#19 The Flying Brick

[Stokesy44]

I didn't realise just how big the Stirling was. Just found this on Wikipedia and it blew me away!



Also didn't realise it had its origins in the Sunderland flying boat - same wing design before it got beefed up for more lift to cope with the extra weight of the aircraft. You can see the Sunderland DNA origins when you look at it.

[DoubleDigit12]

Inie meanie minie mo....

[Garion77]

I didn't realise just how big the Stirling was. Just found this on Wikipedia and it blew me away!



Also didn't realise it had its origins in the Sunderland flying boat - same wing design before it got beefed up for more lift to cope with the extra weight of the aircraft. You can see the Sunderland DNA origins when you look at it.

I wonder where the B-17 is between those shown

[Twokidsnosleep]

Forced myself to do a bit of modelling and make some progress
Have a mind block with these turrets and guns. Kit ones are piddly little styrene strands, so I have attempted to make some Brownings with aluminum.
I have to make circles for the cooling jackets, not slots





These are a smidge over scale, but nothing like a pair of big guns out front
Not really happy with these, might order some PE or try again making them


Also made the radio operator’s table as that area of the Port wall is visible through the top window
Reference photo





Calling no joy on the hockey try out.
Only two try out teams, six goalies and some very lacklustre play. I think the team does not require any new goalies for the season, at least the coach was kinda shifty in the exit interview with my kid.
No one really stood out good or bad. He did fine but was told looked scrambly and out of position. Previously he gets told is too robotic and stiff
He did a full splits save on someone after defence fumbled at clearing the front oh well, would be a difficult commute to see games, a bit unorganized management and I have a horrific lady pt whose son is on the team. So no big loss.

[Stokesy44]

Great work on the radio operator's position and bravo on replacing the gun barrels for the turrets. No mean feat in 1/72 scale!

Shame the hockey was a bit of a washout but as you said, probably better off out of it given the circumstances. Live to fight another day

[Tomcat64]

Same as what Stokesy said!

Great work on the extra details on the brick but a real shame about the hockey.

Does that mean he has no team for next season (which would be a real shame) or is it back the same place/league he's been playing up until now?

[DBMiller]

That's a lot of nice, and small!, work inside that beast! How much will you be able to see when it's buttoned up?

[Twokidsnosleep]

Same as what Stokesy said!

Great work on the extra details on the brick but a real shame about the hockey.

Does that mean he has no team for next season (which would be a real shame) or is it back the same place/league he's been playing up until now?

Ya the details look ok...nothing like the PE sets guys are using, but oh well

These are all the pre-try outs before the main camps to make a junior team. One more to attend still.
So he has made two team's main camps to try and win a roster spot plus a third team that is a maybe but it is with his last year's coach who is now the head coach and he likes Ced a lot. He will practice with these three over the next two months before they do their main camps.
A lot more options than he had last year

[Twokidsnosleep]

That's a lot of nice, and small!, work inside that beast! How much will you be able to see when it's buttoned up?

I am telling myself a lot will be seen...but not much in reality
Thinking of either doing a cut open fuselage or maybe make the birdcage cockpit glass removable

[Tomcat64]

Does that mean he has no team for next season (which would be a real shame) or is it back the same place/league he's been playing up until now?

These are all the pre-try outs before the main camps to make a junior team. One more to attend still.
So he has made two team's main camps to try and win a roster spot plus a third team that is a maybe but it is with his last year's coach who is now the head coach and he likes Ced a lot. He will practice with these three over the next two months before they do their main camps.
A lot more options than he had last year

Awesome to hear that mate - sounds like you might have a load of travelling coming up over the summer but hopefully it'll all be worthwhile

[Stokesy44]

Does that mean he has no team for next season (which would be a real shame) or is it back the same place/league he's been playing up until now?

