Lightningboy2000 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I have finally got round to taking some half decent photos of a commission build I've had on the go, on and off for a couple of years now. Peter Nesbit, nephew of Roy Conyers Nesbit contacted me back in 2015 asking if I could build him a Beaufort L9878 that Roy would have flown in as a navigator on 217.Sqn. It has been a bit of an honor for me that Peter asked me to build this for him as he wanted a model that would be a dedication to Roy and his WW2 exploits. The idea is that the aircraft has just been stood down from a possible mission which includes the torpedo attached. I have opened the clear canopy as the pilot would have been prepared to disembark out the top. Peter also wanted a diorama built including vehicles and equipment from the Airfix RAF Bomber re-supply set. I will probably have a go at the diorama even though I have never attempted one before, unless there's anyone else who could contact me who could do it justice! It has taken a lot longer than originally planned, but Peter has kindly been patient with it. In that time I have completely rebuilt the interior providing as much of the main interior details as possible including pilot, navigator and rear gunner. I still haven't got an airbrush yet, so everything has been applied with a good quality hairy stick apart from the matt coat which was applied from a Humbrol rattle can. The only aftermarket parts used were some white metal guns from the spares box and marabu etched landing lights. I had originally intended on using a vacform canopy which is intended for another kit, but used the landing light vacform cover only. I'm making no apologies for absence of a build thread as I don't always have the camera to hand when building and like to make most use of my limited modelling time to fettle with the kits as much as possible. Many other kits have been started and completed along the way, but this one has been a labor of love. Will be sad to see it go. Also no apologies for the number of images. Thanks also to Frank for the invaluable CD of images from the factory floor, for the interior. Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Special Hobby 1/72 Bristol Beaufort MW*R L9878 of No217.Sqn Coastal Command St Eval Autumn 1941 by Martin Laurance, on Flickr Thanks everybody for looking. Edit, I have a collection of build photographs here...https://flic.kr/s/aHskBtrQdE Martin 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Very nice Beau and worth the wait Can I ask what figures you used for the crew? They look good to me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, CedB said: Very nice Beau and worth the wait Can I ask what figures you used for the crew? They look good to me... Thanks, I used some pilots that came from either the Airfix Beaufighter and Blenheim, they were in the spares box but Airfix WW2 figures just seem to be pretty generic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Very nice build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Nice job on a tough kit. Very good paintwork, especially considering it's brush painted! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 If Peter is happy with it, then congrats on a great build. Personally, there are a couple of niggles that would bother me. 1. The engine gear casings should be painted a semi-gloss black, not grey. 2. The bright copper colour of the exhaust collectors. They should be a heat-stained steel colour. Everything else looks great, especially as it's all been handpainted. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 6 hours ago, dogsbody said: If Peter is happy with it, then congrats on a great build. Personally, there are a couple of niggles that would bother me. 1. The engine gear casings should be painted a semi-gloss black, not grey. 2. The bright copper colour of the exhaust collectors. They should be a heat-stained steel colour. Everything else looks great, especially as it's all been handpainted. Chris Cheers Chris, there was a little bit of artistic licence involved, but you are correct in both cases. I do have a color photo with the engine gear casings in a similar grey, which is probably why I went with that. If they niggle me enough I might still change them as I'm like that. Thanks Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Great job on what I`ve read is a very challenging kit, nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 23 minutes ago, russ c said: Great job on what I`ve read is a very challenging kit, nice one! Cheers, it was rather challenging added to the fact that I scratch built a complete interior. If you say that the kit itself is supposed to be challenging, that makes me feel a bit better for spending best part of two years on it! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 15 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said: Cheers Chris, there was a little bit of artistic licence involved, but you are correct in both cases. I do have a color photo with the engine gear casings in a similar grey, which is probably why I went with that. If they niggle me enough I might still change them as I'm like that. Thanks Martin Perhaps your photo shows a Mk.II fitted with Pratt & Whitney R-1830 imported American engines. These would have had grey gear casings. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 7 hours ago, dogsbody said: Perhaps your photo shows a Mk.II fitted with Pratt & Whitney R-1830 imported American engines. These would have had grey gear casings. Chris Quite possibly! Did they import them into the UK when building the Mk.1 then? They certainly did for the CAC Beauforts. Whichever way, I am yet to decide wether to correct the color as I think it looks nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Lightningboy2000 said: Quite possibly! Did they import them into the UK when building the Mk.1 then? They certainly did for the CAC Beauforts. Whichever way, I am yet to decide wether to correct the color as I think it looks nice! By all means! It's your model to build anyway you wish. The majority of the people who will see your build will never know the difference. Most won't know a Beaufort from a beagle. Chris Edited July 25, 2017 by dogsbody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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