billybookcase Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Right, for those who haven't seen the build, this is a straight OOB build, apart from……… Tail built from sheet aluminium. All wheel bays scratch built from plastic as the kit ones were very poor. All wheel bay doors made from plastic. Exhaust scratch built from plastic, thick tin foil and beer can. Side cable duct made from aluminium tube (should have used plastic tube - easier). Undercarriage mechanisms made from aluminium rod. Refuelling probe end made from aluminium rod. Refuelling probe, 4mm steel rod. Refuelling attachments made from plastic. Belly tank made from filler. Pitot tube made from a surgical probe. Tail stripes, spray painted from cans. Tail emblem and letter hand painted with stencils. Some letters and numbers hand painted with stencils. Red and yellow squares hand painted with stencils. White of roundels spray painted from can, then red and blue circles cannibalised from decals using compass cutter. Ventral strakes made from plastic and strips of transparent take away carton. Things that I am not happy with but will accept: 1. Cockpit - I just could not get a correct fit so gave up and left the canopy down. A shame because the one supplied with the kit was quite good. 2. Curvature of the spine, don't know when this happened???? 3. Red and yellow squares on front - would be much better and easier with an airbrush. 4. Tendency (no matter how careful you are), to mess up the foiling. Things I would have done differently: 1. Leave foiling until wings attached. 2. Built my own undercarriage legs. 3. Not cut the u/c legs, then added a bit on, then cut it again, u/c legs should wait until wings attached and correct length measured. 4. Got some help with the fit of the cockpit. 5. Made belly out of balsa, although the weight of it keeps the front down without ballast. 6. Used more wet and dry. Apart from a few bits of tarting up,( i.e. more decals, tidy up foiled trailing edges etc), the pictures are as finished. I know there will be discrepancies, but I've had enough, and it looks enough like a lightning for me.. It was hard work, but mostly enjoyable. BB P.S. I've got two 1/72 lightnings to do which I definitely won't be foiling. A 1/72 lightning for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Wow...very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) FANTASTIC Edited February 25, 2011 by Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeew Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jellyfingers Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 A very serious WOW Mr.Bookcase, what a stunner sir ! I'd really like to see some full view shots in daylight if you can sort it Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Wow, very nice work, looks amazing. Thanks for sharing All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davec_24 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Ooh now that's something a bit special! Love the foiling, it really works so much better than paint in this scale, I reckon. The hard work was worth it for a finished result like that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 BB she's stunning, you should be well pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Probably the best result of bare metal foil I have seen: WELL LUSH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulky Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) omfg how nice is that finish....i have a lightning in a silver colour and couldn't even dream of that, seen the tail explanation ..but for the rest please do tell how you achieved it Edited February 25, 2011 by sulky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 omfg how nice is that finish....i have a lightning in a silver colour and couldn't even dream of that, seen the tail explanation ..but for the rest please do tell how you achieved it For the wings, I sprayed 'craft adhesive' onto the wing then rubbed the kitchen foil onto it. For the fuselage I bought some microscale foil adhesive, this is painted onto the foil, left to 'go off' then rubbed onto the model. I preferred the latter method cos you have more control and don't need to mask anything. Foil is placed dull side up, (except the nose ring which is shiny side up) then you can decide how shiny or dull you want it to be, I polished it with Solvol autosol. Cheers BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jellyfingers Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Have you used any varnish of anyting else to seal it ? I'm just wondering what effect it would have to the shine? Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Have you used any varnish of anyting else to seal it ?I'm just wondering what effect it would have to the shine? Si. Hi Si, I was advised that Klear will seal it, but I plan to do a small test and see what happens. If I don't seal it, I can always just re-Solvol every now and then. I'll try and get some photos outdoors (if it ever stops Piddling down) soon. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChancerUK Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That is one hell of a Lightening, stunning work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 From one vac builder to another... WOW! Considering what you started with you should be extememly proud of this model. It is simply stunning. Tom PS. Whan are you starting the Heritage Lancaster then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's absolutely fantastic !! How do you achieve the panel lines - is the foil pressed into the line, or scribed afterwards? Ronnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's absolutely fantastic !! How do you achieve the panel lines - is the foil pressed into the line, or scribed afterwards?Ronnie Scribed before foiling Ronnie. Foil then pressed into line with a cocktail stick if foiling more than one panel. If foiling single panels the line is then used as the marker for cutting the foil to the size of the panel. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 PS. Whan are you starting the Heritage Lancaster then? A foiled Lancaster, now that would be different. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I'd really like to see some full view shots in daylight if you can sort it Si. A few quick pictures Si. You can see the wheels are straining under the weight of the beastie, I just need to strengthen them a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I take my hat off to you sir - that looks like lots and lots of work! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whittingham Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 My hat's off to you, Mr. Bookcase! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasicModelling Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Stunning.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughgos hobby bench Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Great build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybookcase Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I take my hat off to you sir - that looks like lots and lots of work! Iain It was Iain, thank you. Now about this lightning you're doing, will it come in a ready foiled version? BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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