giemme Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I feel like I'm watching you carving a masterpiece out of various different materials Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Me too. He does that you know. Looks messy, but then… 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 I dont see masterpieces any time soon or ever This time there is Milliput, not extraneous substances on both booms Smooth it a bit. maybe more Then Stop messing around and let the stuff dry out! OK I will The boomlet has been treated to a dollop or two of Milli too, so we can get close to size The extra millimeat will allow me to size up to the new top fitment. Finger's crossled 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I rest my case.... Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 I have been trying to channel my 'inner CedB' No SO much finding suitable FNAARR points in narratives as trying to do this right This being my Lighting Much as I love the various camo schemes the RAF tried out to save me from the perils of NM finish but at the end of the day I grew up a child of the era. Lightnings are silver metal finished aluminium under a coat of GLEAMING SHINE. Ced has espoused using shiny wax to represent the same look so I am giving it a go, under the wings where I can hide the horrid after crud if it goes wrong... Please dont let it go wrong, I do have images to guide me it's true but... Wax on And be it regarded as a sign, just found @TheBaron's segment on building Sea Vixen cockpits in a small space (P61/62 ish of the Two Vixens thread) around the nose wheel well. Work on that continues this weekend, it does make some of the Airwaves stuff redundant but not as bad as it might have... A few hours later Silver yes but... Polish to a super smooth surface finish first. Where's me micromesh? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Looks as though there's still a a way to go for that natural metal look. Onwards and upwards! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Luckily for me Ian there will always be the 5 sqn green tops in reserve if all else fails... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 On Vixenry let us consider this I have been wondering whether I have the front to the boom uppers in the right place Seems I might be OK I must admit this from Tony's earlier punts at the shape had me fretting a tad There's a decision to be made later on whether to install a refuelling boom, I have many pictures of Sea Vixens with an obvious lack of same... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Decision decided Although there will undoubtedly be paint, possibly even occasional wax finishing, the Lightning is waiting for the postie.. Two flavours of Bare Metal Foil ordered for delivery later this week. I recognise a need to be scrupulously clean and to produce a dust free surface Or seven or eight All elements of errant wax have been extracted ad the surfaces, so far sanded and dusted The same surfaces will need to be almost polished to give a decent surface to foil onto, I understand It's due to land on Thursday or Friday, where's me polishing cloths? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, perdu said: Two flavours of Bare Metal Foil ordered for delivery later this week. 4 minutes ago, perdu said: The same surfaces will need to be almost polished to give a decent surface to foil onto, I understand Brave or what, Bill. Have a medal in advance (in case you don’t survive to collect it later). I’ve always fancied the idea of using BMF but having a healthy dose of self-preservation never actioned it… I did try using kitchen foil on the Airfix 1/24 P51 when I was a teenager. That didn’t end well… For either of us… 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Should be OK, when Tomo did his magical little Fury which endeared the stuff to me he gave me an offcut to try out on something, now lost in the mists of time, it impressed me mightily. I think if I handle it with caution, polish furiously the place for each layer and pray, it will be worth trying. Lets face it my stashimus minimus has had a pair of these Hasegawa-like Lightings hanging about for years, also includes bits to turn Airfix bits into some T4s. If nothing else this can be a stash eradication exercise so I can move on. I have Lynxes and Sea King HC4s in the same stash, needing building... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Ooo, BMF, now your talking! Like Steve @Fritag, I also tried it once as a teenager, on an old Airfix Thunderbolt. I really liked it at the time, but with the passage of time, and a maturing beholders eye, my shoddy work began to show itself! Good luck with this venture. A foiled Lightning should look stunning. Terry 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Pressure pressure Oh why do I? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Very much looking forward to watching this foiling endeavour of yours, Bill! Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 With polishing under weigh* on the Lightning I have been cribbing wildly from Tony's Sea Vixen tour de force and making ready to build a cabin for the two intrepid guys that fly them. It seems there is a big beefy nosewheel bay there but not on the Frogeye so a cavity had to be let into the nose. Not bad considering there was only a shallow interior place where the nose wheel should sit with a couple of holes to take the pins on the nose wheel leg. This new cavity will bridge the join between the old kit position and the newer nose This schematic shows me partially what to look for I am unsure the floor ought to be this high So were 71Chally and Tony, this interim height was flexible but between themselves they became content and so, therefore was I and after glueing the well section into the rear fuselage half viz: look lower down This is the beginning of the cockpit interior that will miraculously appear inside, feel free to chuckle huh. This nice droring shows my basic intentions, set in a couple of floors and add the side and front consoles from Airwaves which are due to be chemically blacked in yet another experiment Observations from the Streetly Met Office 17.45 heavy hailfall, my! When I finally finish casting a couple of tail cones I need to thicken the front upper booms so I mocked the deeper, thicker front boom with a piece of tamiya-type tape This is roughly how its going to fit *etymology for a friend who might not know and who'd wonder why I mis-spelt way Under weigh relates to ships up-anchoring ready to sail away Re: weighing anchor meaning such a situation where they get a going. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 4 hours ago, perdu said: etymology for a friend who might not know and who'd wonder why I mis-spelt way Under weigh relates to ships up-anchoring ready to sail away Re: weighing anchor meaning such a situation where they get a going Very much appreciated, thank you Top job with that front wheel well Good thing Tony @TheBaron provided so many ref pics in his build(s)! Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 13 hours ago, giemme said: Good thing Tony @TheBaron provided so many ref pics in his build(s)! Aint it just... A new occasional item "OFF THE SHELF" I was searching for Phantom Intake Ramp pictures when I came across some shots I took of this at Yeovilton a few years ago. Reminded me I'd let it slide I am bringing this back into circulation Just some minor attention to the windows ought to make me happy enough A change of colour scheme is called for however, HSS this time. As she is in the Royal Naval Aviating Museum Off to quietly fettle a Dragginfly (recreational purposes only, of course) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galligraphics Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 hours ago, perdu said: I am bringing this back into circulation Ooh good. I was sad to see that shunted to one side* - although I do understand your frustrations with that kit, Bill. *nothing to do with the fact that I have a vac form version sitting in my stash… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr91 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 hours ago, perdu said: Off to quietly fettle a Dragginfly I hope that's not an indictable offence! Rob PS. Loving the builds 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) From Phantom to Dragonfly.... friggin' choppers.... Ciao Edited April 13, 2023 by giemme spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 11/04/2023 at 18:48, giemme said: friggin' chppers.... Care to translate? Anyone? Giorgio not like chip shops? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 6 hours ago, perdu said: Care to translate? Anyone? Giorgio not like chip shops? I have amended my previous post, so no doubts now about me not liking chips... Ciao 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 That is OK then, Giorgio likes chips. I forgot I had a pack of chrome B.M. Foil, I bought it when I was shiny-nosing the Hind last year so I have a clear field to make a beginning with. Interesting stuff, playtime came early The sloping joint is cosher I think, got it on a photograph so it must be right https://i.postimg.cc/59ZVW1rf/0479756.jpg Adieu mes amis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 oooh, this is starting to look very special with the bmf on it. Add to that the fact that Giorgio likes chips and all is well! Ian PS Giorgio, is that with or without spaghetti? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, Brandy said: Giorgio, is that with or without spaghetti? Heresy! Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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