Old Collingwood

16 minutes ago, cog said:

You're building a late Mk IX, chances are it has hydrolics for those functions

I  thought about  building it with everything flush  but thought it would be more interesting with  things drooped.

This pic off the net shows a powerd down spit with stabs drooped and some movement of the rudder.

OC.

56 minutes ago, Egilman said:

They were cable operated with a spring on the control stick to keep the stick basically centered, with serious usage the spring would relax a bit and allow the elevator, (horizontal stabilizer control surfaces) to droop a bit... The rudder would lie whichever way the rudder pedals were last touched as they were a push pull configuration and the ailerons on the wings would twist on the same basis depending on the side the stick leaned towards.... I'm not remembering exactly when they went to hydraulics on the Spit, but that was the case with the early built birds. But when they did go to hydraulics, the elevator droop would become much more pronounced as the hydraulic pressure bled off.....

 

Separate control surfaces in the kit allows this mechanical habit to be modeled accurately

 

 

I am doing mine drooped stabs  slight rudder turn  and  level ailerons   with the  flaps in there locked up position (these are molded in with the lower wings)

OC.

15 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

nice progress so far OC........not understanding the significance of tilting the stabilizer ailerons downward for the rudder,  as they are shaped to allow for it.

Just a bit of builder artistic license  denis  - think it looks better  that way.

OC.

Gonna be a great kit.

OC.

Thats looking super  - you have brought the detail out really well.

OC.

Got my seat ready   - this will be good   so great to have a fellow spit build  on the forum   (your F18  looks Superb)

OC.

Yep  - Amazing work.

OC.

6 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

WOW!  superb job on the Dauntless Ed!   very well done  

 

I don't recall ever doing a Japanese plane before........might be interesting.   I think the Russians have it beat though.......TU 95MS

not sure if there's a kit for it........but then again,  I've not done a Russian  plane either      I've got Tora Tora Tora in my library........my favorite is the Blue Max.......went through hell finding a copy   

They do  a kit of that  not sure what scale though  - memory escapes me.

OC.

As denis said  - very nice work  - I love the shading in the fuselage.

OC.

38 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

The boxes came shrink wrapped, haven't looked inside yet.   My Dad's youngest brother was a Captain in a tank retrieval unit somewhere in France, can't remember where tho.   

Small world  Jack/Ken.

OC.

Later today  (yep I know where does the time go)   I will check the join where the Stabs meet the fuselage  and fill if needed,  then I think it will be wing tip and Aileron  fitting time, I will  probably keep the Ailerons level  as I dont think they are  gravity  enduced  so wont droop  on power down.

OC.

3 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

Text blindness,  I meant definite in my liking of the Sherman 😖 

Battle of the Bulge, another favourite film of a desperate time, touch and go for the allies. Coincidentally just finished re-watching Band of Brothers  episode set in the Ardennes/Bastogne

One of mine was  "A bridge too far"     after watching the film as a teenager  I went out and brought the Airfix Dio kit  of the same  thing  - soldiers and Tanks and the bridge  all in 1/72.

OC.

Those will be cool.

OC.

13 minutes ago, Canute said:

Your work looks good, OC.  And working on the prettiest fighter of WW II doesn't hurt either. 😁

Thank you Ken.

OC.

Evening all   hope all are well  and not going too nuts yet,

I spent another hour or so on the Spit, I decided to make the stab frames / stabs and rudder,  quite straight forward with minumum fuss,  I decided to droop the stabs and give the ruidder a bit of angle.

OC.

6 hours ago, Tigerdvr said:

Outstanding work on what appears to be an outstanding kit. They even have an arrow embossed inside the fuselage so we know which way to fly🛩️

Seriously, very well done, enjoying your progress.

 

Cheers

No thats where the Bow  goes  with the Arrows 😉   But thank you for the compliment.

OC.

8 hours ago, cog said:

You are positive, you do not get commision on UK sales???

Yep  - but deffo a brll kit.

OC.

Plan for today  (later)   there is still a hairline gap where the wings meet the fuselage  so I will work some plastic putty into it,    then I will either attach the rudder stabs and Rudder  or  the wing tips  (depends what I fancy doing first).

I know I keep saying it  - but I really recommend thses Eduard kits  they are simply first rate  in every way.

OC.

Very nice work mate - very nice indeed,  that red colour  really makes her stand out.

OC.

Love those masts and start on the yards  - the detail is spot on.

OC.

Yellow ocre  is the colour we all  know for the bulwarks and carriages,  but if you find the shade a we bit too bright you could always dull it a bit by adding a bit of white, its completely how you want to display it my friend  and how pleasing it wil be to your eyes.

I am loving those canon/carriages though they will look super when finished.

OC.

24 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Nice work.... Usually I just close mine up cause I'm not that good at cockpits. Impressive work....

Thank you EG,   credit to the kit as its Superb   best I have ever built.

OC.

Lovely job  Edfward  a real credit to you mate  -  it really has come out  first class, I will miss the banter and viewing oyur work  in The Special section  (Here)    hurry up mate  and find another thing to build  - we will be waiting.

OC.

Now,   this will be cracking also  - good choice of kit.

OC.

A bit more progress   - no work done in the day time as we were sat out  enjoying that weird bright ornage thing in the sky,    so  I decided to  work on the cockpit glazing,  this is in three sections due to me having the cockpit  open,  first I cut away the front  section and after tyding up the edge I fitted some masks  that came in the kit, this was a three part mask - I then glued it in place and  set it down using the dryer,  next was the rear section  - again tydy up and masked  using two masks, this was then glued down/heated, last was the sliding section  - this had the same prodecure, but it stays off till the last stages of the build.

Thank you all for the interest people are showing in my build.

OC.