Zenrat's Flying Circus

zenrat · June 12, 2018, 03:01:46 AM

Thanks Rheged.

Kitnut - I didn't look too closely. The bloke selling it looked a bit too keen to try the hard sell routine on me.
I can only imagine the size of the piece of wet'n'dry covered glass you'd need to sand it...

scooter · June 12, 2018, 03:19:11 AM

Quote from: zenrat on June 12, 2018, 03:01:46 AM
I can only imagine the size of the piece of wet'n'dry covered glass you'd need to sand it...

Orbital sander...

Old Wombat · June 12, 2018, 08:11:41 AM

I'll be looking at your link later, mate.

Much as I like your Kawanishi, I agree Sykotik's Dragonfly Flyer is probably more deserving of the win but fate is what it is & you now have a 1st Place award for the mantle piece.

zenrat · June 13, 2018, 05:14:47 AM

A car modeller friend said "of course it won, it has wings". But I don't ascribe to that particular conspiracy theory.

Some minor painting on the kitty Zero today but most work focussed on the 1 week Toyota.

buzzbomb · June 16, 2018, 03:34:04 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on June 12, 2018, 08:11:41 AM
I'll be looking at your link later, mate.

Much as I like your Kawanishi, I agree Sykotik's Dragonfly Flyer is probably more deserving of the win but fate is what it is & you now have a 1st Place award for the mantle piece.

I have not seen the judging sheets for that category, but I would hazard a guess that it would have been very close spread and it may have been as simple as the points in references which can knock a model out in the first stage judging, cruel and harsh perhaps in Sci Fi, but it is according to the competition guidelines and judging criteria as it stands.

Pretty sure Simon will be plotting something even better next year and I for one will certainly be looking forward to that.

zenrat · June 16, 2018, 05:38:48 AM

Hmmmm.
I've never been keen on judging but then i've also seen some travesty results in voted shows,
There is no perfect system it seems.

zenrat · June 16, 2018, 10:15:18 PM

Uncle duties again this weekend but I snuck out to complete repairs to the Sky Pirate Kaewanishi. And knocked off the third Oerlikon barrel.
No.1 went when packing it for the Ballarat NNL.
No.2 went when unpacking it at Expo.
No.3 went this morning and now No.4 is gluing and awaiting paint. Hopefully I can get it finished and into the display cabinet without losing it again.

NARSES2 · June 17, 2018, 04:57:07 AM

Should be ok, things in threes and that

zenrat · June 19, 2018, 01:09:38 AM

Well I got barrel #4 painted and then successfully installed the model back in its display cabinet where it will stay for the foreseeable future as it is now retired from being shown (I only ever take them to an individual show once).

20180618_095215 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Masked the H-21 today (which I had previously sprayed with silver car paint) and put on some blue enamel. It's going to be in Vic Air livery. This is the same company as the trimotor beaufighter (in the pic above) but a more modern version with the cream dropped for NMF.

Also, having decalled it yesterday today I cleared the Javelina.

NARSES2 · June 19, 2018, 05:30:28 AM

Interesting way of displaying larger models

zenrat · June 20, 2018, 03:00:32 AM

They are too big for the depth of the shelves otherwise. When I run out of room again I plan to put shallow glass shelves across the front of them. But that will not happen until I have filled the "Shed Dresser" I am building.

Unmasked the H-21 today. It needs some touching up and then clearing followed by decals.

H21 WIP 20-06-18 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Also painted some of the cab interior of the Kraz and did some work on the fiddley bits of El Beau.

NARSES2 · June 20, 2018, 03:02:08 AM

Nice scheme

TheChronicOne · June 20, 2018, 03:04:00 AM

Looks great!! Looking forward to this being completed for sure, and definitely El Beau............

This is such a cool idea.... makes me want to build up a Chinook Airliner.

zenrat · June 20, 2018, 03:41:09 AM

Thanks guys.
The cheat lines over the windows will be terminated at the rear with VicAir logos and there will be a big blue V on each fin.
As I used the kits troop carrying hammock seats rather than add airline seats it's obviously a budget carrier.

Doors still need to be painted silver and then masked up for stripes.

zenrat · June 21, 2018, 04:40:36 AM

I mostly concentrated on El Beau today. Painting some fiddley bits including the canopy framing.

When I planned the colour scheme I located the black stripes on the wings, and consequently the "roundels" exactly where the underwing rockets are mounted.
Oh well, c'est la whiff...