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  1. Hiya Folks, Here is the new Airfix Wellington and I have to say that I`m very impressed with this kit,..... so much so that I have started another already! The WIP is here; And here is the model, wearing the markings of 75 (New Zealand) Sqn in 1940, whch came from DK Decals; Cheers, Tony
    30 points
  2. 1/72 ICM kit + scratchbuild + Miniworlg MG-15 gun. Regards, Alex
    22 points
  3. Eduard Profipack kit + resin pipes, wheels and photoetched. Regards, Alex from Russia.
    19 points
  4. Hiya Folks,..... well it is finished!!! Thanks for your encouragement along the way and I hope that you like it,....... the kit itself is amazingly good! Cheers Tony
    19 points
  5. Hasegawa 1/48 kit with additions and modifications. Xtracolor , Eduard and FPS decals.
    15 points
  6. Hello Britmodellers, after a break (för mödellingör thö Viggen) now my latest Roll out for ModellFan Magazine. Was a Brit show stopper then in 1977... Cheers, Tom
    15 points
  7. WALRUS build finished in march 2017.
    15 points
  8. This is a Hasagawa 1/48 kit with Fightertown decals. Mark DSCN3120 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3113 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3114 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3115 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/913/41452361850_4d5176c128_k.jpg]DSCN3118 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr 6eb_k.jpg[/img][/url]DSCN3116 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3119 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3121 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3122 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3123 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3124 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3126 (2) by mwsfly9, on Flickr DSCN3130 by mwsfly9, on Flickr Thanks for looking Mark
    14 points
  9. Good evening gents. Oooof it’s been a busy week. But I have managed an hour or so at the bench tonight. Thank you so much for all the kind words too. Much appreciated. 😃 Tool tart or what. apparently size matters. 😇 I put them to good use. not as hard as I thought to mask. the main wings were masked in the main part with cut out paper. Turn her over and get ready for paint. Going on lightly. I’m using fifty drops in the air brush at a time. I’m going to need more paint.🤨 here’s the second pass. looking good bit that’s a hundred drops more.😱 another hundred. Fifty each go. Pfft. That’s it for tonight. I don’t want to rush it. I’d also done the other side. I’m happy with the tone. just needs a few more coats. Thanks for popping in chums. Until next time. Stay frosty. Johnny. Ps. Painting this part reminds me of @TonyTiger66 and the black paint debacle. Thems was the days.
    13 points
  10. Hello all! I’ve visited this forum regularly for a while now but just recently became a member. This is my first post, showing off my Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D. Built OOB with a scratch built tool case on the wing. I finished this project a few months ago but decided to post it anyway. Enjoy!
    12 points
  11. It's been a long time since I've built any maritime subjects (lately I've been doing aircraft, instead), but I felt like a change-of-pace so here's my latest project... Pegasus's 1/144 Nautilus from Jules Verne's novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: WIP can be found here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235039696-pegasus-nautilus-1144/ On to the pics! First off, some photos of the interior detailing (since they'll never be seen again unless I drop and break the thing): And, the finished build on it's custom base: Let there be light! Special guest appearance by giant squid! I think we're going to be late for happy hour... This was a fun build, even with the various problems I encountered along the way! Maybe some day I'll get the inclination to finish this project, that's been on my shelf of doom for about 5-years: 😉
    11 points
  12. My first P47 1/48 with Brazilian Air Force WW2 colors. They engaged ground targets in Italy, in 1944/45. Based in Taquinia, these birds were assigned to the First Brazilian Fighter Group, operating under US forces.
