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Hobbes

#15
December 13, 2021, 05:43:46 AM Last Edit: March 02, 2023, 02:49:41 AM by Hobbes
Building the fuselage front and rear. You can see the plasticard that forms the skeleton, plus a bunch of sprue cutoffs to fill the space between the ribs. Next step is to apply putty on top of this to get a smooth skin.





(2 images should be visible here, if they aren't let me know)

PR19_Kit

#16
December 13, 2021, 05:51:24 AM
That's going to need a LOT of PSR!  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Gondor

#17
December 13, 2021, 05:56:40 AM
That's going to need a LOT of Nose Weight  :o

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

Old Wombat

#18
December 13, 2021, 06:28:02 AM
Puttying on the nose may need to be done with lead ... or gold. :o
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

Rheged

#19
December 13, 2021, 10:16:01 AM
I've had a look in the stash, and I regret that the osmium billet that I thought I could pass on to you has been used by Rheged minor to nose-weight a tricycle undercarriage Wellington.
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

Hobbes

#20
December 14, 2021, 02:29:15 AM Last Edit: March 02, 2023, 02:49:54 AM by Hobbes
those photos were from a while ago, in the meantime the fuselage has been put together.
The middle section is the PVC billet as seen on page 1. I've hollowed it out, remaining wall thickness is about 4 mm - any thinner and it becomes difficult to hold in the lathe as the PVC deforms.

ericr

#22
December 14, 2021, 03:03:31 AM
 :o :thumbsup:

Devilfish

#23
December 14, 2021, 03:42:10 AM
Top work!  :thumbsup:

PR19_Kit

#24
December 14, 2021, 04:09:23 AM
What glue do you use to attach stuff to the PVC please Harro?
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Hobbes

#25
December 14, 2021, 04:53:22 AM Last Edit: March 02, 2023, 02:50:05 AM by Hobbes
I used normal modelling glue (UHU Plast), there's polystyrene on one end of the joint. Then I used two-part epoxy filler to (MagicSculp) to fill the gaps.

NARSES2

#26
December 14, 2021, 06:15:56 AM
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

loupgarou

#27
December 14, 2021, 07:55:59 AM
What a job! I hope the landing gear can support the weight of all that plastic and putty.
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

AndrewF

#28
December 14, 2021, 09:04:08 AM
Nice work so far!

kitnut617

#29
December 14, 2021, 09:11:13 AM
Quote from: loupgarou on December 14, 2021, 07:55:59 AM
What a job! I hope the landing gear can support the weight of all that plastic and putty.

Scale Aircraft Conversions to the rescue   ;)

https://www.scaleaircraftconversions.com/moreinfo.cfm?KIT=570
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