Christer A Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 It's more fun to separate builds into different topics, don't you think? In my Burma Beaufighter, I mentioned that I fiddled with a Brigand as well, so why don't show it here then? I started way back in 2011, and this was my first attempt at a short run kit. First thing to tackle was actually the engine/landing gear nacelles. It's sort of an approximate fit... But the details are nice at least. It was painted grey as per instructions dictated, and given a light wash That'll have to do. Now, someone will probably say that they're supposed to be black... I can change that if needed. The nacelles them self aren't what I'd call circular, but who cares? The fit against the wing is also less than stellar Brute force to the rescue! After the nacelles and wings were "done" i started with the cockpit. Etched belts were a nice touch, but the look a little oversized. And the rudder pedals looks very small Ok, All etch was finally installed After that, the kit was boxed for a while, until 2013 when i started to paint some random bits. Black basing in the cockpit Interior grey-green sprayed at and angle, just so. Look, I did some detail painting too But it went back to it's box again. Until this weekend, when I brought it along to have something to do during a model competition. End of the historical era. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Right, time to say 2016 then, and here's where we are now. The final bits got painted, and stuck together The etch/film/plastic instrument panel looks very nice, but there's no way off knowing if it's in the right position. Probably it will not be seen again. Those very nice bristols got some paint on them I briefly toyed with the idea to add the exhaust pipes, but I don't think it can be seen. A wash to follow shortly. Now, should I do the cooling fans or not? Something to ponder on while I glue the fuselage and wings together I made a huge leap of faith here, and didn't add any pins between fuselage and wing. Lots and lots of Tamiya Extra Thin Cement though... It seems to be strong enoughnow, so today I followed up with adding the second wing as well! Time to check all seams I think! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Good job Christer - that interior looks really nice and you've done well with the nacelles - I had the same problems with mine and didn't get them on straight (link in my signature). Watching with interest but I think you've cracked most of the problems I had but watch the props! Separate blades, yuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks Ced! I actually had a read through of your entire Brigand thread last week before I took the plunge (again). Yeah, the props/spinners look a bit hairy, but there are indents to aim at at least. The fins have nothing of that sort and neither does the rocket rails. I think I'll pin the fins and just guess with the rockets. No one could say if it's wrong or not... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 There's some lovely work there but unfortunately, (not your fault at all, the work of the pattern maker) some of the internals are fiction - the radio bulkhead shouldn't be there and is a copy of one from a Ju 88! Ditto the wheelbay detail - copied from the Special Hobby Ju 388! It's a real shame that the kit is a bit of a dog, because there's no decent Brigand available. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 I was thinking about the radio bulkhead. The entry hatch seems to be at the back with the bulkhead in place, there seems to be no way to get into the cockpit, unless a ladder is used, but the canopy doesn't seem to be able to open either... Ok, wheelbays are bogus too. Paint them black then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Ooh.. nice to see another Bristol. What colour scheme are you doing? I have one in the stash but it will have to wait a while longer yet. Great work on the interior, very neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks! I'll stick to the Classic look of medium sea Grey över Night, 'cause it looks cool and doesn't feature large amounts of white... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Raise the two side facing seats a tad before you button up the fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Enjoying your paint-working skills there Christer. Glad to see this up and running - keep up the good work! Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hi Christer , well done for sticking with it . I built the Valom Buckmaster which uses the same wings , nacelles and engines. It seems to me that Valom guess or make up stuff they don't know. Beware when you attach the engine cowlings to the nacelles....mine were pointing upwards....took quite a bit of filing to sort out. I constructed individual engine fan blades from plastic strut....there are 18 to each engine .....it makes a difference to the model though.....I don't understand why Valom missed them. Buckmaster stuff quite sparse on the web, but plenty on the Brigand......a few Brigand cutaways to be found. The Brigand had a crew access hatch underneath the rear fuselage from which they entered the rear cockpit. Radio stuff was mounted on one side of fuselage facing the sideway seats. Valom canopy very clear so it pays to detail the cockpit. You get a good idea of how big these Bristols were from the model. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I've just run over quickly from your Beaufighter thread. Quite tired now, I should have walked instead . I have been meaning to read Ced's build for a long time. I will, and it's good to see you too, tackling this kit. There are a few variants in the Valom range and it's good to see what can be done to get the best out of them. Would I be right in thinking that overall the external outline is pretty good? It looks it from my chair here at the back . It seems to have nice restrained exterior detail too. I'm looking forward to the rest of this, and a nice bit of modulated grey on the top All best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hi again Christer......from photos I have found on the web the Brigand cockpit interior was painted black....like you had it to start with .....sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 2 hours ago, ejboyd5 said: Raise the two side facing seats a tad before you button up the fuselage. I probably should've done that....but now the fuselage is very closed and I've begun to fill the seams. Maybe I can pry them off anyway? Or not, the result might just be worse... 