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Post by harrysone on Feb 25, 2015 8:08:42 GMT 12
My latest project... started as a 1/72 Aeropoxy resin kit  aeropoxy_zps3tjtkqtc by Harry Follas, on Flickr but... 50% of the resin mouldings were rendered unusable by air bubbles or poor quality mouldings... Having a scale set of 3 view drawings come in handy...I found it was quite possible to reverse engineer tigermoth parts. So here is the result combining 3 models...Aeropoxy fuselage with wings, struts propeller & wheels from an AZ Model Tigermoth and the fin and tailwheel from a new Airfix Tigermoth  FullSizeRender_zpsumtmanv3 by Harry Follas, on Flickr all the tiger's struts & fittings where reusable although they had to be reconfigured to some degree. The model will either be ADI or APT, still looking at canopy options |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 25, 2015 9:19:41 GMT 12
Cool. I am looking forward to seeing more on this project.
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Post by gustav10 on Feb 25, 2015 11:16:52 GMT 12
Does anyone make the fuselage only? I,m asking because I think the Amodel DG60GIII (Moth Major?)kit would supply pretty much whatever else is needed.
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Post by harrysone on Feb 25, 2015 11:53:29 GMT 12
you may find the Moth's wings unswept while the Fox Moth wings are (albeit less than a Tiger Moth). Tiger Moth bits work fine, you just have to cut a thin wedge from the front of each wing section. The center section (fuel tank) is also wider than the tiger.
You may have to go down the same path as I did & purchase the Aeropoxy model to get the fuse, I wasn't that impressed with the rest of the model quality, however they include a series of scaled plans & CD with lots of imagery (50+ pages), plans etc.
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 25, 2015 14:49:54 GMT 12
Nice work Harry! I love the Fox and it's great to see one built, albeit a hybrid as you say. I started and abandoned one based on the old Airfix Tiger ages ago, maybe with the new kit I can be brave enough to try again.
I look forward to seeing the end result, my vote is for ADI.
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Post by harrysone on Feb 27, 2015 9:13:00 GMT 12
It will probably wind up being ADI in West Coast markings (minus wheel spats though). I have been able to successfully retrieve the fragile vac-form canopy & rear fuse decking from the kit. I designed a set of Alps decals for a friend of ADI a while ago & have a spare set  Just looking at the photo-etch which came with the AZ Model Tigermoth, it will come in very handy for the Foxmoth build, lots of details such as control linkages and detailed pitot tube assembly, also seat belts & stuff. |
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Post by harrysone on Feb 28, 2015 12:48:29 GMT 12
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Post by harrysone on Mar 5, 2015 12:42:20 GMT 12
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Post by harrysone on Mar 10, 2015 16:36:08 GMT 12
Decals are done...just needs rigging...not perfect but not bad for a collection of spare parts and a bit of scratch building  IMG_6850_zpst8czyb6e by Harry Follas, on Flickr |
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Post by harrysone on Mar 16, 2015 20:21:43 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 16, 2015 21:01:27 GMT 12
Really nice work Harry, as usual!
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 17, 2015 7:34:16 GMT 12
While you may think it's "not perfect", I love it! Bravo Harry, she's gorgeous.
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Post by harrysone on Mar 17, 2015 7:42:29 GMT 12
yeah...shape is not quite right round the cockpit & canopy, however overall impression is pretty good. Very, very fiddly though in 1/72 (lots of cursing...just ask the other half!)
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 18, 2015 10:59:45 GMT 12
Wonderful work Harry. How did you rig it with the wings attached?
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Post by harrysone on Mar 18, 2015 15:46:37 GMT 12
...super glue, elastic thread, tweezers and lots of patience
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Post by John L on Apr 5, 2015 23:41:11 GMT 12
Well - the Fox Moth was basically, a Tiger with a 4 passenger fuselage......
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Post by harrysone on Apr 7, 2015 8:23:01 GMT 12
technically...however just about every Tigermoth Kit part needed modifying or replacement |
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Post by komata on Apr 7, 2015 10:27:31 GMT 12
Harry
How did you make the decals? Did you Laser print them at home, and, if so, onto what brand decal paper?
Thanks.
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Post by harrysone on Apr 7, 2015 17:24:44 GMT 12
Yes they are my own decals. These ones were Alps printed onto Testors paper...not ideal combination (paper not quite compatible) and it needed 3 attempts to get decals to work (sometimes text on smaller decals would just 'float' off the sheet). However the silver surrounds on the windows were actually printed decal paper The whole decal sheet was printed white first and then overprinted with the correct colour |
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Post by komata on Apr 7, 2015 17:40:08 GMT 12
harrysone
Thank you - the reply is appreciated. Can you recommend any NZ supplier for the decal paper? I ask this as the model shops I deal with (albeit only if absolutely necessary) seem to restrict their stock to ink-jet compatible papers, which experience has shown aren't exactly happy when placed in laser printers....
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