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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #75 on: January 02, 2025, 11:25:43 PM »
Wonderful work, and I love the jig.

On the oils, did you just brush on a very dilute filter?

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« Reply #76 on: January 02, 2025, 11:44:07 PM »
Hi Warren - Cheers for that  ;D

I make a jig up for each model (only takes about 1/2 hour)

I pop a few suitable shades onto a piece of card (mount-board) and then dab it neat in spots onto the surface working one panel or area at a time.I'll pop on a few colours or shades and then blend with a clean dry brush sort of scrubbing them on. You can use a tiny amount of thinners if needed or to remove, but if you are too vigorous with thinners you can start to remove the acrylic varnish (I usually brush a couple of thinned coats of varnish on the model and let them dry well before tackling the oil stage) At them moment I'm using the Rowney Artists clear varnishes which can darken the colours a bit, but are reliable and easily mixed to get the sheen level I'm after.

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Paul
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« Reply #77 on: January 03, 2025, 01:57:08 AM »
Nice progress, I'm looking forward to seeing this one done. I'll see if I can find some photos of those wires for you.....

tried making a stencil up that didn't quite work
Hmmmm. If only you knew a good signwriter..... ;)

You will be reminded of the inaccurate serials each time you display her, apart from that I will say nothing ;D

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #78 on: January 03, 2025, 02:26:21 AM »
Paul, thank you, yes, that helped.

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #79 on: January 03, 2025, 02:38:12 AM »
Nice progress, I'm looking forward to seeing this one done. I'll see if I can find some photos of those wires for you.....

tried making a stencil up that didn't quite work
Hmmmm. If only you knew a good signwriter..... ;)

You will be reminded of the inaccurate serials each time you display her, apart from that I will say nothing ;D

 ;D Funny guy . . .

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« Reply #80 on: January 05, 2025, 10:19:39 PM »
Rigging continued . . .

For those interested I drill through both surfaces thread and glue the line in place at one end using medium grade superglue. When that's dry thread the free end through the opposite hole and hang a self closing tweezers to get a bit of tension on the line and then a drop of superglue secures the second end. Once everything is secure, trim the ends flush and touch up as required.
The holes are 0.2 mm and the fishing line is 0.06 mm (Thicker line tends to bow as it enters the hole unless it is drilled in the same direction as the line. Using the very thinnest line means the holes doesn't need to be angled which helps cut down on drills snapping) Marking the end of the line with a Sharpie makes it easier to see as you thread it through the hole  ;)

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #81 on: January 06, 2025, 06:59:37 PM »
It still pains me to see those lovely painted surfaces drilled through when I see this method used. But you always do a great job of disguising the holes (which I never could!).

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« Reply #82 on: January 06, 2025, 07:12:58 PM »
It still pains me to see those lovely painted surfaces drilled through when I see this method used. But you always do a great job of disguising the holes (which I never could!).

I feel the same way Nigel.
I have tried not painting the upper/lower surfaces on one recent small build (Still prepped and primed) It was certainly easier to disguise the holes, but was a bit of a game masking and I was worried about damage the whole time so a bit too stressful for me. I use a hair dryer when painting to help the acrylic dry between layers - not ideal with fie lines :P

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« Reply #83 on: January 14, 2025, 09:56:19 PM »
Well this one seems to have dragged on a bit, but rigging is all there apart from the control lines; doubled flying wires made it a bit of a cats cradle, but managed to avoid any crossed lines. I did box myself into a corner slightly because I'd forgotten about the big old radiators which are very characteristic and some delicate work was needed to glue these in place between the lines. I did one at a time and propped the model on a wingtip so gravity would hold them in place whilst the 24 hour Araldite went off flipping onto the opposite tip once the first had dried  ??? (I hate superglue at the best of times and the idea of trying to use it in this area was just too much)

Waiting for the varnish over the touched up areas to dry and then I'll weather those into the wing and add the expansion tank on the wing with its pipework. (I've also had another model on the bench to work on in between times which is at a similar stage of completion so hopefully both will be completed shortly and it'll be onto the 'Shelf Queen' build) ;D
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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #84 on: January 14, 2025, 10:33:45 PM »
Wonderful and inspiring work sir!

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #85 on: January 14, 2025, 10:35:52 PM »
Looking very fine! (double meaning  :) )
How many drills do you kill need per model?
Greetings Joachim

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #86 on: January 14, 2025, 10:59:05 PM »
Wonderful and inspiring work sir!

Warren

Thanks Warren - the end is in sight at last . . . . ;)

Looking very fine! (double meaning  :) )
How many drills do you kill need per model?
Greetings Joachim

Cheers Joachim  ;D
Started using 0.2mm on this one (rather than the 0.3mm I had been using before)so a few drills were killed on this one; I got through about 12 whilst making the holes which isn't ideal although a couple of drills were broken because I dropped them on the floor rather than snapped them in the model. Good news is that I was breaking fewer as I got used to them so hopefully I'll manage better on the next model. The 0.2 mm hole is small enough that I didn't need to fill and sand the 'exit' holes which were pretty much filled with the superglue/line. Might even try just drilling half way through the top wing on the next one  :-\ :)

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #87 on: January 14, 2025, 11:02:35 PM »
Excellent rigging, Paul.
You must have a very steady hand and strong nerves. Respect !
Joerg

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #88 on: January 16, 2025, 07:44:31 PM »
This is looking really good Paul, especially with  the radiators in place which give it that unique Big Ack look.

I did one at a time and propped the model on a wingtip so gravity would hold them in place whilst the 24 hour Araldite went off ......
They do a 5 minute version you know...... ;)

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Re: Pegasus Big Ack
« Reply #89 on: January 16, 2025, 09:14:29 PM »
Excellent rigging, Paul.
You must have a very steady hand and strong nerves. Respect !
Joerg

Thank you Joerg  ;D

This is looking really good Paul, especially with  the radiators in place which give it that unique Big Ack look.

I did one at a time and propped the model on a wingtip so gravity would hold them in place whilst the 24 hour Araldite went off ......
They do a 5 minute version you know...... ;)

Hi Nigel - yes they make a big difference to the look of the model (Never really got on with the 5 minute stuff so don't have any on the shelf. That's my escuse and I'm sticking to it ;D)
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