Hello PM's
Just had a week or so to figure out and make the next item. This is the fuel tap or fuel shut off cock as I would call it.
Here's one on a museum C205 (similar aircraft) - it has an orange handle with the Letter B for Benzine:
Nice and simple at first with just a card arch made from brown/white packing card:
And sanded smooth:
It was next sprayed black and varnished. The lever was 2mm MDF, cut out to shape and sprayed silver:
The end of the handle had me stumped for a few days but I reverted back to basics and glued a load of white card together to shape whilst attached to a drill:
The handle was too short at first but I simply added more card however, the superglue I used was strong! It took me ages to shape it!!
Eventually shaped:
Very top of the handle:
A little orange spray:
I had some MR DECAL left over from an Amazon buy some years ago and so designed a letter B to fit the end (oh and some other Macchi Graphics) of the handle like so:
This I then printed off on the special paper and cut out:
Simply placing it in water for 30 seconds allows you to tranfer it onto your object - really cool stuff:
Here it is in place:
It really is starting to look good!
A few more little items to go before she is mounted and completed.
Enjoy