GREG DESTEC Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, stevej60 said: great progress Greg.Looking forward to the finished article. Cheers Steve, Almost done now. I am using the kit stand as well seeing as its wheels up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 That splinter scheme looks so good! I think the stripes could be RLM 65 as the undersides, or RLM 76 as the fighter a/c undersides are. You takes your pick! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, vppelt68 said: That splinter scheme looks so good! I think the stripes could be RLM 65 as the undersides, or RLM 76 as the fighter a/c undersides are. You takes your pick! V-P I have gone with light grey as the instructions er...instructs Transfers went on very well considering they are 40 odd years old!! I just need a Matt coat to seal them in and I am done 😊 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I think they used what ever suitable lighter shade they had at hand 😄. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Very nice work, and that cockpit looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 That looks fantastic, great job so far, the neat camo scheme looks pretty good even without the stripes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Tob job greg, got to say the canopy is everything on a 188,yours looks ace and it seems to fit amazingly well, Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Final update - all done!! A very enjoyable build made all the more so by all your kind comments and encouragement - thank you I finished off the model which is wholly brush painted in acrylics, by stippling on the stripes. The transfers are the kits own and worked very well for being 40 odd years old!! Unfortunately the photos showed more flaws than my human eye could note, and there is a gap in the glazed area, which was tricky to line up. Oh well.... Posted in the gallery, but heres a couple more shots of the finished article. Now, what do i do next? Havoc? Bf 110?? Halifax??? or the B-25......all suggestions welcome. IMG_2551 by G DSC, on Flickr IMG_2553 by G DSC, on Flickr IMG_2555 by G DSC, on Flickr Thanks for looking, Cheers Greg 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 That just looks great Greg, use of the kit's decals and mounting it on the supplied stand is certainly in the true spirit of this GB. The options for your next choice are all very tempting, however you don't see too many Bostons built, so I'd have a soft spot for that. Cheers and well done... Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 20 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: That just looks great Greg, use of the kit's decals and mounting it on the supplied stand is certainly in the true spirit of this GB. The options for your next choice are all very tempting, however you don't see too many Bostons built, so I'd have a soft spot for that. Cheers and well done... Dave. Thanks Dave, While Matchbox kits are not the most detailed kits around they are very good in outline and are tremendous fun to build. The Havoc is a recent acquisition of mine and one I never built back in the day so it's a strong possibility.. ideally I would like to do them all time allowing, but we will see. Cheers Greg 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, GREG DESTEC said: Now, what do i do next? Havoc? Bf 110?? Halifax??? or the B-25......all suggestions welcome. Well done with the Ju 188 it looks grand. Bf110, Mitchell, Havoc or Halifax is a tough choice. The Havoc Green Hornet is probably my favorite of them, but thinking objectively the Halifax or Bf110 are probably the better of the kits. If I was forced at gun point to choose out of the four of them I would say Bf 110. Edited October 21, 2017 by old thumper 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Cheers Old Thumper, That's a great line up of the kits in question. All very well done. Are there any kits from the Matchbox range you have still to build? I will make my decision about which one to do next over the weekend as I want to keep the momentum going. I forgot I have a couple of Beaufighters as well! Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, GREG DESTEC said: Cheers Old Thumper, That's a great line up of the kits in question. All very well done. Are there any kits from the Matchbox range you have still to build? I will make my decision about which one to do next over the weekend as I want to keep the momentum going. I forgot I have a couple of Beaufighters as well! Cheers Greg Thanks. The Beaufighter is not a bad kit to build, the main thing that lets it down is the engine cowlings which are conical rather than drum shaped. When I built my Beaufighter I used scrap cowlings from the spares box and added a few panel lines to break things up. I only really go for World War Two subjects so haven't built any of the Matchbox jets since returning to the hobby, I built quite a lot as a kid though. Probably only built about half of the World War Two aircraft kits, I will build all of them eventually and then maybe move on to jets. Edited October 21, 2017 by old thumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Very nice job greg, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Lovely build. Fantastic paint work with the hairy stick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I luv it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Very nicely done Greg, well done. As for your next choice my personal favourite would be the A-20 Havoc/Boston. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Well done Greg. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Thanks guys very much appreciated🏆 Cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 hours ago, modelling minion said: Very nicely done Greg, well done. As for your next choice my personal favourite would be the A-20 Havoc/Boston. There is something special about that old Havoc kit that makes it look much better than it should, it's probably the box art and Green Hornet decal option that does it for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Well done Greg! Your 109 in the Gallery looks fantastic! I do like the stippled paintwork! Great job! Looking forward to seeing what you do next. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 2 hours ago, PlaStix said: Well done Greg! Your 109 in the Gallery looks fantastic! I do like the stippled paintwork! Great job! Looking forward to seeing what you do next. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix, I did the wings using rough masks, then did the rest free hand and it turned out ok. Kind of stripping and dry brushing combined. Cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 6 hours ago, old thumper said: There is something special about that old Havoc kit that makes it look much better than it should, it's probably the box art and Green Hornet decal option that does it for me. I like the Green Hornet version too, I will decide which kit to do next shortly. Cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Beautiful result ! Love the striking and the well applied paint Job. Good work mate ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 23/10/2017 at 9:18 AM, BerndM said: Beautiful result ! Love the striking and the well applied paint Job. Good work mate ! Cheers Bernd Thanks for the positive feedback. All the best Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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