Author Topic: Bristol Scout C, Gavia 1/48, Upd 19.6.2021 Cowling (Read 6695 times)

kensar · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2021, 09:29:21 PM »

Never heard of a Gnome Lambda 80hp with 9 cylinders, or a Clerget with 7 cylinders, but I haven't seen everything yet.
I presume you will be making a proper sized cowling to put over that engine?

DaveB · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2021, 01:42:18 AM »

Love your engine, Frank -

Excellent project

Regards

Dave

Bughunter · « **Reply #17 on:** June 17, 2021, 02:51:52 AM »

Thank you my friends!

Quote from: Monty on June 16, 2021, 04:55:21 AM

And what a great subject - one of my favorites so I will follow with rapt attention!

Oh yes, I was really happy after able to catch this old Gavia kit. This company is out of business and I don't know what happen with the molds. At least the Pfalz E.I was released again by Special Hobby.

Quote from: RichieW on June 16, 2021, 05:53:34 AM

I'm looking forward to seeing how you solve the cowling problem, I think there might be a bit of lathe action in your future! 😀

The lathe would help with the cowling, but it looks like the fuselage is also not wide enough. This looks like a 1/72 model! Let's see what I can do about this.

Quote from: Alexis on June 16, 2021, 01:02:31 PM

It's a shame that 3/4 of this will not be seen hidden under the cowl , either way beautiful work Frank

Alexis, at least it shows more of the engine then the Deperdussin Monocoque

Quote from: gedmundson on June 16, 2021, 03:14:49 PM

The cowling issue would make a lot of modellers just start a new project

Gary you made my day! That's why there are sooo many started kits and sooo less finished models!

I hope to be able to fix the issues.

Quote from: kensar on June 16, 2021, 09:29:21 PM

Never heard of a Gnome Lambda 80hp with 9 cylinders, or a Clerget with 7 cylinders, but I haven't seen everything yet.

I think now, the Gnome Lambda was only forgotten in the list of 7-cylinder engines.

The Clerget 7Z has its own Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerget_7Z
According to german page 347 was build and mostly used in the Avro 504

Quote from: DaveB on June 17, 2021, 01:42:18 AM

Love your engine, Frank -

Thanks Dave, luckily this type is available from Small Stuff.

Cheers,
Frank

lone modeller · « **Reply #18 on:** June 17, 2021, 06:33:12 AM »

Good to see that you are making progress on this Frank. The engine is as usual stunning (as Small Stuff is, but you invariably gild lilies). As has already been commented, this is likely to be a genuine modelling project rather than a glue-together-the-parts exercise.

Stephen.

Borsos · « **Reply #19 on:** June 17, 2021, 02:43:02 PM »

Sounds like a lot of work, Frank. But I am sure you‘ll tackle this kit. The engine looks great as usual!
Andreas

RAGIII · « **Reply #20 on:** June 17, 2021, 09:55:51 PM »

Your engine is superb Frank! I am sure your cowling will "Turn" out to be just as beautiful!
RAGIII

Bughunter · « **Reply #21 on:** June 19, 2021, 03:54:42 AM »

Thank you Stephen, Andreas and Rick!

Airscrew

To work with wood is always relaxing for me, so I tried to made an airscrew.

If you look carefully below the kit prop you may see some wood.

Side by side view:

The back side.

The side view (the picture could be better).

The prop boss fits into the recess. The contrast of the veneers will be reduced with clear paints.

I also worked from time to time on the wings and cut out all ailerons and repinned them.
The wing was a bit on the short side, but do not show the space between outer parts and middle wing. So I made fine cuts and repinned with brass (not yet glued).

That looks much more original (the space was 37mm, so nearly one 1mm in 1/48) and the upper wing is longer now and fits to the plan.

Only some small steps

Cheers,
Frank

Alexis · « **Reply #22 on:** June 19, 2021, 06:24:13 AM »

Nice work on the prop Frank

Alexis

Rookie · « **Reply #23 on:** June 19, 2021, 08:27:52 AM »

Hi Frank,

I missed this thread and just caught up with it. I think the engine, and the wings look amazing. The prop with the recessed boss you made is simply beautiful! I'm sure you will sort out the problem with the tight cowling too.

I will keep a close watch on your build from now on.

Willem

FAf · « **Reply #24 on:** June 19, 2021, 03:50:59 PM »

Hi Frank!
What a beautiful build you have going on! It's a treat to tag along with your reports.

Small steps are also steps AND I believe your (and all other good builders') small steps are crucial for your amazing results.
Keep up the good work, one small step at the time. 😃
/Fredrik

Bughunter · « **Reply #25 on:** June 19, 2021, 10:39:50 PM »

Thanks Alexis, Willem and Fredrik! Your comments are highly appreciated!

Quote from: RAGIII on June 17, 2021, 09:55:51 PM

I am sure your cowling will "Turn" out to be just as beautiful!

Rick, let's say it with the The Byrds https://youtu.be/W4ga_M5Zdn4?t=15

Cowling

Turn, turn, turn, ...

The new cowling is big enough for the engine.

For a used look I used some polishing wool.

The wall is 0.33mm thick. After the cowling was finished, I noticed a slightly different diameters in the different views of the WD plans. I accidentally used the biggest diameter. Now it's bigger then needed for the engine, and this will make the mounting to the fuselage more problematic.

Not sure if I mill a slot into the cowling as shown here. This will be nice and show more of the engine. There were so many different cowlings and field modifications.

Cheers,
Frank

Alexis · « **Reply #26 on:** June 19, 2021, 10:55:12 PM »

Cowl looks good Frank . If you do decided to add the slots in the cowl with all the field changes it would be hard to prove you wrong .

Alexis

RAGIII · « **Reply #27 on:** June 19, 2021, 11:40:34 PM »

Wings, prop, and Cowling are all Superb as we expect from your builds Frank!
RAGIII

RichieW · « **Reply #28 on:** June 20, 2021, 05:28:27 AM »

Beautiful prop Frank, really looks the part. Love that cowling too, much more realistic than the bottle top I used for mine!

Richie

lone modeller · « **Reply #29 on:** June 20, 2021, 05:53:23 AM »

As I commented above, this is turning into a semi-scratch build, and the quality is moving ever upwards. The cowling is super Frank and as Alexis has commented, if you do cut the slot who is to argue that it is not correct?

Stephen.