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  1. Another plane from the late 70s and early eighties. When this arrived a few weeks ago I just had to start it straight away and, for me, it has been a very quick build. It was built, more or less, out of the box, I even used the kit drains, antennae and pitots although I may replace these with scratch built versions at some point. One addition I have made is the two small leading edge fences which are missing from the kit. I wish I had sanded off the door rain gutters as I think they are too low. This only came to light when I came to place the door outline decals. So I shortened the decals rather than sanding off the rain gutters and respraying the fuselage. If you are using the kit decals this won't be a problem. Decals are from 26 with Authentic Airliners BAC 1-11 windows. They are the same shape and pretty much the same size as far as I can tell. Would be nice if Werner could do a cockpit decal for the VC10 too! I love this kit and can't wait to get many more! Thanks for looking, hope you like it! Cheers, Ian
    29 points
  2. My second posting for today actually lives up to my Britmodeller nom de plume - it's a bomber. What can I say about the Airfix Whitley? Very nice, but you really have to make sure the mating surfaces are rubbed down as there is a lot of low flash that impedes some pretty tight fit tolerances. Apart from that I had a deal of trouble fitting the rear turret together, and there was no way the kit barrels would fit. I daresay it was something about the way I constructed it, but it has Quickboost barrels instead. When the Coastal Command version comes out I'll learn if it was me or the kit. I also added the missing navigation lights. Overall however, I really enjoyed building this kit and can see two more coming, including a BOAC version. Cheers, Matt
    29 points
  3. Hiya Folks, It has been a while but here is my latest model, the 1/72nd scale Tamiya Mossie FB.VI built as an aircraft operated by 82 Sqn over Burma in 1945,.......a big thanks to Lee for the resin tropical Vokes intakes from your spares box, cheers mate, The resin tropical filters in place; The model was painted using a Tamiya rattle can as it is so much easier than brushing this colour and a much better finish; And the finished model; Cheers Tony
    26 points
  4. 26 points
  5. One I finished last year. The upper surface colour is still debatable and may have been the dark brown/chocolate PC12 not this reddish dope (here WEM Italian Rosso Ruggine). All national markings painted not decals, using Precision Paints Roundel Red and Roundel Blue enamels. A very nice kit. Cheers, GrahamB
    21 points
  6. Hi all Here's my Airfix Meatbox which i finished last night, so took a few quick pics with my phone outside in this mornings (rare) Yorkshire sunshine. I have finished it as an aircraft of 616 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force based at RAF Finningley in the 1950's using decals from one of the new Xtradecal sheets for the Meteor F.8. I had no major issues with the build except the nose cone which was an awful fit and needed quite a bit of filler to blend it in Right enough waffle on with the pics. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ What do ya think guys and girls ? ScottC
    20 points
  7. Hi all just finished this old kit,, and will admit for an old kit went together really well and does have a lot of nice detail. I found the seats were just as good as resin ones so didnt bother and yes has raised panel lines but overall some the detail id say is as good as some of todays kits if not slightly better than some, I did pick the kit up cheap at a recent show think it was something silly like £2.50 or £3 but for that price a bargin , only downside were the kit decals were beyond saving hence I bet the price. I managed to source some new ones form allmark but these seem old as had to cut out each decal as the decal film was one piece lol. once it was built and painted I didn't like the look felt it look to much like a die-cast toy so using google I looked to see if I could find any pics of some dirty/weathered birds and did so went for it using oils and giving it that well used look. did enjoy the build and have got used to dealing with raised panel lines and how to get the best of them...
    16 points
  8. Finished this one last weekend so I thought I would add to the shower of Meteor builds on BM lately (did you see what I did there...lol) This is the first of two I intend to build, sort of a trial run. Pretty much oob apart from Xtradecal sheet X48-043. 74 sqdn "as it may have looked after the introduction of sqdn markings" to quote the placement sheet! Paint is decanted Tamiya mixed with some other stuff broadly based on Jonners mix and thanks also for the hints and tips Jonners as I followed your build on BM. Next one is going to be camo scheme and will have detailed engine and gun bays and probably a resin seat (although the kit version aint half bad) All the best and thanks for looking in, Steve.
