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Benevolens Magister
Gunner's view below.
GB-40 1/48 Vickers Wellington Mk. III - Heavy Hitters III
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fubar57
General
Lots of great stuff here
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Terry and Geo. Terry, I figured it out before you sent the clarifying pic but thanks anyway. In the meantime, I'v fixed the sight by adding a new shroud in the correct orientation. I also managed to twist a short bar of styrene to make the ammo chutes and installed those, though the final result is pretty hard to see.
On the starboard side of the nose, I began to install some of the major cabling. Some is based on photos/references and others are pure guesswork based on where I thing the electrons need to go.
A bit more to go on this side yet. Some smaller wires will need to go where they will be seen and then the folding "second dicky's" seat will be installed. I may get some more done tomorrow. You know where to find me.
On the starboard side of the nose, I began to install some of the major cabling. Some is based on photos/references and others are pure guesswork based on where I thing the electrons need to go.
A bit more to go on this side yet. Some smaller wires will need to go where they will be seen and then the folding "second dicky's" seat will be installed. I may get some more done tomorrow. You know where to find me.
fubar57
General
Forgot to ask you in my last post, where did you get your lead wire. I got mine from UMM-USA before the U.S. postal rates went nuts
Great work there Andy.
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys, appreciated. Geo, I ordered 2 x .3mm and 2 x .4mm form UMM. Shipping was only $4.95 US so very reasonable. Mind you, I haven't received them yet.
Looks great so far Andy!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Hugh.
Work continues in the busy nose area. The structure behind the large bomb aimer's window took some research to figure out but I finally got around to scratching it. Below you can see that I painted the cables I showed earlier. There is a hefty tapered beam with lightening holes running lengthwise on both sides of the glass through which the bomb sight peeks and I've replicate this using pieces cut and drilled from thick styrene sheet. Outboard of that is a curved section of the fuselage geodetic structure and this was made using solder. Below that is the start of a truss that will span across the front end which will be developed more below.
One of the handiest tools I have is a plastic Vernier Scale that enables me to measure inside distances easily. With the fuselage together, I slid the Vernier to determine the needed length and depth of the truss. After carefully cutting the truss out, I temporarily taped the fuselage halves together and checked the fit of the truss. Satisfied with the fit, I glued the truss to the starboard fuselage side.
With that done, 2 more struts were added to the truss and these were located beside the tapered beams.
That's my fix for today. See you again soon.
Work continues in the busy nose area. The structure behind the large bomb aimer's window took some research to figure out but I finally got around to scratching it. Below you can see that I painted the cables I showed earlier. There is a hefty tapered beam with lightening holes running lengthwise on both sides of the glass through which the bomb sight peeks and I've replicate this using pieces cut and drilled from thick styrene sheet. Outboard of that is a curved section of the fuselage geodetic structure and this was made using solder. Below that is the start of a truss that will span across the front end which will be developed more below.
One of the handiest tools I have is a plastic Vernier Scale that enables me to measure inside distances easily. With the fuselage together, I slid the Vernier to determine the needed length and depth of the truss. After carefully cutting the truss out, I temporarily taped the fuselage halves together and checked the fit of the truss. Satisfied with the fit, I glued the truss to the starboard fuselage side.
With that done, 2 more struts were added to the truss and these were located beside the tapered beams.
That's my fix for today. See you again soon.
fubar57
General
Wow
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Geo.
N4521U
Colonel
You're doing fantastic as usual.
Sorry I've failed to comment as much as I should.
Just awsome.
BTW, how in blazes do you stick lead wire to the walls of the interior??
Ive tried soldering wire, and usually fail.
Sorry I've failed to comment as much as I should.
Just awsome.
BTW, how in blazes do you stick lead wire to the walls of the interior??
Ive tried soldering wire, and usually fail.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Bill just a dab of CA does it usually. Sometimes need to hit it with an accelerator.
Thanks for the kudos gents.
Thanks for the kudos gents.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work there Andy.
parsifal
Colonel
Very nice indeed. Inspiring work
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Terry, Michael.
do like your attention to detail Andy, looks great
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thank-you Karl.
SANCER
Senior Master Sergeant
I agree with everybody.
My respects and admiration for those venturing to create and add details that do not include the kits and / or that our chosen versions require.
Long live the madness for the details!
Saludos amigo
My respects and admiration for those venturing to create and add details that do not include the kits and / or that our chosen versions require.
Long live the madness for the details!
Saludos amigo
