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    Fogging

    in Modelling Tips

    Posted · Edited by Gisbod

    Hi all,

     

    I’ve had some fogging issues on canopies recently, never had it before, not CA related, I’m just wondering if it’s to do with lacquer finishes?
     

    I guess a small amount of fumes get inside through sponge masking or other areas but whatever it is, it’s not ideal!

     

    Any ideas?

     

    Thanks

     

    Guy

    1/72 Airfix Lancaster ‘Dambuster’

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Farmerboy said:

    You have been a busy boy! But it hasn’t affected your ability to create another stonking model, beautifully done, good job!



     

    Yep, I’ve been racing through projects, trying to clear my bench for some Wingnut Wings kits I’ve acquired 😀

     

     

     

    3 hours ago, Winded Penguin said:

    This is a really nice result👍

    Especially liking the way you've done the camouflage soft edges. They give a really cohesive look in 1/72 scale.

     

     

    Thanks, they’re probably a bit overdone tbh, but I like the look anyway and it’s a lazy way of modelling really, saves masking! 
     

    Guy

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    Airfix’s New Big Spitfire (New Photos)

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    On 3/19/2023 at 3:14 AM, John Laidlaw said:

    A beautiful, clean build - to me that's the far more difficult route to take, as you can't hide the errors with a dab of oil paint (as I do). Excellent work.


     

    Thanks John, 

     

    I don’t mean mine, but I do agree, there’s nowhere to hide! But, obviously, there are some weathered works of art out there too..

     

     

    On 3/18/2023 at 1:35 PM, Whitewolf said:

    Very nice model indeed! Which paints and masks did you use?

     

     

    Hi,

     

    MRP are my go to paints.. I love ‘em! Masks made by a talented friend… 

     

    Guy

    New Airfix Tempests Post War

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    Hi again,

     

    Built these a few weeks back and thought I may as well share…

     

    The new Airfix Post War boxing Tempest, another lovely little kit that is a ton of fun to build! Both schemes A&B shown…

     

     

    4-FC31-BC4-959-F-4654-83-C2-3-DB3744-B7-

     

     

    B4-F4400-D-CC05-43-D5-8919-0654679-A9-F7

     

    2-B4-F01-BB-20-AE-4484-A4-E6-8801576-A68

     


    ABA9-BBF9-593-B-4-F71-ABEC-0943-B0-AFE9-

     

     

     

    F6-DBB88-E-0-B94-4-D57-98-C4-B1-D52-ABE4
     

     

    F71-BD9-B7-8-A9-C-4-E12-BF10-4785-B5-EAA
     

     

    C047-F8-FE-D113-4-E89-80-A0-4-FD8-F1-ED8

     


     

    And as a sweetener..  The diminutive Spitfire from the new gift box offering…

     

     

    600-E4-FE7-B550-45-F4-994-F-024-CAB8-FDB

     

     

    BA045355-8-C83-444-D-A20-F-167769-D99-EA

     


    Thanks for looking,

     

     

    Guy

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    Airfix’s New Big Spitfire (New Photos)

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    38 minutes ago, georgeusa said:

    Wow.  Take a great kit with a superb build and what you have presented to us is what you get.  Just a fine piece of workmanship in the build process and the finish.  The Spit looks great.  Thanks for sharing.  So just out of curiosity, what are the rules with the red crowbar?  Sometimes it shows up and other times the use of it seems like I just started giggling during a funeral service.


    Thanks George,

     

    re the crow bar, I just placed it as per the photo they sent me.

     


     

    10 minutes ago, Tiger331 said:

    Brilliant..........I know it is not everyone's 'cup of tea' but I do like to see an immaculate finish on models from time to time......especially on those aircraft that are often operated as warbirds being meticulously maintained by their owners.

     

    Lovely, lovely job.

     

    Well Done, Sir !


     

    Yep, I do too, I’m not against weathered at all, but I seem to be morphing towards clean builds lately, they just look nicer to me in my dotage. It was quite nice to have the chance to model a clean aircraft and not have to justify it! 
     


    B231-DB25-373-E-434-D-B912-AB3694-C87-C9

     

     

     

    14 minutes ago, FAf said:

    Great work Guy! It looks really good and I'm very happy to see your excellent mask-usage skills add an extra level of perfection! 🙂

    /Fredrik 

     


     

    Ah, it was all down to the masks maker Fredrik! 😀

     

     

     

    Guy

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    Airfix’s New Big Spitfire (New Photos)

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted · Edited by Gisbod

    Hi all,

     

    Just finished this, to replicate RR232 currently based at Goodwood.

     

    This kit is Airfix’s finest to date, great fit, nice detail and the stressed skin effect is exceptionally well rendered.

     

    Thanks for looking…

     

    Guy

     

     

    E48-B5854-A2-DE-4-E03-948-E-0-BB6-CF19-F

     

     

    EC9-FFE80-FA46-4877-A8-F9-AC48-FCAB6913.
     

