Jeffthepaint

Absolutely stunning. Jeff

Hi Colin, I have'nt built many, but I like vacforms, so much more satisfying to build. It's another chap who wants a model of the Twin Pin as he worked on them in Aden in the early '60's. I lived there also but then they were silver with upper fusalage surfaces white. I have a photo' should you want it) Jeff

Thanks Chris, I'll p.m. you with address etc. Jeff

Can anyone help with info' on there ever being a kit of the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, any scale? Jeff

I will be following O great one. Jeff

Yes Don, you are correct re different types/grades of fuel. When my jeep was run on good old four star the exhaust pipe was always a lovely light grey, but since using unleaded it does seem to be darker, and is more prone to the odd (fairly common to jeeps) popping down the exhaust on tickover. I live with it. Secondly, what am I going to have to look forward to if you are'nt building and posting stuff on here! Jeff

Excellent Don, and so glad to see you have'nt over done it with the exhaust stains plus correctly making them a greyish brown as opposed to some modellers mistake of making them black! (been guilty of that myself in the past!)

Good move Don, when I co*ked up a paint job (not infrequent in the bodywork trade) I always found it best to, if possible, leave it alone and come back later. When you try to repair something like that using a mixture of panic and speed it invariably ends up worse than if you went away and had a good think, or in your case sleep. Most of my models are one step forward and two back! Jeff

Great job with the faded O.D. Don. How did you get on with clearing up the glue spill? Jeff

Loved the reference to sticking the knife in and twisting Don!!! Jeff

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I was going to start scale modeling again, but now I don't think I'll bother... i'll just watch this superb build. Stunning.

Ians right, Olive Drab does fade/weather very quickly, especialy in the conditions you're depicting there Don. I have restored many vehicles over the years and know how some colours fade more than others. When I hauled my 1942 jeep out of it's hiding place in an old shed I found a lot of original paint. Where it had been exposed to the elements it looked almost yellow! but behind brackets etc it was still the original O.D. (Don't start a debate on the correct shade of o.d. as it will go on for ever!!) I had the use of my own paint mixing scheme and found the original P.P.G. formula from 1942 for Olive Drab and found that there is no green tinter in it..just Blue black, orange, yellow, white. The blue black mixed with the yellow gives it its green colour. see, yer larn sumtin' evry day!! Jeff

Fantastic bit of scale modeling there Don, that sandwich looks real enough to eat!!!! Pray tell....how do you upload photos' to posts like what yours are? Jeff