Peterpools Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Thanks Phil "They are a comin" Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Karim Music to my ears and looking forward to your Horten 229 .. and all your international builds that will be following Right now I'm leaning towards a F4B-4 of VF-6 USS Saratoga 1936 Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Phil No apologies necessary - we're all old and the best of friends here. The Mossie was for the Box Stock category where I couldn't add anything to the kit. The F4B-4 will be an all out assault with loads of AM, PE and even some scratch work Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Peterpools said: Thanks Carl after all this puppy was first released in 1971 and needs a lot of TLC Peter Hey, so was I!!! Although I'm not sure if I need any TLC. My wife might say differently though. Carl. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 10, 2018 Administrators Share Posted September 10, 2018 Peter, this will be epic in every way. Plus, with your grand style, it’ll be an absolute stunner. It’s good to have the whole gang here now! Now we can concentrate on building while being friends and chatting, all while not needing to worry about getting smashed down. Build on, my friend. I’ve pulled up a chair.. OK, I bookmarked it.. same difference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 OK, quit the chit-chat and start building LOL. Cheers Cees 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Carl Right with you Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Ernie Couldn’t agree more and now that the party has began, it’s finally bench time again. Slow progress as I listened to Harv and ordered all the major AM around. The new resin engine is finally here and the cockpit set should be here this week. Decals and rib tape on order. I have been refining the lower wings and chomping at the bit. I’ll post an update by the end of the week as the my progress regardless of how little Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Thanks Cees Finally at the bench and slowly refining the lower wings as I’m waiting for hopefully all the AM to arrive this week Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Pulling up a seat Peter,can hardly wait to see your talent on this build...Built one about a year back,it really is a great kit with some unique surface detail that impressed me...Oh,don't forget the small window forward and to the right of the windscreen lol. My humble attempt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 If you need some inspiration, Peter, check Tomasz Hajier build thread over at LSP ... especially with the kit in your hands. His workmanship is just unbelievable .... And William knows what I think of his own build. Hubert 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 William Surely hope I can come close to your beauty! and thanks for the reminder about the window - I did forget. Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 Thanks Hubert I have Tomasz build bookmarked and have spent hours studying the constructions photos. Incredible work Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 UPDATE: 9/22/18: FINALLY UNDERWAY Finally I'm underway. While the NeOmega 550 HP Pratt & Whitney R-1340-16 engine arrived at last, I'm still waiting on the Lone Star resin interior to be delivered. In the meantime, first order of business was to assemble a good amount of detail photographs, which I downloaded, printed out and organized in book of clear plastic pages as my main reference plus a few LSP builds that will serve as all my reference. I first built the little Boeing way back when my former club hosted the 1981 IPMS NATS in NYC and was fortunate enough to win first place: Large Scale Prop Aircraft. Back then detailing and accuracy where a long cry from today, so not much was done to the kit and except for seatbelts with I think Waldron PE buckles and latches and flying wires: that was the extent of AM! The years have passed, I have no idea what happened to the model and kit was state of the art at the time. Flip the calendar 37 years forward and another little Boeing is back on the bench (my bench back then was the dining room table). While still waiting for the balance of the AM to arrive, I started on the lower wings. Time has taken it's toll but the Little Boeing is still beautifully molded; some flash here and there but the detail and fidelity of the exterior moldings looks good after all these years. First up was to drill out the wing tip hand holds and of course I did it the hard way – opening them up individually on all four wing panels, then assembling the wings and of course, going back to clean up the fit. Lots of sanding with tiny folded stripped of sandpaper but done and they look pretty good. The wings at the rear glue up at approximately where the rear spar would be and not at the trailing edge. Fit was only so-so, requiring a lot of sanding and filling to remove and smooth out the seams. All the sink marks were filled in, sanded out and then polished. Each wing has four inspection covers that are not exactly in the right place and matter of fact, the spacing of the ribs is also a bit off; neither of which I was going to deal with. While the inspection cover had some detail, they were concave on the surface and needed to be flattened out. From years of molding, the out side edges of the inspections panels had some nasty flash – more like excess plastic seeping out of the mold a bit. Loads of sanding and some polishing were just what the doc ordered. After what normally is a few sessions of work at the bench, turned into a bit of extra work, loads of fun and the lower wings are done. I've ordered HGW rib tapes, as they are quite prominent in the photos and when they arrive, I'll back track and add them for a bit more detail. Originally I was going to go with PE rib tape with stitching but I didn't have complete faith that they would permanently stay in place especially if handled by the judges. Next up: The NeOemega P&W, since I'm still waiting for the Lone Star cockpit set. Thanks for checking in Peter the lower wing with the hand holds drilled out and cleaned up. The lower wing cleaned up and done The Beautiful Neomega P&W Radial Hasegawa's P&W - Hot stuff back in the day 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Lovely stuff and a great start 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 That engine looks superb, Peter. I'm looking forward to seeing your build! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Old school versus new school. Let the show begin Cees 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 G Much appreciated and of course, now that all the AM arrive family doings will keep me from the bence for a good week and then I hope to hit the bench running Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Thanks Bill Vector/Neomega did a great job. Finally have all the parts removed from the casting blocks and cleaning up any signs of flash and then it’s party time ! Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Thanks Cees But I’m so Old School, I remember when Krazy Glue was the NEW miracle glue. Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Go, Peter, go ! (As a side comment, and based on my past experience with LSM, and also on the very small opening of the cockpit, I’d go for scratchbuilding the most prominent cockpit details, as William suggested) (Says the man who spent ages researching - to no avail -, then imagining a plausible cockpit, then detailing it, for a Nieuport Sesquiplan with a 13 mm dia cockpit opening ) Hubert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Looking good so far, Peter! For future reference, you can slice a Flexi-File ribbon lengthwise; it's perfect for sanding things like those hand holds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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