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ScottRC
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ScottRC reacted to Kevin in HMS Fife by Kevin - Fleetscale - 1/72 - County-class destroyer - SOLD
this weekend has been working forward of the hanger, and the big question, (could i do better), lets find out
not turning back as it all went in the bin, even the dog ate some
back to the idea of building with 3mm MDF
using the plans to keep the centre line correct, i made a spacers to keep it all lines up, these eventually become vents and exhausts
this is not my photo, but you can see what I mean towards the end of the hanger
when happy 1mm plasticard was added to the roof, and more access points added
also stared to add 0.5mm skim to the bulkheads, as ot flows around the corners i created
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ScottRC reacted to Kevin in Bismarck by Kevin - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 - PLASTIC
Good evening everyone
Here is something you don't hear often form me
The Bismarck is finished
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ScottRC reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Warspite by Old Collingwood - FINISHED - Academy - 1/350 scale - PLASTIC
More work on the rear walkway, I started by offering the part up against the stern to see how it fits, then I applied a thin coat of CA and pressed it in to pleace, then a light sanding and a few more light coats of mid grey.
Here's a couple of photos folks.
OC.
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ScottRC reacted to RGL in IJN Ise 1944 by RGL - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Ok, the main ship is now pretty much done. Davits and Cats added, rigging done. I’ll touch up the paintwork at the end.
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ScottRC reacted to RGL in IJN Ise 1944 by RGL - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/350 - PLASTIC
So, that’s it, all the armament added, 8 big cannon, 8 12.7cm high altitude gun mounts, 31 triple 25mm’s, 10 single 25mm’s, 6 rocket mounts.
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ScottRC reacted to RGL in IJN Ise 1944 by RGL - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/350 - PLASTIC
The Pagoda has been lightly weathered with grime, rust and salt. The lugs that go into the deck were cut off and it sits almost perfectly snug without glue. I'll weather the funnel next, then once attached I can add the crane and it's rigging. You can see from the close up there is a lot of detail to add, and I still need to add 9 25mm's, and do up the remainder of the 13.7cm guns plus one barrel which has gone god knows where.
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ScottRC reacted to RGL in IJN Ise 1944 by RGL - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/350 - PLASTIC
Finally the vents. I have to do up the anchor stuff now, chains, stoppers, breaks, anchors, cut some strip to make the anchor run flush with the decks. I've got a few more places to add vents at the base of the Pagoda, but I want to get the railings finished first.
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ScottRC reacted to herask in Yet Another Pandora 3D build
lower planking and treenails done. I can start modeling the hold...
cheers
Denis
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ScottRC reacted to herask in Yet Another Pandora 3D build
internal planking underway. although, it looks a bit off. it's hard to read from plans, especially 'cause they're not aligned, so I'm guessing quite a bit here...
one question: shouldn't there be a wood of some kind at the transom to separate left and right side planking? again, plans don't show anything, yet at other isometrical drawings there is something, planks shouldn't be touching like this in the middle. any advice?
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ScottRC got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Maybe only cover a small section of each wing, fuse, and tail? It would be a challenge, especially masking and painting the markings and adding the pinking so everything lines up and then the transition from the covered section to the exposed section looks balanced.
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ScottRC got a reaction from thibaultron in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Maybe only cover a small section of each wing, fuse, and tail? It would be a challenge, especially masking and painting the markings and adding the pinking so everything lines up and then the transition from the covered section to the exposed section looks balanced.
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ScottRC got a reaction from Canute in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Maybe only cover a small section of each wing, fuse, and tail? It would be a challenge, especially masking and painting the markings and adding the pinking so everything lines up and then the transition from the covered section to the exposed section looks balanced.
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ScottRC reacted to jablackwell in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Yep - exactly! SilkSpan and dope are what I was thinking. Then layers of dope with added paint until the desired level of darkness is reached. Some things I was thinking about: What to cover? Top of the wings, but not the bottoms? One whole half of a wing, top and bottom? Half the fuselage, like just the left side? So many options. I have lost it now, but someone had done this kit with top covered and bottom uncovered.... then had it displayed on a mirrored base.
~john
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ScottRC reacted to jablackwell in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
All,
Here is the completed build, sans diorama for now. I'm now in the middle of cleaning out the workspace, ordering new drill bits (and other tools) and getting ready to sink my teeth into building the Syren. I think I am ready for a ship, haven gotten the plane out of my system.
~john
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ScottRC reacted to jablackwell in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Scott,
The Ludwigs with the Black Beauty make a fine set.... combined with the Zidjians of old, and it just hums right along. A lot of good music happens in the basement ;-)
Jigs: I used jigs for the fuselage final assembly. That was the only way to keep things straight and normal. The wings were build right onto the plans using pins to hold the wood onto the plans at precise locations until the glue set. The plans are mounted onto a flat building board, this one from planed balsa.
