Steve's Models - Page 52

Sailor Steve · 02-08-15, 09:55 AM

Cowling and crew repainted, edging applied.

Sailor Steve · 02-08-15, 03:48 PM

Well, I ran into a bit of a snag, so I'll be switching gears for a few days.

The snag was that I didn't have any French roundels of the correct size for the upper wing. The two options were to order some and wait for them to arrive or to print my own. I made three attempts at printing them and still couldn't get them quite right. I finally gave up and ordered some, and they aren't expected to arrive until the 16th.

While I'm waiting I'll be starting my next real building project, another F.E.2b. It's an old FormaPlane vac kit. I bought two of them at the same time, meaning to build an early one and a later version. The early one was finished a couple of decades ago and the other one has been sitting in various closets ever since, waiting for me to get to it. Now I'm caught up and it's ready to start. The instructions and metal parts are long since gone, but the kit itself is one of the finest of its kind. Just beautiful.

Sailor Steve · 02-10-15, 09:21 PM

Fe.2b body parts cut out and ready for sanding. Lots of sanding.

Sailor Steve · 02-11-15, 08:32 PM

Interior partly assembled.

Sailor Steve · 02-12-15, 10:42 PM

Interior painted except for some detail work. The engine sits in a rather exposed place so I thought it needed some detailing. Unfortunately I've had the kit for so long that if it ever had metal parts they are long since gone, probably used for something else. The kit includes some fairly nice parts in plastic, but the cylinder block is rather small and in two halves. Some cutting and very careful sanding and they looked okay. I glued them to the base and sanded and glued the cylinder head piece to the top. Everything else is fabricated from what I had on hand.

Port side of the 160-horspower Beardmore. the valve rods (if you can see them) are .008 guitar string, about 1/16-inch long. The fuel line is .020 brass wire.

Starboard side. The exhaust collector is a thin piece of plastic rod and the oil tank is a thicker piece of sprue.

Sailor Steve · 02-13-15, 08:52 PM

Fuselage assembled. Needs some cleanup before I start on the lower wings.

Sailor Steve · 02-14-15, 10:38 PM

My new French decal sheet came today, so it's back to the Nieuport. Still needs some touching up.

Sailor Steve · 02-16-15, 06:11 PM

Very old Nieuport 10 refinished:

Sailor Steve · 02-18-15, 06:00 PM

Back to the FE.2b: Lower wings cut, sanded and mounted.

em2nought · 03-11-15, 08:15 PM

What's up slacker? Just kidding!

I almost bought an Airfix R.E.8 the other day, might have to go back and pick it up since all models were 50% off. Of course I'd need $50 worth of stuff to finish it, my Humbrol is long gone.

Sailor Steve · 03-12-15, 09:40 PM

I am a slacker. I have been busy, but it's been more than three weeks since I touched it. Part of it is that I have been very busy, but part of it also that I keep putting off sanding the wings and tailplanes. I'm not sure what comes next.

As for the R.E.8, if you want to build a truly accurate and beautiful model I would recommend the Chorozy Modelbud version. It's available on eBay, but you can get it cheaper from Jadar Models in Poland. Several of my favorites have come from them.
http://www.jadarhobby.pl/choroszy-a0...2-p-28780.html

Sailor Steve · 03-25-15, 07:16 PM

After five weeks of doing other things I finally got started again. Unfortunately there's nothing to show. I spent an hour just sanding the upper wing, and it's still got a way to go.

em2nought · 03-25-15, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

After five weeks of doing other things I finally got started again. Unfortunately there's nothing to show. I spent an hour just sanding the upper wing, and it's still got a way to go.

I can empathize having just sharpened six mower blades.

Looking forward to more dope stuff.

Sailor Steve · 03-26-15, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by em2nought

...having just sharpened six mower blades.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Oh, wait...

Quote:

Looking forward to more dope stuff.

I'll thank you to leave my personal life out of this.

Sailor Steve · 03-29-15, 04:12 PM

All the flying surfaces are sanded down and ready for assembly. With a normal biplane it's easier to assemble everything but leave the top wing off until it's painted. With a pusher the top wing has to be mounted before the rear frame can be assembled and the tailplanes mounted, so painting has to come last.

02-08-15, 09:55 AM	#766
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Cowling and crew repainted, edging applied. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-08-15, 03:48 PM	#767
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Well, I ran into a bit of a snag, so I'll be switching gears for a few days. The snag was that I didn't have any French roundels of the correct size for the upper wing. The two options were to order some and wait for them to arrive or to print my own. I made three attempts at printing them and still couldn't get them quite right. I finally gave up and ordered some, and they aren't expected to arrive until the 16th. While I'm waiting I'll be starting my next real building project, another F.E.2b. It's an old FormaPlane vac kit. I bought two of them at the same time, meaning to build an early one and a later version. The early one was finished a couple of decades ago and the other one has been sitting in various closets ever since, waiting for me to get to it. Now I'm caught up and it's ready to start. The instructions and metal parts are long since gone, but the kit itself is one of the finest of its kind. Just beautiful. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-10-15, 09:21 PM	#768
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Fe.2b body parts cut out and ready for sanding. Lots of sanding. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-11-15, 08:32 PM	#769
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Interior partly assembled. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-12-15, 10:42 PM	#770
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Interior painted except for some detail work. The engine sits in a rather exposed place so I thought it needed some detailing. Unfortunately I've had the kit for so long that if it ever had metal parts they are long since gone, probably used for something else. The kit includes some fairly nice parts in plastic, but the cylinder block is rather small and in two halves. Some cutting and very careful sanding and they looked okay. I glued them to the base and sanded and glued the cylinder head piece to the top. Everything else is fabricated from what I had on hand. Port side of the 160-horspower Beardmore. the valve rods (if you can see them) are .008 guitar string, about 1/16-inch long. The fuel line is .020 brass wire. Starboard side. The exhaust collector is a thin piece of plastic rod and the oil tank is a thicker piece of sprue. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-13-15, 08:52 PM	#771
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Fuselage assembled. Needs some cleanup before I start on the lower wings. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-14-15, 10:38 PM	#772
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	My new French decal sheet came today, so it's back to the Nieuport. Still needs some touching up. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-16-15, 06:11 PM	#773
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Very old Nieuport 10 refinished: __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-18-15, 06:00 PM	#774
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Back to the FE.2b: Lower wings cut, sanded and mounted. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-11-15, 08:15 PM	#775
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,280 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What's up slacker? Just kidding! I almost bought an Airfix R.E.8 the other day, might have to go back and pick it up since all models were 50% off. Of course I'd need $50 worth of stuff to finish it, my Humbrol is long gone. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it.

03-12-15, 09:40 PM	#776
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I am a slacker. I have been busy, but it's been more than three weeks since I touched it. Part of it is that I have been very busy, but part of it also that I keep putting off sanding the wings and tailplanes. I'm not sure what comes next. As for the R.E.8, if you want to build a truly accurate and beautiful model I would recommend the Chorozy Modelbud version. It's available on eBay, but you can get it cheaper from Jadar Models in Poland. Several of my favorites have come from them. http://www.jadarhobby.pl/choroszy-a0...2-p-28780.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-25-15, 07:16 PM	#777
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	After five weeks of doing other things I finally got started again. Unfortunately there's nothing to show. I spent an hour just sanding the upper wing, and it's still got a way to go. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-29-15, 04:12 PM	#780
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	All the flying surfaces are sanded down and ready for assembly. With a normal biplane it's easier to assemble everything but leave the top wing off until it's painted. With a pusher the top wing has to be mounted before the rear frame can be assembled and the tailplanes mounted, so painting has to come last. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo