(A)SW GBII - CLOSING

Stik welcome back man Nice lookin Mancave too, its nice when one has a bit of room. I also love your trash bin gotta find me one.

good updates on the gannet

glued the fuselage part around the ramome, i modded the kit sequence, and the radome will be glued after.

the little four windows rear need to be covered , the kit don't specify this thing good, just painted black and after covered with putty. Otherwise a wrong color ca be visible through the rear cockpit.

Also finished to put structures on main gear wells

and glued wings, The fit was not perfect but good, only few putty needed

Soon need to face the main difficult for this build .. engines

that's all for now

Welcome Max....looking forward to your build.....I have been thinking about doing one of these in a diorama with my 1/72 BV222.....

Cheers

Nice looking progress all!!!!I am still waiting for decals to finish the RCN Tracker....and with summer here I am inundated with yard and house maintenance so the Firefly is delayed for a bit but hope to get to her soon.

Cheers and gears

Good news fot the gannet! after saved it from a dangerous crash whit the floor i finally started the engine complex tonight.

Main hard thing to resolve was the bar that pass through the air intakes and the same air conduct. The same front gìear will be glued counting only on the new structure to allow engines removing, thats the work:

With compass cutter did two large stripes for air conducts and the structure bar in the middle

test fit and gluig with green cap tamiya glue.

measuring is good, today only some sanding needed and to adapt on the engine circular section

that's all for tonight

de havilland put at least some picture of firefly sprues, 

more

BsYamato,

Man,.... if you put any more scratched detail in that Gannet you are going to end up with a plane model weighing 100 kilo's... . Absolutely amazing to see you work

Richard

thanx friend but scratched pieces to come is again a good number

original site for the picture

http://www.bredow-web.de/Triebwerke_und_Flugzeugmotore/Amstrong_Siddeley_Double_Mamba/amstrong_siddeley_double_mamba.html

plus pieces needed on the top of cockpit bulkead, and ... if the more lead in the motors is not enough i need to put some torpedo in the bay (also to scratch) and fill it of more lead

don't want to see the model seat on tail.

Hi everyone.

I purchased the  Revell of Germany 1/72 USS Gato class Submarine recently.

If I may, I'd like to sign up for this GB.

I don't have much done.

Thanks, Ken

Hi Ken !

just wait for kermit reply

bsyamato

Hi Ken !

just wait for kermit reply

Did i hear my name??

Greentracker,

Ofcourse you are in! I will put your modest kit on the rollcall list right away. I do hope that shelf is secured firmly to that wall.... I have had the fully built model in my hands and it has quite some weight. Have fun my friend and i am looking forward to see your progress pics!

Richard

kermit

 

bsyamato:

 

Hi Ken !

just wait for kermit reply

 

 

Did i hear my name??

yes

kermit

bsyamato:

Hi Ken !

just wait for kermit reply

 

Did i hear my name??

Greentracker,

Ofcourse you are in! I will put your modest kit on the rollcall list right away. I do hope that shelf is secured firmly to that wall.... I have had the fully built model in my hands and it has quite some weight. Have fun my friend and i am looking forward to see your progress pics!

Richard

Hi, Thanks Richard

Yea I built those shelves, so I know they can hold the weight, the angle brackets are attached to the studs. So I know it can hold it. BTW thanks for the clue in on the weight of it

Pics will be coming

Man, this is going to take awhile to build. I have almost completed the command section for the VIIc, and have to try to fit everything together, and put alot of piping in the section that goes below the floor (not photographed). The parts are grossly warped in many areas, and I will just have to accept some of it. I was able to straighten some parts with hot water. I put an order in on eBay for more external PE parts (my third set now), and hopefully it will arrive soon. I'll post pics when the command section is done, maybe in a week or two.

Rob

Rob,

That is some magnificent work youre showing! I am struck with awe and amazement. Now i REALLY want to do another 1/72 VIIC....