    16 points
  9. All done I built this as it looked like a quick and simple build. And it pretty much was. I learnt a couple of things for when I build another, next time will be a K. 2 tanker refuelling a Vulcan. I didn't bother weathering this as I wanted to finish it for the NSW model show at the start of May. I couldn't be bothered returning it after the show. The Kit 1/144 Great Wall Hobby Victor B.2 Aftermarket None - this is straight from the box Painted with Gunze Lacquers for the main colours Tamiya Gloss Coats Testors Dullcoate Vallejo and oils for the details The Name Plate This was supplied by a modelling mate, Clayton. Check out his Facebook page - The Workbench and/or his Web Site - Also called The Workbench . He's a great modeller and pretty nice guy as well. More photos at my blog http://mainly-modelling.blogspot.com/
    15 points
  10. Good morning from an overcast Canberra, This is a Spitfire that I have known for a long time, but until only a few years ago I didn't know I was connected with it. BS435 was the Spitfire Squadron Leader Hugo Armstrong, then CO of 611 Squadron, was killed in in February 1943. The connection is that he and I are cousins, his mother Grace being my great-great-aunt on my mother's side. The kit itself is quite good, but I struggled with the canopy, which was not a good fit - I had to pinch one out of another kit, so who knows where the canopy for that one will come from. Still, it came together in the long run, and whilst not my best effort, I'm quite pleased I have my cousin's aircraft in the display case. Edit - thanks for the comments below, and for those interested I ran across a newsreel on YouTube from January 1943 that includes Hugo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aNE3MH77mk Hope you like it, Matt
    15 points
  11. G'day All Bristol 170 Mk 21 "Freighter" VH-INJ was one of three purchased by Australian National Airways to fly frozen carcasses from the Kimberly abattoirs to Wyndham, a coastal port in West Australia under the "Air Beef" scheme in1948. The operation proved a success until a sealed road was built to allow the cattle to be trucked to the coast instead' The three Freighters then served ANA, later Ansett - ANA, as general cargo carriers until all were scrapped at Essendon Victoria in 1961. I of course started with the Airfix "Super Freighter" kit, shortened the nose and built up the new one using the "plastic card and bog" method. I tried scribing the outline of the loading doors which ended in disaster so I fudged it by painting them in. The fin was modified by removing the dorsal and building up new leading edge and the tailplane tips squared off as were the early freighters. The ANA titling and logos were taken from a Hawkeye DC-3 Sheet but she still lacks the fleet name "Pokana" (all ANA aircraft at the time had names ending in ana) in tiny letters on the nose. The bare metal finish is done with Humbrol "Polished Aluminium" finished with a coat of gloss. I would like to eventually build a Freighter with open nose doors and detailed interior but I may hold off to see if anything comes of the rumours of a release from Eastern Europe. IMGP7806 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr IMGP7807 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr IMGP7809 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr
    13 points
  12. "FIRST LIGHT" Flying Officer Geoffrey Wellum DFC. Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia. 92 Squadron, ROYAL AIR FORCE. Summer 1940. This model is my tribute to Geoffrey Wellum and "The Few" The kit is the Revell 1/32 MK.II Spitfire backdated to a Mk.Ia. I used Eduard P/E and Barracuda Resin on the Spitfire's cockpit. The figures are from Wings Cockpit figures. ​Geoffrey Wellum was the youngest RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain. His book, "First Light" was his memoir of his experiences as a Fighter Pilot in 92 Squadron during WWII and is now recognised as one of the most definitive first hand accounts of the Battle of Britain. Wellum went on to win the DFC and 92 Sqn. went on to be the highest scoring squadron of the Battle of Britain. Geoffrey Wellum (right) and Brian Kingcombe 1940. 92 Squadron RAF, 1940 92 Squadron Spitfire's
    12 points
  13. Here at last is my Eduard Spitfire Mk IX finally in one piece after many trials and tribulations. Despite everything I think this is a great kit and I would start another one tomorrow. Having said that I do think it's unneccesarily complex and over engineered in places especially the exhausts and the radiators but the fit is excellent overall and the detail fantastic. Normally I wouldn't weather a Spitfire as much as this but photos show it to have been a well-used aircraft so I tried to capture at least some of that. The slipper tank is the Brassin 90 gallon which virtually fell into place and the decals are the Xtradecal 48123 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.IXc set which definately didn't. Paints are a mixture of Humbrol and Revell enamels with some acrylic thrown in for good measure. Humbrol Dark Grey enamel wash was used in the panel lines and weathering was done with a mix of oils and pastel chalk powder. There are a few little things with it that I would have liked to have done better; the port side exhausts don't come out far enough, for example but overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out considering what happened during the build. If you followed the WIP you will know what I mean. If you didn't and are now burning with curiosity the link is here. Thanks to everyone who followed and gave their support and encouragement to continue. It's all appreciated. Thanks for looking.
