Operation Supermarine Walrus

[Guest]

Just caught this one Laurie and it looks good.

[Guest]

Have you considered stretched sprue, seems ideal for your application, easy to fix as well. You can get photo etch turnbuckles which I think would look good at your scale. Great work so far Laurie. Derek

http://www.austinsms.org/article_seaman.php

or

http://www.internetmodeler.com/2004/october/new-releases/BB-turnbuckles.php

[Guest]

Have you considered stretched sprue, seems ideal for your application, easy to fix as well. You can get photo etch turnbuckles which I think would look good at your scale. Great work so far Laurie. Derekhttp://www.austinsms.org/article_seaman.php

or

http://www.internetmodeler.com/2004/october/new-releases/BB-turnbuckles.php

Thanks Derek will have a good look as those two.

Laurie

[Guest]

Little bit further. Matter of interest. Decided to finish wings before putting together. Just hoping all goes well. But I could not see any other way and getting all the detailed work any other way.

Laurie

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[papa 695]

Cracking work Laurie looking very nice indeed

[flyjoe180]

Looks good Laurie. Enjoying the progress reports.

[Guest]

Thanks Joe.

Laurie

[Dave W]

Little bit further. Matter of interest. Decided to finish wings before putting together. Just hoping all goes well. But I could not see any other way and getting all the detailed work any other way.Laurie

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Painting everything before final assembly is probably the best way to go with biplanes. What I find really difficult is attaching the rigging without damaging the paintwork.

[Guest]

What I find really difficult is attaching the rigging without damaging the paintwork.

That makes 2 of us Dave.

At the moment the thinking is to attach the rigging to the bottom wing before assembling the top wing. That way I hope, hope, to make a reasonable job. I think I will drill a hole squirt a bit of Super glue in the hole and thread in the rigging. Sounds good.

Laurie

[Guest]

I'm playing catch-up on this thread, but it's looking great so far. Thanks for sharing, Laurie - I'm learning lots! One question, though - what's blue liner? A quick Google says it's something to do with sticking wigs on?

[Guest]

I'm playing catch-up on this thread, but it's looking great so far. Thanks for sharing, Laurie - I'm learning lots! One question, though - what's blue liner? A quick Google says it's something to do with sticking wigs on?

Thanks Doug. Pleased I have helped. When I started 4 years or so ago found it difficult to get info on what to do. After saying that it took 6 months to find SMF. These are the way I do things there are plenty of others plus I change if I find better and refine or chuck out what works or does not.

Blue liner is a plastic liner used on cars to form masking for spraying lines and art work on car bodies.

Used it a few times now and found it great for masking. Not had any paint creep at all. Make sure that your paint is cured. Bit impatient on the sky colour above and took off a bit of paint.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/3MTM-Fine-Line-Masking-Tape/dp/B00Q8VFQOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419247184&sr=8-1&keywords=3M%E2%84%A2+Fine+Line+Masking+Tape+Bl ue

Comes in about 4 widths.

Laurie

[colin m]

Looking very nice Laurie.

[Guest]

That's some nice camp painting there Laurie.

scott

[colin m]

That's some nice camp painting there Laurie.scott

"camp" made me laugh,

[Guest]

That's some nice camp painting there Laurie.scott

Pray explain yourself Scott At times (Pauline says all times and mostly more) I am a bit dim.

Laurie