2 hours ago, TheBaron said: Enjoying your paint-working skills there Christer. Glad to see this up and running - keep up the good work! Tony Thanks Tony! 1 hour ago, adey m said: Hi Christer , well done for sticking with it . I built the Valom Buckmaster which uses the same wings , nacelles and engines. It seems to me that Valom guess or make up stuff they don't know. Beware when you attach the engine cowlings to the nacelles....mine were pointing upwards....took quite a bit of filing to sort out. I constructed individual engine fan blades from plastic strut....there are 18 to each engine .....it makes a difference to the model though.....I don't understand why Valom missed them. Buckmaster stuff quite sparse on the web, but plenty on the Brigand......a few Brigand cutaways to be found. The Brigand had a crew access hatch underneath the rear fuselage from which they entered the rear cockpit. Radio stuff was mounted on one side of fuselage facing the sideway seats. Valom canopy very clear so it pays to detail the cockpit. You get a good idea of how big these Bristols were from the model. 18-cylinder engine -18 blades on the fan. Simple mathematic. Yes, it's a big one, especially compared to the Beaufighter. 1 hour ago, TonyTiger66 said: I've just run over quickly from your Beaufighter thread. Quite tired now, I should have walked instead . I have been meaning to read Ced's build for a long time. I will, and it's good to see you too, tackling this kit. There are a few variants in the Valom range and it's good to see what can be done to get the best out of them. Would I be right in thinking that overall the external outline is pretty good? It looks it from my chair here at the back . It seems to have nice restrained exterior detail too. I'm looking forward to the rest of this, and a nice bit of modulated grey on the top All best regards TonyT You RAN over? Someone must like a Brigand. From what I can gather, the outline is the least of its problems but there's no other alternative. Best to stick with it then. 36 minutes ago, adey m said: Hi again Christer......from photos I have found on the web the Brigand cockpit interior was painted black....like you had it to start with .....sorry Thanks for the info! Ok, black cockpit is the correct answer. Will I try to change it? Probably not, since it's all closed up... How about the wheel wells? Black, grey/green, bare metal or polka dots on RLM04? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 While I ponder the wheel well, I made another quickfix. The Gunports looks quite bad I think I know that they had a lot of problems with gas buildup there, but these throughs look a little to wonky. Time to add some plastic to sort it out. After a brief sanding and a blast of primer it turned into this Some more careful sanding needed I think. Oh, and the Brigand is flyable in War Thunder. But it's a long slog to unlock it 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Neat work Christer, it's certainly sorted those dodgy joins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 (edited) Thanks Ced! I ate'nt dead! (as Granny Weatherwax likes to state with a sign) so let's continue onwards, in a random direction Flickr is all the rage hereabouts, so naturally I need to test that as well. Seems to work just fine. Oh, and I've added a special photography mat. Very special! ( It's just a piece of blue cloth, bought for almost nothing) The gun ports got some of it's panel lines back, and I also had a stab at trying to add back those rivets. Might need to neaten it a little more. But off course, one also need to consider the two Bristols. The cowls and firewall is quite an approximate affair but that's the charm of a short-run kit! After quite a bit of fettling I got one power egg in place Let's just hope that this is the right way up.. Looking at the other nacelle. you can see the step that needs to be filed down. Fortunately, the plastic is quite thick. [ Right, lets get to work on the nacelles then! Edited November 21, 2016 by Christer A Spellin, as always. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hi Christer Do not worry about whether the engines are right way up or not.................you will not see them once you get all those cooling fans on the front.......... great progress so far. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Thanks Adrian! The cooling fans needs to be scratch built, since they're not included in the kit. An interesting challenge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Patrick (Old VG 33) posted a picture of his fans here. OR you could say it was an earlier version and the fans weren't fitted? That's what I did, but then I'm just lazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the link Ced! I think I'll have a stab at scratching them. The hardest part will no doubt be going to the LHS without buying anything else... Edited November 22, 2016 by Christer A 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Some nice tidying-up Christer. Those gun ports in particular look excellent now. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Nice work! I think the cooling fans are a must as they are so distinctive on the real aircraft. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Thanks Tony and Martian! Here's a crappy shot of one of cooling fan Work in progress off course 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 WIP it might be, but its looking good! Christian, exiled to africa, still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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