Zenrat's Flying Circus

[NARSES2]

  I have taped the ends closed and cut three sides of the top so it now opens properly.

What a great idea! Well done Fred.   

I think I'll adopt that with my next Revell build.

I just transfer the contents into freezer/fridge trays, suitably cleaned out of course. The ones that contain standard portions of mince etc are just about spot on size wise 

[zenrat]

  I have taped the ends closed and cut three sides of the top so it now opens properly.

What a great idea! Well done Fred.   

I think I'll adopt that with my next Revell build.

I just transfer the contents into freezer/fridge trays, suitably cleaned out of course. The ones that contain standard portions of mince etc are just about spot on size wise 

For a 1/72 Victor?  That's a lot of mince...

[NARSES2]

For a 1/72 Victor?  That's a lot of mince...

Ah right  The larger Revell boxes are even more a p.i.a.

[PR19_Kit]

For a 1/72 Victor?  That's a lot of mince...

Too right! 

I'm just working up on an ex FROG Revell Shackleton MR3 (the one with the rivet breeding colony all over the sprues...) for the Proto GB and that would need half a cow's worth of tray, it's a BIG box!

[TheChronicOne]

I want to see more of the Jag. 

[zenrat]

It's coming along Brad C.  Just fiddley bits left.  I've decided on the load out and so also have to paint that.  Drop tank is from a Tamiya (nee italeri) Jag and is terrible, needing a shed load of putty.

[zenrat]

Proceeded nicely with the Jag's fiddley bits today.  Won't be long now.

I also was motivated to progress with adapting a 1/35 Minicraft V-55 tank engine (originally intended for a Soviet T-54) to 1/25 hot rod use.
As the original was 38.8 litres this will represent a 14 litre engine in 1/25.  Seems a nice capacity - 875ci.
V55 Engine WIP 05-07-2020 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
I have attached a resin (www.thepartsbox) Top Loader manual transmission and clutch to the rear of the engine.
Here it is up held up against a 1/25 six cylinder Chevrolet engine (either 235 or 261 ci) by scale reference riot squad officer.
V55 Engine WIP 05-07-2020 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

I also was motivated to progress with adapting a 1/35 Minicraft V-55 tank engine (originally intended for a Soviet T-54) to 1/25 hot rod use.
As the original was 38.8 litres this will represent a 14 litre engine in 1/25.  Seems a nice capacity - 875ci.

Tricky maths, but I see where you're coming from Fred. 

875 cc works very well, most of my (many...) Hillman Imp engines started off at that size. 

That's one BEEFY engine you've picked there, most impressive. 

[zenrat]

Not 875 cubic centimetres Kit.  14 litres is equal to 875 Cubic Inches...

Whichever chassis I end up using I will have to stretch it a touch.  Might be easier to scratchbuild one to fit the body I decide to use.

[PR19_Kit]

Not 875 cubic centimetres Kit.  14 litres is equal to 875 Cubic Inches...

Oh right, silly me. 

Of course I'm now thinking of a 14 litre Imp.............. 

[zenrat]

That would be VERY tail heavy.
Fun to drive in the wet.

I forgot to say yesterday, I have nearly finished stage one of the Sea Witch.  This is the Hull and Superstructure.  All I have left to do is attach and rig the bumpkins (I kid you not, this is apparently a real nautical term) and put some transfers on the bows and the stern.
Then its onto the masts.

Jag is crawling slowly to the finish.  I should get her legs on tomorrow and finish the paint on the UC doors and air brakes and missiles.

[Old Wombat]

Speaking of Jag's, saw one last week on the road (1974-ish XJ-6, I think) whilst going to Allington's with my youngest daughter (I appear to have raised a quasi-country chick) that was painted grey with a shark's (jaguar's?) mouth & eyes on the front quarter panels. Looked cool for the few seconds I got to see it.

[NARSES2]

All I have left to do is attach and rig the bumpkins (I kid you not, this is apparently a real nautical term)

I swear that the real reason half these naval items have such amusing names is that in the age of sail there was plenty of time to come up with them whilst sailing the Atlantic, let alone the Pacific 

[PR19_Kit]

Speaking of Jag's, saw one last week on the road (1974-ish XJ-6, I think) whilst going to Allington's with my youngest daughter (I appear to have raised a quasi-country chick) that was painted grey with a shark's (jaguar's?) mouth & eyes on the front quarter panels. Looked cool for the few seconds I got to see it.

Get Glenn on the case. He'll track it down and take pics. 

[zenrat]

Jag.
Jag WIP 07-07-2020 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr