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  1. FortyEighter
    Then well spotted but it does stand out when viewed side on. The red sections of the fin have been sprayed today, blue tomorrow or Saturday.
  2. FortyEighter
    It's from the fourth to seventh windows of the large central set of windows. I checked them with a straight edge when applying but perhaps I caught that section with my finger? The fin has been cleaned up and another light coat of white sprayed on; masking for the top section of red is easy and the blue / red flashes underneath are at 30o to the top red so shouldn't be too hard to set with a protractor and / or set square (famous last words!)
  3. FortyEighter
    Having tidied up the paintwork (mainly by careful scraping but also some touching up with a fine brush) a start has been made on the decals: The livery sheet was printed by S&M Models (designed for the Minicraft kit?) and the fin decal is too wide, despite using a brand new blade to trim the excess off the rudder I didn't get a clean edge. Also the top obviously didn't attach properly as it has also peeled. I can either buy the new sheet (released today from @26Decals and sized for the Zvezda kit) or mask off and spray the red / blue on the fin - on my Tristar I certainly painted the main red section. I've also noticed a "wobble" in the centre section of windows so will have another go at that area (plenty of Boeing spare windows in the left overs box) before tackling the starboard side. Still hoping to be on schedule for 29th. Mike
  4. FortyEighter
    Sharp masking there John. This livery is on my "to do" list for this year but the 757 for this GB is my first priority this month and then there are another three BA 319 / 320 and a 772 on the workbench at the final details or decalling stage. Mike
  5. FortyEighter
    For comparison John: Both light greys are Racking Grey (though they have come out a slightly different shade). The top (757) wing has coroguard from 26Decals and the lower one is sprayed with Industry Grey. I've also used various FS greys in the past for coroguard but can't find a note of which ones looked best Mike
  6. FortyEighter
    Hi John, Halfords do RAL7005 ("Industry Grey") - I bought it once in error instead of Racking Grey. From memory it's a darker shade so might be OK for the coroguard. Mike
  7. FortyEighter
    I've got two Revell FGR2 boxings (04588 & 04962) - both only have the multi-part canopy. This link lists the breakdown of sprues for all the Hasegawa Phantoms so you can see which ones contain the one piece canopy too. Mike
  8. FortyEighter
    I don't know how I missed this one last year but it's a great model Matt - that artwork looks superb on the fin. As I'm dabbling with Photoshop and decals on and off at the moment could I ask what hex or RGB code you used for the coroguard - I'd like to try printing some panels and it would be useful to have a starting point for the grey to experiment from. Mike
  9. FortyEighter
    Those instrument panel decals look good as do your seatbelts. Mike
  10. FortyEighter
    After poor weather (too wet or too windy to spray outdoors) in the latter half of December the last week has given me the opportunity to get on with the main painting: I've just had a go at tidying the blue / white border round the nose and under the tail but still need to have another attempt to hide some places where paint crept under the tape but probably best to leave that until tomorrow to ensure that what was done today has hardened. Engines, undercarriage and gear doors are all painted, so hopefully this will make next Sunday's deadline. I've just noticed that this has been extended to 29th Jan, so no excuse for not getting it finished by then! Mike
  11. FortyEighter
    A great model 🤗 Mike
  12. FortyEighter
    Your model and finish look great - and an unusual scheme that makes a change from the usual hi-vis ones. Mike
  13. FortyEighter
    A great looking trio John - takes me back to my spotting days at Hurn in the 60s. Mike
  14. FortyEighter
    Hi Whirly, I too wondered about cutting the rear off the kit engines but two issues; firstly I couldn't find any suitable exhaust sections in my spares box and also the pylons would need modifying to add the flared support for the cones. I've had a couple more goes at the resin ones and they are looking a bit better but still some more work needed. Mike
  15. FortyEighter
    Engines, engines.... Work in progress on power plants while waiting for it to be warm enough to use a rattle can outdoors: On the bottom row a pair of the later RR engines from the Zvezda 757 kit for G-CPET Above them a pair of the earlier RR engines (Braz) to be used on a Minicraft kit to make "Poppy". Not the best as the front section's cross section doesn't match that of the rears, they are wider but narrower vertically! As you can see initial fettling has taken place. The top two sets of engines are teasers for another two BA aircraft - both of which are in progress and will feature "World Tails" (Cockerel of Lowicz and Delft Blue Daybreak). Mike
  16. FortyEighter
    Thanks for the "thumbs up", will have to see if there is any of the correct blue (HU15) left in the paint stash.
