guitarlute101 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Hi everyone, My contribution to the GB will be an LVG C.VI converted to this Post War Civilian Limo.......... Here's the kit and referenc Looking forward to starting, it's going to be a great GB! Mark 3
Administrators Fran Posted June 15, 2015 Administrators Posted June 15, 2015 Well, this i won`t miss for nothing in the world!!! 1
Iceman Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 That is awesome....Looks like an aircraft Dracula would have been chauffeured in! 1
wackyracer Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 This is going to be so cool..Pulling up a seat 1
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 15, 2015 Administrators Posted June 15, 2015 A-mazing conversion! (daunting too...) 1
seiran01 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Mark, I've been thinking of the exact same conversion but have terrible patience for scratch building. I'll be following this one with excitement and hope to gain some inspiration from this! 2
guitarlute101 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks guys! I was looking through the Datafile and I think I'll do an actual "LVG" Limo and not the "KLM" on the profile. They are similar though. Here's the picture: Thanks for looking in! Mark 1
JonathanReed Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 SUUUWEEET! Looking forward to watching this come together!! Build On!! 1
guitarlute101 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Hi everyone, Here is some fill work on the gun mount areas and on the lower fuselage to cover the bomb door and aerial wire outlet....... Next I need to move on to the rear decking. I cut the decking off of the top of the rear of the fuselage to the last visible seam, turned it over on a block of basswood (that will be the vacu-form mold) and painted through the fuselage to leave an impression on the basswood block. This will let me know how much to remove from the block to create the mold to fit the fuselage sides.................. I filled the fuselage former that sits right behind the pilot, I'll make a new piece of flooring that will extend from the former back to cover the bomb hole and extend the floor back a little more............ Thanks for checking in on my build! More soon. Mark 1
guitarlute101 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Posted June 18, 2015 I've been thinking about the final look of the build and I think I'll make a diorama with it. I'm thinking of displaying the LVG as if it is at the airport with a pilot standing beside it waiting for his passengers. I have this King's Road "William Hopson" figure in the stash and I think I will use it for the pilot.......... I don't have much experience painting figures so I guess the decision to use it will rest on how it looks after I paint it. Mark 3
Administrators Fran Posted June 19, 2015 Administrators Posted June 19, 2015 Nice figure! I do not know Kings Road casting quality but the pose and look are great!
guitarlute101 Posted June 23, 2015 Author Posted June 23, 2015 Hi everyone, I had some time today to sit down at the bench and start working on shaping the basswood mold for the rear decking. I cut out a paper template for the side profile and used my scroll saw to cut out the parts.................................. Here's the test fit : I got it pretty close, I'll have to do a little more sanding by hand and knock the corners off of the upper edges but all in all I'm pretty happy with it. Thanks for checking in, Mark 1
seiran01 Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 Hey Mark, this is looking superb! If you vac-form or cast the cabin and would consider selling a copy, please drop me a line. In the meantime, I'll keep munching on popcorn and watch your build. My GB entries have stalled as I've started building a 1/32 ju388 conversion 1
guitarlute101 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Posted June 25, 2015 Thanks for the replies guys! I've made some more progress on shaping the mold. Getting very close.......... Mark 1
Ssasho0 Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Mark, this is very interesting, please continue with the updates!
guitarlute101 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Vacuforming is done, I will still need to do some more sanding and shaping to get the vac part like I want it but things are moving along............. Test fit................ more soon, Mark 4
FarEast Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 That's incredible! A home made vacuum former! What do you use to heat the plastic and then suck the air out? 1
guitarlute101 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Posted July 2, 2015 There is a hole on the other side of the wooden box that you see in the picture where a regular vacuum cleaner hose is inserted and turned on. The top aluminum part with the plastic goes in the oven upside down at around 250 degrees for a few minutes until it starts to sag really well. Then just place the melted plastic sheet over the mold and there you go. Very low tech but it works really well. Mark 1
Ssasho0 Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Mark, you are shaping her more and more Love your build! 1
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