One thing puzzles me though.... are you planning to cut open the hull so all these goodies can be seen? That is going to require some extensive interior detailing.... I love what i see but i don't envy you Top notch material sir!

Richard

Thanks Kerm!

I sometimes think I bit off more than I can chew. I dry fitted the hull and deck to mark off the periscope location on the hull, and marked off where to start cutting a window on the starboard hull. I'll cut it away when I'm done this section, to allow a view into the sub. I have heard that the torpedo section is more difficult to fit, but I'll tackle that one in a couple of weeks! Perhaps you can do the new Revell1/72  Gato for your next build! I'm trying to find the 1/72 Revell HMCS Snowberry(but can't find one)- that would make a great display to have it beside the VIIc!

Rob

Is it too late to get into this GB?  I've got a few subjects I wouldn't mind getting started on.

Beautiful work!!!!Max!!!

Cheers

maxfax

Man, this is going to take awhile to build. I have almost completed the command section for the VIIc, and have to try to fit everything together, and put alot of piping in the section that goes below the floor (not photographed). The parts are grossly warped in many areas, and I will just have to accept some of it. I was able to straighten some parts with hot water. I put an order in on eBay for more external PE parts (my third set now), and hopefully it will arrive soon. I'll post pics when the command section is done, maybe in a week or two.

Rob

nice start on the hugeboat!

i'm seriously tempted to get one in future

RotorHead10

Is it too late to get into this GB?  I've got a few subjects I wouldn't mind getting started on.

i think yes, just wait a particular frog to across the road , probably now too busy with piggy

Rotorhead10,

Sure you can join buddy. Just name topic, brand and scale so i can put you on the list

Richard

Thanks Richard,

1/72nd Hasegawa S-3B

1/72nd Airfix SH-2F Seasprite (once it arrives from England)

RotorHead10

Thanks Richard,

1/72nd Hasegawa S-3B

1/72nd Airfix SH-2F Seasprite (once it arrives from England)

another two great pieces on

Rotorhead,

You are on the list my friend. Looking forward to both, especially the Viking! Have fun!

Richard

Thanks for the kind words fellas.  Just got the S-3's fueslage together today.  H-2 Just came in from across the pond!

Hello

Here is some more progress. I have to add the ladder and the wire coming from the observation persiscope, but otherwise this section is done. Next is detailing the hull(adding grates for vents etc) and then onto the torpedo section.

Rob

Rob,

AB-so-friggin-lutely top notch work there my friend. I know how the original state of the interior was so i can fully appreciate the work you have put inthere. Do keep posting! More more more

But seriously and out of curiosity..: What is the barrel shaped item below the periscope? Kinda looks too big to be a housing for the periscope in it's undeployed position but i can ofcourse be wrong....

And i take it there will be some wear and tear once you have finished all compartiments or were you planning on keeping it all squeekie clean? I make no secret of the fact that i love battered and rusted up subs ya know But that is ofcourse your call entirely.

Richard

Thanks, Kerm!

I'm not exactly sure, but I do think it is the housing for the periscope. The interior is actually washed with oils, and does look a little grubby(the photo does not really show this), but I'm not going to do any heavy wear (I'm all for subtlety!), perhaps a little more wear about the base of the hatches. These subs, in many cases, didn't last very long anyways- the Royal Canadian Navy  kept sinking them! I'll also just do subtle wear on the hull. I am modeling this sub as U 552 in the early part of the war, so it will look fairly new(sorry to disappoint!).

I would like to put a map or two on the map table- know any sites where I could download and print a 1/72 scale map?

Rob

Wow MaxFax thats some beautiful detail work you have done there, my hat is off to you sir.

Great pieces inside the sub Rob!! good painting

some ppor update for the gannet

i glued the flaps and paint it (only the glued piece in the picture)

and primed the gannet with my usually humbrol 140 high thinned

i glued a piece of sprue in the uynder radar hole to better manage the gannet during the painting work.

I'm about completing the kamov 18 (the little red helo in the picture) and will give the priority to the gannet