Danny Fenton Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 If you mount the Aldis tube on magnets you could remove it first should you need to remove the centre section? Or just use poetic license and move it behind the split? Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 They look very good Martin, hard to tell their plastic tube once painted. What is the drawing they are resting on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Eric Take a look at page 25 of the thread RAF's Finest Biplane? Hawker Fury MkI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Thanks Martin, I had seen page 25 but it must have slipped my memory. easily done these days. I do recall seeing a biplane when I was young about the beginning of the war. It was a fine summers day and we were playing in the garden of our next door neighbour when this plane flew over very very low it was either a Hind or a Fury, there was only one person in it, it was R.A.F. trainer yellow with the front silver. The noise was deafening it stuck in my memory forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 hi All Seems to be a lot more activity on the fury builds which is great to see, moved on with a few details bits whilst I shy away from the wing rigging wires I'm planning to go with the MR parts once I build up courage to try some silver soldering............. So to make some progress, Wing "N" struts made up as per plan with ply and balsa and the brass end fittings pinned. As far as I can see from full size photos these are metal faired ?? so have sealed and primed them in anticipation of an aluminium topcoat. Also started the rad flaps, these are 1/64 ply with a small carbon rod secured down the centre line, both sides of the ply are then sheeted with 1/16 balsa which is shaped to an aerofoil sort of shape. quite a bit of finishing to to but you can get the idea. The rad slots will be disguised with some non scale panel effect ie foil or lithoplate. Also started the rad heat exchanger Lastly my attempt to reproduce the "leather" effect at the tail area strut / rigging wire attachment points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 That looks brilliant Martin. Which prototype are you modelling now? Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Looking excellent Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 A work of art Martin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Looking really good Martin, did the struts fit, not sure if you tried them yet? I am nervous about them being accurate and was half expecting to have to make them to fit? Really do like that yellow, wish I had gone for more yellow on mine. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 With you on the struts Danny I may consider a remake on mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Hi everyone Thanks for the comments. I'm basing this model on the yellow trainer K3736 but as there are not any actual photo's that I can find I'm using various other fullsize to come up with detail parts. I know - not proper scale but I like to look at this as a learning exercise. I did notice the rear strut positions on the plan dont really seem to line up properly with full size (but don't see any way around this as I have already added the rear fuselage access panel) I will make the struts / wires to fit the actual fuselage / tail securing positions. Edited By Martin Fane on 11/05/2020 20:27:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Kind of glad I haven't boxed up the rear fuselage yet, I will see if things can be moved a little, but I seem to remember hardwood plates in the fuselage, sigh.... Really nice to see everybody cracking on Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Greetings Fury builders Well, spurned on by Dannys progress, I have moved on a bit as well. I must say this build is proving taxing !!!! One step forward, 2 back....... Not happy with my original tyres which were rubber tube, they seemed to be flattening a bit too much ( perhaps I'm a heavy builder !!) New tyres cut from MR foam - nice to work with, shaped on a mandrel in my drill, the original wheels were re used but 6 bolts instead of 3. Also rethought the oleo's, my litho skills proved insufficient so I have opted to fix the oleo and build the fairings around them, a combination of balsa frame, litho skin, filler, balsa block, foil and some nice aluminium paint on the middle section Have now finished the painting, KK trainer yellow, really nice paint to use and assembled for inspiration Same problem with the stuts for me, with some makeshift wire rigging they keep popping out. Not sure where to go with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 That looks fabulous Martin well done! Will look great when you get some roundels on to break up the yellow a bit. You need a fair bit of tension in the rigging, all my wires twang dully. I liked Erics idea of making a free turning clevice at one so you can just twist the wire and not remove the clevis to adjust, A nice cheap option. Worth a try to see if the struts are then more solid. I like the oleos, Much more sensible than mine, and took a lot less time! yours will survive a bounce, I am not sure mine will Again well done, really impressive Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi Martin, Flying my Piper Cub last week the weather was warm but grey skies, it has a yellow fus. and silver wings against the grey sky the wings were difficult to see. You have made a great choice with yours it will look great when the roundels are one. Actually it looks great now, The rigging is very important as the wings have very little strength, I am a bit apprehensive with mine and if I make another biplane I will use Mick Reeves rigging and silver solder the ends. Having said that mine survived a heavy landing one strut popped out but went back in again ok. Your wheels look good, I must do something with mine they don't look right. Cheers Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hi All and HNY Well back on the Fury, a big yellow canvas to tone down a bit. So after studying Dannys detailing items I set about to copy as best I could. Not to the same standard and a bit made up as I go along as I don't really have a subject to model: Coaming from Vectorboard - magic stuff such a good leather effect Test fit of the pilot and a go at stiching through lithoplate. A bit of colour to break up the yellow. Marking stencils from metamark paint mask cut on my Cameo plotter cutter. The rigging wires are done using closed loop wire with 1/16 aluminium ferrules and a bit of black shrink sleeve. Vector board again as the leather pads. The fake elevator control cables are from the thinnist piano wire I had. Struts are 5/16 aluminium tube squished a bit to look slightly oval (thanks again Danny) and a bit more needlework Slowly moving forward towards the instrument panel (not looking forward to cutting that shape) and exhaust stubs. Avoiding the wing wires as long as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looks superb Martin Very nice indeed Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looks fabulous Martin well done. Yes the thin vector board is amazingly like leather. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks Martyn - I'm enjoying your BMFA laser cutting zoom presentation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Gardiner Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hi Martin, Do you have a link to the laser cutting presentation? I have a look on the BMFA site but have not found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Its actually a YouTube channel. Scale BMFA Zoom sessions Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Gardiner Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Fane Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Had another go at the wheel covers as i was ashamed of first go when I saw Dannys Thicker lithoplate this time allows more of a dished effect to be formed. Some thin thithoplate discs, styrene hex nuts, styren tube and glue blob screws around the rim. Much better this time I think, painted aluminium effect as I see different options for the yellow trainer version Next rigging avoidance scheme - will try the exhaust stubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Now I will have to redo mine The exhaust stubs were fun, you will enjoy those Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Posted by Danny Fenton on 13/01/2021 16:47:02: Now I will have to redo mine The exhaust stubs were fun, you will enjoy those Cheers Danny Looking at Martins I will have to redo mine. The whole plane not just the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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