Old Collingwood

Very nice  love the mossie and seafire?

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Hi all,    right  the decaling process has begun  -  I started on the tail again with the two tail flashes,  then I moved onto the two fuselage roundels, all these went down fine, next it was the side code letters, again these were placed  but on the one side where there is a strengthening bar  I am having to have a play around using a few coates of micro sol  to get it to settle over the bar shape.

It is currently sitting waiting for the decs to set.

OC.

Just seen this  welcome aboard,   did I read it correct  - you are doing her  as she appeared after the Battle of Trafalgar  ie  with battle damage?

OC.

Can you lightly sand the blue a bit to smooth out the dried on glue, then re paint it?

OC.

Just now, Kevin said:

actually they were one of the easiest bits of the build, the ladder handrails ( not fitted yet) took far longer

Looking really nice mate.

OC.

Very fine work Kevein, those railings look like a real pain in the ......

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1 minute ago, kpnuts said:

I would have loved to put them with the enormous 1/4 ducati but I had already sold the 1/6 honda and Suzuki on ebay for the princely sum of £3.50

"What  - made"    that was bad   your workmanship deserves far more  than that.

OC.

Great work  - love the paintwork.

OC.

9 hours ago, Kevin said:

what do you use for the radio wire, EZ line?

 

I have some fine fuse wire 3amp I think  might try that,  it attaches to the leading edge of the tail, what I might do is to drill a pilot hole in the edge of the tail then push the wire into it with a dab of ca, then attache the other end to the pe wireless pole on the fuselage.

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12 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Your figures very lifelike, Frolick.  Market-Garden was very sad time and a royal screw up by Monti in my opinion.

I used to know an old timer who was there, he was a British Para   dropped in there out of a Dak,   but had a sad tail to tell  - he was dug in with his mate in a pit  with a morta  whne his mate was shot in the head by a sniper, very sad,   he alas  has since passed away, but a photo of him was in a book of the operation showing his expression just after it happened.

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14 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

The lace wheels are amazing.  

Quite an artform for lacing and tuning a wheel   using a rig  with center blocks you position each side with the wheel  center  centtered, then you turn the nipple on each spoke increasing or decreasing the tention pulling/releasing the rim till it dead center between the block, you do this all around the rim till its true.   (I used to build repair bicyles for a living years ago)

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Excellent.

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1 hour ago, Edwardkenway said:

Great rescue OC. Looking damn good. NICE painting 😁

Thank you edward,  some way to go yet, but atleast it  shows the general finish,    she still has to be  re - decaled  and to have  her flat coat over her, then a few  small bits and pieces  like the  bomb bay doors - 500lb  bombs,  entrance  hatch door and ladder, and a radio  wire.

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22 minutes ago, Javlin said:

Nice save all the way around

Thanks mate,    took a bit of fiddling and masking and masking  oh  and masking,   but I'm quite pleased with the finish.

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49 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

hick up-s.......it's plural     it's proving to be a superb kit,  but it does have a couple problems.   

Yep its looking good from here  Denis.

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45 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Yes, it is a bit easier but I am glad I finished the front wheel. Once you get the pace, it goes relatively smoothly. The trick is to be organized and to do one spoke at a time.

For the MPC model at 1/8, I did not replace the spokes.... I do not know how this Japanese Kinishi Karube does it, but I am not able (or willing) to spend so much time perfecting a plastic scale model. 

 

So, here is the process:

 

Both sides done, all chrome paint removed, ready for gluing: 

Details of the insect pins used for that model: 

Gluing phase. You need a lot of clamps, as there is a tremendous pressure for both sides of the wheel to split: Plastic glue with a layer of CA glue to secure the whole thing. Let it dry for a few hours.

Ready for mounting the tire: 

And the front wheels finished: the MPC model is  a lot easier to put together....

Re-spoking is a lot of work, but I believe that the end  result is worth it. Notice the difference of tires: Tamiya has Bridgestone whereas MPC proposes Good Year. Tamiya tire is 3.25 x 19 and MPC tire is 3.75 x 19. Slightly wider on MPC and their "9" looks like a "0".

 

Yves

 

 

I've laced and tuned  cycle wheels  but never a motorcycle.

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1 minute ago, kpnuts said:

Collingwood it's a gsx in the background one of 2 versions I built (like the honda I intend to post both builds on here at some point)

Cool   cant beat a Suzi.

OC.

Excellent work,    is that a  Gpz  in the back of that other pic.

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That is great work Mark, coming a long mighty fine.

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Welcome to the club,   thats a great kit  to kick off with  - lots of interesting  style and big enough to show its self off,   that is superb work with the pe mast  (fiddly little fellas - aint they".

OC,

Wowser  that some tank.

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57 minutes ago, CDW said:

She's a beauty, a very worthy tribute to your Dad.

Thank you kindly.

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9 minutes ago, Egilman said:

A good lesson for not giving up, I hate to see great work go to waste, thank you for not giving up on it...

 

Thank You for taking an interest, it so builds one's confidence  you know.

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1 minute ago, Egilman said:

Nice recovery Brother.... now just a little decal action and the recovery will be full...

 

Thank you kindly,   yep  I have been able to rescue that decal situation🙂

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1 minute ago, cog said:

Nearly there ... quite a turbulent build

Yep,   certainly has mate.

OC.