Steve's Models - Page 34

Sailor Steve · 03-29-14, 11:37 AM

Seams puttied, rear cockpit cut out, fuselage extension added.

Actually the "extension" is part of the kit with the monoplane wings attached as one piece. I removed the wings as they are the wrong size, and then glued the fuselage piece in place.

Sailor Steve · 03-29-14, 08:33 PM

Engine mounted, upper cowling in place.

This is about all that's left that I can use from the kit. The wings will have to be salvaged from another kit or made using some wing-shape stock I picked up years ago. The kit landing gear are the right shape but the wrong size, and since the kit is a monoplane there are no cabanes or wing struts, so that will all be from brass wire.

Sjizzle · 03-31-14, 12:19 PM

here we go my U96 u-boat 150 cm long

Sailor Steve · 03-31-14, 12:45 PM

Interesting. It might be a better idea if you started your own thread, just to help everybody keep track of it.

Sailor Steve · 04-02-14, 05:19 PM

Sunday I scrounged through my parts box and found a set of tailplanes that were the right size. Actually they were a little too big, which allowed me to sand them to the proper shape and size. I then spent the better part of two days filling, puttying and sanding the cockpit area.

Today I decided I would have to build the wings from special stock. A long time ago a company called Rosemont Hobbies produced vac kits under the name Roseplanes, and among their Roseparts line they made vacufored wing sets in different chords, so they could be used to fabricate wings for a variety of planes. This meant that they couldn't add rib markings, so I'll have to do them myself. I purchased two sets of two sheets each, and have hardly touched them.

Sailor Steve · 04-04-14, 09:29 PM

Yesterday I put on the tail fin. The one from the 'N' kit was just the right size, so no problem there. I then cut the lower wing sections from the wing stock and sanded them to shape. I then used a straightedge and a Sharpie to mark the rib lines, and a round sanding stick to make the indentations where the dope causes the fabric to shrink between the ribs. I then realized that I had a kit with the correct chord, so I stole those wings and cut them to the same shape. Then I had to putty in the ailerons. Then I realized that the ribs on that plane were uneven, and the 'BB' ribs were evenly spaced. I finally ended up using the original wings I had made myself. Oh well...

BossMark · 04-05-14, 02:40 AM

Tirpitz now finished pictures to follow, and I was wondering why Tamiya dont do a 1\350 model of HMS Hood I would really like a model of that ship I know they do a 1\700 waterline version

Jimbuna · 04-05-14, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Tirpitz now finished pictures to follow, and I was wondering why Tamiya dont do a 1\350 model of HMS Hood I would really like a model of that ship I know they do a 1\700 waterline version

Trumpeter do a 1/350 version but she's not cheap.

http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/prod...1350-hms-hood/

http://www.hmshood.com/hoodtoday/mod.../trumpeter.htm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trumpeter-05.../dp/B000EEFODA

Aktungbby · 04-05-14, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Sunday I scrounged through my parts box and found a set of tailplanes that were the right size. Actually they were a little too big, which allowed me to sand them to the proper shape and size. I then spent the better part of two days filling, puttying and sanding the cockpit area.

Some of us have 'puttees' on our ankles but if that ol' Baron gits me on my six, I'll sure need some of yours!

LOOKIN GOOD!

doggonit that was fun!

Sailor Steve · 04-05-14, 06:02 PM

Landing gear installed, including tail skid.

Sailor Steve · 04-06-14, 09:21 PM

Upper wing cut out and sanded to shape, main paint coat applied.

Sailor Steve · 04-08-14, 10:35 PM

Nose painted, markings applied, pilot and observer installed.

BossMark · 04-09-14, 02:00 AM

@Jim thanks for the links

Jimbuna · 04-09-14, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BossMark

@Jim thanks for the links

Your welcome.

That plane is looking real nice Steve

BossMark · 04-09-14, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Your welcome.

HMS Hood ordered, should be with me late next week.

03-29-14, 11:37 AM	#496
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Seams puttied, rear cockpit cut out, fuselage extension added. Actually the "extension" is part of the kit with the monoplane wings attached as one piece. I removed the wings as they are the wrong size, and then glued the fuselage piece in place. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-29-14, 08:33 PM	#497
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Engine mounted, upper cowling in place. This is about all that's left that I can use from the kit. The wings will have to be salvaged from another kit or made using some wing-shape stock I picked up years ago. The kit landing gear are the right shape but the wrong size, and since the kit is a monoplane there are no cabanes or wing struts, so that will all be from brass wire. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-31-14, 12:19 PM	#498
Sjizzle Count Dracula Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: 46°13′N, 24°47′E Posts: 1,816 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 0	here we go my U96 u-boat 150 cm long __________________ My Mod List With MagUI Read This Before Enable Mods

03-31-14, 12:45 PM	#499
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Interesting. It might be a better idea if you started your own thread, just to help everybody keep track of it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-02-14, 05:19 PM	#500
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Sunday I scrounged through my parts box and found a set of tailplanes that were the right size. Actually they were a little too big, which allowed me to sand them to the proper shape and size. I then spent the better part of two days filling, puttying and sanding the cockpit area. Today I decided I would have to build the wings from special stock. A long time ago a company called Rosemont Hobbies produced vac kits under the name Roseplanes, and among their Roseparts line they made vacufored wing sets in different chords, so they could be used to fabricate wings for a variety of planes. This meant that they couldn't add rib markings, so I'll have to do them myself. I purchased two sets of two sheets each, and have hardly touched them. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-04-14, 09:29 PM	#501
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yesterday I put on the tail fin. The one from the 'N' kit was just the right size, so no problem there. I then cut the lower wing sections from the wing stock and sanded them to shape. I then used a straightedge and a Sharpie to mark the rib lines, and a round sanding stick to make the indentations where the dope causes the fabric to shrink between the ribs. I then realized that I had a kit with the correct chord, so I stole those wings and cut them to the same shape. Then I had to putty in the ailerons. Then I realized that the ribs on that plane were uneven, and the 'BB' ribs were evenly spaced. I finally ended up using the original wings I had made myself. Oh well... __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-05-14, 02:40 AM	#502
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Tirpitz now finished pictures to follow, and I was wondering why Tamiya dont do a 1\350 model of HMS Hood I would really like a model of that ship I know they do a 1\700 waterline version __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

04-05-14, 06:02 PM	#505
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Landing gear installed, including tail skid. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-06-14, 09:21 PM	#506
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Upper wing cut out and sanded to shape, main paint coat applied. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-08-14, 10:35 PM	#507
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Nose painted, markings applied, pilot and observer installed. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-09-14, 02:00 AM	#508
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	@Jim thanks for the links __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now