Ace Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I'm one of the quite majority (with nothing constructive to add) soaking up and admiring the skills/techniques which I am grateful you take the time to share, thank you ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Vincent Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Just keep up the good work Danny. Always a pleasure to follow your posts. I still look over the Chippy build. This one is a close second. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I love your threads Danny, if find them both inspirational and aspirational. I rarely comment as I can't lay claim to these skills! I do however understand that a mute audience is far from inspiring. I will endeavour to provide active encouragement, because this forum would be a far poorer place without your builds... Graham 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Thanks chaps much appreciated. I have been messing with the instrument panel in between other things. As you may have noticed I scrapped the first one. The second one is better. It needed a raised bezel as per the full size, and that has been quite difficult to do. In the end I used plasticine to make a master, then made a silicone mold, from that a resin bezel, which I was able to shape. Several days work for such a simple feature. I was on the DB Sport and Scale website and noticed that Richard is doing a 3d printed panel with the bezel! Ah well I enjoy making these things, in fact the detailing is the hobby for me. Just needs some paint. Cheers Danny Edited January 20, 2022 by Danny Fenton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan p Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 "That do look good"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 11 minutes ago, alan p said: "That do look good"? Thanks Alan, looking at the pics, not sure the control columns are chunky enough. If you compare the size of the mag switches the scaling looks iffy lol Losing the will to do another...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 That's ok Danny. No one is going to get a micrometer out to see if the scale is correct. One other note, I comment when I can. Not only does it give encouragement and advice, it's sometimes a chore to post... even if it's a smiley, it makes it worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) The panel is almost complete. The bezel is a bit bashed, that is deliberate these aircraft were built in the 40's after all! I need to add a reg placard, if I could just make up my mind on a subject. The scheme I want is for a beagle terrier not an Aristocrat! G-AXUJ a J1 would be appropriate...... and I have lots of lovely Klass Kote silver But I like the colours of the J6 Terrier G-ASCH I suppose as it's flying only, I can do what I like. Cheers Danny Edited January 20, 2022 by Danny Fenton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The panel looks great Danny. I don't suppose you could do a brief summary of how you did this? It makes a huge difference having some realistic instrumentation in the office.. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The panel will do I suppose. ? Yep I like G-ASCH as well. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Graham Davies 3 said: The panel looks great Danny. I don't suppose you could do a brief summary of how you did this? It makes a huge difference having some realistic instrumentation in the office.. Graham Hi Graham, yes I did a lot of the work in Illustrator, which is a graphic design app. I drew all the dials from photographs, it wasn't as hard as you would think. I traced a scaled phot of a panel to get the right shape, you can just see the styrene sheet template that was taken straight off the model. I cut a template on my plotter to aid with cutting holes in the styrene panel Printed the dials at the right scale and correct position on photo paper Had made three sizes of bezels on the lathe, these were used to make resin cast bezels. Glue dots were added to the four corners of each instrument. I made switches from two slithers of hex styrene rod, Plastistruct stuff. In the middle I glued a small ships belaying pins from model boat guys. Then the panel was airbrushed, matt black looked too harsh so I went for matt Nato black which is just a touch greyer. I glued a sheet of acetate to the photo of the instruments, then glued this, after carefully aligning it, to the back of the panel. A little silver Humbrol dry brushed over the raised sections brought it to life. And in the office...... Hope that helps, as usual there will be a video, but there is 4 days of footage to edit into something sensible and preferably not too boring!!! Yes I have faffed about for 4 days on an instrument panel........ Cheers Danny 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan p Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Shoudn't worry to much about the faffing . SWMBO reckons I have a degree and masters in it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thanks for that Danny, really helpful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Somerville Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Eric Robson said: I agree with you regarding the forum, I thought there would be more builds with the winter period. What has happened to the Fury builders ? some first class builds on there but not many completed, or have they been finished and not put on to the forum? If our club is any thing to go by there is only 3 or 4 builders the rest fly ARTF. There is a lot of banter at the flying strip but I think people are wary of putting any thing down now due to PC and offending someone. You are doing your usual great job on the Auster. Cheers Eric. This Fury builder will soon be ready to share ‘New Build’ photos but am awaiting a couple of parts to finalise the engine/exhaust installation and warmer weather to spray a final clear top coat. Quite a few modellers still at my new club but an awful lot more foamies and Artf models. At my previous club I flew there for 2 years and never saw a single plan built model and only 2 ic powered models ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Its the way it is Nick. If I want building inspiration i tend to shoot over to RCSB, lots of like minded scale nuts over there. They make me seem normal! Not many bother to build, they just want to fly. We are a dying breed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Somerville Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Instrument panel looks brilliant Danny. Dedication to the cause. I really should try harder on my next build. (Not the BT Corsair as it’s been pushed back). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Nick Somerville said: Instrument panel looks brilliant Danny. Dedication to the cause. I really should try harder on my next build. (Not the BT Corsair as it’s been pushed back). What's next then Nick? If its not a Corsair?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, Danny Fenton said: Not many bother to build, they just want to fly. We are a dying breed. 2021 saw me design, build and fly my first scale models. I'll try to perpetuate the bloodline! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Somerville Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, Danny Fenton said: What's next then Nick? If its not a Corsair?? I have acquired a set of plans for a Vailly Aviation 1/4.5 scale Butcher Bird (FW190) along with basic laser cut parts, cyparis spars, Several amazingly detailed sheets of Bentley drawings, Sierra retracts and some other useful accessories including a Valach 85cc twin Boxer. Should keep me busy for a while ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, Nick Somerville said: I have acquired a set of plans for a Vailly Aviation 1/4.5 scale Butcher Bird (FW190) along with basic laser cut parts, cyparis spars, Several amazingly detailed sheets of Bentley drawings, Sierra retracts and some other useful accessories including a Valach 85cc twin Boxer. Should keep me busy for a while ? Wow that's quite a haul, as I was reading that I was thinking Sierra, and you got them! The Valach should be sweet too Should be a great build, I look forward to following along. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 A modeller has been in touch he is restoring a DBS&S Auster and is struggling to find Vivak in .5mm anybody know of a source in the UK, I guess as Richard puts it in the kits he must have it? Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Somerville Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Yes truly grateful to the gentleman who took all the trouble to gather for the project but due to health reasons has had to cease modelling. The Engine came from elsewhere and was serendipitous as it was advertised the day after I had bought the Fw 190 package. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Nick Somerville said: I have acquired a set of plans for a Vailly Aviation 1/4.5 scale Butcher Bird (FW190) along with basic laser cut parts, cyparis spars, Several amazingly detailed sheets of Bentley drawings, Sierra retracts and some other useful accessories including a Valach 85cc twin Boxer. Should keep me busy for a while ? Looking forward to that build Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hi Danny, this is a DB S&S Auster my son built when the kit was £115. I remember him having problems with the glazing. It was electric powered and once in the air it did not want to come down , just floated on and on. His name was David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Eric Robson said: Hi Danny, this is a DB S&S Auster my son built when the kit was £115. I remember him having problems with the glazing. It was electric powered and once in the air it did not want to come down , just floated on and on. His name was David. Looks good though Eric, I will crack it. I have a pretty good paper template now, will try some thin acetate or card as a test next. I only have one piece of the Vivak..... needs to be 31cm wide, nearly all the sheet available seems to be 30cm max. Including the plastiglaze from RCWorld Cymaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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