bigbadbadge Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Glad the struts arrived and interesting to see the steel rod taken out and the brass go in instead. I did'nt realise you could pull it out like that. Hope you had a good holiday and are feeling better now too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks Chris, still a bit lacking in energy, no real stamina but all good for modelling! And most importantly, the build’s going without too many hitches at the moment…..but top wing on before too long! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Suddenly we have wings and legs: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 - EXCELLENT... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IPMS19 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 -The center wing separated from both side of the upper wing is particularly interesting to ease the installation of the cabane masts and even for the rigging. I may consider this option, with spars joining the outer sections, for my projected Gauntlet from Gladiator kit, after all, it is ot very difficult to realise..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 16 minutes ago, IPMS19 said: -The center wing separated from both side of the upper wing is particularly interesting to ease the installation of the cabane masts and even for the rigging. I may consider this option, with spars joining the outer sections, for my projected Gauntlet from Gladiator kit, after all, it is ot very difficult to realise..... It means JM that you can install each wing separately and only “fight” with aligning 4 interplane struts instead of 8, plus the 4 cabane struts if you are doing the whole wing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 50 minutes ago, galgos said: It means JM that you can install each wing separately and only “fight” with aligning 4 interplane struts instead of 8, plus the 4 cabane struts if you are doing the whole wing. - Yep, that's the main idea, a wire streched between the two outer masts may give a cue fot the alignement remain the question of the angle, on the ICM kit, the external mast are deeply burried in the wing giving a self angled? mast I don't know wether it is reliabe or not, at worse a template can give the angle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 The location and fit of the struts/masts on the ICM Gladiator is the easiest I’ve seen on any biplane, but on the Gauntlet it’s a different matter, so any method which eases the construction is worth trying! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 3 hours ago, galgos said: The location and fit of the struts/masts on the ICM Gladiator is the easiest I’ve seen on any biplane, but on the Gauntlet it’s a different matter, so any method which eases the construction is worth trying! 🍻 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 I've been struggling to understand the exact arrangement of these gunsights: so this was my interpretation: but Christopher over on iModeller posted this: .....which started to make a lot more sense of the top photograph. A little more research revealed: Love it when something comes together like this! So the present (and future) arrangements this: This is going to be such a busy area because I've got to fit in those bloody bracing wires which I thought weren't there as well as the (refitted) cabane struts and their associated longitudinal bracing wires! Biplanes.....ggrrrrr! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Great info there Max on the sights. The sight arrangement looks good and looks quite realistic too. Looked great with the struts in place too, I am sure you will soon get that centre section reinstalled ready for the big bits. Great work. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Great info there Max on the sights. The sight arrangement looks good and looks quite realistic too. Looked great with the struts in place too, I am sure you will soon get that centre section reinstalled ready for the big bits. Great work. Chris Very nearly there Chris….struts firmly positioned and centre section in place but not yet glued. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 The die is cast: The base of some of the struts will need a bit of work once the rigging is complete, the fit’s not great. So the plan is tomorrow the port top goes on…..squeaky bum time. Bit of a compromise with the “under centre section” bracing wires, the front ones were easy but I cannot for the life of me see how to wangle fitting the rear ones with theradiator extending up to the centre line and the gunsights in place…..so I’ve not even tried to include them! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 The top wing is on! Not without its trials and tribulations; first off putting the top centre section on first didn't work well, the margin of error for getting that square and central was too small and the chances of the wings being skewed and out of alignment too great, so that idea was abandoned, though there was a consequence which I've only just discovered. So once the wing had been assembled and the struts glued in place on the lower wings, it was then "just" a question of lining everything up and gluing the wing in place. Except of course it's never "just" a question! Even with the plane mounted on the jig I still needed the capabilities of an octopus to hold everything in place and steady for gluing and setting. For some reason I have a gap at the top of both port and starboard outer aft strut.....nothing that can't be easily overcome but odd nonetheless. So the cabane struts, well one actually, that I "tweaked", now a little too short so I need to make a new one, again nothing too major. Thankfully though everything is square and stable. My next task is the "X" rigging between front and rear struts (x4) then main rigging completion. Starting to look like a proper Gauntlet now!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Have you used any coarse, vulgar language yet in this build? I ask because that's what popped into my mind when I read this latest installment. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 14 minutes ago, dogsbody said: Have you used any coarse, vulgar language yet in this build? I ask because that's what popped into my mind when I read this latest installment. Chris I could easily have done Chris…..from memory I think I muttered “Oh f**k it!” once but I’m a pretty laid back modeller most of the time. 😇😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Great to see the top wing on Max, shame about the struts but a minor trifle for a Modeller of your calibre. Looking good and not too far to go now Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 13 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Great to see the top wing on Max, shame about the struts but a minor trifle for a Modeller of your calibre. Looking good and not too far to go now Chris Just lots of fiddly bits Chris! I tend to do these in short bursts of modelling, perhaps half an hour at a time then walk away to do something else (usually involves tea and chocolate biscuits somehow!), then return to the task restored ready for battle. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 I can breathe a small sigh of relief because the "X" bracing wires are finished without too much hassle, one or two tested my patience but that is all that's required really with rigging: I've yet to address the gap at the top of the rear strut! I'm quietly hopeful that the rest of the rigging will be straightforward, but time will tell. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Good show Max, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 Merci mon ami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, galgos said: I've yet to address the gap at the top of the rear strut! With eight interplane struts, the probability that one of them does not fit, equals - according to my own experience - to more or less 100 %😀. Excellent work so far. Edited November 12, 2022 by Patrik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Patrik said: With eight interplane struts, the probability that one of them does not fit, equals - according to my own experience - to more or less 100 %😀. Excellent work so far. So true Patrik…..just a tiny amount of warpage in that resin wing makes all the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 And quite a significant moment, the rigging is pretty much done.....a few bits of tidying up to do, but nearly there: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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