Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:46 am
Impressive work, indeed! Hope the finger is healing!
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John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
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Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:32 pm
Very nice work!
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:37 pm
Thanks, everyone.
I worked on the fuselage seams some more, still more to do on that. I also started working on the afterburners. Even with the resin parts they needed some help as they were too shallow. I took some 1/2 inch plastic pipe and machined it to the proper diameter in a lathe, and cut it to a scientifically approximate inch in length. Also I put a round lens on the center of the afterburner end plate to simulate a cone on the Iroqouis that was not on the Hobbycraft part.
A little more progress. The back of the fuselage was cut away to allow the tubes to pass through, the tubes were joined to the resin nozzles, and some initial painting was done with a mixture of Tamiya paints for titanium. More to do on them to dirty them up some.
I worked on the fuselage seams some more, still more to do on that. I also started working on the afterburners. Even with the resin parts they needed some help as they were too shallow. I took some 1/2 inch plastic pipe and machined it to the proper diameter in a lathe, and cut it to a scientifically approximate inch in length. Also I put a round lens on the center of the afterburner end plate to simulate a cone on the Iroqouis that was not on the Hobbycraft part.
A little more progress. The back of the fuselage was cut away to allow the tubes to pass through, the tubes were joined to the resin nozzles, and some initial painting was done with a mixture of Tamiya paints for titanium. More to do on them to dirty them up some.
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:23 am
There is some mighty fine work going on in here with this plane John. Sorry bout the smashed finger bud.....
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:34 am
Double dog ditto!
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:25 pm
The smashed finger is workable, not too bad, actually, but thanks for the sympathies.
A little more work on the Arrow. Painted up the flame holders with Alclad burnt metal in the areas behind the framework. I put the wing halves together and scribed the outline of the wheel wells on the underside of the top wing halves, if you look close you can see that. The nose gear door had a waffle pattern on the outside in the area where the other side had some deep holes, so in the photo slow cure CA and dental alginate has been applied. The other side of the door is in the inset at the bottom.
A little more work on the Arrow. Painted up the flame holders with Alclad burnt metal in the areas behind the framework. I put the wing halves together and scribed the outline of the wheel wells on the underside of the top wing halves, if you look close you can see that. The nose gear door had a waffle pattern on the outside in the area where the other side had some deep holes, so in the photo slow cure CA and dental alginate has been applied. The other side of the door is in the inset at the bottom.
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:25 pm
Looking good! Can't wait to see this one done.
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:59 pm
Thanks, Declan.
I wasted a whole day on cockpit decals today, but with it raining all day why not. I did get them printed, although it was not without some travail. The computer I use to run the ALPS printer seems to have failed, so I used the Laser printer which works fine but makes it so I have to paint a white undercoat on all the places the decals go instead of just printing the white. Bother!
Heres a jpeg of the panel decals.
I wasted a whole day on cockpit decals today, but with it raining all day why not. I did get them printed, although it was not without some travail. The computer I use to run the ALPS printer seems to have failed, so I used the Laser printer which works fine but makes it so I have to paint a white undercoat on all the places the decals go instead of just printing the white. Bother!
Heres a jpeg of the panel decals.
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 7:32 am
Beautiful work. Sorry about the computer. Did you kill a chicken and sprinkle the blood on the keyboard whilst dancing around it chanting, “spawn of satan”, “tools of the devil”?
Re: John's 1/48 AVRO CF-105
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:23 am
Nice work on those IP decals John. Glad the finger's getting better. 