Fairey Tinydyne.

[PR19_Kit]

I may have put the rotors on the fuselage and flown it wingless around my shed making wokka-wokka-wokka noises (really LOUD ones).

                

[Old Wombat]

I may have put the rotors on the fuselage and flown it wingless around my shed making wokka-wokka-wokka noises (really LOUD ones).

Not actually surprised, Fred. 

Must say, though, you're bringing her together really well!

[zenrat]

There is some paint damage from glue oozing to hide, but generally yes.  Thank you.
I get angry though when I work on it due to Airfix's lack of effort.   

Painting rotors, fettling props, and undercarriage assembly next.  Undercarriage is crude and undetailed.  I'll have to see what I can do about that.

[NARSES2]

I get angry though when I work on it due to Airfix's lack of effort.   

Just remember how old she is 

[zenrat]

I get angry though when I work on it due to Airfix's lack of effort.   

Just remember how old she is 

That's the point.  They did nothing to the moulds before re-popping it.  I don't mind building old kits but I want them to be as the designer intended.  Not the product of a worn and damaged mould which has not been given the TLC it deserves. 


Today's pic.  I had to jack up the rotor a touch so it cleared the tail.
Tinydyne WIP 07-04-25 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

That's the point.  They did nothing to the moulds before re-popping it.  I don't mind building old kits but I want them to be as the designer intended.  Not the product of a worn and damaged mould which has not been given the TLC it deserves. 

Did yours have the short shot hinges for the clamshell doors Fred? Most seem to be like that.

Today's pic.  I had to jack up the rotor a touch so it cleared the tail.

That's why the upper fins folded on the real thing. I'm not 100% sure but I think the folding fins were linked to the landing gear deploying.

[zenrat]

The hinges weren't short shot, they appeared to have been snapped off.  I presume during the process of removing the sprues from the mould.  Both kits I bought were like this.

If you sag the blades (like they were IRL) then they strike the tails.  I might have to engineer a folding mechanism on the Maxidyne.

[frank2056]

The Tinydyne looks great! Almost tempted to buy the kit, except for the problems you mentioned. Scalemates shows that the kit dates to 1959! I remember my dad building one in the mid-60s.

[Rick Lowe]

Coming along nicely, Fred! 

[zenrat]

The Tinydyne looks great! Almost tempted to buy the kit, except for the problems you mentioned. Scalemates shows that the kit dates to 1959! I remember my dad building one in the mid-60s.

If you do decide to buy one then try and find an old one.  Older the better - the moulds will have been in better condition when it was made.  Transfers will be shot but you weren't going to build it OOB were you.   
Hopefully the existence of new kits will have pushed the price of older ones down.

Coming along nicely, Fred! 

Thanks Rick.

[NARSES2]

That's the point.  They did nothing to the moulds before re-popping it.  I don't mind building old kits but I want them to be as the designer intended.  Not the product of a worn and damaged mould which has not been given the TLC it deserves. 

Fair do's

[Captain Canada]

That looks so good. Nuce work !

[zenrat]

Thanks Cap.

I started cleaning up the props today.  They have very rough blade edges and big mould separation lines around the base of the blades..

[Wardukw]

Looking great mate ...im also getting tempted to get one but of course I'll bet trying to get one here won't be easy 🙃

[Rick Lowe]

'Not Easy' you say... does the term 'Rocking Horse Poo' mean anything to you?