BOATMANS 1/48 th B58 hustler build with lights

[BOATMAN]

an i fitted on the fusealarge but very difficult as over the yrs the fusalarge has curled inwards so would not fit in theie pins postions so i had to glue one side an when glued then sweated buckects tryin to pull it out to the correct alinement to glue in place an succsees

 

[BOATMAN]

an gluded in place thank goodness

 

[Pantherman]

front veiw an how complex they were its a wonder they worked at all an they now have their undercart doors fitted on but god they were fragile i sweated in case i broke them undercart stays View attachment 196567

Great bit of modeling. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

thanks p/m
chrisb

 

[BOATMAN]

HELLO CHAPS well im now fittin in the office an front undercart into the front fusealarge part an it fits lovely considering on how old the kit is about 60 yrs old

 

[BOATMAN]

AN i dont know if it will be worth all the effort of fitting firbe optics in the instrument panel to bring a bit of colour to it but well ive done it so far but just got to trim up the f/o so they are level an then just paint on them the tamyia clear colour paints so when i fit the big 5 mm white led in place hopefully it should shine up the f/o to show up in the instrument panel

 

[BOATMAN]

AN HERE they are attached to the office all ready for the big 5 mm white ultra bright led just hope this works but if not then at least i can say i tried

 

[BOATMAN]

AN THE intrument panel with the F/O s fitted so see if it was a waste of modeleing time when i fit in the big 5mm ultra bright white led to shine the light up the
F/O s but if not well i treid

 

[BarleyBop]

... And there was an expectant hush in the crowd: will it work?!

 

[BOATMAN]

... And there was an expectant hush in the crowd: will it work?!

AN YES B/B theres one here too lol

 

[BOATMAN]

HI all well not sure of this yet untill i can fit in the big 5 mm led an power it up then i'll know an i think i have a pic of it now fitted will post a pic if i can an yes i have fitted in the 5 mm led an i painted it black around the sides to prevent light leak an will power it up an i hope the lights will show better when its all enclosed within the cockpit an when i go up to the man cave as at the moment im in livein room tryin to keep cool as to hot in man cave

 

[Ron2]

an here the fusealarge elertrics that plug into the tail plug to work all the fusealarg lights an undercarrt lights an this is a big model so more wireing to be fitted to take the power to the front undercart an cockpit an strobe flashing lightsView attachment 196560

Wow.

 

[BOATMAN]

OH DEAR DISATERDAY TODAY i started work on the nose section an was tryin to tidy up the tape i used to hold all them tiny wires for the led s an only went an cut through them all oh dear so been tryin to solder all 10 tiny hair thin wires an im now shatterd but yes ive done it an they all go again but the stress level has gone through the roof as the wires are so tiny an i dint know which wire worked which led so a lot of trail an error oh boy what a bad day an swear box overflowin just as well jen was over her freinds havin a rest now

 

[Down Time]

Sounds like a save with a very roundabout way to said save!!

 

[Jakko]

i painted it black around the sides to prevent light leak

The one time I built a model with LEDs and fibre-optics, I put the LEDs into a bit of plastic tube, partly to prevent light leaking and partly because drilling through the side of the plastic tube gave me a way to put the ends of the fibre-optic against the LEDs:

 

[BOATMAN]

Sounds like a save with a very roundabout way to said save!!

HI Downtime yes it was a very lucky save as if the tiny wires were cut an shorter then it would have been curtains for the front lights an i felt like sayin toss it i wont try an repair the wires but my stubbon streak won out again to spend all day tryin to fix a really stupid mistake cheers for your reply

 

[BOATMAN]

The one time I built a model with LEDs and fibre-optics, I put the LEDs into a bit of plastic tube, partly to prevent light leaking and partly because drilling through the side of the plastic tube gave me a way to put the ends of the fibre-optic against the LEDs:

View attachment 197447

HI Jakko looks very nice bit of work there what is it ?

 

[Jakko]

A Warhammer 40,000 Land Raider (aside: those things cost 76 euros these days? I thought 50 was a lot back when I played 40K). In 2008 I turned one into an all-singing, all-dancing fighting machine:

There are blinking lights in all the axles, by means of two blinking LEDs and all those fibre-optics, plus a red and a green LED in the sensor-thingie on the top. The axle lights blink alternatingly, but you can't see that in the photo because exposure was long enough that they all appear to simply be on. I do have a very low-res video of it, though:

Low-res because I made it at the time with my digital camera, and 320×240 pixels is the best it supported, I think.

The big doorway through which you can see the light from inside would be closed up later. The mirror in the forward door is the centre of a loudspeaker — there's one on the other side too, and the front hatch opens so I could put an MP3 player inside with music and battle sounds I took from a WH40K computer game

Here's a photo of it when fully built but not completely painted:

For some reason I don't have "finished" photos of it. The only one I could find quickly just now is in this photo of my army for a 2012 club tournament:

(It's all the way on the right )

 

[Pantherman]

HI Downtime yes it was a very lucky save as if the tiny wires were cut an shorter then it would have been curtains for the front lights an i felt like sayin toss it i wont try an repair the wires but my stubbon streak won out again to spend all day tryin to fix a really stupid mistake cheers for your reply

Good for you. Perseverance pays off. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

HI GUYS Well i thought that hornet had probs an gave me stress but this hustler has topped that for fit probs so prepare yourselves for some horror pics hope none of you are of nevouse dispasition lol if so dont look lol well after that bad fit on the tail fusealarge it was terrible an jen an i we battled for over 2 hrs to get it to a bad fit as it wont fit at all untill out came the filler an i had to grind down the tails fusealarge to get some sembelance of a fit an it still looked terrible an here it is as i beleive in showin warts an all in my builds an yes this is a near 60 yrs old kit so im makin allowance for it oh dear but im hopein it wont look to bad by the time ive finished with it an sprayed it silver

 

[BOATMAN]

an here im tryin to respray the tail red so the planes wings all masked up an do anyone know if they still do low tack on maskin tape as all i can get is high tack ?

 

[Pantherman]

an here im tryin to respray the tail red so the planes wings all masked up an do anyone know if they still do low tack on maskin tape as all i can get is high tack ?

You can get a low tack masking tape in painting stores, it's purple. If you can't get any let me know and I can pick some up for you. Pantherman

 

[BOATMAN]

AN NOW more horror pics as when i came to fit the nose section it also would not fit as lookin along it its warped just a bit not noticeable until i come to fit it to the main fusealarge then it shows so had to grind a bit out of the front wings to get it to fit an then theres a line up problem but i think ive beaten it an glued it but took some big clamps to pull it togeather see in pic

 

[BOATMAN]

AN this is the best i could grind the fusealarge down so they both line up reasonably but not great so ive painted a red fusealarge jiont line on it

 

[BOATMAN]

so now i think it looks just acceptable but not great

 

[BOATMAN]

SO i think ive saved it from the bin lol

 

[BOATMAN]

You can get a low tack masking tape in painting stores, it's purple. If you can't get any let me know and I can pick some up for you. Pantherman

HI P/M YES be nice if you can get me some low tack maskin tape i'll pay you for it an be nice to see you again sir so can you get me a 1inch wide reel an a 2inch reel please as ive treid in car shops around here an no joy just high tack an it a bugger to remove with out pullin off the paint
cheers P/M GIVE ME A TXT IF YOU CAN GET ME SOME
ATB SIR
chrisb an jen

 

[Down Time]

This is making me so excited to build the one in my stash
Won't be lighting it up though, Boatman, fantastic job!!!!