Adrian Hills

I like your comment in the gallery - ‘although this is a rare kit it deserved to be built’. I throughly agree with you, kits like this aren’t to be shuffled around in boxes from one collector to another. By building it (Very Well) and showing us you have shown just how interesting these old kits are. 😊

Apart from the excellent progress on the model I think the stand looks amazing. Will try something similar, maybe black background and silver lining for my Blenheim

As per usual I see something like this and want to build one myself. Interested to see how this develops. 😊

There is something quite satisfying about using a 1979 "Scale Aircraft Modelling" article about a step-by-step conversion. As a measuring device I am using a wonderful brass caliper given to me by a friend. It belonged to her late father - who I never met - but was a fellow scale aircraft modeller as well as having produced a superb railway layout. Just like him to know that something that was his is being put to good use 🙂

Adrian, that is a bonkers amount of effort to put into such a basic kit. But you have certainly shown it was worthwhile. Well Done 😊

There you go Adrian. A vignette showing the first coat of Dark Green (Humbrol 163), straight out of the tin and beautifully thin. Interested to see what it dries like 🙂

Just looking at dark greens. I saw the Humbrol 116 is listed as an American colour, which in my experience in the past isn't quite right. I usually use Gunze Sangyo, but want to use a Humrol. I then found an old tin of Humbrol 163 (BS 641) which came to me after I cleared the model room of a friend's late father. I think I'll go with that, never met the man but he is was a fellow modeller. Have read the Britmodeller discussion on RAF Dark Green, all four pages ! Now going out to get on with life 🙂 To interpret, Humbrol enamel 116, Gunze Sangyo Dark Green and Humbrol enamel 163

Adrian, funnily enough I have never had that. My suggestion is persevere. After all it is free 😊😊 (I think I’m t’other Adrian as you were here first 😊)

Had another crack at the canopy moulding. I found out that using more heat on the plastic to be moulded I got more conformation of shape. I guess I'm a bit rusty at doing this as now after more moulding attempts I have two useable canopies.

Now using a hairy stick with some lightly thinned Humbrol Matt Enamel. Dark Earth is no 29 and Dark Green 116. Trying to do it using multiple coats. I think you can tell I don't do a lot of work with a hairy stick. The observant will note I haven't done a lot of work on the cockpit yet as I prefer to get a stable paint finish on first.

Now a bit cleaned up. I broke a wing off, then fixed and reputtied. Then a tailplane and did similar. Soon it will be ready for some hairy stick action

BREAD ROLLS said AaCee, Adrian told me Blenheims had both moveable and fixed skis and Mikko at the Finnish Aviation Museum provided me with an excellent picture of one They are both about 1 1/2 inches long. Now going out for some fresh air and sun before I turn into a complete looney

Some Progress I once had a friend called Trevor wo used to bark. He was obsessed with German warplanes and learnt the term "bifurcated inlet" - it was amazing how often he used to slip the term into conversation

Cheers Adrian 😊

Fitted a floor to the cockpit. Popped the engine nacelles on, wings on and a bit of putty. I sometimes use a subtle blend of Tamiya putty with Revell liquid glue. This method thins out the putty and helps it flow a bit better.