Trumpeters 1/32 Stringbag

[Paulw]

The 32 X-15 turned out to be a bust so I thought that I would try this thing. Trumpeter 1/32 Swordfish Mk I.

So far (I did some work on the engine because I am waiting for the seat belts to come in the mail and that would be the only thing that will hold me back. So I am working on some other sub assemblies. I decided to go with Bob L's pastels so in doing the exhaust assembly I mixed up some red, dark brown and some sun shine yellow. and came up with a dark red brown that looked good on application. as it sits now that it has dried it looks a bit dark to me but I doubt that it will be visible once the cowling is on.



the intake system get some silver and some dark brown pastels and is installed.



I put the push rod assembly on the front and that is about as far as I got tonight.




More later.

 

[moon puppy]

Whoa! Excellent!

What happened to the X15?

 

[Paulw]

Whoa! Excellent!

What happened to the X15?

there is only so much frustration one can stand.

 

[lupanzer]

...

Luiz.

 

[razordws]

Nice engine Paul. The pipes look great.

 

[Swordsman]

Looking very good .... Nice power plant ....

 

[Jeeves]

Great engine work!

 

[Paulw]

I was able to get some bench time in today and I am still at it a bit. First thing done was the engine is completed and ready for installation into the cowling which I finished sort of.





I painted the cowling sky and a mix of copper and brass with a touch of red for the collector ring. It is going to be some what of a tight fit but with some sanding here and there Ill get it to slide right in.

My belts should be in this coming week some time and then I can really button up the pit. With a really incomplete interior and ip pe set I got some of the pit done but there is more to come. the top deck has a bunch more that I will do weathering wise and I still have some assembly to do as well. I apologize for the poor pics but my lighting here really suffers.


















Ill be able to get everything done soon and give the paint sufficient enough time to cure before I get after it with the pastels. Cheers
Paul

 

[razordws]

Keep it coming Paul!

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Nice work so far

 

[moon puppy]

Sweet!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Looking good Paul!

 

[lupanzer]

Fantastic man!

Luiz.

 

[phantom II]

Cool Paul . It's going to be interesting to see how it compares to the 1/48 Tamyia version.

Cheers Christian B)

 

[Paulw]

I finally got the belts in today and as soon as I could I put them in according to Eduard's directions. The directions did not include how to put in the gunner's belts so I just winged it and they look OK to me. prior to that I laid down paint on the wings and started trying to fit the cross braces in the wing assembly. I haven't got there yet but I think Ill get that under control tomorrow.







Not much to see today but maybe tomorrow I'll have some progress pics ready.
Cheers

Paul

 

[moon puppy]

Good wingin'.

 

[Swordsman]

Good work Paul …. nice paint & weathering ….

 

[lupanzer]

Great job so far!

Luiz

 

[Paulw]

I have been having difficulties with the kits pe flying wire. It is hard as brick bat to cut for me and I dont want to shelve this build. I began looking for a suitable replacement and I found that RB productions has a British flying wire kit with pe turn buckles. It comes in two sized. 2 BA and 4 BA. It has 48 wires that are about 7 1/2 inches long. I'll have to wait until next month to get the set but the one question that I have is what size would be the most correct?