Lancfan's Curtiss XP-55 Ascender ***FINISHED***

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » May 29th, 2015, 3:40 pm

Looks good. I am using same technique myself (for first time) to create white serial number decals for mine. Is it just a case of a small brush and a steady hand or are there any other tips you have?

David

Post by **splash** » May 29th, 2015, 4:00 pm

That is looking brilliant David.

Regards Splash

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 29th, 2015, 4:04 pm

dwomby wrote:Looks good. I am using same technique myself (for first time) to create white serial number decals for mine. Is it just a case of a small brush and a steady hand or are there any other tips you have?

David

A headband magnifier helps.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 29th, 2015, 4:05 pm

Cheers David, Splash.

David.

VickersVandal · Post by **VickersVandal** » May 30th, 2015, 5:26 am

That looks excellent! Not far to go now.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 30th, 2015, 1:02 pm

Cheers VV, very true- the decals have been painted in and the canopy is in place, the end is now very near.

David.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » May 30th, 2015, 10:28 pm

The main undercarriage legs were simply cut down from spares box units but the noseleg needed to be scratchbuilt starting with the main strut made up from stretched sprue and glued into an hole drilled into the plastic card spine, the retraction jack was made from another piece of sprue..

The nosewheel/fork itself came from the spares box and was glued to the trimmed sprue noseleg, this will be left overnight before any weight is placed on it.

David.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » May 31st, 2015, 4:09 am

I still look at this and can't believe that whole rear end is carved from balsa. Great job.

David

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » June 1st, 2015, 12:19 am

Finished just in time, well 23.25 hrs on the final day of the build, I'm not entirely happy with everything but I will call this finished.

David.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » June 1st, 2015, 12:47 am

Very nice result, David. Great modelling skill applied to the rear fuselage and thanks for showing how to do decals and then paint them in so they merge with the camo.

David

VickersVandal · Post by **VickersVandal** » June 1st, 2015, 2:22 am

Really excellent job on this, David. Some truly impressive scratchbuilding skills with that balsa addition.

vacant · Post by **vacant** » June 1st, 2015, 7:35 am

Splendid job, built in the true spirit of vacforming, i.e. don't complain, make do, mend and just get on with it.
Northrop Black Bullet next?

SJPONeill · Post by **SJPONeill** » June 1st, 2015, 9:23 am

Awesome job, David, Airmodel vacs are more challenging than you make them look...

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » June 1st, 2015, 1:15 pm

I think it's amazing.

lancfan · Post by **lancfan** » June 1st, 2015, 3:50 pm

vacant wrote:Splendid job, built in the true spirit of vacforming, i.e. don't complain, make do, mend and just get on with it.
Northrop Black Bullet next?

strangely enough Vacant, I do have the vacform kit - - -

David.

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