russ c Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Hi everyone, here`s my first ( and most recent) completion from my haul from the Hinckley Show in March. Tamiyas 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter VI completed as an Australian built Mk21 Representing an aircraft of No 93 Sqn RAAF known as the `Green Ghosts` Apart from the decals all the parts were in the box, only extra work was deletion of two wing guns, some antenna, seat belts and a small fillet ahead of the observers station the decals were from an old Eagle Strike set also I thought I`d show you an earlier build This time a Mk X, actually done from the TFX boxing Done as an SEAC aircraft of no particular airframe or squadron but inspired from a pic` of a 22 Sqn, RAF aircraft Markings from the spares stash and the kit decals Only real work done was deleting the guns and ejector shutes and fixing a camera housing to the nose Hope you enjoy them both. 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Well done Russ, They are both excellent models and I love the colour schemes, spot on paintwork. Was the RAF, SEAC Beau Mk.X done from a photo of a specific aircraft as I`ve never seen this one before, Cheers for sharing, Tony O 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Both are lovely. Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Well done Russ, They are both excellent models and I love the colour schemes, spot on paintwork. Was the RAF, SEAC Beau Mk.X done from a photo of a specific aircraft as I`ve never seen this one before, Cheers for sharing, Tony O Cheers Tony, Like I said in the post, it represents an aircraft of no particular airframe or squadron, I was inspired by photo(s) of SEAC Beau`s in a book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Those are a bit smart Russ, I like em both equally but there is something about the aussie ones with the twin .50s in each wing that really thrill, that is firepower double plus in my book & you've caught it so well, love the SEAC scheme too though. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Great work on those Beaufighters! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 BEAU -tiful! Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Two real beauties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Two excellent builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Two brilliant planes there!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Very nice, like them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Very nice Beau's both are finished to a very high standard Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin s Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Very nice the Beaufighter looks really nice in an Aussie paint sceme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Both Beautiful Beaus, but I particularly like the Aussie machine. I have the Hasegawa MK21 to do in that scheme, can I ask what you used for the foliage green, as it looks good to me! keef 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Both Beautiful Beaus, but I particularly like the Aussie machine. I have the Hasegawa MK21 to do in that scheme, can I ask what you used for the foliage green, as it looks good to me! keef Cheers Keef, it`s Humbrol 149 with some dark olive drab worked into the panel lines and some very subtle medium grey on panel centers/high spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Thanks for the reply Russ, I shall try that! k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulcharger Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 5/5/2013 at 2:58 PM, russ c said: Hi everyone, here`s my first ( and most recent) completion from my haul from the Hinckley Show in March. Tamiyas 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter VI completed as an Australian built Mk21 Representing an aircraft of No 93 Sqn RAAF known as the `Green Ghosts` Apart from the decals all the parts were in the box, only extra work was deletion of two wing guns, some antenna, seat belts and a small fillet ahead of the observers station the decals were from an old Eagle Strike set also I thought I`d show you an earlier build This time a Mk X, actually done from the TFX boxing Done as an SEAC aircraft of no particular airframe or squadron but inspired from a pic` of a 22 Sqn, RAF aircraft Markings from the spares stash and the kit decals Only real work done was deleting the guns and ejector shutes and fixing a camera housing to the nose Hope you enjoy them both. Lovely finished models, well done. When I look at all the wartime photos the engine cowlings all seem to have been painted over and sometimes that paint is peeling off revealing the cowlings to be some some of silver colour, I couldn't find any with bronze cowling rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Soulcharger said: I couldn't find any with bronze cowling rings. Fashions have changed in 7 years. Steve. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 hours ago, Soulcharger said: Lovely finished models, well done. When I look at all the wartime photos the engine cowlings all seem to have been painted over and sometimes that paint is peeling off revealing the cowlings to be some some of silver colour, I couldn't find any with bronze cowling rings. I`m sorry your searches proved fruitless 🙂, glad you like them otherwise though. Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 The exhaust collector rings on Bristol engines were not made of bronze. They were made of a steel alloy similar to stainless. The reason for the bronzey colour is heat staining from the hot exhaust gases ( 800+ degrees F ) In some cases, the collectors were over-painted to hide the glow, especially on aircraft used at night. Some real ones. How it worked: WW2 photo: As for the Australian built Beaus, the engines were imported from Britain, so the central gear casing would be black, not grey. Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew.S Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Really lovely builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Magnificent builds Russ Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Both beautifully finished - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Two beautiful Beaufighters Russ - you really have captured the colours and wear on well used wartime workhorses in my opinion. As regards the collector runs - most wartime pictures are in black and white and show tonal variations which suggest the effect that you have depicted - I think your version - particularly on the Mk.21 - looks very convincing. Cheers Malcolm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulcharger Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 5:46 PM, russ c said: I`m sorry your searches proved fruitless 🙂, glad you like them otherwise though. Cheers Russ I'm making a Frog Mk.XXI and all the photos I've seen show either painted over or silver coloured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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