Halberstadt Cl.II by davec - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32 - Plastic

[davec]

The tube segment that need deburring are .5 mm tube (.3 inner diameter) and are 4 mm long.  Is there a rotary cone bit small enough?  I can see using a rotary tool on the free end before cutting the segment, but any suggestions for holding the short tube to use a rotary bit on the second end once the segment is down to 4 mm?

 

thanks!

[wefalck]

Cones go down to near zero (at least, if one has quality ones). I am holding both, the part and the bit in pin-vises respectively. 

[davec]

Welfalck- again, many thanks.  I have some small rotary cone bits, although I don't know about quality.  I just had some surgery , so it will be about a month before I get back to my workshop.  Will give it a try then.  Looking forward to seeing if seating 30 4 mm tubes in the pin vice for using the rotary tool is easier or harder than holding them by hand and using a hand held drill.

 

Dave

[davec]

I had my surgery and when I started feeling better started work back on the Halberstadt.  I was already a little frustrated with it, which was why after I ran into problems with the decals on the upper wing I didn't just strip them and order new ones, so I didn't feel to bad working on it while not at my best.  The spinal surgery was very successful, so my left hand and forearm are back to 100% for the first time in two years.  Trying to rig a biplane while wearing a cervical collar is not something I recommend, but I did get a lot of peace when I was able to get down into my workshop again.  Not my best work, but the whole point is to have fun, and it was really helpful with the rest of my recovery.  I'm working on a Tamiya p-51 that my son had barely started prior to giving up building.  It was started under the same recovery conditions with the same goal of keeping me sane.  He had purchased decals for the P-51C Excalibur III in the NASM, so I'm working on that plane.  I disassembled what he had started so I could use the Eduard photo etch set.  I don't plan a build log for it.

[ccoyle]

Well done, Dave!

[Paul Le Wol]

Congratulations Dave on finishing your Halberstadt. A fine job indeed. Happy to hear you’re doing better!

[king derelict]

Congratulations on your recovery Dave. Great to see the Halberstadt finished. You did a great job, it looks beautiful.

alan

[Canute]

very nicely done Halberstadt. She's a beauty. Good to read your recovery is proceeding well.

[DocRob]

The Halberstadt is a beauty, Dave. Given the circumstances it was build under, it´s nearly unbelievable how great it turned out. I wish you the very best for your recovery.

Cheers Rob

[davec]

Thanks everyone for the very kind and appreciated likes and comments.  I think I am in a better place than I was preop, and once I catch up on 6 weeks of my regular job, will be back in the workshop more regularly.  I plan to get back to work on the long boat and start Echo (I haven't forgotten that this is a model ship website). In the interim, I'm almost done with the P51.  I had a little setback - I experimented with some panel line wash and don't 100% like the effect.  I'm trying to decide whether to reprime and paint, or just finish the model so I can start from the beginning on something that won't feel like a recovery project.

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow, that came out great!  Hope you're feeling better.