1/48 HS Buccaneer - The Jet Age.

[Wayne Little]

Doing ok there Don!

 

[Catch22]

Yes you are.

 

[JKim]

Lots of hard work going into this one! I would echo Andy's suggestion of adding lead via a hole vs sawing the cone off altogether.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

I hear y'all but that foil on top there is the lead.

 

[Wurger]

So... cut it into small pieces with the pliers for instance. These pieces of the lead have to be of the dimensions that can allow you put them into the cone through the hole. Of course you may add some of adhesive to inside the cone. I would suggest a glue for wood. Here in Poland it is named WIKOL that is an emulsion adhesive consisting of the aqueous dispersion of polyvinyl acetate, a mineral filler and modifiers. Initially it is white like milk then it gets clear when hardened. The kind of adhesive doesn't get any reaction with plastic but sticks very good. It will help with keeping these lead pieces together without their moving inside the cone.

 

[Airframes]

I agree about the method of adding the nose weight.
Wings normally folded when parked, and air brake normally deployed also. Here's a couple of shots of the wing fold - note that the red 'bar' is a ground safety lock, removed before 'unfolding' the wings. Here's some shots showing the wing fold detail - note that the red 'bar' is a ground safety lock, removed before deploying the wings.

 

[Donivanp]

Cool, thanks nice.

 

[Donivanp]

OK OK I get it don't **** the nose off, as it turns out, no need, I pulled of the taped on tail, UH Dummy me, duh. and the lead goes all the way down. Gorilla glue and we shall see, that stuff stinks and expands and takes a while to dry, oh did I mention it can be a mess, if it works right though, that lead ain't going anywhere

 

[Crimea_River]

Sounds like you have a fix.

 

[Wurger]

Yep...

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff!

 

[rochie]

Saved a bit of effort, well done Don

 

[Donivanp]

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...&mid=77729B9AA65AD52D6B9177729B9AA65AD52D6B91

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Donivanp]

Need some help, British Desert Pink. I need it in acrylic but I need a good color splotch to match to or a good preexisting color.

 

[Donivanp]

OK asked and answered, I found the kit calls for Humbrel 250, AV USA Sand FS30313 is a dead on match.

 

[Donivanp]

OK last weekend I went up to Austin to Dales. Left just int he nick of time to and the storms came crashing in. Tornadoes, flooding, blinding rain. I left that to get the same some 5 hours after I got home. Anyway I did not get much done this week till today.

Word to the wise, while I have not had the issues Terry had when he built his, there are a couple of things to keep and eye out for. The speed brake I decided to close. I could not find any open in Desert Storm so I went for the closed. This is a very bad Idea. The speed brake is like it comes form a 60's era kit. raised detail and the fit is a mess and it is very difficult to get attached to the fuselage.

I received the new kit last Friday and am setting up the two windscreens to make molds of them. I am not a wood carver by anyone's standard and we ain't even going there. I believe I can make the clear resin replacements but if not, you told me so. Also go the first coat of paint on. The vallejos Sand it just the right color. a perfect match of humbrell's 250.

 

[Donivanp]

Cleaned up the brake and set it aside for now. poured the molding for the wind screens. first filled them with modeling clay and then poured the mold. I'm really hoping to use the cast to be able to do a vac form from clear but we will see.

 

[JKim]

My decision to leave my Flogger brakes open was mainly due to not having to deal with the fit issues of them in the closed position. Probably the same thing with my canopy.

That looks like some intense work with the canopy molds! I'm crossing my fingers for ya!