Hi, here is the next batch of photos on this build. The first two show the turnbuckles that I hope to use... I stress the word 'hope' because the smaller items are from Bob's Buckles here in Britain, and in the second photo, the larger item is one of the GasPatch turnbuckles. I took a couple of the BB eyelets and trimmed their stems and then inserted one into either end of the brass tube. You can see three of the assemblies completed, and I think I'll need only four, for which my eyes will be eternally thankful! They are very well made, but extremely small and most folks will probably need some form of magnification aid to work with them, but always good to try something new.
Next up is the rudder, which I initially painted white, then applied some dark grey frame lines by marking off their location with tape and painting the grey between the tapes. Once dry, they were gradually oversprayed white again in order to reduce them to a very fine 'ghost' effect. Not sure that's easily visible on this photo, but it would be if you were physically next to the model. Thereafter, a couple of images showing sundry items, the undercarriage legs and the wheels, propellor, exhaust outlet and ailerons, to name a few. These presented no issues and turned out well. The lozenge pattern on the wheel hubs were not supplied as transfers on the Aviattic sheet, but the outer coverings were from excess items not required for the model on the Roland transfer sheet; the inner coverings were also from Aviattic, but not from the sheet I recently bought for this model. They came from a supplementary sheet intended for another kit, although which one escapes me at present. I cut them slightly larger than needed, and cut a slit from the edge to the centre on each circle, so I could adjust them and slightly overlap the edges if needs be. Trying to draw a circular transfer down onto a surface is quite a tricky undertaking. A small amount of blackwash tends to hide the incision.
The last three images show the model as it is at present; the lower wing went on a few nights ago, and the upper wing last night. Aligning the struts was relatively easy, although the radiator pipe from the engine to the location point under the top wing had a bit of a 'contratemps' with one of the cabane strut arms. Nevertheless, I think I managed to do a decent job. The right wing is now almost completely rigged, so hopefully the left wing will follow suit tomorrow. I expect the build to draw to a close in my next post, but the second YouTube instalment, again not quite as far on as these photos below show, has been posted, and can be viewed here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dghZN70DZXQ&t=27s. Thanks for looking in guys, and I'll catch up again soon.
Regards,
Paul
8 attached images. Click to enlarge.
