Author Topic: Morane-Saulnier Type "N", Special Hobby 1/32 (Read 50833 times)

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #165 on:** May 22, 2022, 11:05:20 PM »

Now the bracket for the bracket is needed.
Yes, again waste plastic.

The eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted the two short brass tubes in the semicircle.
These are needed as bearings.
Four resin screws are used to represent the screw connection from the compass to the aircraft

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Bertl

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #166 on:** May 22, 2022, 11:18:53 PM »

The first components are painted.
Tamiya "semi-gloss-black" mixed with a drop of light gray.

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Bertl

pepperman42 · « **Reply #167 on:** May 22, 2022, 11:33:11 PM »

....Holy Smokies!!!!

Steve

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #168 on:** May 22, 2022, 11:42:33 PM »

The base plate for the compass decal, the bezel and the glass pane were punched out of various plastic materials.
OK, the punching in the bezel is not 100% in the middle

The base plate is painted glossy white and the decal is placed in the center.

A tiny drop of vallejo acrylic water texture is used to glue the base plate onto the compass housing.
The glass plate is then glued onto the decal on top, also with "vallejo awt"

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Bertl

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #169 on:** May 22, 2022, 11:57:22 PM »

The brass bezel is painted with Mr. Metalcolor "Brass".
After drying, glued with vallejo awt.
Vallejo awt has the advantage that it dries completely transparent without leaving any traces.
The disadvantage is that it is basically not a glue at all.
So you have to work very carefully so that the glued parts can not be shifted.

The edge around the bezel was made with bare-metal foil.
The actual compass housing is now finished.

Vallejo Still water, or water texture (awt), is needed to represent water.
In the following link you cand find a video which explains the processing very well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0y4chY7hwM

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Bertl

pepperman42 · « **Reply #170 on:** May 22, 2022, 11:57:36 PM »

....Jumpin!!!!

Steve

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #171 on:** May 23, 2022, 12:09:17 AM »

In the pictures you can still see the provisional attachment with long and soft copper wire.
The housing is later fixed in the ring with small pins made of hard copper wire.
The housing can be moved laterally in the ring.

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Bertl

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #172 on:** May 23, 2022, 12:15:07 AM »

Now the housing and ring are installed in the semicircular - bracket.
Yes, the thing is now completely movable.
No, the compass does not show the cardinal direction

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Bertl

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #173 on:** May 23, 2022, 12:22:46 AM »

This is the place in the cockpit where the compass will be mounted later.
The mounting is done quite at the end before the fuel and oil tank are fixed.
Damaging the compass otherwise seemed very high to me. $:-\$

So, I think that's enough with the compass for today.
See you soon.

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Bertl

Rookie · « **Reply #174 on:** May 23, 2022, 12:58:59 AM »

Willem

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #175 on:** May 23, 2022, 02:55:14 AM »

Thank you very much Willem and Steve

The next gap in the cockpit which must be closed.
The oil and fuel-tank.
I think you guessed it already?

Yes, waste plastic

In principle a very simple matter.
Measure, cut, glue, grind, drill, set rivets, install filler neck, gasoline and oil feed valve. Paint on it - done.

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Bertl

Umlaufmotor · « **Reply #176 on:** May 23, 2022, 03:03:27 AM »

The tank is fixed in the cockpit at the later installation position with Tamiya tape.
After that, the fairing is put on.
The opening of the filler neck can be seen on the fairing.
There, the position on the tank is marked with a drill to be able to install the front wall of the fuel tank at the correct position.