Westland Lysander Mk II (Mały Modelarz 12/97)

[pahorace]

Hi tonid,
a magnificent job, extraordinary!
The "kalkomanie" are printed on paper from 80 grams/msq?

Orazio

[tonid]

Thanks! But it's really far from magnificent hehe... But not bad especially after such a long break.

Yes, "kalkomanie" ("decal") are printed on normal printer paper (80 g/msq) using LaserJet Color printer.

I've just received my Tetenal matt spray and will be protecting the model today (first I need to cover the "glass" parts).

[tonid]

Oh boy... I've used classic masking tape to cover the windshield and that's OK. But if you're planning on using a spray varnish, best do it outside on your balcony or something! The smell in my apartment is now almost unbearable! The Tetenal spray is excellent though in terms of results.

[treadhead1952]

Excellent work on your Lysander tonid. Lots of interesting details and techniques used in its' construction.

And yes, the ladies can sometimes be the cause of no small amount of consternation, especially in a modelers life. :D

[Padre]

Dang, another great build that makes me want to start a new model...............I still have a few I have to finish............damn short attention span.............or is it old age?

[birder]

Nice job! That looks great. Dan has picked up good ideas on making wheels with the rotory tool. I cheat and make mine on a wood lathe, though...

[tonid]

One thing I wonder about making wheels with the rotary tool is: how do you fit the wheel to the rotary head?...

I'll be making XP-55 Ascender as my next model, and I plan to make it very very detailed. We'll see how it goes...

[birder]

I thought that there was a tutorial on this technique, by Leif, Gil or Dan IIRC.

[dansls1]

It wasn't me, although I have done them. To answer how I did it, I got a tool from the hobby shop that is specific for turning wheels on a dremel for cub scout race cars. It has a longer screw than a typical dremel cutting wheel tool. The only real issue is it's often larger in diameter than the hole should be in the wheels. On my models, I wasn't too upset if the wheels were solid, so I just filled up that hole with glue and was done with it. Obviously there are other methods to fill the gap once the wheels are turned that would allow you to have spinning wheels - tubes and the like.