Lost Cosmonauts' 3D printed what-if playthings and emporium

[Lost Cosmonauts]

That's your Miles M52, isn't it?

Looks lovely. 

Oops! Yeah, I forgot that small but salient point.

Miles M.52 at 1/72 scale culled from my meagre stock

[Gondor]

That's your Miles M52, isn't it?

Looks lovely. 

Oops! Yeah, I forgot that small but salient point.

Miles M.52 at 1/72 scale culled from my meagre stock

A meagre stock is all you need when you can make to order.

Gondor

[Leading Observer]

My FD3 and Z.221 [short Blue Steel] arrived today I'm thinking the short Blue Steel will be fitted to a Mirage IV

[Lost Cosmonauts]

My FD3 and Z.221 [short Blue Steel] arrived today I'm thinking the short Blue Steel will be fitted to a Mirage IV

Excellent, glad they got there ok & hope you enjoy both

A meagre stock is all you need when you can make to order.

That's the plan, minimal stock and just run off whatever last sold. Hasn't quite run smoothly yet as I had a face and then printer malfunction but hopefully I'll find a solid groove where I can support the existing stuff and add a couple of new things every month

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Horrible weather last week meant a bit more time on the digital bench



A first stab at the Armstrong Whitworth AW.171 has been made

[Lost Cosmonauts]

More progress on the AW.171 - most of the major bits are there. Bit of finessing needed then organising the print parts





"Where's the fuel gauge?" "Fuel gauge!? This thing has two massive propulsion engines, ten lift engines and precious little internal volume. No need for a fuel gauge, just turn an egg timer over when you start the engines and make sure you've landed before it runs out. Soft boiled  mind you to allow for a safety margin."

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Still pottering away on the Miles M.52 - doing a little bit here and there while prints are either cleaning or curing so it tends to just be 5 minutes at a time. All just about there and we're into filling and sanding

[Lost Cosmonauts]

I have tools, paint and glue again! Hallelujah and all that

M.52 got assembled

https://flic.kr/p/2nrtrHW

Was in good enough shape for a test flight

https://flic.kr/p/2nmBjZi

It even got some decals flung haphazardly at it

https://flic.kr/p/2ntszyr

https://flic.kr/p/2ntrm56

In the rosy afterglow of actual model making I started two more (Avro 698 and Vickers Swallow) at 1/144

https://flic.kr/p/2ntykb1

Which are both now in first coats of primer

https://flic.kr/p/2nuootA

https://flic.kr/p/2nuuVhE

[PR19_Kit]

LOVE that M52, specially the Schlieren pic. 

[Lost Cosmonauts]

LOVE that M52, specially the Schlieren pic. 

Thanks, I was idly dabbling with image editing and did another

https://flic.kr/p/2nmKbM3

[Lost Cosmonauts]

I was pottering around tidying and shutting up the workshop (taking a month off) and in an idle moment rather than throw away a first draft (flying surfaces too thin so I thickened them up for draft 2) 1/72 Z.122 nuclear ramjet version of Blue Steel I superglued it together and threw some primer at it

https://flic.kr/p/2nvKcYd

[The Wooksta!]

Is that the one on facebook?  Orac doesn't like flickr.

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Is that the one on facebook?  Orac doesn't like flickr.

Yes, same one. Did you get one already?

[The Wooksta!]

Yes, you sent me a test print a while back.  Very nice too, I was very impressed with it.  Not done much but gave it a good sanding.  I'd have to dig out the Vulcan parent/launch ship first anyway afore I do much more with it.

[NARSES2]

Looks very neat