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Post by danwalker on Jun 23, 2020 7:26:20 GMT 12
Great, thanks so much for the info. Will keep following your progress with interest. Dan
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Jun 24, 2020 19:56:14 GMT 12
Break is over, out into the field again. Fuselage station #15 fitted to the rear reinforcing deck  Almost had station #14 finished as well. A case of mis reading a measurement correctly on the drawings. 10mm resulted in a 15% scaling error.  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Aug 7, 2020 16:10:12 GMT 12
Fuselage station #13 to #16  Top skin between Station #13 to #16  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Aug 10, 2020 21:57:16 GMT 12
Port skin between fuselage station #13 and #16 partially assembled.  Port skin between fuselage station #13 and #16.  Starboard upper deck channel between fuselage station #13 and #16  Starboard upper deck channel between fuselage station #13 and #16  Fuselage station #17 and #18. Only have 2 more to make, #11 and #12, before the complete fuselage can be mocked up.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 11, 2020 8:43:20 GMT 12
Wonderful!
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Post by planecrazy on Aug 11, 2020 11:25:54 GMT 12
Ditto really enjoying this. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 15:03:28 GMT 12
Gorgeously detailed work. I, too, am really enjoying this!
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Aug 19, 2020 17:06:57 GMT 12
Not the correct colour or the exact font.
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Aug 19, 2020 18:27:02 GMT 12
 A VERY rough mock-up of the fuselage sections.  |
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Post by thebrads on Aug 19, 2020 18:59:17 GMT 12
Just wow!
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Post by Venomnut on Aug 19, 2020 19:53:46 GMT 12
This is really cool! Well done.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2020 20:30:46 GMT 12
Seeing the view with mission/kill markings and engine bearers makes it seem so real. Amazing!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 19, 2020 20:36:47 GMT 12
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Sept 1, 2020 21:53:52 GMT 12
Fuselage Sta #12 to # 16 and stringers.  Fuselage Sta # 11  Fuselage Sta # 7 to Sta # 10  |
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Post by planecrazy on Sept 2, 2020 7:18:04 GMT 12
As has been said already I like many am enjoying this, find myself coming back and re looking at the details.
I hope you don't mind a couple of questions, I am wondering about the hinge in the last pic, do you have to
make these or do you purchase them pre built? Another question, would imagine you don't but do you make
many mistakes, as in make a part and realise, for example, the holes are in the wrong place and it can't be used?
Thank you looking forward to seeing more, just an awesome project to follow......
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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 2, 2020 10:41:29 GMT 12
This is brilliant !
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Sept 2, 2020 20:08:35 GMT 12
As has been said already I like many am enjoying this, find myself coming back and re looking at the details. I hope you don't mind a couple of questions, I am wondering about the hinge in the last pic, do you have to make these or do you purchase them pre built? Another question, would imagine you don't but do you make many mistakes, as in make a part and realise, for example, the holes are in the wrong place and it can't be used? Thank you looking forward to seeing more, just an awesome project to follow...... Thanks for the interest. My wife occasionally wanders into the garage, shakes her head and asks, where on earth are you going to store that when you're finished and walks off. At the rate things are going, I have a few more years before having to worry about that. Hopefully soon the fuselage sections will be joined up, around 1.5m, firewall back. That will create a few headaches finding space to finish off the details. So far, these are the only major mistakes. Wheel well sub ribs were about 20mm too long and fuselage Sta # 15. Both about 15% too big. Each piece is made from a scaled original plan, so if it is wrong, then the whole piece is wrong. A case of lower the head, sigh, crack open a beer and start again.  The hinges come from Meister Scale. Turn buckles and rod ends are from Micro-Modele. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 2, 2020 20:45:09 GMT 12
I am enjoying this build as much as following the full sized warbird rebuilds, and following Mike Patey's Scrappy videos.  |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Sept 2, 2020 20:54:55 GMT 12
I am enjoying this build as much as following the full sized warbird rebuilds, and following Mike Patey's Scrappy videos. Following the 3 restorations from John Smith's collection is very enjoyable. There has already been some good reference material from posted photos. Without the wings, 3220's fuselage looks very long in the nose. I'm also torn now on which paint scheme to use. The collective kill / mission markings are OK, but the choice will be the yellow pacific based or the white New Zealand based "Gloria Lyons". |
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Post by nzgrasshopper on Sept 11, 2020 21:33:59 GMT 12
Finally got around to finishing some more sub ribs off this week. Ready for painting.   |
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