freece tricolori Aermacchi MB339A PAN 1-48

Thank you lil kulhadd tal-pariri biex niraga, biex naghmel il-windshield plastic chart traspareti tajba?

Gordon ejja il club l erbgha u nuruk kif qallek Joe , issa tara khemm tigi clear cara igifieri bil Malti u bhala scale tigi ahjar ukoll , u kif ti tghalem il proces kollha hekk tibda t ghamilhom il canopies

Gordon, you have to fill the windshield with milliput and the end result should look something like these, insert a nail or something to hold the windshield in a vice like in the photo. Next Wed bring the windshield at club and I will provide all the other material and tools, and we will try and vac-u-form it.







We will do some modelling the old way

J

Jos, dawk il-canopies ghadhom ta'zmieni fl-ajruplani jew ?

Ray

le dik il canopy tal Hurricane 1/32, pero hemm helmet nahsep li ta pilot ta F-86

u lohra tal beaufighter nahseb

tajba xahaga hekk?

looks ok to me.

GORDON YOU HAVE A PEICE OF THE RIM MISSING I SUGGEST YOU BUILD IT UP WITH MILIPUT AND SAND IT TO SHAPE

What is this ''milliput''? some kind of filler?

AdriaN wrote:What is this ''milliput''? some kind of filler?

Maybe Alex can tell you what it is

Joking apart Adrian, milliput is a two part filler, which you knead & it can withstand HEAT, COLD & WATER when it sets and get hard. It can then be sanded and shaped accordingly

There are three types (I stand up for correction as I haven't used it for a while because we figure guys use Magic Sculpt MS nowadays) there is the fine milliput which is white, the standard milliput which is yellow/green/grey & which the Aircraft & AFV Nuts use and there is the terracotta milliput which is the hardest of the three to sand once it sets and dries & is a terracotta colour

You can/may find it at the local ironmonger

Ray

Gordon,

I think you did a good job, all you need is to trim the excess milliput from the edges of the windshield, consult the photos I posted, so when we vac-u-form we will have a good replica. I think its better if you remove the framing, I may be corrected here, but its the technique I always used because as we are not using a vac-u-form machine these will not be reproduced correctly, framing edges will be rounded and not sharp. The framing can then be replicated from decal sheet strip or you mask the windshield and leave the framing showing and then spray the colour.

Marco,

Ma l'ebda pilot helmet, those are the Beaufighter windshield and rear gunners glasshouse and the Hurricane's canopoy

J

mela qtajt 2 min tlieta , le le jien irispondejt lil huk ghax qal dawk il canopies li uza ghal mudelli li darbgha kien ihobb jaghmel...

ghandi l-istess mudell jien... xi darba irrid naghmlu.....

Gordon, where did you guy this model from?

I got mine from Pacific Coast Models, USA

Guys just a small thread from MIG forum and here Per Olav Lund explains some usefull techniques [similar to what David made], in the progress you'll see a simple DIY vac-u-form machine + vacuum cleaner and the way he tackled the job, heating etc ... for those not with the habit to play with candles!

http://www.migproductionsforums.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7565

Happy modelling


Ivan

Next wed I can make a vacform demo if there's a demand as I missed yesterday was not feeling too well .

Jo did you make the canopy yesterday

Dave

I really need to see how this vacform is done..

Yes, infact we managed to vac-u-form two canopies one for Gordon and another one for Antoinne.

Adrian when you want just fill a canopy with Milliput bring it over at club and we will vac-u-form it, just tell me in advance so I bring the material with me.

J

David wrote:Next wed I can make a vacform demo if there's a demand as I missed yesterday was not feeling too well .

Jo did you make the canopy yesterday

Dave

thank you David canopy lesta ghamili Joseph,thank you xorta

http://www.ams.vr.it/AircWalkAround/Zerlotto/PAN/PAN%20Rivolto%20060503/Mb339%20PAN_01Riv.htm

great reference photos well done

More work on Aermacchi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdgaZNm8DE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z__6EWlMnow&feature=related



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