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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 11:00:13 GMT 12
This is the model I have been building for a number of years. 1:6 scale, in aluminium from scratch, using original drawings. Fire wall  DSCN0941Front components  DSCN0938Rear components  DSCN0942 |
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 1, 2020 11:10:27 GMT 12
Wow fantastic stuff and very appropriate seeing as a real "Gloria Lyons" has
recently come to the forefront. Have a great book by a chap named David
Glen who scratch built a stunning 1/5th scale early mark Spitfire, looking
forward to more of your work.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Feb 1, 2020 11:13:43 GMT 12
I wonder if Gloria's family have any idea how much her name and memory have been memorialised?
This project looks very interesting! Thanks for including us
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2020 11:45:42 GMT 12
Wow! Fantastic. Please keep us updated with progress.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2020 11:50:58 GMT 12
I wonder if Gloria's family have any idea how much her name and memory have been memorialised? John, Gloria's nephew posted on the forum about her here a few years ago: rnzaf.proboards.com/post/101819/thread |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 12:15:22 GMT 12
Assembled firewall  Firewall and port engine mount  4 1/2" wheels  Control column assembly  Unfinished cowl flap selector  Oil tank  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2020 12:17:12 GMT 12
WOW!!!!
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 12:32:51 GMT 12
These are early on in the build. uploading photos is not the easiest here, but will keep adding.
Been fortunate to visit Mike Nichols and Ash Briggs facilities over the years to gather photos as reference material. Visited John Smith place once in the early 90's and got to sit in the Mosquito.
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 12:57:57 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 12:58:00 GMT 12
Dear lord, that’s incredible!!! I love seeing the work of scale engineers like yourself - I can’t use the term “modellers” when they do such exquisite work - and it’s amazing to see this level of skill applied to a P-40, let alone NZ3220! WOW!!! My heart’s racing at the level of detail you’ve achieved! I can’t wait to see more. EDIT: I started my post before you put up your fuse/engine pics. If you framed the last photo right you could fool someone into thinking they’re looking at a 1/1 project . Have a great book by a chap named David Glen who scratch built a stunning 1/5th scale early mark Spitfire, looking forward to more of your work. David Glen is exactly who came to mind when I saw these pictures, along with (IIRC) Dr Young Park of Hawaii who produced a beautiful large-scale Corsair among other types. |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 13:03:57 GMT 12
Cheers Zac. Young Park's Corsair and Mustang models were what encouraged me to start all this. If it could be done at 1:16, then anything is possible.
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Post by l29 on Feb 1, 2020 13:11:07 GMT 12
Nice job, who did the engine?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2020 13:24:14 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Feb 1, 2020 13:38:48 GMT 12
That is some fantastic engineering. I'm interested in how you made the wheel hubs. CNC? Or manual mill and lathe. I run a CNC mill and have made a few interesting shapes (although we have only 3 axis and 4 axis mills) but those wheels are a work of art, as is the rest of it. Is the plan to do the complete aeroplane?
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 1, 2020 13:42:26 GMT 12
Goodness Gracious me this is amazing, hats off to your dedication
craftmenship and skill, can't wait for more!
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 14:02:00 GMT 12
Slowly working to build the entire plane. 1.8m wingspan x 1.8m long. Wheels are off the shelf from Robart. The engine came from TDR Innovations. They scaled it up to 1:6 for me. |
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Post by l29 on Feb 1, 2020 14:44:29 GMT 12
Cheers for the engine link. Crazy pricing though.
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 14:48:26 GMT 12
Glycol water radiator cores 
 Engine cowl forward mount taking shape   Front view, behind the spinner  back view mounts onto the engine transfer case  22" propeller and 5" spinner. The correct Curtis Electric decals will be applied later.  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Feb 1, 2020 19:05:56 GMT 12
Pilot seat and armour plate  Rudder pedal hangars  Control column assembly attached to the bottom of fuselage station # 5  .50 cal wing guns. These will need some modifications to fit  Map case  Main landing gear. Still a lot of work to be done on these, scissor links and rotating bevel gears   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2020 19:42:23 GMT 12
Holy crap. This just gets better and better! Wow!
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