    9 points
  13. No, you haven't stumbled across the latest David Attenborough production, these are my recent completions for the Carriers Ahoy GB. First a couple of Wildcats, in the main built OOB with the exception of some Eduard seatbelts, not that much of the offices can be seen through the closed canopies - one 1/72nd example from Airfix aboard USS Enterprise, 1942 an't'tother a 1/48th Tamiya kit when on USS Independence, 1943. Both were painted with Colourcoats Paints using their WWII Pacific Colourset. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr For my final build I went with a Dragon Carrier deck launch scene in 1/144th scale. This uses a F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165166 and this aircraft was used in the development -18G. In the few photos that I found, the Growler specific wingtip pods were not fitted so I left those off. I also separated the control surfaces and replaced them deflected as per the videos I had watched of Hornet catapult launches Aircrew came from a couple of NOCH railway figures and the deck crew are a mix of kit supplied items and others were donated by a fellow Britmodeller. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr
    9 points
  14. A Major Milestone passed! The plane is all one bit. 😁 It's starting to look like a Lancaster now. A couple of coats of Humbrol 29 and 30 saw a passable camouflage pattern applied. Not perfect, but a whole lot better than the first attempt. The port wingtip panel got a hit with humbrol 26 to give a bit of detail to what I'm assuming is a replacement panel, as shown on the pictures on page one of the thread. In my head I've decided that a pilot more used to driving a Manchester got things a bit wrong parking the plane at some point! The yellow undersides certainly give the plane a distinctive look. I can see me having a go at a similar scheme on a Halifax in the future. The prototype P gave a bit of trouble. The Xtradecal sheet I bought has 36'' and 54'' markings. Looking at photo's of the plane, I think they should be 48''. Bugger. I've tried the smaller ones and they just look wrong. The big ones fitted now look much better, although I'll change them if I find any 48'' versions. As they sit at the moment, they look right. The error is only apparent if you have a photo of the original plane to hand. Or if I tell you! The wing walkway decals were tried, then removed. They silvered badly and the black looked a bit stark and eye catching to me. I've ruled new lines with a black felt marker that are a bit more subtle. They are there, but don't shout at you. Loads more to do yet, The fuselage windows need touching in and glazing. Then there's the undercarriage, transparencies and some sort of base for to be done. I'm enjoying the build so far, which is more than could be said for the DH88 Comet finished earlier. More as is happens.
    9 points
  15. Brengun Yokasuka MXY7 OHKA model 22 1/48 This is about as simple a 1/48 kit as you are likely to find, and could be done relatively easily in a weekend, but it took me ten days (I'm captain slows more cautious cousin). 🐌 I'm in a 'back to basics' mood at the moment, but the kit detail in the cockpit is a little too basic, so a little scratch was required to make it look less stark. There isn't much in the way of reference material for this model, so I won't post a photo in case someone is foolish enough to think I know what I'm doing and follows suit. Although a tiny photo etch sheet is included (if something the size of a small stamp can be called a sheet) there' isn't a seat belt, so mine is from Eduard. Other improvements are brass tube for the pitot and I cut the canopy to enable it to be posed open. It such a basic aircraft, the only other thing that could be added is an American aircraft carrier directly in front of it. It does make you stop and think what would it have been like to be strapped into what is really a missile? Bravery, brain washed, or peer-presure? I kept weathering to an absolute minimum, if one of these were to last long enough for it to get weathered, doubts would have been cast over the pilots suitability for the position. I tried @stevehnz 's 'Future/Pledge' method for applying decals, and it worked very well, so thanks Steve. I'll be playing around with this method on many more builds to come. I don't normally post WIP pics on RFI posts (although it annoys Ratch apparently, so I might have to start doing it more often ), but as I didn't do a WIP, I just want to point a couple of things out if you are intending to do this kit. From looking online, the wings should have quite a pronounced dihedral (from root to tip approx. 5mm) which isn't mentioned in the instructions and the parts aren't moulded to make it obvious. I cut some guides out of card so they would dry in the correct position as the wing-root fit is a bit loose. Be prepared to use plenty of putty. Also, I would advise you to fit the photo etch in front of the cockpit, AFTER the centre-line decal is applied. The red centre-line decals are hell to get completely straight (I failed). In hindsight I should have painted instead. Thanks for taking the time too look and comments are, as always welcome. Gorby
