 * Send Little Nellie, Most Urgent.FINISHED., 1/24 th Airfix : 007's autogyro. |
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 Dec 9 2009, 08:46 PM
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Yes Chef !  Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Greystoke, Cumbria Member No.: 2,715  |
This is very much a departure for me, since returning to the hobby late 08, I have only ever built rally cars and trucks. I come across this kit during the summer at our local hospitals fundrairing carboot sale. It was only £1.00 or so, my original idea was to bung it on e bay and put the funds towards another car kit. however the more I looked at it the more hesitant I was to sell, so it joined the ever expanding stash of cars and trucks. Now with this Group Build I have the motivation to give it a go. Be gentle with me It's my first wingy thing.
 Regards Ian This post has been edited by Rallychef: Feb 8 2010, 05:17 PM |
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Dec 10 2009, 07:23 AM
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Know-it-all  Group: Members Posts: 3,069 Joined: 23-July 07 From: Oostende/Belgium Member No.: 810 |
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Dec 10 2009, 12:42 PM
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Know-it-all Group: Members Posts: 1,319 Joined: 14-February 08 From: St Neots, Cambs, UK Member No.: 2,632 |
Not seen one of these made up, it's good to branch out into the unfamiliar at times. |
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Dec 10 2009, 03:39 PM
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Obsessed member  Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 29-December 07 Member No.: 2,450 |
I have built one, it's currently in a display cabinet at my mothers, if I get chance I'll take a photo and post it. To do a really neat job I recall some diversion from the instructions are required. Also one needs to make sure the tubular frame needs careful lining up in relation to the fuel tank other wise everything else will be out of true. It is very much a kit that is built and finsihed in sub-sections. That said it is a very nice kit - perhaps Airfix's best.
Marty... |
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Dec 10 2009, 03:43 PM
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Who me? Group: Members Posts: 3,639 Joined: 6-June 07 From: Swansea, S Wales Member No.: 392 |
Good luck Ian - as they say, a change is as good as a rest (which is why I keep changing between cars & aircraft!!) Looking forward to seeing how she turns out!
Keef |
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Dec 10 2009, 04:21 PM
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Doesn't know enough about Lightnings!!!. Group: Members Posts: 2,720 Joined: 18-April 07 From: South Ferriby Member No.: 177 |
Wow!! didn't realise you could get Little Nellie, will keep an eye on this one  , bet it is a little easier to handle than this chaps 1:1 scale LN!!!!!  ...................... Kindest regards, JB. |
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Dec 10 2009, 04:45 PM
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Old Hand Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 23-July 08 From: No longer in Cornwall...out in my modelling shed, probably... Member No.: 3,178 |
ken wallace...legend.
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Dec 14 2009, 10:37 PM
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Yes Chef ! Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Greystoke, Cumbria Member No.: 2,715 |
Thanks for the comments guy's, I hope to make a start on it next week, anyway now I have my camera back from being repaired here is the customary sprue shot
 Marty, thanks for the advice on the build, I have found an article in TMW that echo's exactly what you said.  I was hoping to visit the Bond museum in Keswick, a very good friend of mine manages the cars of the stars & bond museums, they have a replica of Little Nellie, unfortunatly they have had to move the collecton and close the museum for a short spell because of the recient floods. more when I get a start next week regards Ian D |
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Dec 15 2009, 07:35 AM
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Obsessed member Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 29-December 07 Member No.: 2,450 |
I'm carrying out my pre-Christmas visit to my mother this weekend. If I remember I'll take my digi-camera and take some shots of the couple I made, way back when.
From memory the key to a successful build, is make is to cut away the nose wheel oleo to leave a small stub, leaving just enough to locate the frame and leaving enough for a location fix for the nose wheel afterwards. The cowling needs to built as a single piece this allows one to do this, as there is some sink mark to address and the usual smoothing of the joint, which needs to be near perfect for the yellow and bare metal on the underside. the apertures for the machine cgun fixing needs some careful knife work to enable then to line through. Once the frame is painted its just a case of carefully threading it through and fixing with a smigeon of CA. The nose wheel then can be fixed from outside. The matra pods needs addressing to get rid of the addendums for former working mechanisms, bit that is a straight forward fix. Watch out for the decals they err the translucent side and the yellow and the silver can be seen through the cheat line. You can see it in the image of the magazine, I think. By the way, that mag article looks interesting, any chance of a scan please? Marty... This post has been edited by marty_hopkirk: Dec 15 2009, 06:46 PM |
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Dec 15 2009, 05:29 PM
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Yes Chef ! Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Greystoke, Cumbria Member No.: 2,715 |
QUOTE (marty_hopkirk @ Dec 15 2009, 07:35 AM)  By the way, that mag article looks interesting, any chance of a scan please? Marty... marty, PM me your e mail address and I will try and sort it for you cheers ian |
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Dec 19 2009, 03:16 PM
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Obsessed member Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 29-December 07 Member No.: 2,450 |
Here are my two Nellies, sorry for the quality of the images - photography and me is not something one reads in the same sentence. I can't recall when I made then but I reckon over ten years ago the models are visibly starting to age.
    Marty... |
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Feb 5 2010, 05:22 PM
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Yes Chef ! Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Greystoke, Cumbria Member No.: 2,715 |
I have been looking through all the superb builds on the group build, great work everyone, I have not commented individually as I feel I don't know enough about the subject.
Anyway, Little Nellie has been cleaned up and primed,  and some paint thrown at her  I hope to get some assembly done tomorrow when the paint has dried off a bit, more later in the weekend regards Ian |
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Feb 8 2010, 05:16 PM
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Yes Chef ! Group: Members Posts: 381 Joined: 5-March 08 From: Greystoke, Cumbria Member No.: 2,715 |
Well after some major work over the weekend I have finally got Nellie finished,
    some fit issues on the way,but a very enjoyable build. So much so I have another helicopter on the way,Revell 04649 1/72 Eurocopter EC-135, which will be built in my normal Motorsport theme, a rally management helicopter (Ford's M-Sport Team). Not sure if I will gwt it built in the remaining timescale of the GB, but I will give it a go. Regards Ian This post has been edited by Rallychef: Feb 8 2010, 05:44 PM |
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Feb 8 2010, 05:18 PM
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Know-it-all Group: Members Posts: 3,069 Joined: 23-July 07 From: Oostende/Belgium Member No.: 810 |
A stunning result.
Looks right out of the movie.Well done ! |
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Feb 9 2010, 05:26 AM
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Interceptors... immediate launch Group: Members Posts: 1,042 Joined: 29-January 08 From: Canberra, Australia Member No.: 2,579 |
Nice to see this one finished Ian, you've done a lovely job!
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Feb 9 2010, 12:04 PM
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Know-it-all Group: Members Posts: 1,082 Joined: 8-June 07 From: North West (Merseyside) Member No.: 399 |
Thats a really nice "Fun" build. Good work.
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