    10 points
  14. I always liked the look of the Tigershark. Thought I would paint one up to represent an aircraft assigned to the 421st FS / 388th FW, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Painted with Model Master paints and Ammo panel line washes. Added a resin seat and Winders, Slammers and JDAMs from Hasegawa weapons sets. Hope you guys like!
    10 points
  15. Whew, I was definitely out of my comfort zone with this but it was great fun! I ventured into new territories for this aircraft modeler by attempting some of the current trends in weathering armor models (pigments, oil dot filters, fading filters) but kept it restrained as I'm not a fan of heavy weathering, even on tanks! I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. This was my fourth armor build and first with a multi-coloured camo scheme. The only additional details were a Haulter photo-etched grill set which also included a ring sight for the machine gun on the rear deck. Paints used were Tamiya thinned with Mr Color Leveling Thinner and were airbrushed freehand - another thing I rarely do. Eric
    9 points
  16. Finally finished these two Valom models, Bristol Buckingham B1 and Buckmaster T1. The Buckingham was originally developed in response to the Air Ministry's request for a bomber version of the Beaufighter but by the time it had been developed the role had very adequately been filled by the Mosquito. 54 Buckingham B1's were built the rest of the order being converted to Buckmasters to be used as training and fast transport aircraft. Like all Valom kits the panel lines and rivet detail is very good but then they are let down by the fact that the parts don't fit too well, such as wings being thicker than the wing root. They also lack a few details because Valom always try to produce too many variants without changing the basic mould, so both kits have Brigand wings without the correct air intakes for the Buckingham or Buckmaster etc. Enough waffle, here's some pics.
    9 points
  17. Hey again guys, i m sorry i did not post the progress in last few weeks - as i was working mainly on rivets and completing fuselage/wings, i thought it is nothing too special So now i have the basic airframe completed, riveted, i did some adjustments to the flaps (cut out the little triangle which stays on the wing, filled the flaps with plastic strips to create the right shape of the inner areas and such) and completed the engine. The airframe got first some surfacer layer, followed by Agama silver in some areas . Cowling and engine, engine is just OOB and quickly painted, it ll be deep inside of the cowling . EDIT: right, the engine is not purely OOB, i have added bolt heads (made by punch n die) on the distributors, to give it a bit of additional life Once the silver was dry, i have applied layer of chipping fluid, followed by Gunze C Zinc chromate yellow paint aaaand then i have chipped it off to show up the aluminium base here and there. I have already painted the cowling, i was not sure what camo scheme i ll be doing, but bcs i ll have one less week for the build (and now i have just 3 free days over the next two weeks to finish the build), i have chosed dark blue scheme Still chosing between a sharkmouth "Paper Doll" or some from the same squadron/flight and some french beaten machine. Though i hope i ll be able to paint the sharkmouth from homemade masks, so lets see I know the dark blue hellcats were not so well beaten (at least it is hard to find US Navy dark blue hellcat which would have paint peeling off so hard as i m going to do so), but as it is birthday gift, i want to make it somehow interesting to look at, so the historical accuracy ll be set a side here So, here is the cowling, just dry fit on the nose. This is it for now guys I have night shifts over this weekend, so i wont be building much, but at monday+tuesday i have days off, so hopefuly i ll do some work on this baby
    8 points
  18. Vickers E (First to Fight (FtF) 1/72) Vickers E with Polish Ursus TKS tankette (FtF) Polski Fiat 621 (FtF) 152 Fighter Sqaudron Polish Air Force petrol trailer (MARS resin) Polski Fiat 508 (MARS resin)
    7 points
  19. My first of this year, very ashamed to say its been stalled for 2 years! I recently got some decals from KFS and that pushed me to finish this. Its an Italeri 1:24 Scania, KFS Scania double drive, KFS resin wheels and hubs, MG mouldings right hand drive conversion, MG mouldings open cab steps, scratch built chassis from the cab back, extra axle to give 8x4 set up. I've enough decals to do another TDR truck, and Ive enough paint left so that's another project, and I'm doing a n escort van also as I've a 1:24 Ducato van ready to strip. WP_20160528_13_54_09_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr WP_20160528_13_53_58_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr WP_20160528_13_53_33_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr WP_20160528_13_53_43_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr Phone pics for now, need to get some with the camera as it will be in Truck Model World mag at some point, Lastly some WIP shots, including the van before I started stripping it down WP_20160508_13_57_53_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr WP_20160508_13_57_38_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr WP_20160527_15_04_33_Pro by richellis1978, on Flickr Ha, just realised, no number plates!