These are all the pre-try outs before the main camps to make a junior team. One more to attend still.
So he has made two team's main camps to try and win a roster spot plus a third team that is a maybe but it is with his last year's coach who is now the head coach and he likes Ced a lot. He will practice with these three over the next two months before they do their main camps.
A lot more options than he had last year

Awesome to hear that mate - sounds like you might have a load of travelling coming up over the summer but hopefully it'll all be worthwhile

Same sentiment from me mate. Best of luck to him.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I bit the bullet and bought some Browning 303 Barrels off eBay today.
Mine are too cartoonish and for $20 I got eight metal barrels that will match perfectly
Time vs money argument as I would spend more effort/time and still not get the results

Cheers guys on the hockey support...sorry to others to drone on like a over-proud parent, since that is what I am

[digger303]

I bit the bullet and bought some Browning 303 Barrels off eBay today.
Mine are too cartoonish and for $20 I got eight metal barrels that will match perfectly
Time vs money argument as I would spend more effort/time and still not get the results

Cheers guys on the hockey support...sorry to others to drone on like a over-proud parent, since that is what I am

they will look so much better...can't wait to see ...what brand ?

[Twokidsnosleep]

I bit the bullet and bought some Browning 303 Barrels off eBay today.
Mine are too cartoonish and for $20 I got eight metal barrels that will match perfectly
Time vs money argument as I would spend more effort/time and still not get the results

Cheers guys on the hockey support...sorry to others to drone on like a over-proud parent, since that is what I am

they will look so much better...can't wait to see ...what brand ?

They are 'Mini World' British Browning .303 Aircraft Machine gun barrels.

I cannot duplicate that slot in the cooling jacket and the knurled part at the end of the barrel.
These just looked too good and for $20 to get 8 of them...sold

[digger303]

I bit the bullet and bought some Browning 303 Barrels off eBay today.
Mine are too cartoonish and for $20 I got eight metal barrels that will match perfectly
Time vs money argument as I would spend more effort/time and still not get the results

Cheers guys on the hockey support...sorry to others to drone on like a over-proud parent, since that is what I am

they will look so much better...can't wait to see ...what brand ?

They are 'Mini World' British Browning .303 Aircraft Machine gun barrels.

I cannot duplicate that slot in the cooling jacket and the knurled part at the end of the barrel.
These just looked too good and for $20 to get 8 of them...sold

not heard of them , but they look smick

[Twokidsnosleep]

not heard of them , but they look smick

Ya, I think they will be darn good and they are such a prominent part of the aircraft
I just cannot replicate them properly in brass or aluminum, so time to spend a bit of $

[Willem]

Those barrels do look like the dogs nadgers.

not heard of them , but they look smick
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"Smick"?

Digger, you down with the kids?

[Twokidsnosleep]

Those barrels do look like the dogs nadgers.

not heard of them , but they look smick

"Smick"?

Digger, you down with the kids?


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Oh he is hip...as in broken hip

[DRUMS01]

I believe that digger is "gettin down with his bad self"....

[digger303]

Those barrels do look like the dogs nadgers.

not heard of them , but they look smick

"Smick"?

Digger, you down with the kids?


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Will bring you up to speed Will..... Smick is an old slang is meaning " excellent " ... It is as old as me. The kids would be just as perplexed as the other jokers... So we are all " ridgy didje " now

[Twokidsnosleep]

Those barrels do look like the dogs nadgers.

not heard of them , but they look smick

"Smick"?

Digger, you down with the kids?

Will bring you up to speed Will..... Smick is an old slang is meaning " excellent " ... It is as old as me. The kids would be just as perplexed as the other jokers... So we are all " ridgy didje " now
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[Twokidsnosleep]

Alright you thread stealing hooligans, time for some real model building
Or in this case, my model building

I have done the interior, with the latest addition a new front bulkhead with a sliding door to close off the nose section machine turret .
See otherwise it is wide open to the pilot’s feet and makes no sense .... at high altitude they would all die. So I made a bulkhead







I think this is all for interior details...no wait I am going to add detail to the tail section where the rear door is located so I will have that lying open.
I cannot close up the fuselage until I finish all the turrets, but am waiting for the metal machine gun barrels anyways.
I am shifting between building a Suzuki motorcycle and this Sterling

for looking, Scott

[Stokesy44]

Interior looks nice and busy now

[ElCapitan]

Love it!

[Les0012]

Beginning to love this thread, you ar3 doing a great job Scott. Those who say the Stirling is ugly all need their eyes testing.

Les

[Stokesy44]

Beginning to love this thread, you ar3 doing a great job Scott. Those who say the Stirling is ugly all need their eyes testing.

