Leonl Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Nice work.... Are they the moulded figures? If so they turned out rather good... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hello Ced, thanks. What diameter are they? They should be something about 3mm (3,2mm would be perfect). Can you measure them? I'll send you a pm then. Ps: For the last part of the "Irish philosophy". Probably Münster style for your last journey: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks Bill - I'll have a go with the Vaseline later (snurf titter) and let you know how it goes Thanks Keith - you prefer rumbling bearings? Kinky Thanks Leon - yep, apart from the pilot (a PJ Productions one) they are moulded hence the face masks - their chins didn't make it Hi Benedikt - PM received and bits in an envelope before I read this. The ones left are a bit small but hopefully some in the envelope might be bigger: Say goodbye boys: the seam is really nice when squeezed a bit: I'll leave the glueing until I'm ready to tackle the nacelles and wheel bays as then I can use the Touch-n-Flow. @Nigel Heath asked why this was better than a small brush and I now have an answer - you don't need to keep dipping it, there's a whole tube full. Of course the downside is that there's a whole tube full so it's not worth going through the palaver for small jobs. We'll see how far around the fuselage a tube full goes soon 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks Ced . Should be working with a fat coat of clear or more and a clear blue finish. The progress looks good . The fueselage is very good, but now you will come to more difficult problems of the kit. As I said before, don't leave the nacelles as they are. They are awful and spoil the look of the whole one. Dry fit it and you see that. Good luck and happy modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well, I'm really looking forward to the next steps now She's already looking like a big beast with the fuselage halves almost joined. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well, this has certainly cracked-on since last I gazed upon this thread Ced, and in fine form too! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I'm impressed with the crew.... great job Mr B! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 All looks spiffingly good there Ced. All crew in place, though those two poor sods have done to deserve being hidden from view I don`t know. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks Benedikt, Giorgio, Tony, Leon and Simon I'm not sure if much will get done tomorrow - off on a cheese hunt! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 A cheese treasure hunt - most excellent! Hope you win Ced! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 7 hours ago, CedB said: I'm not sure if much will get done tomorrow - off on a cheese hunt! Watch out for the Wensleydale - it roams the countryside in gangs. Take a good stout cheese knife Ced and come back safe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) You do lead a wild and exiting life Mr B. EDIT. Do not pick up any Boursin, a French friend says " Ce n'est pas fromage! " emphatically when I mention it. Edited July 11, 2017 by Biggles87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 If it's going to feature a selection of Dutch cheeses, try some Roomano, Ced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks Keith We only complete half of the route yesterday as several of the cheeses were in pubs and, well, a man's got to eat... Pie and a Pint, nice. Part two this morning. Thanks Tony - one of the cheeses was in the Bath Cheese Shop (well worth a visit if you're in town). The Cheesemeister had to admit that they didn't have any of the actual cheese to taste but they did have a nice Gouda. One of the questions revealed that the Dutch often have mustard with the stuff, presumably to hide the taste. Now I'm not so sure we want to win! Thanks John - yeah, WILD! I actually quite like Boursin... sometimes. I just wish they'd wrap it in something that doesn't leave bits of cheese in the folds that you feel you just have to scrape out... Thanks Chris - no selection I'm afraid. Just lots of the same Over the local for my 'retirement drinks' with the crowd last night. Our next door neighbour is Dutch and he's just resigned as the Secretary of the twining group. He's confirmed that the cheese is, er, not his favourite. Reminded me of the Jim Davidson chicken joke in the Chinese restaurant "Excuse me waiter, this chicken's rubbery" Waiter (you have to do this in a Chinese accent) "Ah, sank you velly much!" 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I really can't believe you did a Jim Davidson joke Ced. So cheesy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I can... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Just the one (Mrs Wembley), I hope..... Ian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 12/07/2017 at 17:49, TheBaron said: I really can't believe you did a Jim Davidson joke Ced. So cheesy. The only thing that I remember of Jim Davidson is a scene from a show of his - I think - from the late 70s, on our black and white telly, of him with rather longish, bushy blond sort of hair, singing a song whilst waving a cocktail shaker about. I have no memory at all of wht the song was. That was the first and last time that I ever saw or heard of him. Strange, but true. And the reason that I remember it was that it was rather cheesy. I assume that this was the same Mr Davidson that you were all referring to above. Looking forward to some more Halifax Fun (as an aside I saw a thread pop up on RCSB the other day for a Halifax Mk III build - 107" wingspan...) Cheers, Alex. <-- not a Halifax Mk III 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Thanks chaps I know, I know, he's not PC... like most of his colleagues if my memory serves! A bit of Halifax action: i panicked with the wheel bays as I put the rear bits in first (oooer missus) and they wobbled. Don't panic, if you put the front bits in first they're quite stable. I have no idea how the other front bits (still loose on the mat) are supposed to fit so we'll see what happens later. All that was done with about half a tube in the Touch-n-Flow. Easy(ish) The cheese trail has been finished and our entries submitted! Winners announced next week. I completed it with a bad toe, brave soldier that I am. I'd been out on my bike for the first time this year Sunday and Monday morning and, with my new found energy, bonded up the stairs two at a time. Until I stubbed my toe on the top one and went flying, and not in a nice way. Owie toe and 'ard by Ced Bufton, on Flickr That second photo is after completion of the trail, celebrating in the pub. Don't panic, those are tattoo sleeves. Mrs B was very impressed when I sent her that photo. Not. Off for a lie down to rest the toe. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 The 'like' for everything but the stubbed toe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 SWMBO just caight a glimpse of your big toe as she was about to serve dinner and said "that's gross! " I think you've put her off her pork with Roquefort sauce, never mind, all the more for me. Cheers John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 55 minutes ago, Beard said: The 'like' for everything but the stubbed toe. Same here. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 48 minutes ago, giemme said: Same here. Ciao And here! Hwyl fawr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I don't normally care for crew figures in models but I have to admit to being rather attracted to what you have done here. Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Is that attraction because they look like a healthily-sized martian dinner (or would if they were 72 times bigger), Martian? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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