Andy.
look here Rich and Greg's Airplane Page: GLOSTER GLADIATOR REBUILD
details of whats going on under the engine cowl
look here Rich and Greg's Airplane Page: GLOSTER GLADIATOR REBUILD
details of whats going on under the engine cowl
**** DONE: GB-45 1/48 Gloster Gladiator - BoB/Foreign Service
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Crimea_River
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Thanks Terry. I shouldn't be too negative about this kit as there's lots to go yet and there appear to be many virtues. It just bugs me when I see wrong stuff and I always struggle with just leaving such errors. The reason I'm not sure about those "trumpets" is that I would think the carb air intake is the one below the cowl seen here:
However, Karl's link (thanks Karl - you da man!) does identify them as the intakes for the oil cooler and cockpit heat. So, that's now solved!
Airframes
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Yeah, wasn't sure about the carb, seeing as the intake is below the engine, but thought that at least one of the trumpets was the oil cooler intake.
I've had a quick look at my kit in the stash, and overall it looks OK, but, from memory looking at an Inpact kit a year or two back, I think the older kit may have an edge here and there and, with a bit of extra work in the detail areas, could urn out very nicely.
I've had a quick look at my kit in the stash, and overall it looks OK, but, from memory looking at an Inpact kit a year or two back, I think the older kit may have an edge here and there and, with a bit of extra work in the detail areas, could urn out very nicely.
Donivanp
Major
Nice work. I'd have destroyed the gun trying to drill it out.
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Bustedwing
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Liking this !
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys.
I have some cockpit work to show you today. Another omission from the kit is the bulkhead behind the pilot seat. Whether the cockpit is posed open or not, this is an important feature that would easily be seen so I set about making one from scratch.
Work started by cutting out a piece of styrene card and shaping one side until it fit properly against the contour of the inner cockpit wall.
Once the shape was correct, the centerline was drawn on the bulkhead. I did this by measuring the distance from the fuselage seam to the inner cockpit wall along the lower edge of the bulkhead. The line was drawn and adjusted a couple of times by placing the bulkhead in the fuselage and looking straight down the aircraft axis from the nose until the drawn centerline lined up with the top and bottom fuselage seams. I then placed the bulkhead on my work surface and stuck some tape on the back so that the edge of the tape lined up with the centerline (below).
The tape was then cut along the edge of the bulkhead:
Then it was peeled off and stuck to the front, aligning the tape edge to the centerline. In this case, I actually moved it out a little to given me some wiggle room for adjustment - better to cut the piece too big than too small.
The first trial fit revealed that the bulkhead was too wide at the top so I began making it narrower using a file. I was careful to remove the same amount from both sides so that the part stayed symmetrical.
After a couple of trials, I realized that the fuselage halves were actually both a bit warped and that this was messing with my adjustments. I was risking cutting the bulkhead too narrow so I assembled the halves together using tape to hold everything (not a simple task with no locating pins!). I continued to adjust and check for proper fit again, this time with the rear canopy piece dry-fitted as well to make sure everything would line up properly.
Once I was satisfied, I cut the upper part of the bulkhead to the proper shape and CA-glued it securely to one side. Details were then added.
That's today's episode. Thanks for following along.
I have some cockpit work to show you today. Another omission from the kit is the bulkhead behind the pilot seat. Whether the cockpit is posed open or not, this is an important feature that would easily be seen so I set about making one from scratch.
Work started by cutting out a piece of styrene card and shaping one side until it fit properly against the contour of the inner cockpit wall.
Once the shape was correct, the centerline was drawn on the bulkhead. I did this by measuring the distance from the fuselage seam to the inner cockpit wall along the lower edge of the bulkhead. The line was drawn and adjusted a couple of times by placing the bulkhead in the fuselage and looking straight down the aircraft axis from the nose until the drawn centerline lined up with the top and bottom fuselage seams. I then placed the bulkhead on my work surface and stuck some tape on the back so that the edge of the tape lined up with the centerline (below).
The tape was then cut along the edge of the bulkhead:
Then it was peeled off and stuck to the front, aligning the tape edge to the centerline. In this case, I actually moved it out a little to given me some wiggle room for adjustment - better to cut the piece too big than too small.
The first trial fit revealed that the bulkhead was too wide at the top so I began making it narrower using a file. I was careful to remove the same amount from both sides so that the part stayed symmetrical.
After a couple of trials, I realized that the fuselage halves were actually both a bit warped and that this was messing with my adjustments. I was risking cutting the bulkhead too narrow so I assembled the halves together using tape to hold everything (not a simple task with no locating pins!). I continued to adjust and check for proper fit again, this time with the rear canopy piece dry-fitted as well to make sure everything would line up properly.
Once I was satisfied, I cut the upper part of the bulkhead to the proper shape and CA-glued it securely to one side. Details were then added.
That's today's episode. Thanks for following along.
Bustedwing
Tech Sergeant
Nice work !
Lovely work so far Andy!
Donivanp
Major
Everyone else said "Nice" and it is but I don't want to sound like everyone else, so SWEET!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks Don. Did some more last night and will post some pics "soon"
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Crimea_River
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Did some work last night and a bit today. The structure behind the cockpit was built up with card and the basic kit radio was added. Before I got too far ahead, I painted what was there. The closeups, as always, show some areas that could be cleaner and I'll see what I can do about those.
Forgot to mention that in the last pic, the moulded diagonal brace was scraped away and a new piece was added to replace it further inboard.
So much for not adding too much detail
. I'm well on my way to doing just that.
Forgot to mention that in the last pic, the moulded diagonal brace was scraped away and a new piece was added to replace it further inboard.
So much for not adding too much detail
. I'm well on my way to doing just that.
Donivanp
Major
To much, not enough, just the right amount. It's all in the eye of the beholder! And you be beholden!
Good work so far Andy!
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Thanks guys. I can throw up a small update here, though work has progressed beyond what you see here. Got on a bit of a tear and didn't stop to take pics so I'll post another update tomorrow.
I played with the instrument panel a little. The kit decals for this have nothing but black discs so I wonder what the philosophy of the clear panel is supposed to be? Option 1 is shown below. I decided to try painting blobs of white on the back of the panel and then scratch away where I want the black to be, leaving a semblance of dials and numbers. Result - FAIL. The Tamiya white, being acrylic, came off in flakes, plus the clear plastic is so thick that the back of the instrument would be barely visible, even if I painted the faces perfectly.
Option 2 entailed painting the front of the panel Tamiya Rubber Black and working with that. So much for the need for a clear panel.
The instrument faces will be made using some old Mike Grant instrument decals for jets that I have.
On the fuselage sides, an abundance of reference pics made it hard for me to ignore missing detail so I built what would be seen. Below you can see the start of the added detail on both sides.
A short update yes. More to come.
I played with the instrument panel a little. The kit decals for this have nothing but black discs so I wonder what the philosophy of the clear panel is supposed to be? Option 1 is shown below. I decided to try painting blobs of white on the back of the panel and then scratch away where I want the black to be, leaving a semblance of dials and numbers. Result - FAIL. The Tamiya white, being acrylic, came off in flakes, plus the clear plastic is so thick that the back of the instrument would be barely visible, even if I painted the faces perfectly.
Option 2 entailed painting the front of the panel Tamiya Rubber Black and working with that. So much for the need for a clear panel.
The instrument faces will be made using some old Mike Grant instrument decals for jets that I have.
On the fuselage sides, an abundance of reference pics made it hard for me to ignore missing detail so I built what would be seen. Below you can see the start of the added detail on both sides.
A short update yes. More to come.
