PhantomBigStu Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Btw tony are you doing this gear down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 37 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said: Btw tony are you doing this gear down? Yes,..gear down,......I did it last night,.....bit fiddly but managed it in the end. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Ace, still got the gear up parts, looks like the hoovers claimed my A4 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Here is my progress so far,......I would suggest leaving the spar section from the u/c bay out if you want to add the u/c later in construction as otherwise the main u/c won`t fit and is a nightmare to assemble,.....guess how I know that! I removed it,....assembled the u/c and then put everything back. I`ve also sanded down the paintwork to remove any lumps and bumps or hair.......it will be tidied up later; I`ve not decided whether to use the Sqn/Sig canopy on this one or to save it for another,......I have found a P-51B canopy in the spares box and after cutting it down and sanding the frames off it doesn`t look too bad as a Martlet sliding hood section, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 It's looking very smart, Tony. Do you usually mask your canopies, or is it because you're using a vacform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Beard said: It's looking very smart, Tony. Do you usually mask your canopies, or is it because you're using a vacform? No I don`t usually mask canopies but as it is a pretty easy job on the Martlet I thought why not! I`ll still have to clean it up anyway as the paint always gets underneath the tape when brush painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Good evening Tony Very nice work Patrice Good evening Tony Very nice work Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Good evening Tony Very nice work Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hiya Folks,.....a quick update jut to show that there is work still going on,.....I`ve added a coat of matt varnish to the model, ready to start some weathering; Cheers Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 lovely work, as usual Tony, and quite timely for me, as Im looking at the Trumpeter 1/32 F4F4 at the moment to decide what Martlet marks I can do from it Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Good morning It seems that I keep repeating myself but 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 11 hours ago, pacificmustang said: lovely work, as usual Tony, and quite timely for me, as Im looking at the Trumpeter 1/32 F4F4 at the moment to decide what Martlet marks I can do from it Bruce Cheers Bruce Your best bet is the Mk,V,....by just deleting the outer wing gun on each side. You could also do a Mk.II,...if you can sand off the air intake on the cowling and alter the propeller. Last of all you can make a Mk.III (as used in the desert) by hiding the wing fold. Good luck mate, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 11 hours ago, tonyot said: Cheers Bruce Your best bet is the Mk,V,....by just deleting the outer wing gun on each side. You could also do a Mk.II,...if you can sand off the air intake on the cowling and alter the propeller. Last of all you can make a Mk.III (as used in the desert) by hiding the wing fold. Good luck mate, Tony OK, you've got me intrigued now Tony about the MKII, what propeller would I need, or could I add a Brassin B17 cowl to the front and build a MKIV? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, pacificmustang said: OK, you've got me intrigued now Tony about the MKII, what propeller would I need, or could I add a Brassin B17 cowl to the front and build a MKIV? Hiya Bruce,.....to make a Mk.IV you would have to add a fuselage extension to the nose in front of the wheel bay mate,....it was added to balance the different engine. You can see the plug added to the Airfix kit that I`m building in the construction shots . For a Mk.II the prop looks like this; So more like a new spinner cover,.....so not too hard really. Of course yo would also have to alter the cowling cooling flaps too as well as removing the air intake . Cheers Tony Edited September 22, 2016 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hiya Folks,..... well I finished the model this morning,.....then dropped it onto the kitchen floor!! Lost the tail wheel and the folded wind snapped off,.....but a raid on the spares box and a bit more glueing and it is fixed,.......so here it is. I`ve added a rudimentary rear view mirror onto the windscreen and I used a converted Academy P-51B canopy for the sliding hood section. As I have mentioned previously, the propeller comes from an Airfix C-47 Dakota and had the blades cut down and re shaped. It has been a fun build but a the propeller and canopy were a bit of a let down,......nevertheless I have already started another and I`m building the F4F-4 as a Martlet Mk.V,.....so that tells you something!! Cheers Tony, 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Martin Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Very nice PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The end result looks smart, as ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Very nice Tony, she looks very realistic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Fantastic Tony, I will watch you Martlet V build with interest too as I am still confused regarding how to model the different marks. Regards Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 You done good, Tony! Keep 'em coming! Still waiting for mine to come across the pond! (I wouldn't say Her Majesty's mail is slow, but my last packet had a note attached that read "Send help and get us off the beach- we're being clobbered!" signed BEF) Cheers! Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZ Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Another one that looks great. I like your work Tony. Cheers Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Missed the fact you've finished it tiny, looks superb, that canopy mod is exellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 very nice model. And an amazing feat! .... to get the undercarriage in with everything all closed up. Proving very fiddly second time around even following the construction sequence. Part C10 the central 'spar' thing seems to be angled on the one face where you glue it to A17 and I can't work out why. I filed it flat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Damn! That's good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Excellent build! And a good save after dropping it on the floor... Greg in OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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