    7 points
  20. Hiya Folks, I`ve had a spate of building Malta and Mediterranean basd Spitfires lately so I thought you might like to see some of them, one of which was made from the new Special Hobby Spitfire Vc kit, plus a `baddle' ME110 night fighter which was based on Sicily! Here they are....starting with; Special Hobby Spitfire Vc, built as BR321, GL-J `Kay' of 185 Sqn on Malta, flow by Flt Lt Johnny Plagis during 1942. Tamiya Spitfire Vb built as EP829, T-Nt of 249 Sqn on Malta flown by Sqn Ldr John Lynch (an American) who scored Malta`s 1,00th kill in this aircraft..which had a chalked on logo under the windscreen on the other side. The codes on the model were hand painted over the original yellow Aeromaster decals using Azure Blue paint. Tamiya Spitfire Vb built as BR586, T-M of 249 Sqn on Malta, note the upper wing roundels are either faded or more likely the blue has been overpainted using Azure Blue or similar so that they stand out against the glossy blue finish. Hasegawa Spitfire Vb built as AB264, GN-H, again from 249 Sqn on Malta, this was one of the first Spitfires to arrive on the island and the Middle Stone of the desert finish was overpainted using Extra Dark Sea Grey for better concealment whilst flying over the sea. 1/72nd Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb, EP200, GL-T, 185 Sqn, Malta. Leaving Malta now, this is the Hasegawa Spitfire Vb again, built as ER570, WD-Q of the 4th FS, 52nd FG, USAAF in Tunisia 1943 flown by Major R, Levine Last but not least here is the baddie, a Bf 110D night fighter of I/NJG3 based in Sicily during 1941-42, built from the old 1/48th scale Fujimi kit. Hope you like them, All the best Tony O Edited to add some missing photos which had dropped off,.....I have some other Malta Spits here is anybody is interested; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234981416-malta-spitfire-on-the-offensiveplus-a-few-others-more-added/?hl=%2Bspitfire+%2Bt-nt
    7 points
  21. Some detail progress, replaced thew slipper tank ewdges with plati strip and archers resin rivetts and also had a go at some upgrade detail in the main fuselage wheel wells.
    7 points
  22. No d-day stripes this time, just a quick unambitious build between bigger projects. It's the Italeri/Hasegawa kit. Thanks for looking, Owen,
    6 points
  23. Here is my very first model kit I have built, when I seen this kit I just really wanted to make it and so it got me into a little bit of modelling, as stated in other posts I know I will never make a good model builder but this model to me is what it is.
