AndrewE Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Here is my entry for this GB. I shall be doing the Hasegawa Beaufighter incorporating an Aires cockpit set and Aeroclub exhausts (to replace the kit ones which are completely devoid of any detail). I shall be doing it in the night fighter scheme so may use the kit decals or Print Scale decals which also have a similar option on the sheet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Excellent subject choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 A slow start but at last I have the resin cockpit in place and painted all ready to zip up the fuselage. This build has certainly confirmed one thing, I like resin cockpits but not the photoetch that goes with them! The throttle levers were far too small to fit (I did try!) and the bits I did use (seat belts, instrument panel and a couple of other pieces) did eventually stick in place but most will be lost to sight as the canopy will be closed. I added some ribbing and seatbelts to the navigators seat area as well although again I do not think much will be able to be seen once the fuselage is closed and canopy put in place. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Andrew that is really good , love this aircraft , your doing a top job , Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Well, this interior looks really busy and convincingly so. Super job. Are you going to add the bright red hand rail that runs on both sides of the fuselage behind the pilot? This model is definitely going to look great when finished! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 21 hours ago, jean said: Well, this interior looks really busy and convincingly so. Super job. Are you going to add the bright red hand rail that runs on both sides of the fuselage behind the pilot? This model is definitely going to look great when finished! JR Thanks. I did try and install them as they came on the etch set with the cockpit but after a couple of attempts to attach them I gave up since I knew they would not be visible once the fuselage was closed up. I feel slightly ashamed now, must be getting lazy in my old age! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 Fuselage all zipped up now, filler and primed with Halfords plastic primer. I purchased a set of Eduard canopy masks last week as well, not a perfect fit but they are worth every penny in time saved. I have tried some pre shading with some roughly applied acrylic black using a brush rather than air-brush. I put a coat of Xtracrylix Mid Stone on this evening and it looks OK, with the black just visible through the mid stone. I hope to get the dark earth and black on by Friday if all goes to plan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 I feel like a right plonker! I purchased a paint mask for the Beaufighter, never used them before and it was on offer so I thought I would give it a go. Even if I never used the mask itself I thought the mask pattern would be very useful. What I neglected to do was work out which order you need to spray the colours on for them to work! Turns out that for the scheme I am doing the masks are designed to paint the black then the dark earth and finally the mid stone. Great! except of course I always start with the lighter colour and work through to the darkest. Well the short story is that I tried to use a mirror image of masks photocopied onto paper but in the end went for the trusty blutac which has turned out very well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 All coming together nicely now, managed to get the underside painted black (slightly lightened with grey) on Friday evening, undercarriage on yesterday and decals on this morning. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 All now finished. Very pleased with the result except maybe the colour of the red in the Print Scale decals which seem rather to pink, I shall have to put it down to weathering in the Mediterranean sun! The kit decals were slightly off register so I did not put any of the stencils on the undersides, not sure what the codes were like, although the red looked better than the Print Scale ones. Until I started to put the decals on I did not realise that there was nose art to this option either which is an added bonus for sticking with the Print Scale markings. "Slippery Ship II" is a 89 Squadron machine based in North Africa/Malta in 1943. Piloted by Flying Officer M C Shipard and Pilot Officer D Oxby who claimed 13 victories whilst flying together. Shipard was the top scoring RAAF nightfighter ace of the war. Oxby went on to increase his score to 21 making him the top scoring RAF nightfighter navigator/radar operator of the war. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 That is very smart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Very nice. As a note, the prop hubs shouldn't be silver. They should be painted the same black as the prop blades. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 21 hours ago, dogsbody said: Very nice. As a note, the prop hubs shouldn't be silver. They should be painted the same black as the prop blades. Chris Thanks for the comments, and pointing out the error with the colour of the prop hubs, all sorted now and pics reposted. Note to self - check the references and don't just follow the painting call outs on the instructions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Nice work Great base Thanks for sharing Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Brilliant, that is a great job. I'm not seeing anything too much the matter with the roundel red as I'm seeing it either. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Fantastic result!! That really is a beautiful Beaufighter! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Very nice beaufighter. The camouflage looks superb and the base is the perfect finishing touch. TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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