Thanks all
Beautifully done!
Having scratchbuilt one of these myself I can fully appreciate the work that has gone into it.
Ian
If yours is the one with a build-log here it served as inspiration. I tried to mimic how the top cowl was made from can, but I couldn’t manage to manhandle the aluminium into acceptable shape. Ended up plunge moulding instead.
Amazing detail, particularly for 1:72 Scale. The intricate assembly for the landing gear is a model in itself; how did you do those tiny spoke wheels or are they sourced from somewhere? A very impressive model, lovely work!
Cheers,
Lance
Thanks, yes, the landing gear is the most intricate I’ve put together and took a good part of the time. Wheels were homemade. The tyres were made of two parts each and turned on a makeshift lathe (i.e. drilling machine) and scores were made for the 32 spokes. I used strings of hair for spokes and these were glued in place in a simple jig. It was slow and prone to error, so I’ll have to improve on this. However it is on the edge of what I can make by hand, so to speak, so I imagine 3D printing the tyres as single pieces with pre-made holes or using a lathe with milling attachement are the only ways if improving speed or quality. Convincing the lady in the house that we need a 3D printer or lathe/mill in order to make little wheels is an even more difficult task though.