    6 points
  24. Internals completed: I really like that resin seat. Shorty candidate #1 failed the entrance exam: so number two was given the job after some surgery to get his legs around the control column:
    6 points
  25. Hi Folks here is another of my occasional forays into 1/48, the Airfix Gloster Javelin FAW9. I have been wanting to do this particular aircraft for quite some time as it was the only operational Javelin to have a natural metal finish (for the last few years of it's career at any rate) and a Javelin was the first ever aircraft I can remember seeing flying over Brechin when I was a nipper. XH898 was the personal mount of 228 OCU's CO, Sqn Ldr George Beaton, when based at RAF Leuchars in the mid 1960's. The kit is without a doubt the best Airfix kit I've ever made, it almost fell together and the engineering of the kit is quite amazing. It does have some areas that are tricky to assemble, I had a bit of trouble getting the front fuselage to line up properly with the aft section so ended up with a step and I would liked to have left the exhaust cans off until after the painting was completed to save a bit of masking. I added some seatbelts made out of foil and a pair of Master pitot probes as I broke the kit ones but other than that it's OOB. I was going to add the aerials that Airfix didn't provide but couldn't confirm which ones were fitted so left them off for now. Paint is AK Interactive's Extreme Metal paints and the roundels are from an Xtradecal sheet as the Airfix ones were very thick and wouldn't play nicely. Airfix got the colour of the canopy framing wrong on the instructions as they say it should be black when the colour photos of XH898 show it to be Dark Green with the same colour band around the rear of the radome. This is by far the biggest kit I've built since returning to the hobby (how the guys that build 1/32 B17s etc do it I don't know!) and found it quite a handful during the build as the space I have for modelling is really geared up for building 1/72 Bf109s and suchlike. I also found taking the photos a challenge and Mrs B is suitably unimpressed with it taking up a lot of room in the display cabinet too. I hope you like her. And one for the Lineys, there's always one joker! Duncan B
    6 points
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  27. Finally the MiG-31 Foxhound is finished. After the misshap with weathering I finished it and it doesn't look half bad for my first attempt. The canopy isn't quite the right shape but I'm happy with the out come. C&c welcome as always.
    6 points
  28. It's been a while, but here's a little update, received the prints yesterday. They are tiny and yet so crisp, I'll take better pics after assemlying one of the drills. Really exited about the prints
    6 points
  29. This is my IL-2 projekt for 3 pcs. of this famous plane. cheers Jes
    5 points
  30. My latest completion is the new tool Airfix 1/72 kit of the Junkers Ju87B-1 Stuka, built OOB using scheme A - 9./Sturzfampfgeschwader 51, Norrent-Fontes, France, August 1940. Airbrushed with Stynylrez grey primer and Vallejo Model Air, finished with W&N Galeria matt varnish. WiP thread here. Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr The Airfix new tools go together well IMHO with some care needed over cleaning paint and flash from the joins and the occasional wiggle. The only exception in my case was the gunsight and I would suggest at least dry fitting that during the i/p assembly and close-up rather than at the end (as the instructions suggest). I would also suggest leaving the flaps off and painting them separately to avoid masking issues and breakages. Just make sure you have them the right way up when you paint them (see WiP). Stew also suggests doing the same with the tailplane struts, a good idea as they're top, rather than bottom, coloured. I'd also suggest a set of canopy masks for those that are not experienced with masking - the canopies have some really fine lines and awkward shapes. Comments welcomed as always.
    5 points
  31. "The Eagle and the Wolf" Feldwebel Eberhard Gzik of 2./JG 300 Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 "Rita" Borkheide, Germany 1944. This is how I wanted to present this build, I now have the display case and the figures so I wanted to share the finished article with you. For more pics, you can check out my blog page: http://thescalemodelhangar.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-eagle-and-wolf.html
    5 points
  32. Hello all One of my recent completions, the marvellous Gloster Javelin from Airfix. I did this one in the scheme of XH903, which is on display at the Jet Age Museum not far from me, here in Gloucestershire. I did offer to donate this to the museum to sit alongside some of the other models they have on display there, but no response at all from them, which was disappointing. Anyhow, this beast just manages to squeeze onto my display shelf, so at least it's on display somewhere. This is quite a heavy kit when done, with a fair bit of nose weight required, so I thought it was worth getting a metal undercarriage set from SAC. Also tried scratchbuilding seat harnesses from Tamiya tape for the first time as there aren't any supplied with the kit's seats. Airbrushed in a mix of Tamiya and Mr Hobby acrylics, weathered with some oils and Flory Dark Dirt wash. Posed it with everything open just to show all that lovely detail. My only complaint would be the quality of the decals, the roundels in particular wouldn't settle nicely into the panel lines despite repeated attacks of Microsol - any other issues were of my own making. Overall though a great kit and a pleasure to build. Thanks for looking Adam
    5 points
  33. Hello! This is my Revellogawa 1:48 Hs-129B made more or less OOB and its 1:72 brother from Italeri. Both were painted with same combination of Revell and Vallejo acrylic paints. Which one do you find more convincing? Josip
    5 points
  34. Beautifull Italian self propelled gun with RB-model gun.
    5 points
  35. well can you spot what iv done perfect camouflage for when the aircraft is parked up on a Marks & Spencer blouse !!