    8 points
  16. Hi Fellow Modellers, Bit of a gap between my last posting and now as two builds have not quite passed muster, but this one's just about good enough to publish IMHO. Nice kit actually, went together well with no real issues(apart from disintegrating decals). First real trial of my Iwata Revolution CR and I'm most impressed. Paints are Vallejo MA. Let me know what you think. PS: From my research there seems to be some disputed colours for the prop spinner, some sources say red & white, I went with the Black-green & white as per kit diagram. PS: I know my canopy framing sucks !! Cheers Nigel
    7 points
  17. Model: Antares 1/48thMesserschmitt Me-262 V1 Paint: Model Master Metalizer Lacquer (Aluminium Buffing), Mr Hobby and Tamiya Acrylics, Rub’nBuff Silver Leaf Extras: Custom cast rear fuselage, CMK PE Instrument panel I built this as part of the Me-262 STGB using Antares 1/48thresin model. It should have been an OOB build and a simple straightforward build. Unfortunately there were issues with either the original casting or re-casting of the model that lead to issues with the main fuselage. This model is long out of production and after talking to the owner, it turns out the few remaining models have the same problem. Sorry these are not the best photos but basically the issue is where the two fuselage moulds meet, the top half has opened up and allowed the lower section to drop into it slightly during the re-casting process. Not a simple fix. I was left with either abandoning the project, try and reshape the affected sections (I did this with the front section, it wasn’t as bad as the rear), or remove the rear section and re-cast it. I did the latter. In the end it came out quite ok. Natural Metal Finishes (NMF) scare the out of me!!! This is the first one I’ve ever really attempted. I used just one paint for this, Model Master Metalizer Lacquer (Aluminium Buffing)and and played around with the effects you can achieve with it. I could find any real information on the actual finish of this aircraft so tried to go with a worked metal unfinished finish…if that makes sense. I just so loved the look of her without the jet pods, such a clean look, as someone mentioned she look just like a Swallow….or a Shark Swallow! Anyway do enjoy and thanks for looking. ….and finally “Alpha to Omega” (well not quite), it’s hard to believe there’s only 33 years difference between first flights of both of these aircraft (1941 and 1974)!
    7 points
  18. Thanks Keith Luckily I do drink wine (occasionally) and will save some foil! Thanks Giorgio There is a slot on the i/p (see below) for the cover... trimming! Thanks Troy Really appreciate your help... I'll have a read through Stix's build before I go much further. Didn't come up on my search this morning for some reason Too late for me on the u/c as I've glued the wings but I'll see what I can do. I have started on the tank cover already removing this flash on the fuselage: … but so far it's sitting a bit proud: … even after cleaning out the top of the i/p: I'll read through Stix's thread... I may be gone some time
    7 points
  19. Thanks John Patience was found but only in several sessions over a few days... must get a bigger can! I've spent some time searching for posts on the leg attachment but no-one has really specified the problem... could you point me in the right direction please? Ta. In the meantime I've had to decide on the canopy. Open I guess to show off the harness. Committed now: I then got out the Touch-N-Flow but the nozzle was blocked. Rats. Looks like I put the tube away while wet and plonked it too far into the tube: See the dent in the bottom of the tube? That plastic must be up the spout. Soaking it in the cement didn't work. Then I remembered, when I bought my Contacta, the nice lady at Frome Model Centre told me I could unblock the nozzle by holding it over a flame. Old lighter out, wave wave, done! Phew. Before I close up any more, some pics of the internals: On with the cover as a dry fit: Oh dear. I think the i/p might be a bit wobbly: Locators were good I thought... ho hum. I'll get rid of that step (slowly) and report later...
    7 points
  20. Thanks Benedikt, Ant, Roger ( too kind ), Håkan, Chris, Tony, Giorgio and Simon, really appreciated after the trials Thanks Keith Wine bottle foil eh? I may have some of that... Before bed I couldn't resist glueing the harness cable: Oxygen tank: … and oxygen hose: … so that I'm ready for a final paint touch up before closing the fuselage tomorrow (trip cancelled!)
    7 points
  21. Hi,when I got into military modelling three or four years ago started with a few rail related dioramas this is one of them. This model is 1 72 scale . A V2 rocket being unloaded from a railwagon on to its road transport , I used four kits to build it but as i wanted a fries crane ( no model kits in 1 72 scale) i scratch built one from plastic girders and rods ,also scratch built wagons. I have a few others if interested.
