ccoyle Posted April 19 Author #91 Posted April 19 Well, here's a quick update. First, I got the tail wheel on. Then it was on to the exhaust stubs. These proved to be an unmitigated disaster. The parts were flimsy, difficult to shape properly, and had no internal support structure. Assembly did not go well. 😑 So, instead of mucking around with them anymore I simply ordered a set of 1/32 scale 3D-printed exhausts from Squadron. "What a fascinating modern age we live in!" Old Collingwood, realworkingsailor, mtaylor and 17 others 20 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
realworkingsailor Posted April 19 #92 Posted April 19 2 hours ago, ccoyle said: Then it was on to the exhaust stubs. These proved to be an unmitigated disaster. The parts were flimsy, difficult to shape properly, and had no internal support structure. Assembly did not go well. 😑 So, instead of mucking around with them anymore I simply ordered a set of 1/32 scale 3D-printed exhausts from Squadron. "What a fascinating modern age we live in!" Would you prefer building another double row radial engine? 🤪😆 Looks great sitting in its own feet! Andy Egilman, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
ccoyle Posted April 19 Author #93 Posted April 19 1 hour ago, realworkingsailor said: Would you prefer building another double row radial engine? 🤪😆 Depending on which kit(s) I decide to build down the road, there are some 3D-printed options for those, too. 😏 Of course, fitting a 1/32 scale engine into a tight 1/33 scale cowling could prove problematic. mtaylor, Dave_E, Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
ccoyle Posted April 22 Author #94 Posted April 22 Carburetor and radiator intakes. Both of these were far more aggravating to build than their final appearance suggests. 😑 Keith Black, Scottish Guy, Rik Thistle and 14 others 17 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
rlwhitt Posted April 22 #95 Posted April 22 (edited) Oh those kinds of bits are the worst! Even more than radial engine cylinders. Edited April 22 by rlwhitt mtaylor, chadwijm6, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat
robdurant Posted April 22 #96 Posted April 22 5 hours ago, ccoyle said: Both of these were far more aggravating to build than their final appearance suggests. Their final appearance suggests that they were put together by the people on the factory floor who'd spent all day doing it and knew exactly what they were doing... I can't pick up any sign of a struggle... really beautiful work! As an aside, my nan was one of those people on the factory floors... she was building Lancaster bombers, though. Canute, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 8 others 11 Quote Current build(s): Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler "Erycina" (Vanguard Models, 1:64) Paused on the lofting floor: HMS Bristol Portland class 50-Gun Ship (Scratch build, 1:64) Paused builds: Barque "Stefano" (MarisStella, 1:63) / Trawler "Nordkap" (Billings Boats, 1:50) / HMS Triton 28 gun frigate cross section (1:64) / F138, HMS Rapid Type 15 Fast Anti-Submarine Frigate (based on above Deans Marine hull, semi-scratch, 1:96) / HMS Mercury (1779) (Shipyard Models, Paper, 1:96) Previous builds: ἈΘΗΝΑ (Athena) (6th Century B.C.) Greek Bireme (Dusek, 1:72) / Zulu "Lady Isabella" (Vanguard Models, 1:64) / HMS Ethalion (1797) from HMS Diana (Caldercraft, 1:64) / HM Cutter Sherbourne (Caldercraft, 1:64) / Completed partially built Royal Yacht Caroline (Panart, 1:47) / HM Schooner Pickle (Caldercraft, 1:64) / M32, HMS Cottesmore MCMV (Sirmar / Fleetscale, Semi-scratch, 1:48) / D98, HMS York, Type 42 Destroyer (Dragon with White Ensign Photoetch, 1:700) / K166, HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette (Revell, 1:72) / R97, HMS Grenville Fleet Destroyer (Deans Marine, 1:96)
ccoyle Posted April 25 Author #97 Posted April 25 The resin exhaust stubs arrived today. It turns out that Squadron.com is down the road a bit from me in Ellijay, Georgia, where my Granny Coyle's family was originally from -- small world. I gave the exhausts a bath in soap and water, just in case there was any residual releasing agent, then painted them a suitably dingy shade of brown. After that dried, I tried my hand at grunging them up a bit. The forward stack should be the least corroded, for obvious reasons. Here's how the first set turned out (right), compared to the still un-grunged second set (left). As per usual, the cellphone cam image washes things out a bit. I don't want to over-do the effect. BTW, there is a negligible difference in size between the 1/33 scale paper parts and their 1/32 scale replacements. I will need to do some cutting into the fuselage to fit the new stacks -- shouldn't be too arduous (fingers crossed). king derelict, Old Collingwood, Canute and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
