Adrian Hills

Hmm, lots of comments! Will do a bit of research- ski shape is an issue (Milliput modifications?) as well as interior colour. Have used Humbrol 78 ‘interior green’ but will be doing a few mods using guidance from the other Adrian’s build 😊 Need to find out if my chosen subject had a ventral gun pack Troy, I’d like to look at that book and will return decals as well as give you ones from this kit at next club meet

KLR, I have that Tradewind kit for precisely that reason 🙂

Painting 🖌️😊

As I'm also doing this kit (mine as a Russo Finish aircraft) will be following this thread. I had a cycling holiday a couple of years ago in Orkney (stayed two nights in Kirkwall) so am particularly interested in what you come up with 🙂

How about a Canadian Hurricane on skis ? Here is my 1/96 scale Eaglewall attempt. I'm sure you can make a better job than I did

Canadian with SKIS ! Go for it Adrian 🙂

These are the instructions from the Novo release of the Hotspur. As you've got a couple you could always put them together like I'm about to. On my thread concerning the Twin Hotspur are images of the 1979 Scale Aircraft Modelling article about the conversion 🙂

Going with my theme of things in pairs for this build (see my two Blenheim threads) I have decided to put a couple of Hotspur gliders together. A good friend on mine at my IPMS Mid-Sussex club, Paul Janicki, gave me a 1979 Scale Aircraft Modelling which had an article about how to make such a beastie. I was aware that there was an experiment to combine two fuselages but having this 'old school' article really fired me into action. Having already collected three kits (Novo manufacture) there was nothing to stop me Very inspiring box art One of the kits With a guide like this it should be quite easy. Stuff like this is right down my alley 🙂

This Mk I Blenheim was released in 1969 in 1/72 scale and was an 'upgrade' from their release ten years earlier in 1/79 scale. This kit had considerably more components than the first release and even included the option of skis - which I will be using. I like old school stuff and so will be modifying it with Falcon aftermarket glassware. The decals are shot, however, SBS Model have produced some lovely decals which will help me depict an aircraft from the Russo-Finnish wars. Very exciting box art The main components Lots of bits to play with Bought this set thirty years ago - they are still good Lovely fresh decals

For this GB I will be doing two Blenheim Mk Is, the original in 1959 in 1/79 scale and the second released in 1969 in 1/72 scale. The subject of this thread is the 1959 kit which included such delights as engraving in the plastic as a painting guide for the roundels and aircraft code letters. I absolutely love kits like this and will be handpainting it including the markings ! I will add add a basic cockpit interior with a correct scale pilot. Here you can see the size difference between the 1/79 kit (at top) and the 1/72 kit (bottom) The delights of the engraved markings The rest of the components This is going to be a lot of fun. Please see my other Blenheim thread too 🙂

I’ll also use the Hotspur as a subject but will combine two fuselages as was once experimented with

On the Vimy Commercial question the same could be said for use of the Contrail vac-form fuselage 😊

Just tossing an idea around. I have a Vimy Commercial kit (Maquette??) of the Instone Airlines aircraft. This is an injection moulded wide body airliner fuselage but uses the original Frog Vimy wings, engines and tail. Would this be an admissible kit ?

This 1/100 scale kit was released in 1956 and is a delightful little kit which was great fun to build. As the decals were totally unuseable I decided to base my model on an aircraft captured by the British in North Africa

And finished. Eleven hours and twenty minutes of sheer modelling fun Perhaps the most amusing bit was the sparse instructions. I had to actually fold the bottom struts as well as the main wheel struts. I guess that's how they did things in 1956. (yes and will touch up the inside of the wheel) 🙂

Last throes of the day. Painted canopy frame before assembling That'll do for today as keen to get a strong joint of wings to canopy. 3hr 50mins today, total now 9hr 10 min. Glad we have the extra day to finish off

Decals worked ok. All Signiagraph, a defunct Canadian company As decal (rub down type) got a bit damaged I decided it looked weather worn enough and not use my original thought of overpainting Bit of a boo boo. Fitted tail upside down so didn't have location holes or strut. I simply pulled the rudder off, cut the location pins off and glued it in place on the top side.

Today I started at 12:55, did an hour and a half and then restarted at 3pm I think the stippling worked ok Pilot got a bit more paint Then fitted into cockpit with rear seat added

Had some IT problems. Had to download Flickr to phone and put photos on it there. email simply isn't working at the moment. Timing, Sunday did 4h 40 mins, yesterday got 1h 40 mins which was airbrushing the blue. My basic idea to speed process was to do overall blue and then stipple the RLM Sand Yellow over the top. Decided at this scale would be easier than squiggly wiggly light blue over sand.

Given willingly 😊

Now calling it quits for the day. I have had four periods of modelling interspersed with household chores and cooking for the family. Always good to earn a few Brownie points. Fuselage assembled with floor wot I made. A bit of colour for the pilot and assembly of the display stand Doesn't look like much but I needed to cut between the ailerons and wing. Might have to do a bit more. The wing is an important feature of this aircraft as it gave it its special STOL capabilities. I particularly like the 'Handley Page' flaps

Earlier it surprised me a bit looking at the instruction sheet. This is a kit made in Germany (written in English on inside of the fuselage) just eleven years after the war. A Storch guiding the invading army Spotting for artillery !

This is a previous build of a Faller kit. Looked a lot better when I chopped a huge section out of the canopy ! I just love old kits, in odd sizes, preferably with markings embossed in the plastic

What a lovely breakfast. Maybe time for my 11s !

This little 1/100 scale gem from Faller will be the subject of my Blitzbuild. Released in 1956 it is not one of the younger, or more precise kits, but has oodles of charm. The company made a series of buildings for railway layouts but also aircraft. I have already built their He 111 (posted on Britmodeller but don't know how to interpolate a link). The decals are shot so will be painting and using some from parts box to illustrate a captured WW II aircraft. Monty had one, but haven't found pictures and instead there are a couple of good photos online. This is the first 1956 release of the kit. I'm not a collector but a builder. And so the battle begins. Those who have seen my previous Blitzbuilds (Matchbox P12E and Supermarine Walrus) will recognise my partner's watch and Hammond the helpful rubber crocodile It has a jolly big canopy, at least a foot thick in scale, so I am adding a floor (bit of plasticard cut to fit) and a passenger seat And as it will be on the stand flying, here is the pilot