    6 points
  22. Certainly will Mr. B. Btw Ced- how did you get on with the deep-cut blade for your Silhouette. I picked up one on offer myself with the intention of using it to cut out plastic parts and wondered if you'd had much joy yourself? Ta Chris. As a backup plan I've ordered a copy of the Beam Bombers book that Pierre had been kind enough to pass on info from via Cc. If I can't find out the exact serial I've a one-in-three chance of getting it right out of the ones snaffled from Boscombe to carry out the missions, but a wilder guess for the full squadron codes... You and me both Martian. It's not so much heat here at the moment that is a source of vexation as the damnably high humidity, which isn't dropping below the mid 70s, and reaching 90% during the night. I'm not a lacquer expert by any means but understand anything over 60 is dodgy for spraying - even with a moisture trap. Thanks Simon & Keith: He'll be most chuffed to read that later! ...though we do vary: As to meself, in between fretting about Anson details (A set of Eduard early RAF harnesses arrived in the post today so hope these will be accurate enough) I managed to get some more tidying-up done on the Ferrous Poulet, to whit the BT, which I'd largely neglected until now: The missing inner panel for the door turned up as you can see! (You were right Bill about making a new one causing it to reappear and you too Johnny about tidying) Tidying a shelf this afternoon I discovered it sitting there half covered by a packet of plastic strip. Just shows you. The strapping on the BT above is because I discovered that the 'click' sound I'd mentioned previously during the 'door panel ejection-test' was actually caused by the rear frame cracking: there's a weak point running through the framework for receiving the hydraulic actuator later,and that had given way. Now repaired with TET and braced with an old length of sprue to avoid it happening again until fixed to the Chicken. There are additionally a set of hinges remaining to go on the roof top of the interface between door and fuselage. As I want to have this as a realistic-looking hinge, a rummage around in the tin of watch parts produced some likely candidates for modification: Ground to shape using a diamond-dust disc in the Dremel, these were then soldered to some tiny brass cylinders: I used 70° solder for this as it meant that by using a high temp setting on the iron, you barely needed to touch the solder to get it to flow. This helps avoid knocking such delicate parts out of alignment by catching it with the tip of the iron. The low-temp is a cadmium/lead mixture so you definitely want to wear gloves for handling and avoid snorting the fumes. To secure these parts, I countersank a couple of holes in the top of the BT for the bases to sit into flush with the aircraft skin: These will be epoxied in later, once I've built the corresponding parts to receive them on the fuselage side of the interface: If anyone knows of any efficacious anti-humidity chants, do please let me know. Tony
    6 points
  23. Hello this is Raphael again and this a ME Bolkow 105c that i bought at Telford last year.The cockpit was really bare bones so i had to make some modifications (I added in some harnesses fire extinguishers and various dials and knobs for the control panel. I sprayed the hole thing in primer and first airbrushed the entire thing in the primary colour and then masked it off by layering the masking tape on my cutting mat and drawing out the silhouette cutting around that and then drawing out the camouflage of the copter then cutting those out and placing them on the helicopters surface and airbrushed over everything again using my airbrush and a an old compressor of my dads which he had replaced with one he bought from Telford and then i peeled the masking tape off and you can see the results in the pictures posted I placed the decals on first using water then a layer of micro sol was applied and because it was an old set the decal for the registration number was damaged and turned out a bit foggy to join everything together i used some TET that I also got at Telford.The landing pad was from my brothers old laptop disc drive that was sprayed with primer then masked off using my dads silhouette cutter and the some white spray paint
    6 points
  24. Thanks John and Tony Trimming around the i/p, cleaning out the gap in the top and cleaning up the paint on the inside of the cover seems to have done it, at least well enough for me. Thanks fubar - glad you like the belts Onwards! The plastic weld perhaps made me over-zealous on the lower nose join, or perhaps that's the cause of the gaps in others builds? The nose bottom cover (snigger) seems too wide and there are gaps at the front of the wing roots. Whatever, I've cut the join open again: The wing fits beautifully at the back but naturally bends away from the front so, after lots of dry fits, the back was glued and clamped: I then used my 'spreading clamp' to open the fuselage front to close the wing root gap AND make sure the lower cover fitted without ridges: Pretty happy with the joins: We can have a closer look when the clamps are off.
