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Courageous

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  1. Cheers for the support guys. To improve some structural integrity with fitting the wings, I've added some plasticard to give a better gluing surface. Clear glazing has been fitted although I'm not sure why they made it clear for the three porthole windows but I think it'll work out better. Upper and lower centre sections now glued together. Outer wing sections readied to mate with centre...looking rather futuristic. Stuart
  2. Cockpit details painted. Added seats and control column. Hull sides fixed into place, looking like a couple of boats. The joins all round are not brilliant, so gloop will be used to correct them. The windlass was a little awkward to fit but got there in the end. While the gloop dries, I'll turn my attention to the wings... Stuart
  3. Good work Mike, particularly like the 'snowy' X-Ray Land Rover. Will go and read your build log now... Stuart
  4. The tail and rudder are thin, so thin that I daren't risk it with metal wire. On top of that, the rudder have decals on them and the look over size, so it'll be best to fit decal rudders, cut to size and then fix them... Needed to stop the thinking on interior colour. Decided to go off piste away from the suggested grey and went with a woody colour and gave it dark wash. I decided to go this route due to the cockpit. With aluminium items in the cockpit with a grey interior, it would look a bit monotone, so with a wood interior the details will be more noticeable. Next step is to paint and fit the anchor, its windlass before closing the hulls. Stuart
  5. Decals on... Front view Rear view. Here's my 3D printed commander from Evilbay with its primer coat on. Not exactly the right outfit for Egypt(?) but I'll do something. Stuart
  6. Thanks Ian, much appreciated. Problems forgotten, err...no. It's something that I accept as many of my builds use limited run kits, just shrug and get on with it. Stuart
  7. Very interesting subject and a baptism with fire with that lovely PE mast. Great stuff. Stuart
  8. Bling, bling and more bling. Lovely detail. Stuart
  9. Those detailed parts will certainly add much to a build. Stuart
  10. With the colours going on, this is looking even more stunning. Love it. Side question: I have been noticing that many of your pics have a sharp centre, going out of focus away from the centre. I like that idea but what are you using to get that effect? Stuart
  11. A most excellent job there Jon, as Rob says "your best yet". Well done. Stuart
  12. I have the same kit in my stash. Build looks amazing and those helpful photos will help me when I do mine. Well done. Stuart
  13. I have never got on with Humbrol's Metalcoat paints. With her colours on, she is looking rather swish. Stuart
  14. As I procrastinate on the interior colour, grey or wood... I thought I'd start on the tail section. The forward horizontal had fixing tabs on its rear edge for fixing the elevators to. Two of these tabs were missing/broken and also being weak points, were replaced with metal 'pins' that fixed into both edges. The two start vertical fins were fitted after a little cleaning up. Unfortunately, the rudder fixings are the same but thinner and again, look weak points, so I'm not sure how I'm going to resolve this...where there's will, there's a way. Stuart
  15. Figures... I am no way a figure painter but painted these dudes up using Vallejo paints and then gave them a brown wash. A fair bit of artistic license here, sorry. Driver in his hole and his hatches battened down. Looks like he's sitting to far forward but it was a job trying to get him in the right place before the glue sets. Next step, the black camo. Stuart
  16. Bits 'n bobs... MG, tracks and wheel surrounds painted with AK 3G panzer grey. Also added a hand painted black line around the turret, must be some identification thing. Still not sure whether the tools should be painted or not, heard/seen conflicting evidence on the matter, still time to paint them if need be. Have glossed the build ready for decals. Stuart
  17. Hi all. If other Group Builds go according to plan, I'd like to offer my proposed build... NC47M s/n 99 was built in 1929 and received its floats in 1934or 1936. Pre 1939, it was owned by Alaska Air Transport Inc and sold to Alaska Coastal Airlines in 1942. Using this website: https://petersonfield.org/airplanes/NC47M/index.php we have a discrepancy with the scheme/markings. The box art/instructions scheme is correct for pre 1939 but the decals are for 1942 onwards. I'm going to live with this discrepancy but it'll be interesting to find out if the kit scheme/markings are correct. I won't start a thread just yet, just in case this doesn't get off the water . Stuart
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