1/32 Morane Saulnier L - scratching an itch

[Des]

Beautiful work with the three items, the transmitter is excellent and the wood colours are superb.

Des.

[RLWP]

Beautiful work with the three items, the transmitter is excellent and the wood colours are superb.

Des.

More by luck than anything else, Des. It's white primer, then diluted brown acrylic pulled about with a brush until it looks sort of wood like. Then stop - that's the important bit

Richard

[Juan]

Outstanding, looks like your pictures.

[RLWP]

Cockade masks. I want to paint the cockades, what do I use to make masks?

Richard

[ondra]

Where are you from, Richard? I have a plotter, so if you can give me the dimensions you need, cutting the masks for you would not be a problem.

Cheers

Ondra

[RLWP]

Where are you from, Richard? I have a plotter, so if you can give me the dimensions you need, cutting the masks for you would not be a problem.

Cheers

Ondra

That's a very kind offer, thank you. I'm in the UK

I'm OK on cutting the cockades, they are only concentric circles and I have a nice Olfa cutter for that. But what material do I cut them out from?

Richard

[Borsos]

I have good experience with Tamiya masking stuff. It's Kabuki paper that works really fine.
Borsos

[RLWP]

I have good experience with Tamiya masking stuff. It's Kabuki paper that works really fine.
Borsos

This stuff?:

http://shop.maketar.com/?product=print-cut-a4-yellow-kabuki-sheet

Richard

[Borsos]

Yes, exactly. Much better than vinyl in my opinion.

[RLWP]

Perfect! I have ordered some

I was tempted to get some of their custom cut cockades

Richard

[ondra]

Where are you from, Richard? I have a plotter, so if you can give me the dimensions you need, cutting the masks for you would not be a problem.

Cheers

Ondra

That's a very kind offer, thank you. I'm in the UK

I'm OK on cutting the cockades, they are only concentric circles and I have a nice Olfa cutter for that. But what material do I cut them out from?

Richard

Ok, I see. I am fully with Borsos on this, Tamiya is definitely the best choice.

Cheers

Ondra

[RLWP]

There is a ridiculous amount of work in turning these wheels, mostly in holding them to machine the second face:



I had a lucky break too. The tyres are 'O'rings, and an AS 586A -  114 is spot on for size. Only I turned the retaining groove a little too small making the tyre loose. But a 113 works!

This does leave the tricky problem of painting a nitrile 'O'ring grey, no matter

Richard

[RLWP]

Richard

[Borsos]

wow. Hats off for that courageous work making the wheels. Another way would have been to make resin copies of existing kit's wheels. But if you are such a bad resin caster as I am... Well however, great looking wheels!
Borsos

[Juan]

Amazing work, very inspirational.