Zenrat's Flying Circus

[PR19_Kit]

....... into the relevant parts boxes.

An interesting concept. Do you have separate boxes for wheels, wings, fins, fuselages, bombs, missiles etc?

[NARSES2]

....... into the relevant parts boxes.

An interesting concept. Do you have separate boxes for wheels, wings, fins, fuselages, bombs, missiles etc?

I've got a couple of do-it-yourself's fixings cabinets for mine. Perfect for things like undercarriage, props and various types of weaponry. The latter is even "filed" by nationality and where I have a lot, eg British, by type. I have another of these small cabinets on my work bench where I keep all the stuff I need whilst building handy. Each drawer is labelled obviously 

[zenrat]

....... into the relevant parts boxes.

An interesting concept. Do you have separate boxes for wheels, wings, fins, fuselages, bombs, missiles etc?

I thought everyone did?
All my model car parts are divvied up by subject - complete engines, engine parts (subdivided into different components), suspension, transmissions, period Hot Rod specific parts, wheels, tyres, clear, bumpers, interior parts, etc.  Sorted into lots of those plastic "craft" boxes with the internal divisions of various sizes.  Half built projects and evil-bay glue bombs/wreckers are kept in old model boxes.
Aircraft parts are divided into airframes, engines (with props and exhausts), clear, weapons, undercarriage, crew and seats, and everything else.  These are in a draw, in old model boxes and in ziplock bags.
Armour is just divided into 1/48 and 1/35 in takeaway food containers and Gundam just has the one old model box as do motorcycles.
I try to sort spares at the end of each build but I have been known to chuck car spares into an old model box until its half full and then have a mammoth sorting session.
My model car parts stash is more developed because i've been at it longest.  I foresee the aircraft parts stash developing into more categories with time.  The weapons section has already grown from one box to two and the everything else box is a pain to rummage through as it is so full of tiny parts.

[PR19_Kit]

I'm wildly impressed, I don't do that, but I may do now.

My spares are either all in one BIG box, its the lid from a Monogram 1/72 Full Stack Shuttle kit, or else I label the original boxes with what's missing.

Viz. An Airfix VC10 labelled 'No engines or refuelling pods' which tells me it's just a basic airframe in there.

[zenrat]

Your method has its advantages.  But if I am looking for some wings (say) I can rummage through one box and see a lot of  the available options in one place.

[Old Wombat]

I have my 1/35 small-arms divided into various crafty type boxes & drawers, as are some of my 1/35 people parts. Most of my 1/35 resin is sorted on the shelves of an old book case. Most other things are sorted into some sort of order on various shelves in the modelling room or in the shed, although I do have a fair number of cardboard boxes under my modelling desk but each of those is limited to a particular type of kit (mostly figures, by era) and weapons/accessory sets (again, mostly by era).

The left-over parts from my builds are, mostly, in two large plastic bins but I have every intention of sorting them into parts types by scale ... eventually ... one day ... maybe ... I hope.

[NARSES2]

I label boxes in the stash with : how many kits they contain (if more than one) ; the boxing the kits are from i:e markings options ; any after market extras and finally any bits that have been "borrowed" for other builds.

[zenrat]

Ahh, Satyrday.
Lots done today.

MiG 3 and La-5 now have all flying surfaces attached and are ready for PSR.

Victomic has had stuff done to it.

Seafire got transfers - RAN FAA Sea Fury scheme.  It'll get stencils tomorrow.
Seafire 47 WIP 11-07-2020 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

And the first of the '60 Chevy utes got its second paint job cleared.  This time successfully.
60 Chevrolet WIP 11-07-2020 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

Didn't the RAN FAA have 'roos on their roundels then?

[zenrat]

Not in 1955, no.
It's an odd scheme with the upper roundels so far inboard and the lower ones right at the tips.

[zenrat]

From here.

In 1956 the leaping kangaroo replaced the RAF "target" style roundel on the fuselage of Australian military aircraft – and on the mainplanes too of RAN aircraft – and then in 1965 the RAAF also introduced the kangaroo roundel to the wings.

This explains why the roos on the wings have their feet towards the fuselage.  Because they were first used on naval aircraft with folding wings and were positioned that way so they were not upside down when the wings were folded.
I am surprised the air force accepted this arrangement though.  I would have expected them to stubbornly insist their roos were aligned their own way - feet outwards.

[PR19_Kit]

Very informative Fred, thanks very much. 

You learn something new etc. etc.

[zenrat]

Most of today was taken up with putting stencils on the Seafire.

I don't do this very often and today reminded me why.  It's fiddley and tedious task and now i'm finished i'm not totally convinced it was worth the effort as most of them stand out too much.
If I was working in a large scale, then yes it would probly be worth it.  But in the one true scale, unless the fonts exhibit scale fidelity (which I don't think these do) then the result is a slightly cartoonish appearance.
Not necessarily a bad thing but not what I was going for with this one.
Maybe they will be less obvious under satin clear.
Seafire 47 WIP 12-07-2020 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[NARSES2]

I know what you mean about stencils mate. I tend to put what I consider to be the important ones on and that's it. It certainly doesn't bother me if none are included in the kit. Also certain colour schemes tend to suit them and others don't. They stand out to much as you say.

I am liking your Seafire, your on a bit of a roll sir.

[PR19_Kit]

Those wing roundels ARE a long way inboard, yes. I see what you meant now.

It looks VERYY smart, most impressive, and I reckon you've got just the right amount of stencil art on there. Too much and it looks like a squad of ants is crawling all over the airframe.