Zenrat's Flying Circus

scooter · March 14, 2020, 12:47:09 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 14, 2020, 12:00:09 PM
Quote from: zenrat on March 12, 2020, 03:21:51 AM

In my defence they were advertised on Evil-Bay as three.

But what did you build with THREE Heyfords?

Fat ~~Bas~~Hamster's Heyford-esque flying thing that looked like it came straight out of Stop that Pigeon?

zenrat · March 15, 2020, 03:41:29 AM

Quote from: scooter on March 14, 2020, 12:47:09 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 14, 2020, 12:00:09 PM
Quote from: zenrat on March 12, 2020, 03:21:51 AM

In my defence they were advertised on Evil-Bay as three.

But what did you build with THREE Heyfords?

Fat ~~Bas~~Hamster's Heyford-esque flying thing that looked like it came straight out of Stop that Pigeon?

Correctamundo Scoot. Captain Fat Hamster's Handley Page Henfield took parts from three Heyfords. With the remains of the donor kits I have started constructing a Wellesley competitor (single engine, long winged monoplane). That leaves me two complete kits, one to built OOB and one to whiff into an updated version with an enclosed cockpit and powered turrets. Or a flying boat.

Handley Page Henfield 010 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Here is the Boxcar resplendent in shiny silver paint. The Mystery Inc. paintjob is next but it still smells like paint so has more gassing out to do before I mask it up.

Shiny! 15-03-2020 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
So while I am waiting I started on its cargo.

Mercedes Benz W-150 Tourenwagen WIP 15-03-2020 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

es Benz W-150 Tourenwagen WIP 15-03-2020 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

PR19_Kit · March 15, 2020, 06:13:18 AM

Quote from: zenrat on March 15, 2020, 03:41:29 AM

Correctamundo Scoot. Captain Fat Hamster's Handley Page Henfield took parts from three Heyfords. With the remains of the donor kits I have started constructing a Wellesley competitor (single engine, long winged monoplane). That leaves me two complete kits, one to built OOB and one to whiff into an updated version with an enclosed cockpit and powered turrets. Or a flying boat.

Oh my life, I'd forgotten that wonder machine!

The powered turret and enclosed cockpit version would be a B-P Overstrandalike.

ericr · March 15, 2020, 06:16:23 AM

awesome indeed

the principle of adding layers may be called sandwiching

NARSES2 · March 15, 2020, 06:47:12 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 15, 2020, 06:13:18 AM

The powered turret and enclosed cockpit version would be a B-P Overstrandalike.

Oooooh. I can just imagine that as well

Lovely silver paint job on the Boxcar sir

. I'm now seeing that as a jet powered job with huge intakes and fan in the nacelles and the jet exhaust underneath the booms.

ChernayaAkula · March 15, 2020, 06:53:03 AM

Shiny Boxcar is

PR19_Kit · March 15, 2020, 07:44:07 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on March 15, 2020, 06:47:12 AM

I'm now seeing that as a jet powered job with huge intakes and fan in the nacelles and the jet exhaust underneath the booms.

Why not exhaust through some much larger booms?

NARSES2 · March 15, 2020, 07:54:10 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 15, 2020, 07:44:07 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on March 15, 2020, 06:47:12 AM

I'm now seeing that as a jet powered job with huge intakes and fan in the nacelles and the jet exhaust underneath the booms.

Why not exhaust through some much larger booms?

Yea, but in my suggestion Fred doesn't have to mess with that lovely paint job quite so much

zenrat · March 16, 2020, 01:46:10 AM

No, if I start messing with the Boxcar now i'll never get it finished.

However, they are not hard to find...

No modelling today. I got called in to work early (sick colleague) and got home late (chores for Mrs z).

zenrat · March 21, 2020, 02:17:07 AM

Boxcar paint.
Masking tape ripped some paint off the top of the fuselage all the way down to the plastic (have I mentioned I hate masking?) but then the seam split in the same place due to heavy handling so the finished was f**ked there anyway. I may paint the roof white as a nod to a history as an ex USAF aircraft.
I have included the Hotwheels Scooby Van as reference material.

Boxcar WIP 21-03-2020 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

DogfighterZen · March 21, 2020, 02:19:40 AM

I agree, masking can be quite a frustrating ordeal but i'm sure you'll manage to get back in shape, it's looking very good anyway.

Spey_Phantom · March 21, 2020, 02:45:48 AM

masking can indeed be a huge pain in the A**. could be badly applied primer?
i never airbrush metallic paints, its a pain to clean and half the time it doesnt apply properly.

nice paintjob btw

PR19_Kit · March 21, 2020, 02:58:28 AM

No matter about the masking foul ups, the scheme looks like a zinger!

Old Wombat · March 21, 2020, 06:44:40 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 21, 2020, 02:58:28 AM
No matter about the masking foul ups, the scheme looks like a zinger!

+1

zenrat · March 28, 2020, 04:16:04 AM

The curious among you will have been wondering about how I will be applying the rest of the Mystery Machine paint scheme to the Boxcar.
Well I plan to hand brush a green panel on each side using a combination of a masked top edge and a drawn on wavy bottom and sides. Also an orange flower.
Today I hand painted a white flower on each side. Once I get a few more coats of white on I will use that as undercoat for the orange. I will then mask the top edge of the green panel and hand paint it up to the edge of the orange.
Top of the fuselage will be white and I will print transfers saying "Mystery International" to go along the tail booms. It will have US rego. Hopefully I can find one previously used by Air America as that would be a nice touch for the back story.