Old Collingwood Posted June 28, 2022 Share #91 Posted June 28, 2022 That is looking mighty impressive Chris. OC. mtaylor, ccoyle, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share #92 Posted June 29, 2022 Remember the not-very-realistic propeller hub in this kit? Here's what the one in the Card Army F4F kit looks like: Of course, the Wildcat in the photo is being built by a real modeler, not me. The Card Army kit is like a six on a difficulty scale of one to five. mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 11 others 13 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #93 Posted June 30, 2022 Canopy added. Javlin, Paul Le Wol, hof00 and 18 others 16 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted June 30, 2022 Share #94 Posted June 30, 2022 What did you do to solve the riddle of the canopy and frame? Whatever you did, it came out great. If you had not wrote about it, I would have never known there was an issue. Well done. thibaultron, lmagna, Dave_E and 8 others 11 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted June 30, 2022 Share #95 Posted June 30, 2022 Nice! Dave_E, Edwardkenway, AJohnson and 8 others 11 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #96 Posted June 30, 2022 10 hours ago, CDW said: What did you do to solve the riddle of the canopy and frame? It turns out I overreacted a bit to the molded canopy issue -- it is apparently formed slightly over-sized on purpose. By gluing the framing to the portion of the canopy that it actually fit instead of presuming it should have followed the molded "edge" areas, everything works out. Of course, by not being able to follow the "edge" areas of the molded canopy, some guesswork is involved on where exactly to glue the frames in relation to the canopy's curvature, but that worked out, too. mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 9 others 12 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted June 30, 2022 Share #97 Posted June 30, 2022 Canopy… did you put the windscreen and the canopy together? Canute, lmagna, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #98 Posted June 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dave_E said: did you put the windscreen and the canopy together? "canopy" = the clear, vacuformed after-market product "frames" the printed canopy + windscreen framing from the kit Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted June 30, 2022 Share #99 Posted June 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, Dave_E said: Canopy… did you put the windscreen and the canopy together? 15 minutes ago, ccoyle said: "canopy" = the clear, vacuformed after-market product "frames" the printed canopy + windscreen framing from the kit Something I used to do to make windscreens for the ole guillow's balsa airplanes... Clear printers vellum heat bent around a form then using thin strips of balsa to create the frames... It's a great technique just be careful with the heat... Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 6 others 8 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #100 Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Egilman said: Something I used to do to make windscreens for the ole guillow's balsa airplanes... Clear printers vellum heat bent around a form Some cardists do this to good effect, but I'm far too lazy, especially when an after-market canopy only costs a few dollars. popeye the sailor, lmagna, mtaylor and 5 others 5 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted June 30, 2022 Share #101 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) I guess knowing what kits are supported by aftermarket upgrades and parts is key. Edited June 30, 2022 by Dave_E Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 6 others 9 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #102 Posted June 30, 2022 46 minutes ago, Dave_E said: I guess knowing what kits are supported by aftermarket upgrades and parts is key Part of my addiction involves countless hours monitoring various vendor websites. 😁 Old Collingwood, Richard44, amateur and 9 others 12 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted June 30, 2022 Share #103 Posted June 30, 2022 3 hours ago, ccoyle said: Part of my addiction involves countless hours monitoring various vendor websites. 😁 Ah… I may pick your brains in the future. 😁 Old Collingwood, thibaultron, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #104 Posted June 30, 2022 So, I am now ready to start on the main landing gear, and this I can tell is going to be really, really fun. 😧 First, there is a ton of parts, including many tiny ones. Second, these parts are scattered across the parts sheets instead of being in one place together. Third, the bay doors have a curved surface in them, and just the main doors alone -- sans all of the strut attachment points, consist of five parts each; the curved parts are supposed to go in an area cryptically marked "cut out after forming" -- and I'm, like, "Dudes -- I can't see how the curved parts are supposed to fit unless I cut that portion out first." The instructions do not help on this point at all. I translated them into English, and this is what I got: "Refer to the assembly drawings to make the chassis shave. Particular attention should be paid to the precise and solid construction of the G12-G15 chassis leg suspension." That is the sole instruction on how to put the main gear struts together. Beats me what a "chassis shave" is. 