Author Topic: Bristol Scout C 1/32 First scratch build attempt FINISHED! (Read 79325 times)

RichieW · « **Reply #255 on:** June 11, 2021, 02:14:21 AM »

Thanks Alexis, mostly I find staring into space gets me out of doing household chores but sometimes an idea pops into my head!

Well here's where I'm at at the moment, only a tiny little step forward but as I will not get any bench time for a week I thought I'd add an update to let you know I haven't thrown the towel in.

The task of masking and adding rib tape textures with paint was very time consuming but is now done. It's a bit rough in places but I got better at it as I went along, the effect is very low key as I wanted so all the errors will hopefully be the visual equivalent of gentle background noise.

20210610_162459 by Richard Williams, on Flickr

The undercarriage legs at the bottom of the picture were made using the same method as the wing struts, they are wrapped with 1mm Tamiya tape. These will need a bit of tidying up to tone down and neaten the binding a little but they do align properly with where they need to be mounted.

20210610_163155 by Richard Williams, on Flickr

Skinning has started, there were a few rivets to add, you may notice a few missing, this is just a little fun as that is the case with aircraft I am making. All other errors are entirely unintentional! I had to make a new blister as the original was somehow over a centimetre too long, I must have forgotten to zero my digital caliper when I measured up.

20210610_163209 by Richard Williams, on Flickr

Some remedial work was needed on the cockpit covering. I made a total mess of putting it on, it should form a straight line with the cowling but was at an angle sloping up towards the cockpit opening. I had to file it right down, remove a section and glue it back down. I haven't fully cured the problem but will be much better once fully patched up.

20210610_162949 by Richard Williams, on Flickr

I finished playing with wood effects on the cabane and wing struts, these will need micro meshing.

So next jobs are to drill holes for strut mounting and rigging before painting the wings. I have been experimenting a lot over the last few days with methods for painting translucent effects I think only parts left to make are the control horns, tail skid and Lewis gun mount. Little at a time I am getting there!

Many thanks for taking time to read this, please feel free to offer any criticism or advice.

Richie

DaveB · « **Reply #256 on:** June 11, 2021, 08:09:35 PM »

Excellent! - really starting to come together now, Richie

Regards

Dave

RAGIII · « **Reply #257 on:** June 11, 2021, 10:16:37 PM »

Impressive Progress Richie! All is coming together well!
RAGIII

Alexis · « **Reply #258 on:** June 11, 2021, 10:31:05 PM »

Just gets better and better , well done so far Richie !

Alexis

RichieW · « **Reply #259 on:** June 12, 2021, 02:54:25 AM »

Many thanks Rick, Dave and Alexis. I've got a few days with no bench time to recharge the batteries then it will be wing painting and mounting time. I'm very excited about the that step but have to rein in my inner 10 year old who wants to slosh the paint on and glue it all together.

Monty · « **Reply #260 on:** June 12, 2021, 02:59:15 AM »

Ooh, a great update Richie! And looking very good! The extra time spent on the cockpit cover was really worth it! And lovely struts.... So nice to see such forward progress! Regards, Marc.

RichieW · « **Reply #261 on:** June 12, 2021, 03:08:05 AM »

Ahh, thanks Marc, I really appreciate you dropping by and leaving a comment. I'm having so much fun with this build but won't pretend that it hasn't been hugely challenging at times. Like I always say though, if you don't want to be challenged in life stay in bed and that just wouldn't be any fun at all!

lone modeller · « **Reply #262 on:** June 12, 2021, 04:20:08 AM »

Excellent progress Richie. Good advice to yourself to take your time: a rush now will potentially ruin what you have achieved so far. This is going to be a stunner when finished - even more so as it is a first attempt at a scratch build. But then as you write, if you are going to try out something new then take on something worthwhile - because then you really do learn new skills!

Stephen.

Bughunter · « **Reply #263 on:** June 13, 2021, 02:52:37 AM »

Wow Richie, you made a great progress in meantime! I couldn't follow and had to read and watch a lot now. I'm most impressed by the wings!

Have a great weekend too and continue having fun with this build,
Frank

RichieW · « **Reply #264 on:** June 13, 2021, 03:01:26 AM »

Frank's back in town! Hope you had a good break, glad you like the wings. They certainly didn't surrender without a fight, I'm thinking they may still have plenty of battles left in them!

Many thanks again Stephen, I shall return with a calm head and take things very carefully. I really hope I can bring it all together into the stunning model you believe it could be. If not, I will have had fun, improved as a modeller and learned a huge amount about this beautiful little biplane. It's such a pretty machine I feel a tinge of sadness that it got sent off to war. I'm still going to mount the Lewis gun though!

Richie

Rookie · « **Reply #265 on:** June 17, 2021, 06:05:41 PM »

Excellent work Richie!

I can see where you are heading.

Willem

kensar · « **Reply #266 on:** June 17, 2021, 09:39:17 PM »

I hadn't commented in a while, but I've been following along. Your wings and tail surfaces look great! You're not far away from putting it all together, and I find that this is the point that really increases the enthusiasm.

RichieW · « **Reply #267 on:** June 18, 2021, 06:58:03 AM »

Thanks Ken and Willem, I very much appreciate you looking in on my project. Yes, getting ready to start putting the components together at long last is proving to be very motivating. I shall have a few weeks clear of distractions soon so I can turn that enthusiasm into progress.

Well I got back from a walking holiday among the Neolithic stone circles, burial mounds and monuments of Wiltshire.

Avebury, Neolithic Avenue of sarsen stones by Richard Williams, on Flickr

Well they say absence makes the heart grow fonder, unfortunately it seems to make the hands grow clumsier too. I skinned the fuselage sides with no alarms then set about the turtle deck. I made a few, test fitted them, chose the best one and then everything went horribly wrong. Only milliput and some careful finishing can save the day now. I am actually well used to saving models from far worse states than this so I think I can correct or camouflage my clumsiness.

As my brother said to me earlier 'putty and paint makes a chippy what he ain't!'

Bristol Scout Fuselage skinned by Richard Williams, on Flickr

Bristol Scout Fuselage skinned by Richard Williams, on Flickr

I hope to have pictures of a better looking Bristol Scout soon but least you got to see a photo of Avebury stone circle!

Thanks for looking in Richie

Alexis · « **Reply #268 on:** June 18, 2021, 07:29:15 AM »

You know , those rocks aren't to scale

Wish I was there right now , we have rain and it's very windy ...it sucks !

Fuselage looks good skid , should look good under a coat of primer .

Alexis

DaveB · « **Reply #269 on:** June 18, 2021, 07:56:01 PM »

You've got that fuselage nailed nicely, Richie -

Going to look great when painted up.

Regards

Dave