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  1. The cylinder block has now been painted with dull aluminium and the panels on the side picked out with a semi matt aluminium. Rocker covers had some chrome finish applied, rhe exhaust was brushed with errr.. Exhaust Manifold suprisingly enough, and the carburettors were painted using aluminium and black. All of those details along with a few smaller items were then attaxhed to the engine block. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The next stage of build for this one is the chassis and steering etc, the assembly of which uses a technique that was often used for cars etc when I was 'nobbut a lad' - that was the melting of a short pin with a heated flat blade/screwdriver, thus enabling parts to move - something that would definitely be frowned on by todays 'elf n safety' brigade. I'll let you know if the parts move and how many fingers I burn . John
  2. Both of the fuselage halves have now been rescribed with the exception of the rudder area, I'll do that along with any areas that need further work one I have tidied the upper and lower joins up. I've also added some weight in the cockpit area - hopefully there is enough in there to keep it on the undercarriage, if not the stand option will come into play. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr After leaving things overnight to set up I glued the two halves together. There was evidence of some warping when I was glueing them up and it took a combination of glues to get the halves together. Following some initial tidying, mainly to remove the super glue whilst it was still soft enough from the areas that I had used it, I have decided to leave the fuselage for a few days to set properly. by John L, on Flickr Meanwhile I have made a start on assembling the wings. by John L, on Flickr Hope to get more done on those over the next few days. John
  3. Earlier in the week I decided to make a start on this little kit and added some paint to the seats and interior, choosing to use a tan colour for this. by John L, on Flickr I am midway through painting up the dashboard and door cards before I add those parts to this sub assembly. John
  4. Here are the photos of progress so far on the 727, As I said in my earlier posting, I have glued the doors and windows in place on each of the fuselage halves and made a start on rescribing the raised panel lines by simply using those as a guide. The doors and windows will be replaced with decals, so I will have to do some filling around those before sanding them flush with the fuselage. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr I hope to get the fuselage assembled over the coming week. Back with more soon. John
  5. I have always liked this scheme, it looked great on their B-707's too. John.
  6. That is a terrific photo Andres, thanks for posting it. I am pleased that the prospect of this build has brought back some memories for you. I have made a start on the build and have fitted the doors and windows in each fuselage half, they will need some filling and a sand to tidy up any gaps. I have also made a start on rescribing some panel lines on one of the fuselage halves. I'll post some photos of the work that I have done so far tomorrow. Regards. John
  7. That's some disco Dennis. I take it that entrance is via the rear airstairs.
  8. Don;t ask me!!!, I just thought that it was the Very Pink, six wheeled vehicle powered by a Rolls Royce engine that someone may or may not have been looking for. Always happy to help John
  9. A third entry, and for me an iconic Baby Boomer, following the release of the film Goldfinger, the Corgi version of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 became the must have toy back in the mid-60's. For this build I am using the 1/43 Airfix starter set version which should make up into a nice little representation of this classic Grand Tourer, by John L, on Flickr Here are the main sprues, by John L, on Flickr and the clear parts decals, paints and glue. by John L, on Flickr John.
  10. Another build from me, and a switch back to Civil Aviation for this one. This is the Airfix boxing of the Boeing 727 kit and a quick check of the measurements indicate that it scales out to around those for -100 short body version and I will be using a set of 26 Decals for this classic Lufthansa Scheme. Here is an image from Airliners.net of D-ABIB at Stockholm -Arlanda in August 1964. Boeing 727-30 D-ABIB 18360 Box and contents photos. by John L, on Flickr The fuselage parts have some slight warping but should pull together OK. by John L, on Flickr The wing parts will need a bit of tidying to remove a bit of flash. by John L, on Flickr Here are the remaining parts including a stand, obviously issued when these came as a standard item in Airfix kits. by John L, on Flickr And finally my choice of decals for this build. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Hope to get started on this soon. John
  11. This might help in your quest. https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1629744983-64509100.jpg Cheers John. (No affiliation to Scale Model Shop)
  12. Don't worry MJ, there is plenty of choice to go at with Derwent's, Spey's and Trent's and even the MT30's used in some modern Naval vessels. I am certain something else will materialise before the start. 🤔 John.
  13. Cheers Cliff. I'll take some more photos and add a topic later today. Who knows it might even be both in the end. 🤔😄 John.
  14. Cheers Buddy and thanks for your suggestions. There are two colour call outs in the instructions using old Heller paint codes 7008 which is Matt Aluminium and 7010 Matt Black. From some photos that I have found the rocker covers range from polished Aluminium to a Greyish Black and the Carburretors are highly polished in some cases - black in others, I had planned to use Vallejo Metal Colors to represent the different shades of metal surfaces. and these paints require a black gloss primer to get the correct shade. I am sure things will look OK once I start adding a few other details. Thanks again. Regards. John
  15. I've requested that my name be added to the RR build List. I have recently finished reading a book about the development of the Merlin engine for anyone who may be interested see link below. Merlin The power behind the Spitfire - Graham Hoyland Looking forward to that one. Cheers John
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