    6 points
  25. Airbrushed the sides, really pleased with that Humbrol 144 from the Mitchell - so used that.
    6 points
  26. And they wonder why print is dying.... For largely the reasons mentioned, I've pretty much stopped buying all hobby magazines. The European ones used to be pretty good, but they are mostly cookie cutter clones of each other nowadays. I could write the entire text of most 'articles' out here - 'Here's a photo of the parts on the table and the box top!' 'Here's 18 photos with no captions of the kit and the $300 of aftermarket bits I added for no discernible reason!' 'Here's two photos of my finished model. Enjoy!' The End.
    6 points
  27. Well its actually HobbyBoss plastic, rebooted by Eduard with some resin goodies and PE thrown in plus a Furball decal sheet Build is here WIP. Its a bit of an ongoing thread as Im doing a double build. This one was done for a friend who requested I build it as if it was about to launch, hence the compressed nose wheel The HobbyBoss kit has been pushed into the shade a bit by the tamiya kit, but is still worth considering as I found the fit not too bad. I would put it above the Hasegawa kit for detail and build ability Thanks for Looking Bruce
    5 points
  28. Picked this up really cheap ($5), then proceeded to make a bit of a ham fisted job of what should have been an easy build. Well to be fair the building was straight forward - it was the painting that caused be problems. I had problems with the canopy masking, and painting the camouflage. The tin-lid was when I attempted to use a rattle can of Tamiya Matt Clear, I got a a serious case of paint crazing (may be in too much of a hurry?). So thats a few reasons as why she looks a little more beat up and patchy than intended. Still, I think it looks OK on the shelf (from a distance). Brush painted with Tamiya acrylics with a rather excessive oil wash weathering job, finally finished with a brushed on coat of Italeri Acrylic Flat Clear. Thanks for looking.
    5 points
  29. Hi mates! Let me introduce you what I done recently. This nice trainer is the Hobby Boss Z-142 in Czech markings. The construction was harder than expected but wasn't impossible. This was the starting... And ended up like this: If you liked it, here you can check out the bulding thread.
    5 points
  30. Congratulations to Avis for releasing this fantastic, futuristic plane of the Golden Age of aviation. Not only a civil subject to break the routine of drab military machines, but a plane with a revolutionary design and a very appealing shape. The kit itself requires thorough cleaning and some prodding here and there, nothing extraordinary, though, and something we modelers are used to with these kits from smaller manufacturers. I replaced the kit's nose decals, with Arctic Decals items. Otherwise the kit's decals and masks behaved very well. I cut and lowered the flaps, added a couple of missing mass balances and elevator control horns with their cables, besides a Pitot probe and navigation lights. I also discarded the kit's exhausts parts and made new ones from metal tube. The engine nacelle fronts that came plugged in the kit were hollowed and mock engines were added inside. I am pleased beyond words (although I had nothing to do with it) that a subject that I scratched many years ago for sheer love of the machine, is now available to the modelers in the form of a fairly detailed, affordable kit. So here it is a plane that may have looked like a space ship in its time, when biplanes were aplenty on the skies. Shelton, the designer, was no doubt a refined visionary, unfortunately hindered by the financial doldrums of his time. He created a memorable plane that whispered "streamline" to the ears of the incredulous bystanders.
    5 points
  31. Primer... Some black shading, top and bottom. I'll let that sit for the night. Question to the group...the black sections that will be on the underside of the fuselage and the engine nacelles and parts of the wings...should I paint them first then mask them off for the rest of the paint job, or do the opposite, i.e. paint the aircraft then mask off the areas I will need to paint flat black? I am leaning towards the latter... --John
    5 points
  32. It would appear that all the superlatives have been used so far. Right, I need to invent a new one..... SPADGENT noun, verb, adjective Used to describe something of outstanding quality. Examples of use: "That's totally Spadgent that is". "I'm going to Spadgent this". "I can't believe how Spadgent you got that". Anyone got the number for the O.E.D. people?