    5 points
  36. Thanks Jon for spotting the day and Stew and Keith and Jaime for the wishes - yep, another year closer to my bus pass (if they don't keep moving the age...) Simon thanks for the shots of the canopy - not bad form at all and happy to see them. That canopy looks great and I hope I can get mine to fit that well. Thanks also for the offer of the drink - strangely, as it happens, I won't be in Ramsgate but do have one for me The roundel stuff arrived from Hannants this morning so posted over here.
    5 points
  37. G'day All On the night of July 3 1963 Ansett's Sandringham VH-BRE "Pacific Chieftain" was blown ashore at Lord Howe Island and wrecked. As no replacement was available, Ansett purchased RNZAF Sunderland NZ4108 and ferried her to Sydney to be converted to near enough Sandringham standard at their Rose Bay Base. Named "Islander", she served the airline faithfully until an airstrip was built on lord Howe in 1974. Today she is with Kermit Weeks in Florida. My version is built from the Airfix kit. It has been de riveted, the engines replaced by some surplus B-17 items complete with props and the decals are from Hawkeye. I had attempted this conversion years earlier, but made a mess of cutting out the windows as described in the old Airfix magazine article I was following. This time I chickened out and used the decals supplied on the Hawkeye sheet. Trev. IMGP7805 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr IMGP7803 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr IMGP7802 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr IMGP7800 by Trevor Putterill, on Flickr
    5 points
  38. Here's R5-D4 in poor condition ! Its motivator is completely damaged !
    4 points
  39. One of my entries this nice little kit from ICM cheers Jes
    4 points
  40. [/url]IMAG1120 by rgriffs, on Flickr">http://IMAG1120 by rgriffs, on Flickr finished at last. thanks for all your advice. my mate was given his model on tuesday and was pleased with it.
    4 points
  41. I completed this a while ago but didn't get around to taking any photos of the completed model until this past weekend. It's Tamiya's fairly new (it was released earlier this year) 1/48 Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf.E/F. I have to say this kit was a joy to make. The WIP for it can be found here. To what comes in the box I added an aerial and some stowage which was primarily from the Tamiya Jerry Can set. These photos are taken on my Spitfire display base: And finally one to show how small it actually is: Kind regards, Stix
    4 points
  42. This is my RAH-66 from Italeri 1/48. Gun is from MASTER. Painted with Tamiya paints. Weathered with Tamiya sand stick and Tamiya paneliner. Model wasn't user-friendly but possible to put together after all Hope you'll like it
    4 points
  43. I found a suitable small part in my spares box to use as a base for the gun sight: These rear gun turrets are subtly handed so I marked them accordingly: I think those are best painted internally before assembly and its the same storey for the front turret which would have some difficult recesses to paint after assembly so I masked the mating surfaces ready for that: The rear guns got the same treatments as the front one: Nearly ready for some paint I also masked up the mating surfaces on the fuselage: After some white and grey primer I got these top coats applied: After that I could do some detail painting on the belts, stick and instrument coaming: Unmasked the fuselage: Then I spent a while applying Mike Grant decals to the blank instruments as well as a little more detail painting: The IP could then be glued on along with some wires at the back: The last job of the day was to mask up the rear bulkhead using just scraps off my cutting mat: Bye for now, Nigel
    4 points
  44. Thanks gents I don't know my way around mid- to late-war Luftwaffe stuff very well, as is evidenced by my sudden fear that I did not have the required paints for this aircraft - fortunately a dig in the little-used lower second level of the paint cellar turned up some old White Ensign Models Colourcoats which I think date back at least five years but should still be good to go; these will provide the RLM75 (Mittlegrau or Grauviolett, I'm not sure what the correct name is as I have seen both used) and the RLM76 Lichtgrau. The internal colours - RLM66 Schwarzgrau for the cockpit interior and RLM02 Grau for everything else - are from the Phoenix Precision Paints range - I already had these for early-war Luftwaffe aircraft: I think that will cover the necessaries, for the detail painting I'll sort that out as I go along. Normally I am content to follow the instructions and take