Black Knight
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afaik, the Mk.IX did not have a clothes-line aerial wire as it used the VHF radio,
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I'm still using 'Astonish' wood floor 'polish'
But its hard to get now
I'm down to my last 2 bottles. I use a lot of it as I use it as a dye sealant and glosser in my leather work. I also use it to thin (dilute) Vallejo gloss varnish
I used to get it in Home Bargains for about £1 for a 750ml bottle but I haven't seen it in my usual Home Bargains branch for months - but we - our shops - in N.I, have supply problems that youse on the mainland aren't experiencing
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My rule for this year was to NOT sign up to ANY GBs at all!
(except for on the Airfix Tribute Forum, for special reasons)
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One of the ship kits I wanted but either never got around to buying or it was too expensive back then
I have one on back-order with Hannants now though
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Another New Year rule broken; please count me in on this
I think I supported it the last time it was suggested
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I'm tempted to buy one
To build a version which I remember seeing in Belfast
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11 minutes ago, marvinneko said:
WAIT WAIT QUESTION: Sept was AFTER the crash in August. So is it possible the plane was repainted after the crash for the "Kitchener" name to be added and a photo shoot? That would explain why there are two Z planes with diff cammo?
That is certainly a possibility. Unless you can find more photos of both Z Hurricanes its something we will never know or be sure of
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I think there are only about 8 kits in the newly announced range that I want
Note that the Aston Martin DB5 is 1/43, not the old 1/32 one; others might miss this-
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12 hours ago, marvinneko said:
QUESTION: so looking at the Z plane I posted above with Kitchener on it, is the fuselage roundel the one with a blue ring outside or is it yellow but the weird film that changes colours?
Compare the fuselage roundel with the under-wing one
We see a dark ring then a light one.
If ortho film had been used; the red centre on the under-wing roundel would be near black, but its a mid-grey. Ortho film also makes yellow very dark and lightens blue a bit, but not to near white. If ortho film had been used the blue of the under-wing roundel would be a bit lighter, but it is not.
Therefore, I believe what we are seeing is an over-sized 'Type A' roundel
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The two Z Hurricanes in your last two photos are different.
Notice the camouflage pattern under and up to the exhaust stubs
I used a propeller from a 1/72 Academy Boeing B.17
It comes with 4 each of two different types of prop.
afair the B.17 prop should be 6 inches longer each blade than that used on the Hurricane but the model kit ones measured up at only about 1 inch too long and a swipe with a sanding file brought them to the correct size
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Propeller; if you can get one, one from a Boeing B.17 is very nearly perfect
That's what I used on this;
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ebay; Airfix 1/72 Douglas Skyraider decals. Usually sold for about £2
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I had some points on Jadlam which were about to expire so I used them as part payment to buy an Aoshima 1/43 BTF 1 DeLorean
I'll build this one mostly oob, with any improvements needed to make it a better model car rather than a toy.
I'll also check it over to see if it can be built without all that equipment to build a standard DMC12
I think I might get the Part 2 and Part 3 cars as well sometime in the future, or the past future
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The 'Prince Henry' can be easily made into the more common and cheaper 'Type D' version
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Depending on the decal and the period;
Vallejo 'Signal Blue' 71-091 i in the Model Air range for WW2
For WW1 and post WW2, Revell 51 Ultramarine Blue
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If you have the patience, rescribe it
Before construction;
Get a sewing needle and very carefully scratch alongside the raised panel line. Scratch that line a few times and you'll have rescribed the plastic
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smurfs deliver Airfix kits
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then throw-up Thursday followed
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11 hours ago, Bullbasket said:
. . . . Now all I need to do is find someone who can supply suitable hands.
I've had a search and found nowt
You may have to buy in a scrap MiniArt figure just for the hands, or scratch-make them
Measure across each of his hand just at the knuckles and multiply that up to see just what size his hands are
They should measure out at about 4 inches across (man, small hand) to 4.5 inches (man, average hand) 4.75 inches (man, large hand)
Although I know a couple of men whose hands measure up at about 5.5 inches across
You may be able to cut the hands off and reduce their size and re-attach
Welcome to the Dr Victor Frankenstein Institute of Anatomy Reconstruction
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I'll PM you later for the Maybach engine
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Simply measure his height in mm and divide into 1830 to get an approximation of the scale
eg, if he measures up at about 75mm; 1830 / 75 = 24.4, or about 1/24. Although in model figures to say he is 75mm is fine too
When we know his scale we can think of where to get hands
For 1/32, 54mm Historex Spares does sets of hands, and feet, and legs, and . . . . Dr Victor would enjoy their stock
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in the corner, watching
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There has always been plenty of WW1 types kits, from 1/144 up to 1/28
But its rather a niche genre so after-market suppliers rather ignore WW1. They can make more money on the parts for regular WW2 types
Hannants does have some few aftermarket parts in 1/32 for WW1 types. Mostly made by 'Barracuda' afair
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Lack of 1/32 WWI aftermarket ?
in Aircraft WWI
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RFC aeroplanes used RAFWire
The ends looks like this, on a Tiger Moth