JeroenPeters

Trying to keep this build up to speed. finally happy with the Norton. So prepping those for paint, but i need to check it thoroughly for parts of printing supports. Then: reprinted the slats and radiator slats since the new printer prints them smoother. Also 3d drew and printed the radio access hatch. This 3d printing makes it all a breeze! And it feels like cheating.

Printed even more Nortons after a lot of adjustments. The whirlwind is almost ready for paint!

Really sad news. Harv was the kindest of guys you could encounter in our hobby. i wish all the best to all of his loved ones with this big loss. Jeroen

Fresh from the printer! Altered some parts and flipped the model back.

Made the aileron trim tabs. Engraved the ailerons. Ready for installation.

Sooo, painting a few gun camera’s. Once two of them Re done, i’ll pick the best one and use that. Also printed a few new access hatches that are amazingly thin and nicer than the first.

Geez! The model was reversed, until i thought it was wrong. I mirrored it but now i see i shouldnt have. Thnx! I’ll flip it back and do some more prints.

Almost happy. Not quite. Will print from a different angle.

I'm pretty shitty at 3D drawing, but I do what I can with what I've got. Anyway. This part is 1,3cm long, so most of this detail will be lost.

Still roughing it out... But getting there.

The gun camera was situated under the center fuselage, next to the empty shell container. It had a side opening hatch, showing the G42B gun camera. I couldn't resist drawing it up in order to print it. First steps.

I knew how i was breaking up subassemblies so i knew the wheel would fit and turn. The same goes for the stand.

Cutting the parts free from the supports is nerve wrecking. Lot more small connection points to be cleaned up. The rear wheel actually turns. And the kickstand works too.

And here's the Brough Superior SS100. It will take a few hours of more work to get this prepped for 3d printing.

Hope the Norton 16H doesn’t bore you, but i need to get it printed properly and ready for paint before i continue the Whirlwind. The text on the base will see: it wasn’t the engines… The ones that know what killed the Whirlwind will understand.

Geeez! Even the tiny valve is there. A bit of small cleanup to do. Printing a few bikes more now. I’ll pose two under the Whirlwind. Double engine, so to speak.

After a wash and a cure

Altered the 3d file A LOT. The fenders are so thin they are translucent. Spokes are a bit thicker and came out good this time. We’ll see after a cure. Also started painting the wheels for the Whirlwind.

Sooo… printed the Norton and what i expected happened. The proper diameter of the spokes are too thin to print in 32nd scale. But… only a little. I’ll make the 1.3 times thicker and see what happens. The engine and all the other oarts are really there. You can’t keep see the translucency of the chain cover and even the engine parts through the thin walls. Also printed more small parts for the Peregrine engines.

Adding more wires with lead 0,3mm lead wire. Not much to go by in terms of reference, but just enough and some common sense.

More paint on the engines. Still a lot more painting and wiring to be added.

Decided to paint one block in the later all black colour and the other in the earlier half metal. Like the Kestrel engine. Makes it a bit more interesting to look at.

More colour.

First paint is on. This reveals more detail And some print layers, but all acceptable. Even the Rolls Royce lettering appears.

To make life more difficult I want to build this Norton 16H in 1939 RAF blue alongside to pose with the Whirlwind. The extreme detail I am apparently managing to squeeze from this printer makes me confident. I do however have to modify this 3D model extensively to get it to print, build and paint properly.