  17. FortyEighter
    Firstly a photo update: Fuselage and wings now in primer, though at this stage the wing assembly is just a press fit into the fuselage. I'm keeping them separate at the moment to ease the painting stage. Secondly those engines; I don't think I could contemplate building "Poppy" with the later RB211 (in the kit) rather than the early version that it carried. The Druz ones look superb but cost €30 inc postage and I don't know if they can currently be sent from Russia, so this will have to become a later engined version. If @Col. and @Corsairfoxfouruncle don't object I'm going to do it as in the retro Negus livery that it carried in its last month of service with BA during October 2010 - although many of BA's 757 were delivered in that livery G-CEPT wasn't so I think that qualifies as a "Special Scheme". If I then purchase a set of Braz engines I can (at some later date) build "Poppy" from a Minicraft kit that is lurking in the cupboard. Mike
  18. FortyEighter
    A start has been made: As usual the kit clear windows have been glued inside the fuselage and then filler applied to the outside; if you're not an aircraft modeller this might seem strange but it allows any windows that are in the kit moulding but not present on the actual airframe being modelled to "disappear" and eventually the remaining windows will be from decals. Zvezda include decals for an Icelandair 757 which has sharklets on the wingtips but the sprue also includes parts for the original wings as fitted to G-BIKW. Mike
  19. FortyEighter
    Thanks I had noted when buying the kit that G-BIKW had the 535C engines and the kit the 535E4 but hadn't realised how different the rear sections were - easy to see by googling some photos of BA 757s. I'll have to look into the Druz144 products but in the meantime can obviously continue with the rest of the build - I could also change the airframe and do G-CPET in the 2010 retro "Negus" scheme which it wore to mark the withdrawal of the type from service with BA. Mike
  20. FortyEighter
    At an undisclosed location the crew of F-15E 91-0311 "Lady Liberty" are about to depart on their next mission: Sorry about the grainy appearance of photos if you zoom in on them, the natural light isn't brilliant today - will try to get some better ones in the build thread later in the week. Mike
  21. FortyEighter
    I'm not sure if this is the correct area to post this request: Four F-15 spotted flying low at Craster today at 12:55 UHT. They approached from the South and then broke over the North Sea. A pair flew North again about 13:25. I can only find 91-0311 "IDAL63" via adsb exchange and nothing on FR24. Can anyone help to identify the others / suggest another tracking website. Regards Mike
  22. FortyEighter
    I think it's time to build another airliner. In the late 1990s BA painted a small number of its aircraft with a Poppy scheme to coincide with Remembrance Day; usually this had a poppy and "Pause to Remember" applied to the fuselage but G-BIKW was (as far as I know) unique as the poppy was applied to a plain white tailfin (this was after its "Ndebele" World tails had been removed but before the current "Chatham" livery was fully applied). Here is a link to the scheme So, to be built from the Zvezda kit (which has the correct Rolls Royce engines) with 26 Decals. Unlike some other Zvezda airliners this kit has no option for dropped flaps or slats, so should be a relatively quick and straightforward project. It will probably be another week or so before I get started as there are still two F-15E to finish. Mike
  23. FortyEighter
    The trouble with GB finishing dates is that sometimes other aspects of life apart from modelling get in the way🤣
  24. FortyEighter
    This one would have failed the original GB finish but might stand a chance of getting there this week: The top surface is fully decalled and I have started the sides, though the underside still needs a coat of gloss. Exhausts, weapons and antennae are all finished and ready to fit, so just the fuel tanks to paint now. Mike
  25. FortyEighter
    Well, I wouldn't have met yesterday's original deadline: In rushing to try to get this over the line (and not noticing the two week extension) I was a bit heavy handed with the matt varnish which has left a rough finish (it's not really noticeable in the photo). Just the exhausts and a few antennae to put in place. The masking had been on the canopy a long time and the tape / masks have left some residue, so out with the T-Cut this week. Mike
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