Author Topic: 1/32 Morane Saulnier L - scratching an itch (Read 34060 times)

RLWP · « **Reply #90 on:** April 23, 2017, 02:23:03 AM »

Quote from: Borsos on April 23, 2017, 01:30:28 AM

wow. Hats off for that courageous work making the wheels. Another way would have been to make resin copies of existing kit's wheels. But if you are such a bad resin caster as I am... Well however, great looking wheels!
Borsos

Resin casting isn't a skill that I have, however using a lathe is!

Quote from: Juan on April 23, 2017, 02:10:29 AM

Amazing work, very inspirational.

Thank you

Richard

lone modeller · « **Reply #91 on:** April 23, 2017, 05:11:19 AM »

That model has really moved forward in the last couple of days - and my it looks soooooo good! Those wheels are truly impressive - and I haven't mentioned the engine, cowling and rest of the fuselage yet….!

Stephen.

RLWP · « **Reply #92 on:** April 23, 2017, 05:19:37 AM »

Quote from: lone modeller on April 23, 2017, 05:11:19 AM

That model has really moved forward in the last couple of days - and my it looks soooooo good! Those wheels are truly impressive - and I haven't mentioned the engine, cowling and rest of the fuselage yet….!

Stephen.

Thank you

Well, the undercarriage might be right, it might be wrong. Either way, it didn't look right, so I cut out the hinged axle and replaced it with a straight one:

That looks better

Richard

Des · « **Reply #93 on:** April 23, 2017, 07:54:41 AM »

Very impressive work on the undercarriage Richard, the wheels turned out excellent, and the painting on the fuselage and engine cowl looks superb.

Des.

lcarroll · « **Reply #94 on:** April 23, 2017, 08:33:25 AM »

It's really coming together nicely now Richard, very impressive even at this early stage, Great work on the wheels and undercarriage, great finish and paint, and that prop is superb!
Cheers,
Lance

Borsos · « **Reply #95 on:** April 23, 2017, 09:02:11 AM »

Undercarriage looks painted even better and to go with a straight axle is definitely an additional improvement. This turns more and more into an extraordinary pretty model! I begin to think about doing a MS L as well

Borsos

RAGIII · « **Reply #96 on:** April 23, 2017, 09:44:06 PM »

Simply superb skills! The fuselage painting and the landing gear are spectacular!
RAGIII

RLWP · « **Reply #97 on:** April 24, 2017, 06:04:14 AM »

And now we have a bomb release thingy:

I can't tell if Sub Lieutenant Warneford VC is impressed or not

I'm trying to work out how this works. It would be handy to know so I can run the release cable correctly

Richard

Manni · « **Reply #98 on:** April 24, 2017, 03:14:35 PM »

Just wow. This are model skills.
Chapeau!
Manni

pepperman42 · « **Reply #99 on:** April 24, 2017, 10:31:03 PM »

Great work!!

Steve

RLWP · « **Reply #100 on:** April 25, 2017, 08:36:20 PM »

Hurray hurrah! The etch for the bomb rack has arrived from HGW

This bomb rack has somehow become an important link in the assembly process. I can't finish the undercarriage without fitting the Cooper bomb rack. I don't want to fit the joystick until the undercarriage is on, otherwise the bit below the fuselage will get broken. I can't put the seats in until the joystick is in. I can't detail the cockpit without the seats. No way can I detail the cockpit with the wing on. I'm not fitting the tailfeathers until that wing is in place...

Funny old game, this modelling lark

Richard

RLWP · « **Reply #101 on:** April 26, 2017, 07:53:59 AM »

Uh-oh, here we go again. I had a simple plan - use the WnW bomb rack on the RFC weapons sprue. It'll be fine, right?

This is it:

Now, mounted under a solid fuselage that's probably OK. But under a Parasol, the top face is very exposed. This is the top face:

It isn't a lot like a Cooper bomb rack shown in this image I found on the internet:

http://s231.photobucket.com/user/sopsnpe/media/Cooperrack2.jpg.html

Browsing about, I found the HGW etch to dress up the WnW rack: http://hgwmodels.cz/en/132-scale/173-rfc-bomb-tail-rack-pe-set-132-132020.html

Handy, because it provides the missing curved brackets to support the bombs. This is important as I plan to model an empty rack

This is the etch:

And that's where it all started. The real rack is a thin, pressed metal thing with a tubular frame. The etch is a thin metal thing, so.....

A couple of bits of brass angle, a bit of copper wire, a few strips of brass and then parts from the etch

It's delicate, and I've already damaged one of the rear brackets. It will be safer when it is in place:

Madness.

Richard

Des · « **Reply #102 on:** April 26, 2017, 08:10:30 AM »

Not madness Richard but dedication, you are certainly going all the way with trying to add as much detail as possible, this is the type of thing I love to do when scratch building. Looking forward to seeing what you do next.

Des.

Manni · « **Reply #103 on:** April 26, 2017, 02:59:49 PM »

Great work, Richard.
...and a little madness helps to stay nomal in the real life.
Manni

Borsos · « **Reply #104 on:** April 26, 2017, 10:08:16 PM »

Madness? Welcome to the house of fun..
At least it's a joy to follow your scratch building progress. The bomb rack looks fantastic!
Borsos