Revell 1/32 Grumman Martlet V

[Dave W]

Some nice detail scratch building going into this..

[yak face]

Bit more done today , the outer guns have been filled as the Mk V only had four , I also had to fill the ejector chutes and sand off the gun access panels and bulge. The rivet lineshave been re instated by pricking with a sharp pick. I cut out a section on each of the inner wing stubs and backed this with plastic card - this will be the access panel under which is the winding handle to unlock the wings . When the wings are folded this is left open and the handle hanging down , i'll be adding these details much later. The outer wings have been sanded to knock back the raised rivets a bit as the outer wings were flush riveted -unlike the rest of the airframe.[ATTACH]297166[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297167[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297168[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297169[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297170[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297171[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297172[/ATTACH][ATTACH]297173[/ATTACH]

[Ian M]

This is looking good so far

[papa 695]

Very nice work Tony.

[flyjoe180]

Coming along nicely. The outer wings being flush-riveted is a bit pesky.

[yak face]

Bit more progress with the wing folds today. Ive made the hinges from styrene tube and fastened them to the outer sections . I had to add a little bit of plastic card in places to fill the voids and they both now fit together lovely while still being able to be removed so they can be painted easier and added at the last minute. They still need cables and pipes adding plus the conspicuous winding handles that release the locks however these hang down from the wings so will be one of the last things to go on. Next step is attaching the inner wing sections and tailplanes, heres a few poor pics[ATTACH]298491[/ATTACH][ATTACH]298492[/ATTACH]

[Jim R]

hi Tony
Your making a fine job of this. Impressed with the scratched improvements you have made. Wing hinges look great. Your tips/method for reinstating the panel lines and rivets is something quite simple but works well.
Jim

[yak face]

Cheers jim , some people might call me a masochist but i really enjoy the challenge of an old tooled kit!

[papa 695]

Cracking work Tony

[Guest]

Top notch. Watching this work closely.

[rtfoe]

Hi Tony,

Just read through the thread from the start. You're doing a fine job on this Martlet. :thumb2: I am a fan of rebuilding old dated kits as well...basically revitalising them with added detail. It is a challenge but fun.
I am enjoying this so far with the detail and interesting use of material around the house. I used the CD side portion for my Walrus internal walkway. If time permits I'll reblog the Walrus build.

Looking forward to more progress.

Cheers,
Richard

[colin m]

Great work, and well done on restoring lost detail. It's just taken me ages to fit the windscreen to a 1:48 P38, loosing any nearby detail in the process. And after that, I couldn't face even a small attempt at restoring any detail - lazy, yes.

[yak face]

Cheers guys , a few little bits of progress today. Ive put the lens and reflector on the gunsight using holographic confetti cut to shape (I know the gunsight wouldnt have been optically coated like a HUD but it just makes it a bit more visible if you use the holographic stuff )
Ive also masked and fitted the windscreen . The wheels have also come in for a bit of attention, being tooled with a raised depiction of the diamond pattern . not only is most of this going to be lost during seam removal but its raised ,plus in all the pictures ive looked at of wartime martlets they all had smooth or circumferential tread (big word!ooh) So i set about how to achieve this by supergluing a cocktail stick into each wheel and mounting it in the drill . With the drill on full speed imitating a lathe ,I sanded off all the diamond pattern and using a razor saw cut some grooves . Hopefully theyll look ok when painted up. cheers tony[ATTACH]300397[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300398[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300399[/ATTACH][ATTACH]300400[/ATTACH]

[yak face]

I am enjoying this so far with the detail and interesting use of material around the house. I used the CD side portion for my Walrus internal walkway. If time permits I'll reblog the Walrus build.

Thanks Richard , looking forward to seeing the Walrus . If you like using odd bits ,check out the 'unconventional materials thread in the Tutorials and how tos' section http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...als-list.6491/ its a rolling reference for everyone to add their own bit of useful but not normally used for modelling stuff. cheers tony

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Tony
Just had a catch up read through of this blog. Really impressive stuff that is up there with the best in my opinion. Already looking forward to the next instalment.
Cheers
Tim