Steve's Models

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).

Sailor Steve · 11-24-13, 10:39 PM

Flying surfaces installed.

11-18-13, 07:30 PM	#1
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	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,938 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!!

11-19-13, 07:11 PM	#3
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	#4
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	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,069 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	__________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 11-23-13 at 07:28 AM.

11-23-13, 10:39 PM	#6
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

11-24-13, 10:39 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Flying surfaces installed. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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