    5 points
  33. Hi folk's,plodding on with this one,just painting and assembling the turret's and today gave the prop's a second coat and painted the front cowl's a paint,prop's popped on for the photo not yet fixed.
    5 points
  34. Last night I made a bit more progress. The beauty of these little kits is they go together so fast - I guess you lose that saved time later with sanding. That said this one fit together quite well. I didn't make a huge effort on the cockpit; it will have pilots and there were no decals for the control panel.
    5 points
  35. G'day Jabba, welcome to the WIP. G'day people, unfortunately I did not get this one finished in time for the "Carriers Ahoy!" GB, but nevertheless, work continues. I have managed to get a base white down over the main components The engine nacelles were first up and the paint went on smoothly. I used a flat white acrylic followed by buffing with sanding pads to bring up the sheen Likewise the outer wing sections I also replaced what I think are the secondary rudder hinges? The S-2 is unusual in that it has a double hinged rudder (as well as a rudder trim tab). There is a large actuator om the left side of the rudder. I suspect that this moves the whole rudder and the two smaller sections are hinges for the aft section? In any case they are evident in my reference pics so I added them. Finally, the upper fuselage aerials have been added and the canopy has been sprayed black (interior colour) before the grey is applied, cheers, Pappy
    5 points
  36. Cheers Ed,.... ha ha,.... yeah I`m working my way through some DK Decals sheets already!! Speaking of interior detail, I`ve started another Airfix Wimpey but left out a lot of the interior stuff! I`ve been doing a bit more today,... first of all added a watercolour wash and a bit of weathering,..... in the background can be seen my 2nd Airfix Wimpey, to be done in Coastal colours,..... but with quite a bit of the interior left out as it won`t be seen;; I`ve added the undercarriage and canopies/ windows and started to mask off the exhaust ring; Here is the 2nd Airfix Wimpey later in the day, I`ve blacked out the side windows from inside as the windows will be painted over; Cheers, Tony
    5 points
  37. F-8E Crusader - Academy - 1/72 - (12521) OOB build with some small corrections. Vallejo acrylics. Great kit by Academy (original mold from 2004) of a great plane. Very good cartograf decals included in the box. Highly recommended. Hope you like the final look!
    4 points
  38. On to Fort Wainright . The snow fell overnight and set the Chinooks off nicely . Chinook cockpit, note the floor scuffing. As seen earlier at Greybull and now on station. Over to Eielson AFB and some heavy metal..... Singapore AF F16,s from Cannon NM I believe. A bit of a surprise! French AF C130 Another surprise! The lady of the lake, B29 Superfortress. Previously used as an evacuation trainer. Gate guards. Sorry about the copy cock up. Until next time... Keith.
    4 points
  39. Latest effort from the Eduard Weekend collection. Thanks for looking. Sweaty
    4 points
  40. The Gannet pod racer! I always thought it was a myth until now...
    4 points
  41. Cheers Ozzy - and I think I'm going to have to use the cacti somewhere - It's been included in the box! Hi Craig and thank you. Not so much a diorama though - more a vignette! I've got too many builds on the go (or will have when the Eleventh hour GB gets underway tomorrow) to take too much longer on this project. Thank you very much amblypygid - you are far too kind. Be warned though - once you've built one AFV it's hard not to want to build another....then another.......and another........... Ask me how I know! Over the past couple of evenings I have been doing a few bits and pieces on the base. Two areas cut away for the tracks to sit into: Test fit with '131': And with some filler on: Another test fit with '131': Need to get some paint on this next. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix
    4 points
  42. One point, apologies if already known, the tank cover is thin armour, and should be slightly proud of surrounding panels. addition period colour shot SAAF pilots, 1943. by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr BM957 now You can probably fix the UC attachment, just a lot easier to do unassembled, I did mention this in my first post, but can see how that got lost...
