Eric Mc Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Finally managed to finish this one. The modern decals really help what is a decidedly ancient (1962) set of mouldings - 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 ...and very nice it is too ! Thanks for posting. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, mitchem said: ...and very nice it is too ! Thanks for posting. mike Ditto from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Beautiful plane always a favorite of mine. Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks folks. I have another one or two in the stash. Next one will probably be a Red Square BEA edition - although that won't be for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Nice comet! Such a classy looking plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thats really nice.It may be an old kit but beauty is ageless, great job. Cheers Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Nice work Eric. Love the lines of the Comet and you have done a beautiful job on yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 A particular favourite of mine too so it's nice to see another of these old kits finished so nicely. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 By modern standards it's very crude - but airliner models can take a lot more fettling and abuse than more "normal" aircraft kits - chiefly because you don't really have to mess about with cockpit interiors if you don't want to. The one area of the Airfix Comet I would like to see them provide an improvement on are the jet exhausts - which are simple plugs on the kit and not very representative of what the real things looked like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Good result Eric! Just read through your wip, what did you use for the nmf, I'm guessing Alclad? I agree about the jet exhausts, the Amodel Comet ones are streets ahead but it's a much more expensive kit. Looking forward to the red square livery models. Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 The natural metal finish was Valejo Metallics. I've recently started using them as an alternative to Alclad. Overall, I still think Alclad gives a slightly better finish but the Valejo paints score higher in some other areas - such as lack of odour/fumes and robustness. They seem to accept masking and handling better than Alclad does. I used Valejp paints on my DC-4 and was pretty impressed. They will be my main metallics of choice for the foreseeable future although I'll still use Alclads for panels and where tonal variations are required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Absolutely lovely, looking forward to the BEA scheme. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Such a graceful looking airliner! At its absolute best in the red square scheme, so I'm looking forward to seeing it. (I'll give you a slow motion race Eric, 'coz I have the kit & decal sheet too. The build is not due to start anytime soon as I have too much half done on the workbench. Some time in the next couple of years should see it done!). Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Same here. I've had enough of red wings for the moment. If I do tackle another Comet in the near future, it will be the F-RSIN Comet 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Fantastic job on a kit that`s as old as me ! ( looks in better too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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