Steve's Models - Page 4

Sailor Steve · 04-24-13, 03:26 PM

Yesterday I spent almost two hours cutting and glueing brass rod, finally to realize that I didn't have the proper tools for cutting it, and having things be just the tiniest bit over-or-undersized, and impossible to fix without a whole lot of work. I found that I had some plastic stock almost the same size (1/32" square) and decided to give up for the day. Early this morning I started over, and in less than an hour I had the fuselage side frames done. It shouldn't take much longer to do the cross-frames, but I'm also busy with other projects.

Sailor Steve · 04-26-13, 09:49 AM

Another hour's work and the fuselage framing is done. The brown paint on the second cross-piece is to remind me which side is the top.

Jimbuna · 04-26-13, 05:18 PM

Coming along nicely

Sailor Steve · 04-30-13, 11:59 AM

After three days spent with an old aquaintance I finally got to work again. The fuselage framing is now rigged and painted.

The reflection from the flash gives it a lumpy discolored look. It's actually a uniform brown. It's only 4 inches long.

Sailor Steve · 05-01-13, 11:26 AM

YIPPEE! My new compressor and airbrushes came today! As soon as the model is ready I can start painting.

I ordered them Friday, so with two-day free delivery I was expecting them this morning. I woke up to find an email saying they had only been shipped last night. I was disappointed since to get here today it would have to have been shipped Monday. Then the doorbell rang and there was the box! Amazon apparently realized they were running late, and paid the extra for Overnight Air shipping. That's what I call service!

Sailor Steve · 05-01-13, 08:39 PM

Landing gear main bracing and engine mounted.

Jimbuna · 05-02-13, 01:13 PM

Starting to take a bit shape on now

Sailor Steve · 05-05-13, 01:52 PM

It's funny how fast things change. I had found a Bleriot kit which is reputed to be absolutely gorgeous. The downside was that it cost $35.00 or thereabouts on eBay, and none of the regular US companies even show them. I bought the Windsock Datafile on the the Bleriot XI for $25 and used the plans and tons of photographs to start scratchbuilding. It's coming along fine, but while I was sitting here online I started looking at other products by that company, Choroszy Modelbud, out of Poland. I stumbled on this site https://www.jadarhobby.pl/index.php, and found that they have all 366 1/72 scale Modelbud kits, and the small ones are all around $19-$20 each, and they have some rare gems - just about anything from WW1 you can imagine, and they are all gorgeous. Resin kits with pre-cut hardwood parts. They even have a Keystone bomber for $90.00!
I picked out a Bleriot XI with Italian decals for $19.30, and found out that airmail to the US is only $8.81. I added a Caudron G.III for $19.85 and they said it would only be one shipping charge, so I ordered both for $47.96! No complaints! And they say they'll be here in 2-5 business days.
As I said, the scratchbuild project is on hold for a bit.

Jimbuna · 05-05-13, 04:54 PM

That's a pretty cool looking site

Sailor Steve · 05-05-13, 05:12 PM

Oh yeah. I'm planning on spending a bit there in the future, kind of like I did on ships at Free Time Hobbies.

Sailor Steve · 05-09-13, 04:58 PM

SIDE-TRIP! DETOUR AHEAD!

It's not that I don't mind scratchbuilding, but I also can't resist a really cool kit if one is available. I'm still waiting for the kits to come, so I'm kind of on hold right now.

I thought "I'm working on my ship game, but I don't want to play with counters. I've bought some 1/2400 scale ships from different sources, so why not start on those while I'm waiting?" I already knew that a lot of the oddball stuff I want isn't made by anybody in any scale, which is why I bought the resin kit. So I decided to scratchbuild a French Fusee class armored gunboat from 1885 and see if I could make one and then cast the other three in the class. I'd better, because I really don't want to play with flat counters! I had purchased some models of similar size, but they looked nothing like the Fusee class. They were so far off I couldn't even convert them.

So I put together some of the photos I have of the class and printed them out, then printed out the counter sheet. I printed a side view to the correct scale and glued some plastic sheet together to get the correct freeboard on the hull, then glued one of the printed counters to it so I could cut out the correct shape.

Plans:

Plastic:

Pattern:

The finished model will only be 7/8" (22.25mm) long.

Sailor Steve · 05-09-13, 05:42 PM

Sanded to shape.

The first hurdle is to get the hull shape right. As can be seen from the side-view drawing, the hull had a rather severe tumble-home, meaning that like the sailing men-of-war, the hull slopes in as you near the deck level, instead of outward or flat as seen on modern ships.

Sailor Steve · 05-10-13, 04:15 PM

Finished hull. The tumble-home sides are apparent. The bow and stern also sloped outward going down from the deck, sort of like the hull of a submarine.

Sailor Steve · 05-10-13, 06:15 PM

Deck in place.

Buddahaid · 05-11-13, 12:25 AM

I love the scale and genre. I spend my time on Star Trek props mainly. Lots of resin and metal.

