Drift Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 My 1st Tamiya kit. Be gentle folks, I'm still a noob. I never do the crew members, but I thought I will give it a bash. All brush painted: I have to schemes planned, either a RAF bird fro, North Africa, or SAAF one out of Italy. Will have to decide when the new decals arrive, as the kiy ones just disintegrate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I shall be watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Nice start. You'll enjoy a Tamiya build. I've never yet had any problems with one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Good Ho...............ah does love me some Whispering Death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 If I might be so bold as to add one small comment. Maybe brush a little bit of whatever flat coat you have over the crew's flight suits. They're a bit too glossy, at least to my eye. All else looks good. As I'm a bit of a Beaufighter junkie, I shall be following your build. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Yes, valid point. I was too hasty to take pics. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James B Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Nice start, I'll be watching this one with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 (edited) Some progress, all buttoned up, engines, collector ringsand undercarriage painted: Edited August 16, 2017 by Drift 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 Going to have to park this build for now until new decals from the UK arrive. The kit decals are way too old, and just disintegrate the minute you touch them. I tried treating them with a clear coat, but that didn't help either. It's OK, I decided on the SAAF them anyways. Maybe start with the Airfix 1/72 B17 or 1/48 Stuka. Not sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Decals finally arrived from the UK after a 6 week wait. Maybe get some traction on this again, but in the interim I started the 1/48 Stuka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Just curious to know, Did the USAAF use these ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Yes, the 416NFS flew Beau's from Italy from 1943 until re-equipped with P-61's in early 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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