The ailerons to actually work as of late last night! I am somewhat surprised actually. A larger scale, like the 1/6 or 1/4 that you are planning would be optimal for all the details. This would be something in the right ballpark:
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ScottRC reacted to jablackwell in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Agreed Scott. Rigging is a little tricky in a biplane: all of the cables have to be taught. No slack allowed anywhere. Nothing "moves" as yardarms on ships... so, the angles all matter, and the tensions all matter. I struggled a bit with the Camel's tension settings a lot. The toughest part were the ailerons. They now move and correctly, but the thread is stretchy, so the motions are not realistic in the end. Still, I am content. How often are these going to be moved back and forth anyway while on display? Not much, I bet.
Right now I am looking for a scale pilot: WWI British 1:16 scale. Anyone know where I will find one of these? I have found a lot of other scales... I'd like to get this into a case in diorama format, grass, pilot, etc.
~john
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ScottRC got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Hi John,
Sorry about your father, I lost mine a few years back and he was like yours in that he support me both through my hobby and my career.
I have been following your detailed build log because I have love of bi planes and am planning on building possibly a 1/4 or 1/6 scale Sopwith in a few years. I see you share your workshop with a set of Ludwigs. I also share mine with a Ludwig Standard and just purchased a complete set of Pearl Sessions.
To your build, I am amazed how strait everything came out without the use of jigs. Since all the rigging is so detailed, maybe I missed it, but do the ailerons operate?
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ScottRC reacted to semorebutts in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
Today I finally start on the super structure. and A photo of some photo etch.
first I have to drill out the portholes and sand away all ladders and anything else the photo etch will replace.
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ScottRC got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Good to hear that the ailerons actuate for its really looks great. Balsa USA will probably the kit I go with, they have a great reputation and support. In building for RC, I cheat go go with servos for I do not trust my rigging skills. At present I am building a 1/32 scale plastic SE5, my first one, and find that rigging a bipe is much more complicated than I thought as compared to a square rigged ship.
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ScottRC got a reaction from Canute in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Good to hear that the ailerons actuate for its really looks great. Balsa USA will probably the kit I go with, they have a great reputation and support. In building for RC, I cheat go go with servos for I do not trust my rigging skills. At present I am building a 1/32 scale plastic SE5, my first one, and find that rigging a bipe is much more complicated than I thought as compared to a square rigged ship.
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ScottRC got a reaction from thibaultron in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Good to hear that the ailerons actuate for its really looks great. Balsa USA will probably the kit I go with, they have a great reputation and support. In building for RC, I cheat go go with servos for I do not trust my rigging skills. At present I am building a 1/32 scale plastic SE5, my first one, and find that rigging a bipe is much more complicated than I thought as compared to a square rigged ship.
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ScottRC reacted to gluedandscrewed in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
so i got away from the wife for a couple days and spent some time building,,, think she would look pretty in pink
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ScottRC got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Hi John,
Sorry about your father, I lost mine a few years back and he was like yours in that he support me both through my hobby and my career.
I have been following your detailed build log because I have love of bi planes and am planning on building possibly a 1/4 or 1/6 scale Sopwith in a few years. I see you share your workshop with a set of Ludwigs. I also share mine with a Ludwig Standard and just purchased a complete set of Pearl Sessions.
To your build, I am amazed how strait everything came out without the use of jigs. Since all the rigging is so detailed, maybe I missed it, but do the ailerons operate?
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ScottRC got a reaction from Canute in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Hi John,
Sorry about your father, I lost mine a few years back and he was like yours in that he support me both through my hobby and my career.
I have been following your detailed build log because I have love of bi planes and am planning on building possibly a 1/4 or 1/6 scale Sopwith in a few years. I see you share your workshop with a set of Ludwigs. I also share mine with a Ludwig Standard and just purchased a complete set of Pearl Sessions.
To your build, I am amazed how strait everything came out without the use of jigs. Since all the rigging is so detailed, maybe I missed it, but do the ailerons operate?
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ScottRC got a reaction from jablackwell in Sopwith F.1 Camel by jablackwell - Model Airways - WOOD
Hi John,
Sorry about your father, I lost mine a few years back and he was like yours in that he support me both through my hobby and my career.
I have been following your detailed build log because I have love of bi planes and am planning on building possibly a 1/4 or 1/6 scale Sopwith in a few years. I see you share your workshop with a set of Ludwigs. I also share mine with a Ludwig Standard and just purchased a complete set of Pearl Sessions.
To your build, I am amazed how strait everything came out without the use of jigs. Since all the rigging is so detailed, maybe I missed it, but do the ailerons operate?
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