1/48 P-61A – Night War of WWII

[JKim]

Beautiful work on the nose strut Wayne! Should be nice and sturdy with that brass rod.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Very good solution Wayne.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Gents..

 

[Airframes]

Bl**dy nice work on the nose gear Wayne !
How did you make the yoke itself ? Must have been a tricky job getting the curve at the right profile.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Terry. studied some pics and took a copy of the instructions increased it to 1/48 and used that as a basis to get the shape and lengths of the various pieces i put together.

 

[rochie]

nice job Wayne

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks karl, for stopping by.

 

[rochie]

no worries mate.

sat in my kitchen office, pretending to be doing the revenue figures !

 

[Wayne Little]

You are simply taking a short break after a hectic busy period....bloody good story i say.....

 

[rochie]

'tis true but am also listening to the West Ham Game on the radio !!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

'tis true but am also listening to the West Ham Game on the radio !!!!

Yeah, well i'm p!ssed now Arsenal 2 Nil up now...b@stards.....

 

[rochie]

Yeah, well i'm p!ssed now Arsenal 2 Nil up now...b@stards.....

not happy about it either mate !

edit Carrol just scored for the Hammers !

 

[Airframes]

I understand Wayne, but intrigued as to how you actually got such a neat and accurate shape on the curve of the axle yoke itself - it almost looks like a moulded part. For example, is it carved from solid plastic, or built-up from laminates of plastic ?
Whichever way you did it, it looks bl**dy good !

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for the explanation Wayne. I didn't realize you were running the brass rod right into the tire, which should do the trick. I couldn't see the yoke holding by itself.

And I agree with Terry, the part quality looks amazing.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys, i thought about it for a while to get the best result, knowing it had to support a fair bit of weight.

Terry, I laminated 2 pieces of Plasticard to get the thickness first. then i carefully cut the shape slightly oversized, making sure the inside arch matched the tyre profile, then started carefully sanding the outside shape to get the curve right followed by a taper and then rounded the outer edge.
So filing, check, sanding, check, filing, check, sanding.....constantly checking until I was satisfied.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks for the explanation Wayne - it certainly worked out well.

 

[Wayne Little]

i'm happy with it!

 

[fubar57]

Words....I'm at a loss!!!


Geo

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks mate....

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Will there be more to follow?