Hawker Heron 1:50

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
I decided to take a short break in the designing of Westland Whirlwind and design Hawker Heron from 1925. More info about this aircraft you find here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Heron).

At the beginning block of fuselage.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Alcides]

Hi Krzychu74. What happened? Are you tired of curved shapes ? Do you need some good old straight lines ?

Just joking ;) Another nice option this Hawker Heron.

Looking forward for more.

[cgutzmer]

another unique craft!

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Alcides: you're right. Sometimes you need a break from too boring things and to do something fast to design, easy to glue, and a nice to collection. :)
cgutzmer: certainly it will not last a unique plane. :)

Horizontal and vertical rudders are on they places.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[doctormax]

very unique i never heard of a hawker heron till now must google.

very unique only one model ever built as the air ministry were not interested. The power of googling. ;)

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
doctormax: Google tell you the truth. ;)
Continuation of project: wings.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[JT Fox]

Another good looking design underway.

I recall you once offered to do a tutorial on you design style, anytime in the near future?

Cheers JTF

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
JT Fox: thank you. About my offer... upsss... in fact! I forgot about it. Sorry. I look for something not complicated and I'll see what we can do.

Heron can stand now on its own gear.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
New parts: pilot`s seat, instrument panel etc...

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Machine guns and engine are already on their places.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[JT Fox]

Hello!
JT Fox: thank you. About my offer... upsss... in fact! I forgot about it. Sorry. I look for something not complicated and I'll see what we can do.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

That would be great. Seeing how other designers work really me improve my own work.

Cheers JTF

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
JT Fox: maybe you suggest a aircraft (maybe with the radial engine?)? But please not very difficult, because then it might be a tutorial written by several years. :)

Next parts.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Model 3D is ready. Now its time for unrolling of parts and instruction.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Alcides]

Wow. That was a fast design. Looks very good.

Do you use several formers ? I curious how you designed this time the formers structure.

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Thank you Luis! :)
And that is why I like these old planes. It can fast design. :)
I tried to make the best of curvature of the fuselage (especially the front). I hope that not too many segments.

The first few parts are ready. Colors are alleged because I have no drawing showing in what colors can be painted (about color photo, even I do not think). If anyone knows the rules of painting aircraft, the RAF from that time period (the 20th of the last century) or have any materials about Heron from books, albums or plastic models (if they are) please help. I will be very grateful.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[nothing]

very nice looking. a great subject!

[Alcides]

I've told you I like the colors. I'm waiting for the "support" structure ;)

[Paperbeam]

The livery looks quite accurate for the period.

You may have seen this picture already:

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/england/hawker_heron25.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/hawker_heron25.php&usg=__4JbGZU4Hj0I33N5bQK3bZt7rB1c=&h=261&w=402&sz=32&hl=en&start=43&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=oT0jeiAipgYFYM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHawker%2Bbiplane%26start%3D40%26um%3D 1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1

Terry

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
nothing: thank you! :)
Alcides: thanks Luis.:)
PAPERBEAM: thank you. On the internet unless I found everything about this aircraft (I suppose). It was not that much, but better than nothing. :)

Next parts.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Heron is ready to test and this time "fly" to Toff (Piotter test another model of my friend).
Model has 39 numbered parts on 3 sheets with parts and 1 sheet with instruction.
I hope that soon I will show you photos from test building.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[cgutzmer]

looks great! cant wait to see it come together. Will he do a build thread? :)

[nothing]

i cant wait to see it also!

[Alcides]

Looks very nice. I want to build one!!!

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
cgutzmer: thank you. Toff isn`t on our forum but I will show here photos from test build of course. :)
nothing: thanks. :)
Alcides: thank you Luis. :)

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[cgutzmer]

He is over on papermodelers - isnt he? Build thread there is cool too :)

[piotter]

Hello
Let's see what we can see with this Heron.:)
First few photos: cocpit and fuselage elements.
As usually - simple and pleasant.

[JT Fox]

Good stuff.

Cheers JTF

[cgutzmer]

looks great! got a scale cube or something you can show in a pic to give us an idea on size!

[Alcides]

Cool!!! The test build of the heron. Very nice.

Piotter I can see some "tabs" for glue in your 3rd picture. Are part of the model , or you added them ?

[piotter]

Hello

Thank you all.
Alcides - you have a good eyesight. ;)
These tabs is my addition. Becouse of them Krzychu74 made some changes in project and any other tabs or stripes will be no need at all. :)

The fuselage and tail fins are ready - without small details ofcourse.
And first look on engine.

[Alcides]

Good job Piotter. Looks very precise for something of 10cm of length.
How do you roll that tiny cylinders ?

[nothing]

definitely an exercise in precision! this would be a good candidate for 1/33 scale.

[piotter]

Hello

Alcides, nothing:

Im not so good modeler as I wish to be - you can see it on engine below.
But - thank you very much. You really embarassing me...

Anyway - I,ll try to be much more precise ;).

Alcides - this Bristol Jupiter wasnt very hard job. Only nine cylinders and only one engine.
Making the Calquin (http://www.ecardmodels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1910&highlight=calquin&page=5) - that was fun ;).
But I suffer becouse I cant use my favourite glue for cardmodels - BCG. It stains jet ink printouts.
In topic of rolling really small tubes look at this (http://www.konradus.com/forum/read.php?f=1&i=151363&t=62808#reply_151363) thread - SYZYF's post from 10-01-09 12:18).
Step by step guide in photos.
Even if dont know my (beautifull and difficult as hell ) language you can say: Syzyf in an Genius in card modelling !

Back to Heron - engine is ready, first look at wings.

Greetings!

[Alcides]

Piotter thanks very much for the link. Incredible technique and yes: Syzyf es un genio en modelos de cartulina. ( ;) Spanish version ) .

One question: Do you use that technique to roll the cylinders in the Heron ?

About your beautiful language a think you have to eliminate just some "y" :)

Beautiful engine. About wings: Are the lowers ones separated ? Seems to me the former was one.

[piotter]

Hello

Alcides - I usually roll all tiny cyllinders on hobby drill bits or directly on templates. That how I made them in Heron. Syzyf's method is really great for long and slim tubes.

And I must learn Spanish at last :D.

You can see contruction of lower wing on photos now.
And traditionally firs look on wheels but today Heron is almost ready.

[piotter]

Hello

Heron is ready now.
Simple and pleasant project.
Really fine model, elegant airplane. :)
Thank you all for your attention.

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Back-cover for Heron`s model.

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[piotter]

And few photos more - side view.

[cgutzmer]

turned out great! looking forward to putting it in the shop :)

[JT Fox]

Another fine model.

Well done.

Cheers JTF

[nothing]

a really beautiful plane. looks awesome!

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Forgive me please the delay. The cover is ready. The author is Jacek "Raiden" Obuszyński. Thank you very much Jacek for your help.
I hope the cover like you. :)

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Heron is now available:
http://ecardmodels.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=44
Special thanks for piotter for beautiful test-model (as always :) )
For the end of my reports I want to thank everyone who took part, observed my work and commented in it (as usual in alfabetical order if only to hurt nobody):
Alcides, cgutzmer, doctormax, JT Fox, nothing, PAPERBEAM
Thank you Friends!

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[Alcides]

I'm glad to help Krysiek !!!

Nice to know it's now available.

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Thank you Luis! :)

Best regards.
Krzychu74