so... part three of the transparencies - with two done without issue, this canopy hood surely would be the screw up.. ..started by steaming & draping some PETG over a form - the shape is constant so that made it a bit easier, then from drawings determined the shape.. ..also started making framing from litho.. ..spent time scoring the middle of the frames onto the hood.. you might just be able to see it.. ..started with the bottoms and the ends.. ..and then it happened - the inevitable... as I was finishing up for the night, I went to wipe some fingerprints off, and they wouldn't move... I tried CA debonder and acrylic thinner, both of which seemed to leave no mark but these were not shifting - I even tried polywatch which is for polishing scarred watch faces but no luck... ..I still don't know what happened, but it meant the part was scrap and time to start again.. ..I ordered some latex finger cots, but they were a few days away so I experimented by cutting the film from the PETG where the frames were and then CAing parts to it... it seemed if a brand new blade was used i could splash about CA with no weeping or damage to the glass... ..so with that, I made a new one and cut everywhere I had to attach litho.. ..as long as tape wasn't used, or I did anything to lift the edges this should work.. ..then spent a day adding the frames inside & out - there must be 50 parts to it... ..the interior was harder and included the emergency release handle.. ..then I primed & painted it with the blue masks in place.. ..I can tell you it was a twitchy moment pulling the blue stuff off, but thankfully it worked really well.. ..still more to do, including the lower fairings but I am really glad thats all over... TTFN Peter 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 That canopy might just be the best bit so far. 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Just double-checked in case I'd missed something, but no - this is indeed rather special. Love it love it love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Modelling superpowers at work again. That canopy is staggering! Richie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 9 hours ago, airscale said: glad that's all over... I bet you are. Tis Witchcraft I tell Eee! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Very clean & very neat work - superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Superb work. What is the purpose of the big hinge on the port side of the sliding canopy? Is it part of the emergency release mechanism or something else? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 absolutely astonishing ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Sacred bovines! How have I missed this? Just putting down a marker so that I can go through this thread at leisure and marvel at your Engineering. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinneko Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Mind blowing work on that canopy. The whole thing just looks stupendous. So much to be proud of here! I need to make a canopy. Maybe I can learn from what you did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I literally have no idea how you can do this. The skills, the attention to detail, the everything. Really not bad at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Rich Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Hey Peter, Looking back at your photos I cannot see how you sorted out the machine gun fairings and carb intake fairing on the nose. I know you had skinned around them but don't see them detailed explicitly. Your latest shots appear to suggest their skinned. Just wondering how you worked out those fiddly parts and how it went? Otherwise, insert standing applause [ here ] for a most excellent job! Truly inspirational!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 I would imagine this will be completed for the Nationals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprueMan Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Each time I click into this thread I am stunned. The work is absolutely fantastic! Piece by piece, it is spectacular and together it is even greater than the sum of its pieces. Very, very well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 howdy folks thanks for all your kind comments - very inspiring after a few weeks getting my next project underway with 3D design & print & huge PE frets, I am back to the P40... it's been lots of little jobs including... ailerons - these were 3D printed blanks then skinned with very thin plastic card scored with a ballpoint for the ribs and then decal ribtapes.. ..the underside is ready for the US ARMY markings when I can get some masks done.. ..wingtips - these are different to ones I have done before in they have an upper and lower panel sandwiching a frame.. stabiliser and fin tips.. ..the unit marking.. ..the nose guns.. ..the mainwheels were 3D printed, painted and a litho hub made up.. ..and the tailwheel & fork.. ..I can't stand it on it's gear yet, as they just rotate on their mounts, but it is nearing the finish line.. all I really need are the masks so i can paint the markings, in the background I am making the gear doors, pitot tube and bomb sway braces, but in terms of construction there is not much more to go.. TTFN Peter 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Looking forward to not only the finish of this but your next project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 🤤🤤 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Spectacular! Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Mmmm Shiny. Permission to say WOW! in a loud annoying voice, Sir? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Stunning masterpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 thanks all Right - it's done... started 29 December 2021, finished 9th May 2023 so 17 months in the making... there are still a few bits to do - mainly the flaps - jury is out on these as while I spent a lot of time making them, I have not seen one picture with the flaps down at rest so I may just close them up... Max on LSP helped me out with the masks and they were perfect (thanks Max :)) & lots of bits done in the last weeks to get it pretty much done. i really enjoyed the build and learned a lot so here are some pics... so thats it onto the next one - which is a 3D experiment with very few skills that has got totally out of hand.. thanks for coming along for the ride TTFN Peter 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTiger435 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Beautiful! Glad I got to follow this build as it unfolded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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