railroadbill Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, 33C said: Guess the film. an airplane rudder pretending to be a shark's fin, what is it? It's a jokey reference to another movie but that isn't important right now. (Actually Barry Ten had the best joke!) Edited February 13, 2021 by railroadbill 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Barry Ten said: Don't call me Shirley. Clue: end scene........ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) 45 minutes ago, railroadbill said: an airplane rudder pretending to be a shark's fin, what is it? It's a jokey reference to another movie but that isn't important right now. (Actually Barry Ten had the best joke!) Concorde Airport 79 Andy Edited February 13, 2021 by SM42 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted February 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2021 12 hours ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Northmoor The exhausts are routed as they are so that the expansion chambers may be of equal volume and still allow ground clearance. The right hand cylinder is routed under the centre line, two centre cylinders go each side under the frame rails and the left hand one that arches around the clutch cover and turns 90* across the rear of the engine and 90* again to the underside of the seat. You may note that there is an oval hole in the fairing for the right hand cylinder's pipe shewing how tightly packed it all is. Gibbo. Thanks Gibbo, I'd forgotten the two-stroke requirement for matched expansion chambers. I suppose a toasty inside leg was a minor concern compared with breaking your collar bone or worse when it high-sided you off, which the two strokes had a habit of doing (probably at their worst at the end of the 80s). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Some of the ship kits rescued from Boot sales and charity shops as part started failures....first pic is a Revell Hood that was a disaster! How can you glue the main deck INSIDE the hull upside down! Plus, it's the first ever model i have used acrylics on! 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 (edited) On 08/02/2021 at 22:01, 33C said: Just a few more from that box of damaged models..... Here's a few more from the box.......Zimmerit done with jewellers screwdriver blade in an old soldering iron, guns from cotton buds, tools/ tracks/wheels from plasticard, aerials from the wife's broom and tow cables from dress-makers thread. Edited February 16, 2021 by 33C added detail 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnofwessex Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 One 'Non Railway Modelling' comment that I might make is that there seems to be quite a lot of rather nice 'ready to fly' RC planes on the market, eg https://www.elitemodelsonline.co.uk/Aircraft/By-Manufacturers/Dynam/111305-/Spitfire-MKIX-With-Retracts-1200MM-Ready-To-Fly but very little by the way of 'Ready to sail' RC boats, at 'popular' prices apart from the Hobby Engine Southampton Tug (Rather nice it is too, middle son has one) My suggestion might be for a few more 'Ready to sail' RC boats, stand off scale, three possible prototypes, the Somerset & Dorsets SS Radstock The Southern Railway trio of Brading/Southsea/Shanklin or Balmoral 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 12/02/2021 at 19:44, Stuart Birks said: Miniart 1:35 London bus from 1919. That's a fantastic model !.. I've still got an (unbuilt as yet ) Airfix version from the 60s or whenever, the detail on your one is obviously way superior to the olde 1/32 Airfix job. Apparently my Gran's sister was a conductress on one of these ( in 1-1 scale! ) back in the day.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2021 This was the gateway back into railway modelling as I found it in a cupboard during the first lockdown. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Barry Ten Posted February 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2021 Snap! 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2021 30 minutes ago, Barry Ten said: Snap! We just need the moonbase to go with them! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 21C123 Posted February 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2021 Did someone say moon ? the moonscape is usually on one of my exhibition modules Being a movie set.... Roger 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, 21C123 said: Did someone say moon ? the moonscape is usually on one of my exhibition modules Being a movie set.... Roger Hi Roger, Is that Kubrick Junction ? Gibbo. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 21C123 Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2021 22 hours ago, Gibbo675 said: Hi Roger, Is that Kubrick Junction ? Gibbo. What a good name ! I’ve just been calling it the triangle...... