Torbjorn Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) On 6/17/2023 at 5:11 PM, Paul Thompson said: As I said, mine just went when I picked it up. I thought it would be a dodgy repair because I couldn't drill a fine enough hole to pin it, but mine survived with some Revell Contacta and a smidgen of gel CA. Survived rigging, still in one piece. Paul. I only used (a liberal helping of) Tamiya glue this time: put enough to dissolve and fuse the halves together. Didn’t bother with a dovel since there is another even weaker section further inboard anyway. I’m putting my hope to the rigging: I make it structural, and there’s lots of it here to keep her together. Edited June 22, 2023 by Torbjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted June 24, 2023 Author Share Posted June 24, 2023 A wee (<-hopefully) issue with the dihedral - I made it too small, should be equal to that of the too wing. Will have to loosen the wingroot joint with some green stuff and see if I can correct it without snapping. Both sides have the same issue. The cabane strut solution is excellent by the way: strong and gives you correct location, so they can easily carry the top wing by themselves. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I have built Clear-Prop I-16. It was cast in quite soft but very brittle plastic. Looks like this one is similar 😢 Wishing they change the plastic type! Cheers, AaCee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Looks like a great kit and you're doing great things with it. I love the pe instrument panels. I have the resin one so won't be buying this, but the detail parts could be very useful for other projects! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 6/25/2023 at 10:00 PM, AaCee26 said: I have built Clear-Prop I-16. It was cast in quite soft but very brittle plastic. Looks like this one is similar 😢 Wishing they change the plastic type! Cheers, AaCee It has turned out to cause issues, as it were. Back from summer absence, I’ve started with the rigging. The hard and brittle plastic does make great details, but is correspondingly unsuited for strut material. They snap if you apply some pressure, which I tend to do when tightening the wires. The good thing is that the fit is excellent, so not much forcing is necessary, but I’ve still managed to snap two strut. Did I say the outer struts are supposed go be narrower than the inner pairs? They kit struts aren’t, which is the only real inaccuracy ob the kit. I made them narrower, after measuring the WNW struts, but this didn’t help to cure the brittleness issue - two out of four broke right off. I’ve glued them together, better knowledge defeated by sheer laziness. I should’ve made new from a better materal. Oh well, here we are. There is one more issue with the plastic: all other kit plastic I’ve worked with has happily smelted when a blob of Tamiya green stuff has been pooled in the little placing holes for struts - the Clear prop plastic is annoyingly resistant. This makes it more difficult to fasten the damn things and I’ve resorted to CA (gasp!). No pictures today, but by the weekend it’s either do or, well, not finish on time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Good luck with the final push Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) On 8/26/2023 at 8:37 AM, CliffB said: Good luck with the final push I’ll need it, going to be tight. Most rigging done, was a bit nervewrecking. Now lots of touchups, and finding missing/lost/mislaid pieces! Edit: it *is* brown in real life. Looking at the photo makes me question my eyesight. Edited August 27, 2023 by Torbjorn 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 The same shade of PC10 can be brownish one day, greenish the next, if you've got it right. Depends on the lighting. According to various prophets and sages. And me. Paul. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 There is a phenomenon known as metamerism where a given colour will look different depending on the lighting conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) On 8/29/2023 at 4:59 PM, Paul Thompson said: The same shade of PC10 can be brownish one day, greenish the next, if you've got it right. Depends on the lighting. According to various prophets and sages. And me. Paul. It is certainly schizophrenic, today it feels green; I shall take this as a proof of authenticity. I might actually finish this on time. Started filking the holes and cutting excess rigging now that everything is in place. Apparently I knocked off the tailskid at some point, not being able to locate it I made a quick replacement, to be painted in situ. I’ve got two tips for today: the white in the roundels are borderline transparent, one may want to paint a base. Second, add the decals on the tyres *before* you attach the wheels. I failed at both these tasks. The gun is on, there is some nice PE for the gun ring. Only the finish left now. Edited September 1, 2023 by Torbjorn 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 4:15 AM, Marklo said: There is a phenomenon known as metamerism where a given colour will look different depending on the lighting conditions. Thanks, ”metamerism” will be tonight’s google education! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 Pictures in the gallery, thanks for watching and organizing! Wish I had had time for the DH2 as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Wow. The photographs in the the Gallery are outstanding - it's hard to believe that this is 1/72 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 That is an outstanding model, well done! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 You have made a lovely model from that kit! So many nice little touches. I particularly like your neat overlap of PC10 round all the flying surfaces. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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