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Post by ZacYates on Jan 25, 2013 19:50:23 GMT 12
Last year, when I'd given up hope of a 1/72 Fletcher kit, I decided the best way to get one would be a scratchbuild. So:  DSCF0505_zpse0e36f36 by Zac Yates, on Flickr This is a mix of many different kits, the most important being the 1/72 Matchbox Piston Provost fuselage, 1/144 Revell Dornier Do.X tailplane and a combination of 1/48 Supermarine S.6B and Cessna Bird Dog for the wing. More updates as and when. |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 26, 2013 8:43:47 GMT 12
Looks like you might have the basic shape to work with Zac. Be interested to see what you do with this collection of bits. Supermarine fans avert your eyes, Zac is in his shed ;D
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Post by ZacYates on Jan 29, 2013 16:08:12 GMT 12
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 13, 2013 11:24:37 GMT 12
Work is focused on two areas: the wingtips and, as seen below, the fuselage. I'm going with the first one, totally scratchbuilt, made from sheet styrene:  880cc182-e2bf-4dc1-8ff1-852bae096326_zpsb4cafc90 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  IMG017_zps82d0fa23 by Zac Yates, on Flickr This was skinned with very thin clear sheet styrene and I now have the tailcone formed from styrene and milliput, and I'm now shaping the disctinctive 300hp cowl:  DSCF0512_zps5d946c27 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSCF0509_zps3c74af9e by Zac Yates, on Flickr It may not be perfect, but I'm going for a representation. Odds are I'll do it all over again when I get the Unicraft kits. |
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Post by delticman on Feb 13, 2013 11:49:08 GMT 12
Is it on a Cresco wing?
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 13, 2013 15:18:54 GMT 12
Haha no, I haven't done the fuel tanks yet ;-)
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 17, 2013 14:04:39 GMT 12
Still no fuel tanks but she's essentially in one piece:  DSCF0522_zps9082a46e by Zac Yates, on Flickr And with dry-fitted undercarriage:  DSCF0524_zps0e86e97e by Zac Yates, on Flickr As you can see there's still a bit of putty/sand/repeat to be done, and then it's paint and details. Incidentally the first shipment of Fletcher kits was despatched to NZ yesterday. |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 19, 2013 9:15:31 GMT 12
Got to hand it to you Zac, that has turned out rather well mate. You are the putty meister. Do you find the filler/putty gets little pock marks in it when you sand it? I don't know why that happens but it can be rather annoying. I ask that because obviously a large percentage of your Fletcher is made up of the stuff, and I am wondering how you will get a perfectly smooth surface to paint on.
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 19, 2013 18:38:40 GMT 12
Trial and error! A lot of PSR and firmly crossed fingers ;-) And thanks, it's been a great learning experience and it has me thinking about what to do next.
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Post by JamesStokes on Mar 20, 2013 10:43:24 GMT 12
That's looking excellent Zac! Very impressed
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 28, 2020 7:02:29 GMT 12
So this project died a death when the Unicraft kit arrived on the scene and I saw shape and scale issues in my scratchbuild. But, encouraged by comments when I shared photos of the components in the Fletcher and Cresco group on Facebook, I've felt rejuvenated and added it to my production line. I had broken it down and left it in my scraps box, appearing thusly.  Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr Here's a comparison with the Unicraft 1/72 resin kit, showing the issues I mentioned.  Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr It was quickly reassembled, a new vertical stabiliser and rudder and U/C added:  Untitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr And the next step is to sand back the primer I shot after that photo, do some filling and sanding, and paint in WAW colours rather than as my original plan of CBG. Good fun! |
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