Administrators JeroenPeters Posted May 27, 2017 Administrators Share Posted May 27, 2017 Hi Guys I bet you didn't expect me to tackle this subject... but I am! As you may know I always try to incorporate a piece of the original airplane to my builds. 'Fat chance!' I hear you say.... Stay tuned. A review done by Cees Broere and me of this Resin kit can be found here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I'm all ears to hear how you approach this...! err, well, given that this is all words on a screen and such... make that I'm all *eyes* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Really looking forward to see this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted May 28, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted May 28, 2017 And here we are! Today I was at Cees' place. He surprised me last week with the news that he was able to get his hands on parts /relics of the NN660 Spiteful prototype. Some RAF/aviation enthusiasts might know Tony Dyer. He has a nice collection of cockpits / parts of various RAF planes. In his collection is a Spiteful canopy and parts of the wreck site if the NN660. He was kind enough to Cees to send him some bits and Cees was kind enough to donate them to my next build. Since the NN660 was basically a modified Spit, I will build the NN664 prototype. What you see here is a piece of all skin, small part of the engine, a pice of rotol prop skin, instrument wiring and electrical wiring cover. Stay tuned! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF@Iconicair Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Excellent, I'm looking forward to this! A perspex case containing the parts would look good, maybe behind a baseboard mounted vertically? Oh and here's one I made earlier! P.S. if you need the 'P' decal I have them. Also I now have a superb ALPS printer and can do any decal. Kind Regards Graham 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Did the parts scrub up well Jeroen? We thought you would like this build Graham. Cees 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Will be watching, can't wait to see your setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 1, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2017 Not too much progress to show.. When detailing the rudder controls, I broke the part. Had to scratch it. Also had to scratch the handle on the seat, since that part was nowhere to be found. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted June 1, 2017 Administrators Share Posted June 1, 2017 What a strange looking pit with that recessed control stick. Looking pretty neat. How is the rest of the cockpit detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Compared to the Spitfire that cockpit sure is deeeep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The difference in cockpit size of one seated planes is just amazing. A BF 109 is cramped an narrow, the "skinny jeans" of cockpits, while the Raiden I am building now has a cockpit the size of a small living room (baggy trousers to stay in these terms). The spiteful is somwhere in between (regular fit), but to reach the rudder pedals you have to really bend and the knees seem to be in direct sight of the pilot. Cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 2, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 2, 2017 12 hours ago, Wingco57 said: Compared to the Spitfire that cockpit sure is deeeep. Still it seems to be correct. First the square plate and the rudder controls behind that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Watching this. you securing those bits and pieces of actual a/c...very cool. Jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 3, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 3, 2017 Cheers guys! Really trying to speed this build along. Did the instrument panel: Putting the wings together. Small gap at the rear of the insert, but thats an easy fix: Putting the prop together. Blades need a bit more smooth sanding: And I'm thinking of scratching two of these. Why? Because I want to build this plane with it's gear halfway retracted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Ahhhh. That explains it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 3, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 3, 2017 So Ronnie Olsthoorn replied on Facebook, saying he recently drew a 3D jack. Let's see if we can have this 3D printed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 4, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 4, 2017 The jack (without the ram) is 5,8 cm high. I placed the jack on a 3d printing rig and placed the ram separately next to it. The prize to print one of these is 19,5 euro's. I'll do a test in Ultra frosted detail material. Fingers crossed! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 4, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 4, 2017 Just ordered two Jacks from Shapeways. Fingers crossed!! There's some delicate detail in there I might have to cut off and replace. We'll see... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Will be very interesting to see how they turn out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 10, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 10, 2017 Cheers guys! Now... back to the Spiteful. Almost ready to close the pit. Oxygen hose to add. Side wall and console details to paint. Aded HGW harnesses and changed the lock to a later style Sutton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Looks good and those jacks look lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 21, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 21, 2017 Visibly not a lot of progress but i spent long evenings careful dry fitting and sanding. Most challenging are the nose panels. Everything is smooth now but rescribing needs to be done. Resin is not my favourite material to work with, but I've learned to keep my patience... The wings fit nicely. That's a plus. The tail seems to slip on nicely too. The dark lines along the spine are not gaps but transparent superglue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 22, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 22, 2017 Up on her 'legs' 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Coming on great, neat as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Nice legs, a little bit skinny to my taste . There is another strange thing about your build. The picture of the wednesday post showed just one wing attached, there was still a little hope left. In the last picture there are two mounted wings, the series is broken, what happened to your wingless approach ? Cheers Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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