My Little Harry Tate completed build blog

[rtfoe]

Hi, I've been away down south in Singapore last weekend and have not done any bench time or been on the net.

Wouter and Steve, thanks for the comments. The builds seem a lot but this is one that was completed about 3 years back but being shared here. The springs ...so that is what they are, well in that scale I thought painting them with washes and highlights would be enough.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Continuation of the old build...I cut disc from styrene rod for fuel caps and lengths for a sight.

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Then added bracings on the top wing...this would hold some of the rigging.

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With my trusty drill bit and motor tool I pre drilled the wings that would take the rigging later on...

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I then replaced the engine top air scoop with one made from copper sheet.

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The profile of the new airscoop looked crisper than the kit part. A hole was predrilled to take on the rod leading from the Vickers gun to the propeller to synchronise the firing of the gun.

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Thats all for now.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Continuation with the rigging drilling along the fuslage and tail...

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The syncro rod and Vickers cradle attached...

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First coat of primer sprayed...

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Added the cocking lever to the Vickers and proceeded with detail painting of the ejector chute in brass...and the lever handle in brown

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Highlighted the raised details with steel...

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Sprayed the underside with off white concentrating more paint on the raised ribbing.

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More next...

Cheers,
Richard

[scottie3158]

Richard,

Great work on the added detail really looking the part.

[rtfoe]

Thanks Paul,

It get hairrier when the rigging starts.

Cheers,
Richard

[JR]

And this is in 1/72 !
Richard, just had an enjoyable time reading through this, what a superb piece of work. That Lewis Gun is a joy to see .
I've never seen this before, must have been before I joined the merry throng
John

[flyjoe180]

Super work Richard, a great build thread

[Mickc1440]

I remember the finished article but not all of the amazing detail work that went into it, mind blowing miniature work Richard.
Mick

[rtfoe]

Thanks John, Joe and Mike. Glad you like it. It doesn't just stop at the plane build...there will be more on the figures and groundwork.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi, in some plan drawings provided by a fellow modeler from MM days I noticed a square opening at the bottom of the fuselage. On investigating it was an apature for an attached camera for recce.

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I cut out the opening and fashioned a lip surrounding it with thin card.

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You will have noticed the masking of the wing underside reccessed about 1mm. The surface colour overlapped the edges and a thin strip of the underside.

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The camera was scratched and support added to the back so it could be glued on the inside of the top panel in the fuselage.

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More to come.

Cheers,
Richard

[JR]

Ooooh Nice. :smiling3:

[Fernando N]

Very nice scratch-building work Richard, especially like the guns.:hungry:

Fernando

[Steve Jones]

A wonderful update and its all going in the right direction

JR - stop looking at yourself in the mirror:smiling3:

[rtfoe]

Guys Muchos Gracias...

John R... same exclamation I get when looking in the mirror. Thanks bro.
Fernando... the guns were fun to build... a bit crude best viewed from a safe distance.
Steve... thanks, glad that it has turned out ok. So far it has gone to Shizuoka and back safe.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Really enjoying being reminded of just what a superb piece of modelling this was.
Jim