cathasatail Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Good afternoon! Now that the exams are all over, time for a bit of a celebratory build. I have made the 1:144 Concorde from Revell in the past (albeit very poorly, it has since been binned) and yet I can still remember the substantial amounts of flash and poor fit that punctuated my previous encounter with this kit. Well, here we are now; the kit still has flash, awful injection markings on the outside of the fuselage (see photos below) and a lack of detail (notably the landing gear is missing A LOT of bits and bobs). ....But it does have some terrific decals which should make the whole thing worthwhile *ugh* Now, this is what I've just completed (I need to touch up the paint on the canopy), my first Spitfire in years: (RFI soon-ish?) Armed with the excellent website that is http://www.concordesst.com/ and a copy of "Concorde: The inside story" by Brian Trubshaw, I feel suitably equipped to begin this Endeavour! Wish me luck Kind regards, Sam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaSingh Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Hi Good luck on your Concorde, and a great looking Spitfire by the way, and the Vampire on the edge of the photo looks stunning, funnily enough the Vampire is exactly what I am building now. Once again good luck and best wishes BetaSingh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 1 hour ago, BetaSingh said: Hi Good luck on your Concorde, and a great looking Spitfire by the way, and the Vampire on the edge of the photo looks stunning, funnily enough the Vampire is exactly what I am building now. Once again good luck and best wishes BetaSingh Thanks I'll take a proper photo of it tomorrow so I can get some natural light on it; it was my first attempt at rivetting and I'm very pleased with it, a great little kit! Sods law obviously then dictated that I would happen to see the real thing at Halfpenny Green airport two weeks later: Sam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaSingh Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Hi Sam Hope to see the Concorde flourish Good luck BetaSingh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, BetaSingh said: Hi Sam Hope to see the Concorde flourish Good luck BetaSingh And flourish it shall! I have since given her a coat of white paint- awaiting a gloss coat, but it looks pretty good (I promise the photos shall be uploaded in a more timely manner ) I've spent the past few days tidying up, and here we are (with the vampire, as promised): Sam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Decal time! Gosh that BA tail flash looks magnificent on Concorde! Sam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 A few more decals to add but we're almost done: I used a bit of filler and plasticard to make the front windscreen taper to a slight point (this photo isn't the best to show that off) and I used pieces of card to make the windscreen frame on the "droop snoot". The next update should be an RFI if all goes well! In the meantime I had a go at making some Dutch appelflappen (apple turnovers, essentially): Kind regards, Sam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny jaguar and the jets Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Wow! Great work, sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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