bristol boy

Looking good! Love the engine.

Can we see them? Always interesting to see how other people tackle the same kit.

Quick update, coming along nicely at the moment! Pleased to say the decals despite their age are entirely usable. Next step is the spider in front of the engine, needs a lot of tidying up and then get the struts in place for the top wing, holes for rigging are already drilled. Talking of rigging the stripey thing in the background is a Roden Felixstowe which I failed to finish for the Floatplane GB-definitely next on the list!

Silver Wings Siskin 1/48- if you can find one and afford it!

Thanks dogsbody good drawings and different to the ones in the 'Silver Wings' book. Nice tip at the bottom about which way round underwing serial numbers go!

At least mine has the same numbers!

Exactly! doh! As it normally sits on its wheels and you can't see them they will stay that way! thank you, you'll have to share the points with FLCH. Matchbox kits were excellent, clearly Revell thought so to when they reboxed some of them. Thank you for your kind words.

Carrying on with little silver biplanes having just completed Matchbox's Siskin I though I'd give this one a go. Not sure I've built an Aeroclub kit before but have a couple stashed away; what a pity someone is not still producing them! Apologies for missing out a few stages! Suddenly realised at this point that I have two bottom wings and no top wing, fortunately they are the same size so off came the lump and some plasticard gussets inserted. I'll drill the strut locations all the way through and then fill the top surface as the bottom is now the top!

Having failed to complete a Felixstowe for the Floatplane GB I decided on a little break from it and tackled a Siskin instead. These Matchbox kits go together really well and is completed pretty muck OOB. Rigging is stretched sprue, I usually use fishing line but sprue has worked out easier in this case as little of the rigging goes through the bottom wing and is therefore difficult to tension.Extra points for anyone who can spot the howling mistake!

Lucky me! maybe put that one to the bottom of the stash!

Excellent modelling and inspiring as I have a similar kit but it has raised decal markings! I spent some time removing them all and then put it to one side, your build suggests there is real scope with these kits and it should come out again. Looking forward to seeing how you tackle the engine, I seem to recall the one supplied is a bit 'blobby' and lacks any real detail.

Not sure if you have found my Vac build, link above. Good luck

That's a fantastic looking Beaufort, well done.

That's great looking little model, built the Pegasus version a few years ago, must get my hands on one of these too.

I'm mightily impressed by that! If you fancy going into production I'd be happy to purchase a fuselage from you?

A little more progress on Sunday after a trip to Telford on Saturday. Engines mounted with minimal swearing... My Telford purchases, I was a bit like a kid in a candy shop even though I don't need more kits.. Met a few people from BM @CedB, @Vulcanicity and @rob85 I think. Not much time as I was on the train, next year badges must be compulsory as that's the only way I'll recognise anyone.

Good to meet you briefly on Saturday, was on the train later so not much time for socialising. How about filling the hollow underside with a thin layer of filler and then sanding it to shape, you could add some tapes if you want or wrap sand paper round a dowel to get the slight indentations between ribs. Lot less work than resin casting and no new equipment needed.

Just to show I am still progressing, broken wing now back on! The fella on the horse delayed me too but was fun and a real departure for me, he's currently trotting round the Figure Forum, what a strange land that is! Engines now also together, really fiddly and tricky. the instructions are terrible and most parts don't fit but the overall look is I think good. I shall be attending Telford tomorrow for the first time ever, not sure how I will recognize anybody from BM. If you see me I'm the one looking confused about buying figures or planes.. or maybe a WW1 tank..or...

Ooh good to see this back. If it's anything like my Iris none of the fuselage formers work, all massively oversize. A bit of encouragement there, good luck.. Finished in time for Telford?

Hi Limeypilot, One thing I found quite quickly is the pen ink is not waterproof, so mistakes can simply be wiped away, the downside is the need to seal it before using washes. The pen is 0.9mm far thinner than anything I could mask and takes a fraction of the time compared to masking. I've masked on previous models but find it laborious and not easy to get them straight. The future is a pen for me!

The Dart is fantastic, as a vac supporter it shows what great and unusual models can be made with patience and determination. Would be even better with some rigging!

Looks great in that scheme, will look out for one at Telford.

I confess I make planes and nothing else so this is a radical departure for me! In the early/mid '70's I made a few Waterloo 54mm kits which were still in my mother's house until we cleared it recently, seeing them again and noting how badly made they were made me seek out a few new ones. So here is my first adult built figure some 40 years + after the last one. Painting is acrylics with some oil as washes and shading. I spent quite a while cruising the Planet Figure Forum and some demos before starting and picked up some tips. So here's my first attempt...

Looks really good, I'm a gluten for anything a bit unusual and you don't see many Albermarles! All credit to Valom for providing us with decent kits of more unusual subjects. Love the D day stripes and subtle weathering, tempted to keep a look out for one at Telford!

Time for an update! Wings painted green and underside linen, brush painted. Decided the underside of the wings need something to add interest o looked for a way to add tapes without masking, found a white fine marker and drew them on! Obviously a bit stark so oversprayed lightly with white and added a burnt sienna oil wash, happy with the result. In the process of trying to get the dihedral right and the underside wing struts I managed to break the wing off! Some wire pins should sort it out. More soon!