At Sea Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Okay, I have not got the kit yet. I have lots to do at home as well as a 1/48 Phantom FG.1 and a 1/48 Sea Harrier to finish I have also a confession of shame that I bought the kit and never started it for the last rotary GB I joined which involved a Huey. However, given my 1/48 Phantom obsession, and my love of FAA subjects I am going to join this with the intended aim of producing a Plane Guard Wessex from Ark's Fleet. First helicopter since I was a kid, so no fancy bits, just as close as I can get to an OOB Wessex build. Any pointers on which kit and mods I need to make will be gratefully received! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Welcome aboard At Sea. no problems with an OOB build the Italeri 72nd and 48th kits both have pitfalls but hey that's modelling. Let's see what you can conjour up. Any questions you need answering just shout, OK. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Thanks Colin, 1/48 Wessex Italeri it is. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 A nice choice, hopefully see it starting very soon! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'd not hold your breath... Probably lucky if it gets started before Christmas to be honest. :-) But it will be done in time. Quick Q. How flourescent was the orangey red? I was thinking of 50-50 (mixed to match photo's) Tamiya matt red & matt orange thinly airbrushed over white primer or was it more of a day-glo than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Deffinitely flourescent red, both Humbrol and Revell make it. I'll find the numbers, deffinitely need a white base. Here you go Humbrol Fire orange and Revell332 RAL3026. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'll use Humbrol then. The Post Office red for the A&AEE Phantom FG.1 I did was perfect and went down well, also did not do anything funny to the Tamiya acrylics and Halfords primers I also use. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Coming up a bit sooner than expected. Finished my Harrier FRS.1 and am about to start decalling my Phantom FG.1. Bad weather is a great KUTA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIGHTS ON Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Sadly I'm away for this GB, I have the 1/48 Italeri Mk 3 & 1 in the stash and intend to do Eagle's 820 sqn from 1969. (The rescue Wessex was "attached"). L Decals do the sheet that will provide me with the Mk 3 (yellow & blue) version and I will have to make my own for the SAR bird. Eagle's aircraft were all "1xx" modex numbers, whereas Arks were "0xx" for the kits you are making. I have the 1/72 modeldecal version of what I need so just need to scale up. - obviously not to hand, but I think that modeldecal sheet has your Ark Royal rescue version??? (someone might be able to help - a scan for you as a reference???) - not sure how you can source an ARK ship's crest for behind the cockpit. I think (from memory) the Italeri Wessex 1 provides Hermes SAR flight (modex "2xx") decals that might give you most of what you need. Xtradecal do Crab/FAA white letters so you should be able to do the letters/numbers no issue. From the colour pictures I have seen, the RN were still using Dayglo red/orange for these birds - so really colourful choice. Looking forward to following your build from out here (where it hasn't rained since I arrived in Summer!) just reading "Rescue Pilot: cheating the sea by Jerry Grayson" - includes his time as Ark's SAR Wessex pilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Thankfully there are loads of Phantom & Bucc pictures with an Ark Royal plane guard Wessex in the background. :-) They are bright, just looking at my Humbrol 209... It's bright! Should cheer up my display cabinet a bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMP2 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Got that FG1 stickered up? Im watching.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 767 Squadron is almost done. 892 is coming. Got to do them in order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Some good progress but no pics (sorry). I have built and painted the sub assemblies for the fuselage and have painted the floor of the cabin metalcote steel. Am away until Christmas now but will try my hand at salt weathering when I get back as I think a bit of salt and some Dark Sea Grey over the steel will give a nice chipped efect. If not, I can always paint it again. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I believe that the Plane Guard Wessex flew with the door removed. Knowing Britmodeller, there is someone on here who either flew it, fixed it or crashed it who can confirm or deny this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 No, the door was usually open but not removed. If the weather was severe then the door needed to be closed after any casualty was lifted onboard. There are plenty of views on the web Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thank you! Very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Not a huge amount of progress but happy so far and have broken the back of the kit for sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 767 Squadron is finished. Another Phantom ticked off the long list. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 And ground to a halt... I used a mix of Humbrol 209 Fluro Orange & Matt 60 PO Red to make the right colour, plus some thinners and airbrushed it on and the Halfords white primer underneath did not like it at all. It has gone all wrinkly over night so it's all coming off once I get some Model Strip. Unfortunately as I am back at sea on the 25th means this is a job to be finished next time I'm back so I'll miss the end of the GB. Shame but it will be finished, far from a problem of 'shelf of doom' proportions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Can't you model at sea? I thought it was what sailors did, whittling model ships from whale bones and all that. I usually take some modelling when I travel with work for more than a few days. It beats a boring hotel room with 57 channels of rubbish tv. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickE Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Looking good so far sorry to hear about the paint wrinkling. I have had that happen to be and it is a pain to rectify. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Okay, fixed it. Used Model-strip (don't google that at work) to remove the Orange. Then dusted over it all with Halfords Grey primer. use an old Spitfire wing to test out my cunning plan for a fix... Halfords Flourescent Orange aerosol. Over white primer, too bright, Over Grey primer too dull. Over Humbrol 64 Light Grey aerosol just right. So sprayed that on and gloss coated to seal it. Masked the Orange off and then sprayed a light coat of Humbrol Dark Sea Grey Aerosol as a base for the Hataka RAF Blue Grey which I will use for the rest. Definately out of the woods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIGHTS ON Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Great tip for the paints - I was't sure on the Extra Dark Sea Grey or using US Engine Grey (then, bizarrely! fading it on some panels.....I want a really weathered (mid deployment) looking machine). a couple of years ago I did a Daedalus SAR cab and mixed my own "orange" - was "sort of right. I'm doing a plane guard wessex 1 from Eagke (1970) where I can use dayglo orange - photos suggest that this was used in late 60's early 70s before the orange was introduced. But I'll tru the undercoat suggestion you've made later this week when I ready for spaying - thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 11 hours ago, FIGHTS ON said: Great tip for the paints - I was't sure on the Extra Dark Sea Grey or using US Engine Grey (then, bizarrely! fading it on some panels.....I want a really weathered (mid deployment) looking machine). a couple of years ago I did a Daedalus SAR cab and mixed my own "orange" - was "sort of right. I'm doing a plane guard wessex 1 from Eagke (1970) where I can use dayglo orange - photos suggest that this was used in late 60's early 70s before the orange was introduced. But I'll tru the undercoat suggestion you've made later this week when I ready for spaying - thanks Try the day-glo over yellow. Colin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Sorry I missed the end of this. I'll post it in RFI when done with a link back to here. Great work everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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