glider pic done

[gilljc]

finished glider pic, lots of wobbles and not very perfect, but pics are poor quality so look better here

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[Grahamshed]

I like that. I used to watch them being pulled off from RAF Western on the Green.

 

[martinka]

Looks good, Gill, I like it.

 

[bodgerbaz]

Great results Gill. I like it. Well done.

 

[smoggy49]

I love the simplicity of it, gives the whole thing an atmosphere its exactly right, Thanks for sharing.
Chas

 

[lanemaux]

Hi Gill. First off , I like it. Puts me in mind of my glory days when I was young and invulnerable. As an air cadet , gliding was a big part of our summers. By it's slim fuselage and high aspect ratio , we would have called that a sailplane. Our wee Shwiezers were a bit more ungainly you see. thanks for posting amigo.

 

[martinka]

Gill, can I ask who did the pattern? I don't think this is the one Travis posted, which is the only one I saw. It's such a nice picture I wouldn't mind cutting it myself.

 

[Bryan Bennett]

Gill I know that gliding is very close to your heart,and your love has come out in the way in which you have cut the projects out.Thank you for sharing.

Bryan

 

[gilljc]

Thank you all, nice to hear from the gliding buffs
Does anyone have any suggestions how to get rid of the 'blobs' in the treeline, esp just behind the tug, it's driving me mad, may have to cut it again, but got another pic in my head at moment.
Pattern was done by Ray EIEIO, on Steve's forum - I tweaked the skyline and runway a little, but I love it's simplicity ( deceptive!)
Martin, will send you pm

 

[gilljc]

Martin
can you let me have your e-mail address, can't figure out how to pm pattern :roll:

 

[martinka]

As you found out, it's not possible to PM a file, Gill. Check your PM.

 

[bodgerbaz]

Does anyone have any suggestions how to get rid of the 'blobs' in the treeline, esp just behind the tug

The only 'blobs' that I can see Gill look like the holes you drilled to feed the blade through. If they are, they seem very big compared to the size of blade you appear to have used. It's not so bad if you're taking out a small insert but if it's only a line (which appears to be the case) try to drill a hole just large enough to thread a blade through. The hole should then almost disappear.

If they aren't entry holes then ignore what I just said :wink:

Barry

 

[martinka]

I've found that a hole that must be drilled on a line will nearly always show, as the diameter must be at least the depth of the blade, and that measurement is generally 2 or 3 times the thickness of the blade. If possible, try to drill at a junction or at the end of a line. If the hole has already been drilled and is stuck out like a sore thumb, what you could do is cut a sliver of wood, glue it in the hole, sand it down and then run the blade through it again. It'll probably still stick out like a sore thumb to yourself, but no one else will be able to see it. One pattern I cut last year, I made the mistake of drilling in the middle of the lines, and with that I was able to recut the lines with a thicker blade to hide the holes, but this will only work if the thicker line doesn't spoil the pattern. You could always do as I did with the two vintage cars I cut and make the holes into a feature.

 

[gilljc]

thanks guys the blobs I mean are the ones in the middle of two of the lines, caused by backing up with a spiral blade #-o
used a 1mm bit to drill holes, and where possible I use a #68 0r #71 bit, they are all at corners or end of lines, I can see the ones at the end of lines, but nobody else seems to notice them, think we are our own worst critics.
stuck a cocktail stick in one last night and could almost not see it in dim light, so going to try packing holes with slivers of birch from the ply and see. have done something similar with inlays with oopsys in them. If that doesn't work will try making thicker line...