**** DONE: 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.1 - Carrier Aircraft GB

[rochie]

wow i can just about cope with PE cockpit sets, that would drive me nuts Vic

 

[Wurger]

Looking good though.

 

[Wayne Little]

So, looks like your having loads of fun again Vic!

 

[Airframes]

Got to agree with Karl on this one - I'd end up permanently in the pub! Going to really make it look the biz though.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks once again folks for all your kind words.

Not a lot of progress today, not for the want of trying though. Spent all day just fixing up the etched detail bits to the wing folds. Had to do a bit of cutting to get them all to fit and the cleaning back so that the pieces were flush with the wing edges.

Here's how the two joins now look end on.

This is something like the way they should look when finished, less the Blu-tac. Lots of little bits have as yet to be added, such as hydraulic piping, electric cable and not to forget the damper jacks for raising and lowering. With the complexity of this it also means that the final spray will have to be done before centre and outer wing attachment. Oh but we are going to fun.

 

[Wayne Little]

That looks rather good Vic.

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done Vic, it's going to look superb when all fixed together. Must have been a nightmare, with all those different angles - and here's me sweating over the prospect of the PE wing fold for the Sea Fury, which is dead straight!

 

[meatloaf109]

Very cool!
I just wonder about the weight on those "hinges" when done.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks amazing Vic.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far Vic!

 

[rochie]

Very cool!
I just wonder about the weight on those "hinges" when done.

fantastic Vic, but i'm with Paul, how do the wings attach in that pose ?

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks Gents, your all most kind.

Paul, Karl, I've been having the same thoughts myself for your right, it all looks a bit fragile. What I have done is to place a small sliver of Evergreen behind each of the etched attachment points to strengthen them, once painted they won't be noticed. Secondly the aircraft in real life do have a support rod attached to the first fold of the wing up to the wing tip. Then there is a whole bunch of gismos which plug into the wing folds between the two wings, if I can get just a couple of these fixed in the whole lot should be reasonably secure.

 

[Rogi]

She looks great, just hope everything fits together when you get it straightened out

 

[meatloaf109]

Ah, yes. That makes sense.

 

[ccheese]

Looks real good....

Charles

 

[rochie]

well thought out Vic, you get the support poles or are you making them ?

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks mate and no we ain't got em, gonna have to make em.

 

[woody]

Looks good Vic, the P.E. can be very difficult you make it look easy.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You only see the good bits Jerry………..it's the *^$# and ^$*# between the

and

........that you don't see.

 

[fubar57]

Looks great Vic and love the P.E.

Geo