    4 points
  43. We're just back from holiday in Germany and Austria. After a cat-less week we started to get withdrawal symptoms so another visit to the Cafe Neko in Vienna was needed. Here are respectively Kurumi, Moritz and Luca who were all actually or nearly asleep in the heat: The Cafe has another two cats, Tommy and Sonja, but they were both sleeping in inaccessible corners. If you are in Vienna the cafe is worth a visit although it takes a bit of effort to find. The cats are great and very laid back apart from Sonja who can be feisty. One piece of advice, however, is to stick to Kaffee und Kuchen. We tried some of their Japanese-inspired food and regretted it despite being fans of Japanese cooking.
    4 points
  44. two in a week. So sad but thank goodness they were there in 1940. Clear skies to you both
    4 points
  45. Here's an indoor photo showing the contrast between the dark ghost grey superstructure and the dark grey deck & roofs. John
    4 points
  46. Hi guys. Very quickly. I moanaged to get the masking off to reveal...... thanks @giemme the gloss trick worked a treat. The odd touch up here and there then another gloss coat before I do the slightly more tricky black underbelly. first the gloss. what size!!! I’m really looking forward to getting all the little bits and bobs done now. I’d like to say we’re nearly there but I know I’m quite a way away. Maybe not the full year for this one. Let’s see. Looking forward to some gentleman scale action before 2019 shows her head. Thankyou for all your kind words and support. Nearly six months in. Bonkerers eh. Johnny time scale.
    4 points
  47. G'day people, Well, after wrestling the canopy seam into submission, I am ready to move on. This aircraft is a natural tail sitter (in real life too in the engines were removed!) so I have I have added about 15g of lead sinkers to the engine nacelles in area behind each engine I have added about 45g of lead sinkers to the area immediately behind the cockpit. Of course I should have done this before I joined the fuselage together but I am actually an idiot. It was a tricky affair and I had to remove one of the seats to get sufficient access but I managed in the end. There is also the problem that there is no detail whatsoever aft of the cockpit bulkhead and you can see straight back to the tail if you shine a light into the cockpit. I decided to cut a small piece of black foam into the shape of the doorway but slightly oversized and then pushed this into the opening. It won't stand close scrutiny but will fool the casual observer. Finally, I had a quick rummage through the spares box to find something suitable to add as the joystick controller for the wing mounted searchlight. I found something, I dunno what it is from but it will do! The overhead panel was attached to the cockpit and the PE parts for the escape hatches were added using small drops of CA. One of the great things about dipping canopies in Future is that it resists CA fogging. A final dry fit to make sure all the bits will play nice together winning :)
    4 points
  48. Thanks very much Cliff Yeah I know but sometimes I just get carried away instead of thinking about the assembly sequence logically. I am not a smart man but I can lift heavy things! G'day people, Well, I have managed to get the fuselage nearly together, I still need to clean up the seam on the canopy. Kinetic provide the canopy very unhelpfully in two parts, no doubt to capture the bulged windows. The seam between the two front windows will proved very tricky as there is not much frame material separating the clear sections. The upper fuselage has several sink marks corresponding to the location of the alignment pins which will require some putty to remedy, otherwise the fit is not too bad. The fuselage underside went together without any hassles other than having to take care around the large dome The only niggles I had were with the nosecone which needed a small smear of putty to fair in the lower left side And the tail. Kinetic have molded the fin trailing edge integral to the right fuselage half, which means that they can achieve a commendably thin training edge, however, the seam on the left side of the fin is pretty deep. The seam also passes through the rudder trim tab but also extends vertically above and below it which will require additional filling to eliminate and some re-scribing to restore lost panel lines Right side Left side The putty is there because I slipped with I slipped with the scriber and now need to re-scribe this line. Shown dry fitted below, the fit of the wings is also very good, I think you could almost paint these separately and add them at the end of the build - almost that is except the wing underside is a little too gappy for my liking Meanwhile I have been busy working on the undercarriage. I swapped out the kit wheels with resin items as I really hate the Kinetic 'wheel sandwich' method of construction. Main gear bays received some light weathering after some small details were picked out. The U/C doors have also been painted up cheers, Pappy
    4 points
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