Sopwith Pup on Skis 1/32

[Gisbod]

Super George...

Guy

[pepperman42]

Just catching up - holy!!!!!!

Steve

[RAGIII]

Spectacular!

If Bo says Spectacular then I certainly must agree !
RAGIII

[Pgtaylorart]

Thanks Guys!


Here's a MINI update:

I built the aileron pulley for the upper wing tonight. I started by cutting out 1.2mm and 1.8mm cardstock discs with my Japanese punch drill. I then sandwiched 3 of these together to form a pulley. It was soaked in thin CA to add strength and a hole was drilled in the center. A thin wire was used for the pulley axle. Finally, the bracket was made from paper, everything was painted, then glued in place.

Here's the pulley from the San Diego Pup:




Pulley parts:




The finished pulley installed with the control line added:




That's all for tonight...

George

PS: Michael S. I think I know a good way to get that "glowing boxes" effect you were after!

[Ernie]

Now this is mind-boggling!  All this magnificence is causing
my head to hurt.  I have just ordered another case of Advil
in preparation for the next updates.   Beautiful work,
George!

Cheers,
Ernie

[uncletony]

Very nice. Japanese punch drill? Sounds like something I need.

[Pgtaylorart]

Ernie, sorry about the headache, my wife says the same thing. 

Bo, yes you need one. But don't buy a cheap knock-off. The real ones cost about $100 and come with 7-8 bits from 1mm to 5mm.



George

[RAGIII]

Outstanding pulleys! I did a quick search and found this E Bay site for Japanese drills:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Japanese+Book+Drill+Screw+Hole+Punch

I don't do the E Bay thing so if anyone knows of another source I would appreciate the info.
RAGIII

[Pgtaylorart]

Outstanding pulleys! I did a quick search and found this E Bay site for Japanese drills:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Japanese+Book+Drill+Screw+Hole+Punch

I don't do the E Bay thing so if anyone knows of another source I would appreciate the info.
RAGIII

From what I know, those $17.00 punch drills are a waste of money. The bits will dull quickly and they won't have a nice smooth drilling action. I got mine from a seller off Etsy.

What's great about a quality one is they drill a very nice, clean hole, and also make nice discs as small as 1mm.

George

[RAGIII]

Outstanding pulleys! I did a quick search and found this E Bay site for Japanese drills:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Japanese+Book+Drill+Screw+Hole+Punch

I don't do the E Bay thing so if anyone knows of another source I would appreciate the info.
RAGIII

From what I know, those $17.00 punch drills are a waste of money. The bits will dull quickly and they won't have a nice smooth drilling action. I got mine from a seller off Etsy.

What's great about a quality one is they drill a very nice, clean hole, and also make nice discs as small as 1mm.

George

There are some further down for $100.00 plus. They say they are the real thing?
RAGIII

[Pgtaylorart]

Here's a good book binding site that sells them and explains the difference in quality. It should have "screw punch made in Japan" engraved on the side.

http://www.bonniesbest.com/bookdrill.htm

George

[uncletony]

Excellent. Ordered one from Bonnie

[lone modeller]

I am still trying to work out which photos are of the real thing and which are your model…….. I think that I will lie down for a week or two until my head stops spinning…...

[Pgtaylorart]

Cool, Bo, you will not be disappointed.

Lone, I guess you could use some Advil like Ernie! Sorry about that, guys!

George

[Pgtaylorart]

Book binding sites can be amazingly full of stuff for us. Even more so, Jewelers' suppliers. There is one here in NYC, Metaliferous, in which most of you guys would go NUTS. Wire, tools, sheet metals.....

George, I look forward to hearing about your ideas to make boxes glow. Man, I remember when I was in college.....

Never mind......

I'd love to come to NYC and check out that Jeweler's supply. Sounds like heaven for us nuts!

And college? Hittin' the green paint?

George