Wingco57 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Thanks Chaps, I won't admit that yesterday I ripped the rudders apart again. Ooops,I said it The top of the rudders slope inward to a relatively sharp end. Mine were too square. So out came the knife and sandpaper again. So the rudders need again covering with alutape. I don't mind as they will be improved. But where will it end. A shake and bake kit would be nice sometimes.Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Cees... great stuff. Each iteration looks better than the last. "But where will it end." - maybe the journey is as much or more fun than the destination....? Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Matt, That's exactly what it is about, the journey itself. What do you do once it's finished? You start another project. Figures Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Cees.. I agree with Kobe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjaminsummerfield Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Well worth the effort, third times the charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Whoa Cees, that's amazing work and well rescued! Now, fuselage, main wings, undercarriage to go .... easy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Small update (no pics this time yet) Got very essential information from Alex Kontivis yesterday. His 1/48 build inspired me to do it in our scale. Very nice guy and a master modeller, thanks Alex. He sent copies of the Air Publication on Whitleys. Now I have sufficient information on the trimtabs, rudder mass balance and fin root fairings. Pics soon. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted April 26, 2013 Administrators Share Posted April 26, 2013 I've had a sneaky peek at the tail surfaces via a discreet iPhone pic from Jeroen, and they look superb. I'm loving this build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I've had a sneaky peek at the tail surfaces via a discreet iPhone pic from Jeroen, and they look superb. I'm loving this build. Teaser !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 HI all, Time flies, almost a month since the last update. Well phase one of this journey has been completed. I have just finished the tailplane of the Whitley. They say the devil is in the detail but that is oh so true. It took me a lot of time studying photographs to see how the fin to tailplane fairings looked like, same for the trimtab actuators and finally the rudders themselves. Didn't realise that the Whitley used simple cable operated rudders. What I at first thought to be balance arms are in fact sturdy outriggers where the steel cables are fitted onto. Through a slot in the fin leading edge they go over a pulley down. Using aluminium tape is sometime difficult to see things clearly because of the reflection and made me sometimes crosseyed. Thanks to Alex Kontiveis and Elliott Smock from the Whitley Project who provided me with important information. The Whitley is probably one of the least documented types of RAF Bomber Command. Here are the pics. All I need to do is some cleaning up and a coat of primer. Then what...ah the fuselage. Well, masters for the fuselage. That's another journey to start. But it's fun. CheersCees 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfuf Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Fantastic work Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted May 23, 2013 Administrators Share Posted May 23, 2013 Amazing stuff!! Really impressive scratching. I guess that when you have an itch... Scratch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 I'm scratching. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Superb job, Itchy. Really nice and clean. Cable operated rudders etc? They must have had legs muscles like Samson to operate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 No power assisted controls at the time. I believe the P38J was the first to introduce them. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Really great scratch work, Cees. I love it. Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks chaps, It itched so badly I had to scratch This evening I sprayed the parts with a first coat of dark grey paint. It really blends in the various materials. I am very very pleased how the rib tapes turned out. They are very subtle, as they should be. The coat of paint also revealed that some more polishing need to be done as scratches and sanding marks are evident, but nothing major. That's the purpose of that paintcoat after all. Here are the pics, the parts are sitting on the next phase of this journey, the balsa beams from which i hopefully can whittle some fuselage masters. But that another story. Cheers Cees 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey boyer Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Looks really good! Can't wait to see more.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Great, Cees. Chhers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted May 24, 2013 Administrators Share Posted May 24, 2013 What's the overall size of this when complete? That tail looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Span of the tailplane is 26 cm (without the fuselage width) height 10 cm. Total fuselage lenght Is about 75 cm, it will be huge. i try not to think about where to put it. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAJouette Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Cees, Can't think of anything to say other than AWESOME. Beautiful scratch building my friend. Highest Regards, Gregory Jouette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Looking Great Cees! I wish I had that talent to build what ever I wanted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Dave, You do, just start and take it from there. If I can do it. That's why I chose the title:a journey Just to see what's possible. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 With all that wood going on here I wood like to chip in with some Balsa. The rough shape has been cut out, time to chop some wood, wood I? Cheers Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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