crobinsonh Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) I meant to post a WIP before Christmas but some serious personal things got in the way. I did a dump of photographs from my iPhone and Nikon so I thought I might as well post where I have got to. First off - these are the most detailed CMR kits I have seen and they are certainly a generation ahead of the Buccaneer models - even the last two. The level of detail is superb in the cockpit, panel lines, details etc and is more akin to a Akai resin model (although nothing is as nice as the AKI Sea Fury from any manufacturer including Tamiya). Anyway onto the WIP - shot of one of the boxes. I have all three and the folded wing option from CMR. Very extensive contents in resin, pre-painted PE, PE (all PE from Eduard) and very detailed decals. The only problem area as such was inside the intakes and this needed some filing (semi round rat tail was very useful here) and a small amount of filler. The good news is that this is a lot easier that having separate intakes and then a join line where sanding would have destroyed the lovely panel line detail. Regards, Edited October 23, 2018 by crobinsonh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 I then moved onto to protecting all of the delicate but beautifully moulded external intakes etc. Then I realised I would need to paint some of the external areas first to avoid a nightmare later. Jet pipe area first! A blast of undercoat into the air brake areas Then the final spray of Alclad jet exhaust as this area is aways dirty on the Scimitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sigh... Scimitars... Lovely... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlin Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Lovley. I'll be drooling all over this thread. Hopefully Airfix will release this beauty in 1/48 scale soon...... Good luck with your build. /Bosse Edited January 29, 2012 by Marlin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Great work so far! I built the Xtrakit last year and found it quite a slog, so I'll be interested to see the results you get with these beauties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I've got one of these in the stash so will be watching closely. Looking forward to see how you go about this kit. I will be doing something a little simpler in resin first as i haven't made that many resin kits. (I have the Supermarine Attacker lined up at the top of the to do pile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Some small updates from this mornings work! With a pound coin for size reference. The detail is exquisite and very accurate as I have the Scimitar book by David Gibbings with the pilots notes included (plus another four books on the Scimitar). You may have noticed that only one of the cockpits has a headrest - that is because I broke the other 2 and need to replace them! Onto ejection seats as the Wife is out today so I have a free day for a change Edited January 29, 2012 by crobinsonh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Looks rather nice, and I like what you've done so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Lookin' seriously good so far, I'm looking forward to the rest of thge build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Very nice, I saw one at Telford last year, looks to build up into a nice kit: IMG_3237 by tony_inkster, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Some more work on the side consoles this afternoon. I have used grey and highlights so that you can see something when closed up. Although not strictly accurate there is so much detail in the cockpit that you need to see some of it when all assembled. There is some extra detail to be added from the PE yet. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The Scimitar is the most beautiful jet ever made in my own humble opinion and yours are looking good so far. I`ll be following this thread with great interest as I have two of these kits and am hoping to get the third one too, but I feel a bit nervous about starting them. By the way, the built up Scimitar on the CMR stand at Telford was built by Colin Pickett who is a really good modeller, as you can see, All the best for now and keep up the good work, Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Nice project! The CMR Scimitar kit is definitely on my wish list, so I'll be following this very closely. You're off to a great start, the cockpits are looking great. Resin is sometimes a pain to work with, but you can't deny how exquisite the detail is! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Well impressed so far, I'm gonna keep an eye on this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 A little bit more work from earlier. There are two different coloured cushions as that is what I have seen in photographs. Many more details to be added yet! This is how complex the seats are going to get! More anon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 A few more updates. First off the Eduard coloured PE was painted the wrong colour and I do not think it can even be called scale black so I repainted with a darker gray oil paint. Here is the comparison shot.. And here is a closer view. I also made some progress on the ejector seats. Just wish it had been "stuck" on straight to the peg! Two more to go and then all the left over details for the canopy tub - rudder pedals, control column, IP coaming and various PE throttles and such like... As I said at the start - IMHO incredible detail for a 1/72nd model. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Very nice! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nice work on them seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Fiddly but worth the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) A little more progress on Sunday evening. Apologies for the quality but all where taken with phone camera. Getting closer to finishing all 3 seats. Here is the amazing intake detail from PE - unlike a lot of PE this is quite stiff and therefore when you twist 90 degrees for the fins they do not snap off etc. This is all part of the amazing attention to detail. These are a big step up IMHO from the Buccaneer (and I have all 6 of those). The main intakes have complete internals that effectively form a seamless main intake. Rear intake and detail Front U/C bay installed. ...and finally everything glues in including the main U/C housing and arrestor hook detail. Now just need to get the fuselage assembled. I have the 1/48th Dynavector Scimitar which is a great vacform model but not a patch on the level of detail of these. Regards Edited February 27, 2012 by crobinsonh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyCol Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Very nice, I saw one at Telford last year, looks to build up into a nice kit: IMG_3237 by tony_inkster, on Flickr Thats my one that is...I built that!!! Seriously glad you like it Cheers Col' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Coming along well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Nice seats painting. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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