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Birks Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 16/02/2021 at 09:39, Porkscratching said: That's a fantastic model !.. I've still got an (unbuilt as yet ) Airfix version from the 60s or whenever, the detail on your one is obviously way superior to the olde 1/32 Airfix job. Apparently my Gran's sister was a conductress on one of these ( in 1-1 scale! ) back in the day.. It is by far the most challenging kit I have ever built. The fit of the parts is superb but many are very delicate. the hand rails would snap as I tried to remove the little nub where it is removed from the sprue and on a couple of parts I replaced the thin plastic with 0.5mm diameter brass rod. They give instructions on how to make spark plug leads but dont supply the material for them. This is just 0.3mm wire but needs a 0.35mm hole drilled in a terminal that is only 0.5mm in diameter itself. Possible but tricky. The end result is very impressive and looks good no matter how closely you look. It would benefit from light weathering but I didnt want to risk doing it too heavily and spoiling it so I have just left it clean. Stu. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Stuart Birks said: It is by far the most challenging kit I have ever built. The fit of the parts is superb but many are very delicate. the hand rails would snap as I tried to remove the little nub where it is removed from the sprue and on a couple of parts I replaced the thin plastic with 0.5mm diameter brass rod. They give instructions on how to make spark plug leads but dont supply the material for them. This is just 0.3mm wire but needs a 0.35mm hole drilled in a terminal that is only 0.5mm in diameter itself. Possible but tricky. The end result is very impressive and looks good no matter how closely you look. It would benefit from light weathering but I didnt want to risk doing it too heavily and spoiling it so I have just left it clean. Stu. It looks fantastic just as it is !... they were probably kept pretty clean and tidy in real life anyway, so weathering not much of an issue, (unlike a muddy T34 tank or something !) You've inspired me to have a bash at the old Airfix bus once I've sorted my current list of railway jobs out ! I also have in the to do list, one of the Airfix "old Bill" incarnations of the bus, the boarded up troop carrying WW1 version. Edited February 19, 2021 by Porkscratching 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, Porkscratching said: It looks fantastic just as it is !... they were probably kept pretty clean and tidy in real life anyway, so weathering not much of an issue, (unlike a muddy T34 tank or something !) You've inspired me to have a bash at the old Airfix bus once I've sorted my current list of railway jobs out ! I also have in the to do list, one of the Airfix "old Bill" incarnations of the bus, the boarded up troop carrying WW1 version. Is it going to be a replacement bus.......... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 hours ago, 33C said: Is it going to be a replacement bus.......... I expect a long wait, then two will turn up... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Porkscratching said: I expect a long wait, then two will turn up... And go straight past........ and it's raining...............and it's Sunday. Night. Arriva..... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 ..plus, you pay your threep'ny fare with a ten bob note, the conductor has a right old moan and you end up with a huge pocket full of coppers.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Some more boot-sale renovation and restorations... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 And these are my favourites, models and prototypes.... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 On 16/02/2021 at 13:25, 97406 said: This was the gateway back into railway modelling as I found it in a cupboard during the first lockdown. Shouldn't it be exploding, crashed, or on fire? Seem to remember that being the general appearance of Eagles in the show Lovely job on the model- I've a trio of Airfix Angel jets somewhere I picked up from Pennine Models years ago, must get round to finishing them off at some point... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Ben B said: Shouldn't it be exploding, crashed, or on fire? Seem to remember that being the general appearance of Eagles in the show Lovely job on the model- I've a trio of Airfix Angel jets somewhere I picked up from Pennine Models years ago, must get round to finishing them off at some point... Why thank you! They normally crashed when flown by Alan Carter, if I recall correctly. There’s some great renders on the Scifi Airshow site along with other vintage space vehicles https://www.scifiairshow.com/ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, 97406 said: Why thank you! They normally crashed when flown by Alan Carter, if I recall correctly. There’s some great renders on the Scifi Airshow site along with other vintage space vehicles https://www.scifiairshow.com/ The sci fi airshow is a brilliant concept and they did it very well imho. Thanks for posting the link. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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