Steve's Models - Page 22

Sailor Steve · 11-15-13, 03:05 PM

More fun 'n' games: I spent yesterday making the wire wheels, and when it was time to put them on the axles were too short! Since I had not only glued but tied them to the struts, there was no way to take them off again without breaking the curved plastic struts. I ended up completely removing the landing gear and making a new set out of brass wire. Once that was aligned, a process which took a couple hours, I got the wheels on and the whole thing painted.

Next, the upper wing goes on.

Sailor Steve · 11-15-13, 08:05 PM

Top wing mounted. All that's left now are the details.

Jimbuna · 11-16-13, 06:54 AM

Improvise, adapt and overcome...didn't realise she had a double bogey undercarriage.

Cybermat47 · 11-16-13, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Top wing mounted. All that's left now are the details.

And the propeller. Planes can't fly without those!

Sailor Steve · 11-16-13, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Improvise, adapt and overcome...didn't realise she had a double bogey undercarriage.

That's one of the things that sets it apart from most of the other single-seat fighters. One of the reasons I had to have one.

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

And the propeller. Planes can't fly without those!

Just another detail!

or

Details! Details! I can't be bothered to think of everything!

or

Fly? Why does an airplane need to fly? What's that you say? Only purpose? Who knew???

Aktungbby · 11-16-13, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

...didn't realise she had a double bogey undercarriage.

For those treacherous tundra/tricky taiga touchdowns

kranz · 11-17-13, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

For those treacherous tundra/tricky taiga touchdowns

that's one explanation.
on the other hand, he might have forgotten doing it and added the second pair of wheels.
Now, go figure which is the correct one - bear in mind - he's the oldest here.

Sailor Steve · 11-17-13, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kranz

he might have forgotten doing it and added the second pair of wheels.

What? Four wheels???

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Now, go figure which is the correct one - bear in mind - he's the oldest here.

Wait...does that mean you have to listen to me because I'm the oldest, or I'm just forgetful because I'm the oldest?

Wait...I'm not sure I want to know.

Wait...what was the question again?

Aktungbby · 11-17-13, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kranz

Now, go figure which is the correct one - bear in mind - he's the oldest here.

A little mercy there KranzBBY (and an eye-opener Hamm's chaser with my morning mimosa!) but I'm only a wee tad behind in the age dept here myself; Less than a year and it takes a sec every A.M. to realize that ain't daddy in the mirror! "Father! the Sleeper has awakened"...'and wants to go back to bed'...the horror

Sailor Steve · 11-18-13, 07:30 PM

Sikorsky S.XVI.

Jimbuna · 11-19-13, 03:07 PM

Another fine addition to the collection my friend

Sailor Steve · 11-19-13, 07:11 PM

Next project: The Vickers FB.5. It has been claimed that the FB.5 was the first real fighter. This is based on the fact that it was indeed designed specifically to attack other planes. The fact that it was a two-seater is due to the idea that there had to be a second man to fire the gun. Similar in appearance to the FE.2, the "Fighting Biplane No. 5" was brought into being in mid-1914, several months before the war started. It didn't get to France and into service until the spring of 1915, after Roland Garros made himself the first fighter pilot in his Morane parasol. Nicknamed the "Gunbus", the FB.5 was the frontline British fighter for several months, until it proved incapable of dealing with the German Eindekkers.

Sailor Steve · 11-20-13, 08:40 PM

Primary assembly - fuselage and lower wings - is finished. The lower wings were separate from the fuselage by an inch or so in real life - a little more than 1/8" (about 3mm) on the model. They give tabs on the wings and holes in the body that work perfectly, but this will get some rough handling, so I drilled out the holes in the body and cut of the tabs and drilled holes in the wings. A single piece of brass wire runs from one wing to the other, all the way through the body. That way there is still a tiny gap between body and wing, but the bracing is quite strong. Next will come top wings and then the tail booms, with landing gear coming last. Also, this engine will spin.

A note about this particular kit: Pegasus did low-pressure injection molding, which gives fine detail but leaves a lot of flash, and once the part is separated from the sprue a bit of cutting and sanding is required. Basically, it's rough, and needs to be smoothed a lot. On the other hand, this one has some very fine metal parts, including engine, propeller, wheels and skids. On the other other hand the cockpit was quite cramped, which was uncomfortable for the crew. My crew doesn't flex, so they had to lose their legs to even fit.

Aktungbby · 11-21-13, 02:40 PM

Sailor Steve · 11-23-13, 10:39 PM

Pre-assembly painting done - cockpit, fuel tanks, fuselage and wings. I tried a different color for the British CDL, in this case pre-WW2 Sand (ANA 616).

11-15-13, 03:05 PM	#316
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	More fun 'n' games: I spent yesterday making the wire wheels, and when it was time to put them on the axles were too short! Since I had not only glued but tied them to the struts, there was no way to take them off again without breaking the curved plastic struts. I ended up completely removing the landing gear and making a new set out of brass wire. Once that was aligned, a process which took a couple hours, I got the wheels on and the whole thing painted. Next, the upper wing goes on. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-15-13, 08:05 PM	#317
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Top wing mounted. All that's left now are the details. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-16-13, 06:54 AM	#318
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Improvise, adapt and overcome...didn't realise she had a double bogey undercarriage. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-18-13, 07:30 PM	#325
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sikorsky S.XVI. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-19-13, 03:07 PM	#326
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Another fine addition to the collection my friend __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-19-13, 07:11 PM	#327
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Next project: The Vickers FB.5. It has been claimed that the FB.5 was the first real fighter. This is based on the fact that it was indeed designed specifically to attack other planes. The fact that it was a two-seater is due to the idea that there had to be a second man to fire the gun. Similar in appearance to the FE.2, the "Fighting Biplane No. 5" was brought into being in mid-1914, several months before the war started. It didn't get to France and into service until the spring of 1915, after Roland Garros made himself the first fighter pilot in his Morane parasol. Nicknamed the "Gunbus", the FB.5 was the frontline British fighter for several months, until it proved incapable of dealing with the German Eindekkers. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-20-13, 08:40 PM	#328
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Primary assembly - fuselage and lower wings - is finished. The lower wings were separate from the fuselage by an inch or so in real life - a little more than 1/8" (about 3mm) on the model. They give tabs on the wings and holes in the body that work perfectly, but this will get some rough handling, so I drilled out the holes in the body and cut of the tabs and drilled holes in the wings. A single piece of brass wire runs from one wing to the other, all the way through the body. That way there is still a tiny gap between body and wing, but the bracing is quite strong. Next will come top wings and then the tail booms, with landing gear coming last. Also, this engine will spin. A note about this particular kit: Pegasus did low-pressure injection molding, which gives fine detail but leaves a lot of flash, and once the part is separated from the sprue a bit of cutting and sanding is required. Basically, it's rough, and needs to be smoothed a lot. On the other hand, this one has some very fine metal parts, including engine, propeller, wheels and skids. On the other other hand the cockpit was quite cramped, which was uncomfortable for the crew. My crew doesn't flex, so they had to lose their legs to even fit. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-21-13, 02:40 PM	#329
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,948 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	__________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 11-23-13 at 07:28 AM.

11-23-13, 10:39 PM	#330
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Pre-assembly painting done - cockpit, fuel tanks, fuselage and wings. I tried a different color for the British CDL, in this case pre-WW2 Sand (ANA 616). __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo