nimrod54
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Really nice detailing work Adrian. Not overly complicated but just enough to hint at what should be there.
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Here is my 1/48 Hasegawa A-7E which was built for the Gulf War 30th Anniv. GB a couple of years ago. This was to be a 'Last Hurrah' for the Corsair, this one was finished in VA-72 Blue Hawk colours. I wanted to depict an aircraft that was coming to the end of its career so the paint was given a faded and weathered appearance.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
I hope to join in with the fun this time with a 1/72 Crusader and if there is time another Corsair.
John
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I didn't make as much progress as I had expected to over the last week, but all of the main decals are now in place and I have made a start on adding the stencil data. My subject of choice is Sea Fury FB.11 VX730 85 (RAN) Squadron HMAS Sydney, Korea 1952.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
Back with more soon.
John
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I've spent the past few days painting/adding some of the details along with the wing fold area and the stripes, I completed the last of the stripes earlier this evening and have called it a day. There are still a few details like covers and the outboard flap of the Stbd. wing that need some further painting, but I should be able to push on with the decals over the next week now.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
Cheers.
John
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And here she is after her unmasking earlier today, a bit more detail painting with chromate yellow around the wing folds and opened cannon/ammunition bays, along with some black stripes for those white areas, and she should be ready for decals.
by John L, on Flickr
Thanks for checking in.
John.
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I have glued the cockpit sub-assembly into the fuselage and this has been put aside to set up.
by John L, on Flickr
Some of you may remember at the start of this project that I said I also had the Hasegawa/Hales boxing of the F9F-2 Panther which I had started some time ago, however this had gone well beyond the 25% rule to be included but I would like to try and get this finished too. To that end this will make the odd appearance as this build progresses but will not be included in the gallery when completed, here is its debut showing.
by John L, on Flickr
Cheers.
John
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I have painted up the seat and scratched a handle for the top from a small section of brass tube and wire. Once everything had dried I added the seatbelt decals before fixing it into the cockpit, that sub assembly is now ready to be glued into fuselage.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
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The paint arrived during the week and I managed to get the Sky on the lower surfaces on Friday, I hope to get things masked up in readiness for the Extra Dark Sea Grey later. There is still plenty to do to try and get this over the line but it shouldn't be too far off by next weekend.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
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Another couple of photos of progress so far. I have painted up the white areas in prep for the Korean theatre bands, these areas have been masked off and more grey primer applied just to be sure that I get an even tone once I start applying the Sky to the underside and sides.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
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I made a bit of progress on this today, cleaning up the cockpit parts, painting them up with Xtracrylics Neutral Grey and once that had time to dry I added the 3D printed instrument decals.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
I still have to complete the seat and that will have belts from the same set with the final decal in the set being fixed to the port sidewall, I'll do that once I have glued the cockpit sub assembly in position.
John
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8 hours ago, PeterB said:
I will let you get on with your kit - have you decided which version you are going to do yet?
Pete
Not yet Pete, I have ordered a set of 3D decals for the cockpit and they should arrive tomorrow. I am trying to finish a 1/48 Sea Fury but I have to pick up some paint for the upper surfaces, so to fill the time I am painting details on a Union Cavalry set of figures from Masterbox's ACW range - it's a bit of a dress rehearsal for the Not in my Comfort Zone group build later in the year.
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I am liking the two Astro-nuts.
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2 hours ago, PeterB said:
My memory is probably playing tricks
Maybe your memory is not as bad as you think Pete, this link to Beatties Review from 1967/8 gives their Manchester address as 28 Corporation Street, just up from Victoria, so if you had been misdirected you may well have come across it as you rushed across town.
This link shows the store as I remember it Beatties - Spring Gardens, again if you were heading across to Piccadilly you would probably have travelled along Market Street passing Spring Gardens along the way.
Thanks for this pleasant journey down memory lane while I wait for some bits to arrive.
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3 hours ago, PeterB said:
The Beatties was next to Central Station as I recall?
It may have been at one time Pete, but when I was going into Beatties back in the mid - late 70's their store was in Spring Gardens which is just off Market Street. I think that it may be a Tesco Express now - other supermarkets are available.
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Woohoo! I guess it's time to SCRAMBLE... this should be good, and I can see that there is still scope to break out the pink primer for Red's cape.
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17 hours ago, PeterB said:
Kohnstamm went on to take over Beatties model shop and set up a chain - long gone now they are missed, at least by me as pretty much all my Lima locos and rolling stock came from their Cardiff, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester and London shops as did quite a few of my Hasegawa/Fujimi plane kits and I saved a lot of money on them using their "price match" scheme.
Pete
I bought most of my Hornby-Minitrix N gauge locos (sadly, all packed away in the loft now) from their Manchester branch. Another favourite haunt was The Model Shop on Deansgate which became ModelZone and closed a good few years ago.
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Thanks for the info Pete, I will pop across to your build to check things out.
John
P.S. I have read through your build this morning (20.02.23) Pete, very informative and a lovely end result.
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With my Kuta 2022 build heading towards it's conclusion and having quite a lull before the start of the first GB that I had signed up to, I thought that I would jump in with this old Hasegawa/Hales kit. I also have the same manufacturers F9F-2 Panther which is way beyond the 25% rule but you may get to see it lurking in the background as this build progresses.
by John L, on Flickr
Here are spues A and B,
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Sprue C, the clear parts and a shiny coated decal sheet, so not too many parts.
by John L, on Flickr
It will probably be a week or two before I get down to this at full pace but it should give me time to see what other decals are about,
Cheers
John
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I have completed the rescribing work, added the undercarriage, tailhook and fuel pump blisters to the underside and the blisters to the wing roots. I realise that adding the undercarriage now will leave me with a tricky masking job later but I thought that it would be better to get those parts glued in place making it easier for me when it comes to the priming stage - the resin spinner has been pushed into the nose in preparation for that stage too
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
There are a few small jobs to sort before priming though. It was a late decision to do something with the wing nav lights and I have removed the grey plastic from the area, replacing that with sections of clear sprue. I have reshaped and polished the port light but still have to tackle the starboard side. I also have a set of Master turned brass parts for the pitot and cannon barrel muzzles which will mean some adjustments to the kit parts to get them to fit.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
Almost ready for the painting now.
Cheers.
John
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It will great to see another Egg-cellent model from Little H. Enjoy the build
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There's not too much change from my earlier post on the face of it, but the wings have been glued on, all of the joints have been filled where needed, sanded and polished, and the engine, rudder and port aileron have been fixed in place, I have also attached the blisters to the underside of the wing. There's a small amount of rescribing to do and I still have to sort out the root blisters and parts like the tailhook and tailplanes have to be attached.
The Flightpath set comes with parts for the RATOG pack and includes the bracketry for its attachment to the underside, I am trying to ascertain if the attachment points would be fitted regardless of the pack being carried or not, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
by John L, on Flickr
by John L, on Flickr
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9 hours ago, Grandboof said:
Geat work with PE .
Martin H
Thanks Martin, the Flightpath set is designed for this kit and a great fit, I am really pleased with the way things have gone so far.
John
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Big H drops a vintage egg!
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Cam't stop singing this for some reason S&G Cloudy, will there be "a Chance of Meatballs" too.
Looking good mate, keep up the egg-cellant work.