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1:32nd scale Bristol Scout C

Started by Mike Norris · 101 ≡ · ↻ 1 year ago

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John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

A great replica of the starter switch, Mike @sandbagger
Also the scratch build gun latch looks amazing.
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

I agree, everything looks perfect, my friend @sandbagger!
Mike Norris said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Hi all,
The Gnome Lambda Rotary engine is complete, including 0.4 mm diameter Brass tubes with 0.2 mm diameter copper wire spark plug leads.
I cut away the kit spark plugs and drilled holes into the cylinders to mount the plugs.
The engine was then fitted to the engine bulkhead and the cowl fitted over the engine.
I had to slightly sand the valve levers on the top of each cylinder to allow the cowl to fit, as they were restricting the fit of the cowl.
Due to the size of the opening in the engine cowl being so small, very little of the engine can be seen.

Now it's on to external pre-rigging,

Mike
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Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Looks as always superb, my friend @sandbagger! Pity that the engine is largely covered by the cowling, what can be seen is really amazing, though!
John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Looking very good, Mike @sandbagger
Indeed a pity that even the engine is covered that much.
Mike Norris said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Hi all,
As I'm going to apply the 'Aviattic' CDL decals (clear backed) to the model, I primed with a white primer (Tamiya).
The primer was then polished using the 'Flory Models' green/white polishing stick.
This saves having to gloss clear coat before the decals.
It also allows for wearing away primer from some raised detail and a precursor to pre-shading.

So next up is pre-shading and internal structure,

Mike
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Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Superb so far, my friend @sandbagger!
Looking forward to the decals!
John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Great progress, Mike @sandbagger
Mike Norris said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Hi all,
Thought I'd try something different for pre-shading.
The Bristol Scout in particular shows well defined internal structure through the Clear Doped Linen covering.
Rather than trying to represent this by the usual airbrushing, I though of using decal instead.
I've applied three different thicknesses of black decal stripes from the 'Xtradecal' Parallel stripes black (XPS1) set.
These take as long to apply as masking then airbrushing would.
The idea is to over spray the decals with white to fade them back but leave them defined.
The CDL decal will then be applied to cover the surfaces.

We'll see,

Mike
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Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Really innovative technique, my friend @sandbagger! I am sure it will look fantastic once misted with white.
John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

A great idea, Mike @sandbagger
This technique for sure will make it look like the real one.
Erik Gjørup said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Good use of GasPatch parts here - even considering the scale they stand out.

I like the idea of the "see-through" linen, and have often tought of getting some wings done in clear to enable the effect in 1:48 too, but so far I have not been able to pursuade any limited edition manufacturers to make them 🙂

Looking forward to see the result of this.
Mike Norris said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Hi all,
I've had work done to my home, so haven't been able to model much the last week or so.
However, I'm back onto the Scout now and continuing the underside decals for pre-shading.
The upper wing, ailerons and tailplane/elevator are done.
Once I receive more 'Xtradecal' stripes, I can complete the lower wings and fuselage,

Mike
2 attached images. Click to enlarge.
John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Looks amazing like this, Mike @sandbagger
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Looks really great, my friend @sandbagger!

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