ccoyle Posted April 26 Author #98 Posted April 26 Et voila! Jack12477, Rik Thistle, GrandpaPhil and 13 others 13 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
realworkingsailor Posted April 26 #99 Posted April 26 Looks really great Chris! Andy Egilman, mtaylor, Dave_E and 5 others 8 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
Canute Posted April 26 #100 Posted April 26 Nicely done. The stacks turned out great. Egilman, king derelict, Keith Black 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
ccoyle Posted April 28 Author #101 Posted April 28 Next up: canopy. Bleah!! Canopies are one of my weaknesses. Nevertheless, I'm happy with how this one is going -- so far. I have glued on the frames for the sliding portion, tacked them down with low-tack tape (have never tried this before), and will let the glue cure for 24 hours before messing any further with this part. I intend to try something else different as well: I'm going to display the model with the canopy closed. Because of this, I will not be adding the internal printed frames. I never manage to get the inner and outer frames to match up well anyways. As you can see, the inside of the outer frames are painted interior green. As long as no one looks to closely, it's hard to tell that the interior frames are only paint. The proof of the pudding will be getting the molded canopy and frames cut out without having the frames peel up -- but that's a task for tomorrow. Jack12477, wvdhee, Ryland Craze and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
ccoyle Posted April 28 Author #102 Posted April 28 Okay, the canopy is all done and mounted. Here's a couple of in-progress shots. I got the canopy freed from its mold without too much difficulty. I did, though, in my efforts to clean the thing up accidentally scuff the interior glazing with my emery board. Oops! I also mounted and painted the interior grab handles, as well as the frame for the armored glass. I didn't actually add the armored glass, because a. it is a pain, and b. you can't really see it inside the closed cockpit. Apart from the scuffing, this is actually one of the better canopies I have done. While bits of the cockpit were drying here and there, I finished up the propeller hub and blades. To try and make a cleaner, neater hub, I did a little sanding and filling of the basic assembly. I then sprayed the hub with satin-finish spray paint. Unfortunately, it's the kind that takes a looooong time to dry, so I will probably have to wait until tomorrow for the final assembly. The black of the hub and blades is now quite different shades, so I may end up painting the blades a darker black as well. And that's all for now! GrandpaPhil, Egilman, realworkingsailor and 16 others 12 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Dave_E Posted April 29 #103 Posted April 29 I should know better by now, but this is just unbelievable! 👍😄 ccoyle, Canute, Old Collingwood 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
rlwhitt Posted April 29 #104 Posted April 29 That canopy is top notch! ccoyle, Canute, Dave_E and 5 others 8 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat
Old Collingwood Posted April 29 #105 Posted April 29 I agree with the others - sutch a lovely build - and the canopy is superb. OC. Egilman, Keith Black, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 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
chadwijm6 Posted April 29 #106 Posted April 29 That canopy is brilliant Dave_E, ccoyle, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Cheers, James. Current Builds Microaces Scrappee Liaison Radio Controlled Occre Polaris 1/50 Hong Kong Models 1/32 B25 J Mitchell Completed Airfix Westland Sea King HU.5 1/48 Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc 1/24 Airfix Avro Lancaster B.III (SPECIAL) 'THE DAMBUSTERS' 1/72 Airfix Titanic 1/400 Airfix King Tiger 1/35 In the hangar, dockyard or factory Airfix Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4 1/48, Airfix North American P-51D, Mustang 1/48, Airfix Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV 1/48, Airfix MGB 1/32, ICM Gloster Gladiator 1/32, 5 Airfix Tanks, Airfix Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 C/D 1/48, Artesania Latina Zuiderzee Botter 1912 1/50, Airfix WWII British Army 30-cwt 4x2 GS Truck 1/35
Canute Posted April 29 #107 Posted April 29 Chris, your canopy turned out well. 👍 Egilman, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 3 others 6 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
