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Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: June 29th, 2017, 7:45 pm
by iggie
Phew; another one saved!
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: June 29th, 2017, 9:34 pm
by VickersVandal
I was pretty stunned that I managed to recover that and especially that I retained the double rigging under the right tension.
It took all the patience I had.....
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 1st, 2017, 2:39 pm
by VickersVandal
Ready for decaling.
I still have to print the tail decal for the Barker Camel. How I will do so is not certain since the printer is on the fritz...
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 5th, 2017, 1:55 pm
by VickersVandal
Another near disaster - I managed to knock the undercarriage off the Barker camel. Gah! Ithink pulled the double rigging loose too. I was able to repair it but it's slightly skewiff now. Not happy....
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 5th, 2017, 5:24 pm
by iggie
that's a shame....this seems to be a recurring theme for you!
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 6th, 2017, 6:08 am
by VickersVandal
It is a bit. I'll soldier on regardless.
Printing a decal for the cupid heart on the final of the Barker camel was a failure as the red was invisible against the black of the tail. Instead I have cut two 4mm wide heart stencils and painted it instead. I don't want to talk about the experience.....
The original tail is preserved in a museum for reference. I will need to paint on the arrow in white, probably using a pin.
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/images/cos ... %20sml.JPG;
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 9th, 2017, 9:33 am
by VickersVandal
Things are at the supremely fiddly stage - adding control wires and final tidying up. No photos just now since they barely look any different to the last shots. I'll be away for a day and then I'll aim to get em done Tuesday if I can.
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 11th, 2017, 2:46 pm
by VickersVandal
Well, Tuesday came and went and I'm still mired in fiddly attachment of control wires. I also still need to attach the Lewis guns and wingtip lights to the Comic. This is bound to go through to the end of the week. Such a marathon to get the last details done!
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 12th, 2017, 8:15 am
by Clashcityrocker
Only small tasks to finish it off, but each takes time to set before moving on to the next. This is where I lose a bit of patience and tend to rush it
Nigel
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 12th, 2017, 9:15 am
by VickersVandal
Same! I'm resisting those urges on this one though.
They've both sprouted butt-whiskers....
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 13th, 2017, 2:13 pm
by VickersVandal
One finished!
The other almost done.
Better pics later.
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 13th, 2017, 5:56 pm
by iggie
Looks good VV; looking forward to the glamour shots!
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 14th, 2017, 4:43 am
by Clashcityrocker
Looking good VV
Nigel
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker
Posted: July 14th, 2017, 2:54 pm
by VickersVandal
Thanks chaps.
The comic is finished too now.
I will be out all tomorrow so the glamour shoot will have to wait til after.
Re: VV builds a Comic and a Barker **Finished**
Posted: July 20th, 2017, 3:35 am
by VickersVandal