🤔 The diagrams shed very little additional light on the assembly process. Pray for strength!! king derelict, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 8 others 11 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted June 30, 2022 Share #105 Posted June 30, 2022 Shape of the chassis (fuselage) perhaps? popeye the sailor, thibaultron, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 1, 2022 Share #106 Posted July 1, 2022 I think I would go with "shape" as well. Seems to fit better, (Pun intended). Edwardkenway, Canute, popeye the sailor and 5 others 8 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 1, 2022 Share #107 Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Make a copy, and try before you cut the real thing? Jan Edited July 1, 2022 by amateur mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 1, 2022 Share #108 Posted July 1, 2022 Surely there are some polish speaking people around here? Jan thibaultron, Canute, Dave_E and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share #109 Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, amateur said: Surely there are some polish speaking people around here? Shave, shape -- makes no difference. Correcting that one word won't hide the fact that the instructions are practically worthless. Last night I distracted myself by doing a little painting of the resin wheels -- pictures later. How much later has not yet been determined! Edwardkenway, thibaultron, Old Collingwood and 6 others 8 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted July 2, 2022 Share #110 Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 3:22 AM, ccoyle said: Canopy added. ... and sharp result, if I may say it. Dan ccoyle, Dave_E, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64, Lady Nelson - Amati Victory 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share #111 Posted July 7, 2022 I got around to starting the landing gear. First, a photo of the gear doors. The left one is finished; the right one is still in its "frame." So, the main difficulty in building these stems from the fact that the doors are not flat -- each has a pronounced curve that goes around its strut. The way the kit tackles this is to start with a two-sided "frame" from which the central portion is removed. Then six curved panels are added, three interior and three exterior. Finally, the finished doors are cut loose from their frames. I'm satisfied with the results. Cheers! king derelict, thibaultron, Edwardkenway and 15 others 15 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted July 7, 2022 Share #112 Posted July 7, 2022 I like that. An elegant solution that someone has thought through…and well executed. thibaultron, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 7 others 10 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 7, 2022 Share #113 Posted July 7, 2022 Really tidy Chris 👏 lmagna, ccoyle, Edwardkenway and 6 others 9 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share #114 Posted July 7, 2022 Struts are next. First we have the basic struts -- each is a single paper piece wrapped around a length of 1 mm styrene rod. And then we begin adding bits. Like some other parts of this build, the struts suffer from the seemingly unnecessary duplication of parts. For example, some of the strut bits exist as printed parts AND as laser-cut parts on two different sheets, each having a different thickness. So, does one use part G15, the laser-cut G15, or the other laser-cut G15? Unlike HMV kit instructions, which indicate when laser-cut parts are an option, the GPM instructions don't provide that information, nor do they warn about the multitude of repeated parts. You can easily imagine the potential for confusion this causes. popeye the sailor, king derelict, Captain Slog and 11 others 10 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted July 7, 2022 Share #115 Posted July 7, 2022 Sorry that does not compute for me Chris, now I have tried it, how the heck to you get the edges to line up! 🤔, you lured me into the ‘Dark Arts’ and then you show us card parts that look like moulded ones! Witchcraft I say! 🧙 CDW, king derelict, Canute and 8 others 3 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share #116 Posted July 7, 2022 Andrew, the trick is to glue the rod perfectly perpendicular to the direction of the roll at precisely the edge of the rolled part, then let the glue set completely. Afterwards, the paper can be rolled quite tightly. Also, I do not apply glue to the entire length of the roll, only at intervals to keep the thing from unraveling and at the final edge. Also, I've had lots of practice! 😉 thibaultron, Richard44, Canute and 10 others 13 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 8, 2022 Share #117 Posted July 8, 2022 you've made some very good progress on the Hellcat Chris! looks fantastic! Egilman, thibaultron, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share #118 Posted July 9, 2022 More strut bits . . . . . . and suddenly wham! Just like that -- shoes! I can smell the finish line! popeye the sailor, AJohnson, thibaultron and 15 others 12 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted July 9, 2022 Share #119 Posted July 9, 2022 40 minutes ago, ccoyle said: More strut bits . . . What's that song title? She's Got Legs... and she knows how to use them.... {chuckle} Very nice legs... well done... king derelict, Edwardkenway, lmagna and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 10, 2022 Share #120 Posted July 10, 2022 ZZ Top, a little ol' Texas band. popeye the sailor, Egilman, thibaultron and 5 others 8 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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