     

    CB220-DF8-6-A2-A-482-E-A455-B3-A04-C4757

     


    C798072-B-E84-C-4-EBC-AAB3-55-BAC7-A8-CE

     

     

    A9062-B2-F-2-CAD-447-B-913-B-1463446-BCB

     

     

     

    9164-EBD1-D06-F-4-A1-D-AC7-B-5-A3686123-

     

     

    7-AAA40-B0-F9-C2-46-D5-ABBE-992766192-E9
     

     

     

    69-AFA9-C6-F917-440-B-8436-8-A8-F681-FB7
     

     

    62-D9-C714-F1-AF-4-E19-B704-D4-ED811878-
     

     

    1075367-E-93-A1-48-EF-A4-C9-2-A24-F0-F30

     

     

     

     


    2470-C2-E2-2-F93-4-BD8-9-DD2-A46252-BB9-
     

     

    FFA75670-48-FA-4033-91-C5-EA159-C8229-F2

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    A modern Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IX…

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Hi All,

     

    Ive been tasked to build the new Airfix Spitfire for a company that operates Spits at Goodwood. Not too much of a burden to be honest! 
     

    This is not meant to be a full build log, more of a few photos of the progress at various stages.

     

    The aircraft to be modelled is RR232…

     

     

    B231-DB25-373-E-434-D-B912-AB3694-C87-C9

     

     

     

    Here’s a few pictures they’ve sent me…

     

     

     

    51-F31627-2-DFC-4-B00-A43-A-81156980-E81
     

     

    61-C2-E8-B2-B826-4-AFE-9-E9-B-9-C93-BAB6
     

     

    7-AE21-D17-68-DC-4386-801-A-A8-BA4204-DF
     

     

    AE4-A6-B58-D5-C0-4-D23-8-A2-C-8-D92-FF97
     


     

     

    I’m trying to model this aircraft as she looks now, so will be a clean build! The seat cushion is, I think, a parachute, so I’m just modelling the bare seat seat. I’ve been racking my brain about the modern green straps and I came up with these using Hiroboy’s (model car shop) ‘sage 1/24 seat belt ribbon’ and a corresponding set of PE 1/24 harness buckles. I was a bit disappointed that the ribbon was too wide to fit the buckles which was my intention. I tried cutting the ribbon but it instantly frayed so I’ve just stuck on the buckles - poor effort I know in this scale! The kit gives you a moulded set of harnesses but are extremely over thick and don’t represent what’s on the actual aircraft. The ribbon also looks a little like it’s off a Christmas doll, but I ran out of ideas! I was a little disappointed as I thought these would be a bit more realistic. There seems to be very little in Aftermarket available yet for the kit, so it’s the kit instrument panel using their individual decals, these work well and each has a clear epoxy drop to simulate the glass. Looks ok.

     

    They want it with some panels off, I’m not quite sure about the wing bays - I guess I’ll just leave off the ammunition and just have empty bays.
     

     

    Here’s where I’m at. Fit so far really excellent. Every Airfix kit seems an improvement on the last.

     

     

    DFEF50-C9-DAE8-44-CE-B446-85-F8-A345-D9-

     


    D0258-B7-B-A3-F1-4254-9088-BA9-C62-E5074

     

     

    0-C717810-157-B-4-E4-B-BD03-5-F7-B38-FBE
     

     


     

    E8-D73-C0-C-6-A2-F-4-E83-B48-F-D442-C6-F

     

     

     

    I haven’t modelled the iPad yet, but may do… it surely must be a first on Britmodeller - a Spitfire with an iPad! 

     

     

    Thanks for looking,

     

     

     

    Guy

     

     

     

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    RAF Phantom question

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    Thanks, lots of useful info there…

     

    I haven’t actually thought about which one I’ll do yet. She’s currently sitting in a fresh coat of primer in a box as I need to get another model finished, but will be restarted shortly. I’m drawn to a full load of wing/ Centre tanks and 4&4 missives just to show what she could carry.

     

    Regarding colour, this picture shows a little of the variation! 
     

    Guy

     

     

    855-A1294-3296-4502-95-B3-A5-D48-D105-CF

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    Tamiya F-4B

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    Funny you should mention this, I wanted the Tamiya Phantom because of the pleasure in building their kits, but went for a Zoukei Mura 4-J so I can do an RAF version. 
     

    The ZM kit has fabulous surface detail, but it also has a lot of big join lines, the fit is decent, but not to the extent that they disappear like Tamiya’s - so lots of tricky teeny gaps to fill or lines to be re scribed which is ok, but, difficult to get a factory perfect surface for the paint. Don’t get me wrong it looks fine, but not flawless under magnification…

     

    Guy

    Airfix New Tool 1/72 Meteor & JP (New Pics)

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    Thanks Terry,

     

    tbh though, I personally think the judging to be a bit of a lottery. I had a couple of great models (you know when you’ve nailed one) that didn’t place, and a couple of iffy ones that I’d thought I’d put in to boost the numbers that won gold 🙃 but, I get that it’s subjective and it’s all a bit of fun.

     

    Maybe that’s a bit controversial.. 😆

     

    Guy

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