One of my last, and I hope final, run of movie tricorders.

04-24-13, 03:26 PM	#46
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yesterday I spent almost two hours cutting and glueing brass rod, finally to realize that I didn't have the proper tools for cutting it, and having things be just the tiniest bit over-or-undersized, and impossible to fix without a whole lot of work. I found that I had some plastic stock almost the same size (1/32" square) and decided to give up for the day. Early this morning I started over, and in less than an hour I had the fuselage side frames done. It shouldn't take much longer to do the cross-frames, but I'm also busy with other projects. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-26-13, 09:49 AM	#47
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Another hour's work and the fuselage framing is done. The brown paint on the second cross-piece is to remind me which side is the top. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-26-13, 05:18 PM	#48
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 185,080 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Coming along nicely __________________ 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)

04-30-13, 11:59 AM	#49
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	After three days spent with an old aquaintance I finally got to work again. The fuselage framing is now rigged and painted. The reflection from the flash gives it a lumpy discolored look. It's actually a uniform brown. It's only 4 inches long. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-01-13, 11:26 AM	#50
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	YIPPEE! My new compressor and airbrushes came today! As soon as the model is ready I can start painting. I ordered them Friday, so with two-day free delivery I was expecting them this morning. I woke up to find an email saying they had only been shipped last night. I was disappointed since to get here today it would have to have been shipped Monday. Then the doorbell rang and there was the box! Amazon apparently realized they were running late, and paid the extra for Overnight Air shipping. That's what I call service! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-01-13, 08:39 PM	#51
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Landing gear main bracing and engine mounted. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-02-13, 01:13 PM	#52
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 185,080 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Starting to take a bit shape on now __________________ 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)

05-05-13, 01:52 PM	#53
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's funny how fast things change. I had found a Bleriot kit which is reputed to be absolutely gorgeous. The downside was that it cost $35.00 or thereabouts on eBay, and none of the regular US companies even show them. I bought the Windsock Datafile on the the Bleriot XI for $25 and used the plans and tons of photographs to start scratchbuilding. It's coming along fine, but while I was sitting here online I started looking at other products by that company, Choroszy Modelbud, out of Poland. I stumbled on this site https://www.jadarhobby.pl/index.php, and found that they have all 366 1/72 scale Modelbud kits, and the small ones are all around $19-$20 each, and they have some rare gems - just about anything from WW1 you can imagine, and they are all gorgeous. Resin kits with pre-cut hardwood parts. They even have a Keystone bomber for $90.00! I picked out a Bleriot XI with Italian decals for $19.30, and found out that airmail to the US is only $8.81. I added a Caudron G.III for $19.85 and they said it would only be one shipping charge, so I ordered both for $47.96! No complaints! And they say they'll be here in 2-5 business days. As I said, the scratchbuild project is on hold for a bit. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-05-13, 04:54 PM	#54
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 185,080 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's a pretty cool looking site __________________ 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)

05-05-13, 05:12 PM	#55
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh yeah. I'm planning on spending a bit there in the future, kind of like I did on ships at Free Time Hobbies. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-09-13, 04:58 PM	#56
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SIDE-TRIP! DETOUR AHEAD! It's not that I don't mind scratchbuilding, but I also can't resist a really cool kit if one is available. I'm still waiting for the kits to come, so I'm kind of on hold right now. I thought "I'm working on my ship game, but I don't want to play with counters. I've bought some 1/2400 scale ships from different sources, so why not start on those while I'm waiting?" I already knew that a lot of the oddball stuff I want isn't made by anybody in any scale, which is why I bought the resin kit. So I decided to scratchbuild a French Fusee class armored gunboat from 1885 and see if I could make one and then cast the other three in the class. I'd better, because I really don't want to play with flat counters! I had purchased some models of similar size, but they looked nothing like the Fusee class. They were so far off I couldn't even convert them. So I put together some of the photos I have of the class and printed them out, then printed out the counter sheet. I printed a side view to the correct scale and glued some plastic sheet together to get the correct freeboard on the hull, then glued one of the printed counters to it so I could cut out the correct shape. Plans: Plastic: Pattern: The finished model will only be 7/8" (22.25mm) long. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-09-13, 05:42 PM	#57
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sanded to shape. The first hurdle is to get the hull shape right. As can be seen from the side-view drawing, the hull had a rather severe tumble-home, meaning that like the sailing men-of-war, the hull slopes in as you near the deck level, instead of outward or flat as seen on modern ships. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-10-13, 04:15 PM	#58
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Finished hull. The tumble-home sides are apparent. The bow and stern also sloped outward going down from the deck, sort of like the hull of a submarine. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-10-13, 06:15 PM	#59
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Deck in place. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-11-13, 12:25 AM	#60
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,968 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	I love the scale and genre. I spend my time on Star Trek props mainly. Lots of resin and metal. One of my last, and I hope final, run of movie tricorders. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie