bar side Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 Practical but not pretty bits at the moment. The plan is for the bomb bay to be removable so the battery for the lights can go in there. So I have been building up plasticard strips to make locating points for the bomb bay to slot into from underneath. That and adding some vacform style tabs to keep the fuselage halves in place Other than that the cockpit is about ready to go in so near to closing the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) So the bomb bay inner lip has been extended at the front & removed at the back. The internal bits should guide & it holds itself in place. I was going to ask se magnets but there doesn’t seem to be any need Cockpit is about ready to fit Rear seat inner glazing and bits in. Bit more etch to go either side once the glue is dry Tail on too and new chrome pen to do the intake edges Edited May 13, 2022 by bar side 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Cockpit now glued in & drying. Will have a go at soldering up top & bottom wires before joining the fuselage halves And another addition arrived today. Very nice & delicate they look too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Keep attacking, like the proper modelling. this kit does take some work but it is worth it at the end Like the ladders where are they from...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 29 minutes ago, Paulaero said: Keep attacking, like the proper modelling. this kit does take some work but it is worth it at the end Like the ladders where are they from...... Keeping at it. Soldered some solid wires on the the led very thin wires to make them easier to deal with and started joining the two fuselage halves. Taking it in a couple of goes starting at the nose & working back. Not going to be a perfect filler less fit but never expected that! The ladders are from eBay, but I think the box says ThunderBox Decals. Do like a good ladder with my jets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Got impatient and glued up the back end too. Blending these in is going to be a challenge though! I was planning to power all the lights from one battery in the bomb bay. However when I connect up a flashing led & non flashing led in parallel the on / off power demand for the flashing led causes the non flashing one to dim & brighten. So going to wire then up separately to two batteries. Or rather two lithium battery packs. Just ordered them so will be a few days before I break out the soldering iron. They will also be a lot lighter and less bulky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 The body is glued but I will leave the tape on until the morning. But test fit of the jet exhausts and intakes and a check of centre of gravity. Glad I did check that as she is a big tail sitter. But as the bomb bay is detachable I can get some lead in there. Just need to make sure the lighter batteries don’t sit too far back. Lots of bits are easy to go together. The wins are just taped on So she is starting to look like a whole jet now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 I was trying to work out how much weight & where when I spotted a large nut in the garage that doesn’t have a bolt to go with it. So in it went. About 30g i think Can always add more if needed as the bomb bay will be removable Looking at the jet exhausts, it would be great to paint the inner tube & fit it after the body paint. And, again, without the bomb bay I can! So outside casing is on & ready for filler to smooth the joins in Dry fir of the intakes - I have seen worse! Plan to paint the insides & chrome edge,tape that off & then fit them I usually display them with FOD covers on, but they need to come off if the lights are on. So card with a balsa strip on the back should do I plan to add the strap across the middle and the top & bottom handles before a coat of red she is about ready for first pass with the filler and a go with the soldering iron to link up the wires. I had a vague idea of not fixing the wings so they could be posed up or down but I am not sure it’s practical. Anyway I don’t remember seeing RAF version folding that often… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 FOD covers cut down to fit better & front strap and handles added. About ready for painting red 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Coming along nicely, I like the FOD covers. I used to man the runway caravan at Greenham Common many years ago and saw an RAF Bucc pass someone at the holding point to get onto the runway by folding the wings. I have a photo of it somewhere, but I used slide film in those days and it would probably take several days going through the boxes in the loft to find it! John 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Coming along nicely, I like the FOD covers. I used to man the runway caravan at Greenham Common many years ago and saw an RAF Bucc pass someone at the holding point to get onto the runway by folding the wings. I have a photo of it somewhere, but I used slide film in those days and it would probably take several days going through the boxes in the loft to find it! John 🇺🇦 That must have been fun! Nearest I get to a runway is at the Lakenheath viewing area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Bit of black inside the intake & exhaust. The exhaust will get a bit of gun metal and the intake side will go grey with the chrome edge at the front once they are tidy I will tape the FOD cover & chrome before attaching and sanding in the join. And the main seams have P38 on them. Will sand that back and if the results are ok just use liquid green to finish off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Fill and repeat, fill and repeat….. Sanded back the P38 and put on a coat of green stuff. Wait for it to dry & sand again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 The temporarily black intakes got me thinking of another Bucc All black scheme would look good. Another time maybe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 Well painting the chrome over the black on the intakes has worked well. The chrome pen is nice & shiny. The plan is to mask off the fan blades at the base @nd the chrome to paint the inside light grey. Then paint behind the intake & its back before attaching them. I want to solder up the wires and then it will be time for primer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Shiny! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Got a primer coat on as well as painting the inside of the intakes. Ts already showing some of the areas to tidy up. That was the point really 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Sand back & recoat on the seams, plus first wing is on. I um”d and err’d with them. Should I keep them disconnectable and posable up & down? Ultimately the join isn’t good enough & needs a sand back and fill, so a solid join is needed. Will let this one dry and then put on the other. The intakes will get some dark grey behind them before they go on , then hopefully will be the last big bits to blend in. And the fit doesn’t look too bad on them. Planning to tape over the chrome and the FOD covers before fitting as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Second wing on to dry over night. I can solder up the wing lights now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Another sand back, another filler coat. Wings this time Clean back, rescribe some lost panel lines & prime again I think, plus paint the wheel wells. Need to solder on the wing light wires too now they are all in the bomb bay Quick shot with some friends 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Re primed and painted the final grey behind the intakes so they can be attached. They are now on and need blending in. While that has been happening I have been doing a bit on the wheels. Once the intakes are done it might be paint time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 It’s looking great! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 So quick coat of green stuff on the intakes and a sand back. Must be all good! Maybe not… I think this may call for some more P38. The join isn’t bad, but it’s not good either. The nose seam looks better now. I think it might disappear further under camo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 However I did solder up the lights. Temporary solution to run them on 9v batteries. Some twin ‘penny’ lithium battery packs are on the way to run them at 6v. The port & starboard colours will go on later, as will the anti collision beacons It’s got potential to look good in the HAS later 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Looking good Ivan. Weird question and not entirely serious either, but should the lights flash/strobe 48 times faster than on the real thing? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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