Adrian Hills
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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
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As per usual I see something like this and want to build one myself. Interested to see how this develops. 😊
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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 🙂
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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 😊
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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 🙂
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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
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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 😊)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Cheers Adrian 😊
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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.
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Wings and tail on and a bit of puttying. I have measured the wingspans on the 1/72 kit is 240mm which makes it N.A.D 1/72 scale. The 1/79 is 218mm which is N.A.D. 1/79 scale.
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Hopefully this Milliput sets. Hopefully it will then be grindeable
Time to stick wings on too. Would like to get this done by my club's meeting at the end of the month
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The reason the Milliput felt a bit odd id because it was the wrong mix. I have a bunch of Milliputs on my workbench and combined two of the same type components and as a result it didn't cure !
Now literally wiped off and ready for round two. Just popping by my LMS to pick up a fresh batch
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14 hours ago, PeterB said:
I have finished the engines.
The slots on the sides are for the interplane struts - on some versions, perhaps with different engines, they went inside the exhausts but on this they go outside. Other versions had shorter exhausts. As the back end was see through I added a blanking plate part way in though in real life there was some sort of cylinder/tank visible. You can see the dials for the engine instruments.
I also made a start on the frames that went alongside the cockpit to deter the crew from leaning out and being hit by the props. Many years ago I was considering some tank conversions and bought a couple of cheap tea-strainers to perhaps use as mesh on intakes, but the holes proved too large so I ended up buying PE. They are however almost perfect for the "nets" on the prop guards.
I will probably use some more of it if and when I get round to building my Roden Gotha G.IV/V. A thin wash of paint should work assuming it sticks to the nylon mesh.
Pete
But the question has to be asked "Will the Daleks use Vimy engines to invade the Earth?"
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Just started filling the cockpit hence the back wall
Have cleaned the plastic plugs on the bottom of the nacelles
It never ceases to amuse me the difference in size between the two Mk 1 Bristol Blenheims made by Frog
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Decided to get the fuselage together
And a bit of Milliput on the floats. It was feeling a bit odd so got the best shape and will then dremel the bejeezers out of it
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Bit off topic. Was the article about the ‘Kinema’ an electronic projection such as the Kinema at the Festival of Britain. I only say this as I am a TV history academic and researching the reaction to viewing what we call Cinematelevision
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Dennis,
I can only simply echo what others have said. My condolences. Excellent model. Your build has been very informative to me as I build the same kit. 🤗Adrian
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Tony, for me that is a triple WOW. I very much like old kits which is why I’m doing the Frog Blenheim from 1959. Your Battle looks fascinating- I’ve never seen one so please show us all 😊
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A bit more work today. Added a bit of plasticard just to blank off the view from the nose back into the aircraft
The turret that comes with the kit is a bit pointy and frankly embarrassing. I managed to grab a flatter top one from the parts box and adapt the turret base to fit
I had to open the hole a bit and dry fitted the assembly so that it could be in the semi-retracted position as seen in the photograph a few posts back
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F384P DeHavilland Beaver
in FROG Squad II GB
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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. 😊