Danstream Posted April 29 #108 Posted April 29 (edited) Canopy turned out excellent. About the spinner and the blades, I should not feel compelled to paint them with the exact same color. They were painted with different paints (propeller blades have usually a special paint) and wear under different conditions. Cheers, Dan Edited April 29 by Danstream mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 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
ccoyle Posted April 29 Author #109 Posted April 29 1 hour ago, Danstream said: I should not feel compelled to paint them with the exact same color Oh, I don't! I just don't think there should be a glaring contrast. Which, BTW, there won't be, cuz I painted the blades already. 😉 mtaylor, Egilman, Jack12477 and 4 others 2 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
ccoyle Posted April 30 Author #110 Posted April 30 Aaaand . . . done. I will post the Big Reveal tomorrow. Time for bed now! And one more shot of the one-time adversaries together. G'nite! rlwhitt, yvesvidal, Richard44 and 18 others 10 11 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Keith Black Posted April 30 #111 Posted April 30 It's hard to equal the detail you produce with paper models, Chris. Congratulations, I can certainly see the allure. Rik Thistle, Old Collingwood, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Old Collingwood Posted April 30 #112 Posted April 30 I think Chris is a magician. OC. Keith Black, king derelict, Egilman and 6 others 9 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
ccoyle Posted April 30 Author #113 Posted April 30 The Big Reveal! This kit proved to be much more challenging than I anticipated, but I am mostly happy with the result. The propeller hub ended up being a little troublesome -- the first painting effort produced a cracked finish, so several additional rounds of filling and sanding were needed. It wound up being pretty smooth, though, and easily wins the "Best Paper Hub I Have Ever Done" award. Enjoy the pictures! I really like the angle on this next shot because you can easily see the Typhoon's lines in the ol' Hurricane. This last one is the new wallpaper on my phone. Cheers! wvdhee, Baker, Old Collingwood and 18 others 11 10 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
chadwijm6 Posted April 30 #114 Posted April 30 That's amazing. Honestly I wouldn't believe it was paper if I hadn't followed the build. Well done Chris a fantastic model 👍🏻 mtaylor, Dave_E, Jack12477 and 6 others 9 Quote Cheers, James. Current Builds Microaces Scrappee Liaison Radio Controlled Occre Polaris 1/50 Hong Kong Models 1/32 B25 J Mitchell Completed Airfix Westland Sea King HU.5 1/48 Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc 1/24 Airfix Avro Lancaster B.III (SPECIAL) 'THE DAMBUSTERS' 1/72 Airfix Titanic 1/400 Airfix King Tiger 1/35 In the hangar, dockyard or factory Airfix Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4 1/48, Airfix North American P-51D, Mustang 1/48, Airfix Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV 1/48, Airfix MGB 1/32, ICM Gloster Gladiator 1/32, 5 Airfix Tanks, Airfix Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 C/D 1/48, Artesania Latina Zuiderzee Botter 1912 1/50, Airfix WWII British Army 30-cwt 4x2 GS Truck 1/35
Old Collingwood Posted April 30 #115 Posted April 30 Superbly done Chris. OC. mtaylor, ccoyle, Dave_E and 3 others 6 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
realworkingsailor Posted May 1 #116 Posted May 1 Nice job Chris! Are you sure you want to park it next to your Bf109? You might wake up one morning to find one or the other inexplicably turned into confetti! Andy GrandpaPhil, ccoyle, Keith Black and 5 others 2 6 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
rlwhitt Posted May 1 #117 Posted May 1 Another outstanding masterpiece in distilled wood! Dave_E, Jack12477, Keith Black and 5 others 8 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat
Egilman Posted May 1 #118 Posted May 1 Well done my friend.... And for the most part without filler... Which in my book is a step above what some of the supposed paper modeling "Greats" do... (some of them can't build without using filler everywhere) Your skills surpass those by far IMHO.... Old Collingwood, Keith Black, ccoyle and 3 others 6 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"
ccoyle Posted May 1 Author #119 Posted May 1 1 hour ago, realworkingsailor said: Are you sure you want to park it next to your Bf109? Ha! Maybe I should have painted a tiny Bf-109 in the rear-view mirror. chadwijm6, Old Collingwood, Richard44 and 7 others 1 9 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Dave_E Posted May 1 #120 Posted May 1 Outstanding… again. 👍😀 Do you take requests? 😆 P-40 Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Egilman and 3 others 5 1 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models
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