buttoncup Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Great model, think i will pick one up sometime for a oob build, again well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Scrubs up really well! Nice one! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Great work and very nice plane too! BTW, do you know, who designed the Chimpunk? His other famous design was never made by Airfix as a kit, but by Heller and Revell - yes! Edited June 7, 2012 by GrzeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Ah - Chippie's - ace aeroplane - one of my absolute faves...Lovely build so far - may just have to go get one too! We're fortunate enough to have four in one of the hangars at RAF Halton - all in mint condition (one owned by artist Michael Turner) - and one, I've only recently spotted, was the first powered aeroplane I ever flew in - back in 1980 from RAF Woodvale. We also get the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Chippies in on a regular basis (last time was last Friday) - in beautiful condition following their resprays a couple of years back. Also played a rather nice part in my pilot training a couple of years back: I was doing my first solo land away (up at Leicester) and as I re-joined circuit at Halton I heard the call Battleflight to join - i.e. Battle of Britain Flight inbound. Very auspicious I thought - and icing on the cake of a great day. They landed behind and, on being told what I'd been up to, were the first to shake hands/congratulate me. Absolutely brilliant day that was! Not brill quality - but taken on my iPhone: If I get a chance I'll get some photo's of the Halton based Chippies and post as a walk around... Iain Hey Iain: Congratulations for what you did and also for the pics you shared with us.....thank you very much for the pleasure of watching those nice pics. The walk arounds are welcomed!!! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hello Rod, thanks for pointing that out, now I look at the photo's Iain posted I can see the exhaust is different! Ah well, another excuse to do another!!!I have finished the Chipmunk now, I have left the yellow tips on the front of the prop, but will correct them later. I will only put a couple here, and some others on the RFI section. No I won't, I will put them all here. and finally the one where I could not count - the white stripes on the wings are incorrectly spaced. I only noticed when I put the transfers on! I said earlier that I only had to count to 3 and failed abjectly, and so it was. I tell you one thing, despite the difficulties I had I really enjoyed building this plane. I have had a soft spot for the Chipmunk ever since I did not get my flight oh so long ago. I have tried some new techniques with varying degrees of success, and am a bit more confident to try again. Looking at the pics before I finally post this I can see all sorts of bits I could improve, especially the sit of the rear canopy. I would love to give another one of these a go, or the AZ Models(?) one when it appears. Thanks for looking and once again for all the advice given. Now, what is next? Kind regards, Ray Ray, Really nice build and a great outcome, thanks for sharing. I've a red white and grey one that's next in line, the pose with the canopy open and the flaps drooped looks great so I may do the same. How did you split the canopy? Presumably it was a razor saw and a brave pill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Ray,Really nice build and a great outcome, thanks for sharing. I've a red white and grey one that's next in line, the pose with the canopy open and the flaps drooped looks great so I may do the same. How did you split the canopy? Presumably it was a razor saw and a brave pill? Neal, yes it was. I have some etched blades by Airwaves and I used one of those to do it. I put some masking tape on the canopy frame line where the cut was to be made and then tried to imagine the angle I needed to cut at. The blades are supposed to fit scalpel handles but don't fit mine, so I hand held the blade, further requiring the brave pill! It did not go quite straight, but between you and me, no one will notice! I have my eye on an all red version for my next Chipmunk. It was great fun. Cheers for all the comments, Kind regards, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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