Les

Then I need them testing cos that thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!

My comment takes nothing away from El Hefe's superb work on his ugly duckling though

[digger303]

Splendid interior

[alextheblue]

Gotta agree, that interior Is looking the nuts! All that hard work has more than paid off, looking fan-bleeding-tasting!!

[DBMiller]

Those barrels do look like the dogs nadgers.

not heard of them , but they look smick

"Smick"?

Digger, you down with the kids?

Will bring you up to speed Will..... Smick is an old slang is meaning " excellent " ... It is as old as me. The kids would be just as perplexed as the other jokers... So we are all " ridgy didje " now

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The things an American can learn here! Modeling skills and a new language!

[Tomcat64]

Absolutely stunning work on the interior mate - just needs some fluffy dice for the rear view chandelier

[DoubleDigit12]

Looking "smick"

[demarcation]

Excellent work on that interior Scott, looks absolutely stunning!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanks everybody, just cobbling together some stuff.
Waiting on the gun barrels I ordered to be able to close the fuselage.
In the meantime, I am detailing the turrets internals and their glass

[Twokidsnosleep]

Ok I think the interior proper is done now
Found a great cut away schematic


I added a plywood plank floor and some rear fuselage supports as the rear entrance door will be open
Just areas that could be visible were detailed.




Then amazingly enough I remembered to add some lead nose weight before the fusealge halves are together....I usually forget until after.


I am enjoying this build and really looking forward to those metal machine guns arriving

[demarcation]

Good idea with the nose weight and great work on the fuselage supports and the plywood!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Good idea with the nose weight and great work on the fuselage supports and the plywood!

Cheers Anders
I love the feel of a model when they have a bit of weight to them
I may redo the suspension of this darling in brass to be a bit more supportive

[Tomcat64]

Nice work on the detailing down the back end. mate

Interesting about adding the weight though I'd never considered it for a tail sitter before but it's the same as adding weight to an armour kit to give it that heft... hmmm... there's space in the Buckingham...

[Twokidsnosleep]

Nice work on the detailing down the back end. mate

Interesting about adding the weight though I'd never considered it for a tail sitter before but it's the same as adding weight to an armour kit to give it that heft... hmmm... there's space in the Buckingham...

Yep, something about a little heft to a model I really like

[Twokidsnosleep]

Solidly happy about buying .303 Brownings







If you ask me, they are pretty darn smick

[digger303]

Solidly happy about buying .303 Brownings



If you ask me, they are pretty darn smick

They are smicko

Fuselage close up will be interesting

[Tomcat64]

They are smicko

Fuselage close up will be interesting

My thoughts exactly!

Those brownings really do look superb!

[Twokidsnosleep]

They are smicko

Fuselage close up will be interesting

Yes good point
I may trim the turrets to go in after fuselage is together.
Just been thinking on that exact plan

[Twokidsnosleep]

They are smicko

Fuselage close up will be interesting

My thoughts exactly!

Those brownings really do look superb!

Indeed
I am a little embarrassed by the ones I tried to make

[Quax]

thats a stirling job you've done there Twokids...

Paul

[Twokidsnosleep]

thats a stirling job you've done there Twokids...

Paul

Ha Ha, I see what you did there...Thanks

[Twokidsnosleep]

Working on the front turret.
These gun barrels are awesome. Smallest machine gun belts I could make with Tamiya tape and stretched sprue
I will wrap the turret glass in styrene strips to look like the metal reinforcements. Probably do the same to the cockpit glass.

Happy Sunday

[digger303]

Does that mean you will sand off the turret reinforcement markings or are they just not there ?

cheers

[Twokidsnosleep]

Does that mean you will sand off the turret reinforcement markings or are they just not there ?

cheers

Ya. Not totally sure how I will go about it yet No kit detail in the clear parts at all for the metal framework
Will build all three guns fully before the fuselage goes together, but might be difficult fitting in the glass and such after the fact.
So may have to insert them AS the halves go together and then cover them up for fill, sand and paint steps.
We shall see

Sorry mate I buggered up your quote somehow there

[alextheblue]

Those barrels really do look the business. Great job with the belts!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Those barrels really do look the business. Great job with the belts!!

Thank you
I made them three times and still could have gone a tad smaller