my chances but I did notice on looking ahead that Hasegawa suggest that you paint and install the cockpit interior and much later in the build add the (redundant) bomber 'cheek' and 'chin' windows then paint them in the interior colour... this is plainly intended solely to give me extra work and effort, not to mention giving me a load of filling and sanding to do when I thought I was done with all that... so my first act was to deviate from the instructions and fit those windows now: I've filled any little gaps with some Citadel Liquid Green Stuff and then started assembling the cockpit interior parts: ... finally I masked the canopy parts using the Eduard pre-cut mask set, which as Alistair notes above, fit very well: ..now all the foregoing has been done I can leave them to set for a while, then tomorrow give them a coat of RLM66... Cheers, Stew
    4 points
  45. It maybe too early to wheel out the dancing banana emote,but on the back of how much i like their Merlin Seafire's ,here goes :- :dancing banana: I have 2 more dancing banana's left 1 for the Eduard Spit VII/VIII (1/72)and the final one for an Eduard P-51B/C in 1/72. *Enable imagination for the dancing banana!.
    4 points
  46. Progress is slow....but it is progressing.....slowly!!!! I used the vac canopy rather than the resin one that comes with the Aeroclub conversion. Had some fiddly issues blending it in, mostly my own doing. I'm going with the scheme for WH640 which has MSG / Light Slate grey upper camo over PR blue and Suez stripes. I never had any LSG so used Tamiya Field Grey with some white in which is close enough for me. Next step is masking for the PR blue to be added and I've just thought....not checked if I have any! The interior bits have been primed in black to create some tonal variations for when the silver is sprayed The fuselage has been riveted and scribed to busy it up a bit although I know the Canberra's had a very smooth finish, but prefer a touch of artistic licence... Cheers Neil
    4 points
  47. Hi John - glad you enjoyed Alice. Sounds like you have happy memories of those times too Your comment on, and Simon's experience with, the canopy is a bit ominous... I shall try to be careful. Have a couple of glasses for me! Cockpit detailed and seat carefully attached with CA gel: Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr Need to silver around the pit and then bash it all together.
    4 points
  48. Hi again, Continuing with the build, I glued the rudder pedals to their mechanisms: And glued to the starboard cockpit wall the unpainted PE parts: This part is the cockpit's back wall. It was full of radios and ammo magazines. There's a lot of nicely moulded detail: All of it must be removed to be latter replaced by pre-painted PE parts. I also glued in place the unpainted PE: One of the parts that should go in the back wall is completely replaced by PE, as shown in the PE instructions sheet. The replacement PE parts are shown here ready to be assembled: A comparison of the original plastic part and the replacement PE: The PE replacement was glued in place: Finally, I removed from the sprues and cleaned up all the remaining parts needed for the cockpit construction: I still have a bit of work before I can prime and paint the cockpit. Thanks for looking. Cheers Jaime
    4 points
  49. Masking done... Only took one strip of 40mm wide masking tape to cover the fuselage. Rest done with a combination of 6mm and 2mm wide tape. Ready for primer now.
    4 points
  50. And don't forget to check out Mr Vale's portfolio while you're there. I seem to have been busy with everything under the sun for the last few days, but I've finally got a bit more work done on the base. As a recap, I started with a 9" square photo frame into which I glued a piece of 5mm MDF The hardstanding area is a piece of 2mm plasticard. As Will pointed out earlier in the build, the hardstanding needed turning slightly to improve the composition. This required a couple of fillets of plasticard to fill in the corners, but I think it will look better like this Next thing was to make up the revetment wall section that will go down the back edge of the base. The basic construction was just styrene sheet with bulkheads inside to give it some strength And this is how it will sit on the base The wall was then detailed up with some ribbed styrene panels, and various other bits and pieces I'll be painting the hardstanding area and the wall separately then, when they're done, I'll add the groundwork at the back of the base. To start with I've pre-shaded the hardstanding, then I'll start getting some paint on later Andy
    4 points
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