AnonymousFO98 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) dove coates , dove coates mate of course! for the military coup! Edited May 24, 2009 by walrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted May 24, 2009 Author Share Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) browsing the www i came across this 30's footage of a DLH civvie , a bit blurry but it shows some little details such as the ladder , hatches etc . and although very vague , the engines don't have a 'see through' effect between the cylinders . so it looks like even the early 'home' variants had baffles , out with the plasticard again . . . YouTube - Alas de la Luftwaffe Ju-52 1/5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&fea...p;v=Q_rZIEUuZsA Edited May 24, 2009 by blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) as the sun was shinning , yesterday was an 'al fresco' day . YIPEE ! anyway here are a few more shots . . . . [/left] my 'power plants !' sorry , couldn't resist that one . . . ahem . - i'm getting baffled now . OK ,OK, enough of the lousy gags . . . . it's time to crack on , that nice mr 32sig is catching me up ! and he's doing a vac , eek . Edited May 25, 2009 by blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Good progress - I need you to stay one step ahead so I can get ideas - OK - cheat Am getting into this 'al fresco' lark - and following your comment re. Beer Table on the patio I've been wheeling an old dining table outside each day - just missing the beer! I'm saving my engines - if I start them now I'll get sidetracked - and I should be doing structures... Have fun! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Excellent progress Blimp looking impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A380 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 WOW Great photo's Blimp! I'm well impressed !!! Not only with the model (I already know how good you are) but the Pics!! You got to grips with my old Camera really well. Please take care of it, I miss it now lol The interior is coming along really well, can't wait to see this finished. Superb!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) righty hoo , more news . after spending an eternity making one engine front louvre i decided to cling to what's left of my sanity and copy it in resin for the others . time to try out my kit i brought from the last telford show ! the mould is 50% done , ( STILL tacky . i might have been a bit light with the catalyst . ) - hopefully it'll work and i can get some casts i can use the master [/left]in the 'mould' an old plastic tray , with a bung 0f bluetack and now some gloop . the cards are adjustable to keep the extra bit of spue on the top , the female side of an alignment register for lining up the two halves of the mould when casting . while i had a blob left i made a quickie of the fuselage skinning - i wasn't happy with my attempt at matching the corrugations on the loading door , maybe a wafer thin resin patch will blend in better instead .back to engines i will save a bit of work on the cooling baffles . it was a right fiddle just doing the centre engine , but they are a visible featutre . i will cheat unashamedly on the outers , a touch on the linisher will put a flat on the back ( got spares ) to take a blanking disc of card ! easy peasy . trust me you can't see diddly from the back more mischief anon . . . . Edited May 31, 2009 by blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 heh hee , i'm ahead at work , so i've been given some time off for good behaviour . here is my test cheat for the outer engine baffles - [/left] and my first shot at those pesky louvres . . . ye gods , it works ! one tiny bubble , so an extra runner , and robert is very much your uncle ! . . . . must dash off now , mrs blimp is making shopping noises . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Blimpster! Yo da Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 . . . . and whilst i had a drop of resin spare i made a new 'scab' to redo my iffy attempt at the hatch . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 me again , here's the old door removed and replaced with the new patch [/left] looking better , i might even get away with it this time - i'll strip off that revolting paint . back to the bomb cells , doing the tops , and messing about with some placebo bombs . that'll be 40+ parts in each unit , then . . . . and counting . (gibber , tic , sob etc ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 It will all be worth it when enclosed in the fuselage halves where noone can see it Blimp! keep taking the placebos. can you give us some sense of scale by putting the beer crates on a laptop just to show how tiny they are please? cripes. you have already never mind the breakdown , feel the kudos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 - i've got to paint the beggars yet ! it'll be too akward when they're buttoned up , but you're right about them not being seen , i think i'll skip the rivetwork this time . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Yeah, but we know they are there! shame about them being rivetless though Edited June 4, 2009 by walrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 needs must 'ol bean , i was hoping to get this done ages ago , i ought to be on the He 111 by now . . . . hmmm , maybe i should change my avatar . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Looking good there Blimp - useful stuff resin Can if you need any more worms I have a few more cans over here! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) besides , wiv beer crates you'll have t' be quicker than that paul , he hee , hic . Edited June 4, 2009 by blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You're barking, you are! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 equally mesmerised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) my way of mass producing the upper panels , using slaters strip . doing 'em like this keeps them regular . just sanded , a gentle clean up of the holes needed . ribs and webs to be added yet - they can just be seen , left . [/left]. . . Oops , a little untidy , a touch of filler should fix it . those webs are TINY . especially when so much of them can be seen Edited June 6, 2009 by blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 right , here we go getting the rear compartment fitted out [/left] removing some plastic from the underside , to be reskinned with resin panels and hatches hello , what's this then ? - handy things CNC's , especially when somebody leaves odd programs running tut tut . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) busy , busy . having found out that i'd completely run out of thinners i've just got a gallon or two for stock , ahem . AND [/left]doing the rear compartment dicovered the italeri 52 has got the rear gun cutout too far forward , it needed to be about 4mm further back . ho hum , too late now . nobody will notice , - will they . meanwhile , back on the ranch - i've made a start underneath . begining with some spar webs . - along with some skinning . i'm going to redo this and make it 'square' like the photo of the real thing . 'coz i fink it'll be visible through the windows .must dash - oft to see the jolly 'ol man now . - i might squeeze in a bit of painting when i get back woo hoo ! . stay lucky . blimp . Edited July 14, 2009 by blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 doing the rear compartment dicovered the revell 52 has got the rear gun cutout too far forward , it needed to be about 4mm further back . ho hum , too late now . nobody will notice , - will they . was what i was thinking but didn't like to say keep up the cracking good work Hope your Dad is well btw Blimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Amazing, truly amazing, a masterclass even.....I'm sure there must be adequate words to describe this build, but I can't think of them! All the best Andy S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 adding the rear spars , with a rough shape of 'open' hatch . [/left] and the main front ones , wiring and 'ladder' to go in yet . the gunners 'bucket' - ignore the figure , he's 'armless . [ slowly but surely getting there . not the best of pictures , daylight's better , soz . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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