The Spadgent

Wow! Fast build. Great to see her come together. I have just picked up this kit and am struggling to find any WIPs to get hints from. Glad I found your build. I’ll tag it as a guide for my build. Lovely work. 😇 Johnny.

Lovely work CC. Top drawer as always. 😇 John.

Brilliant colours Giorgio. Wonderful stuff. 😇 Johnny

Balls of steel. 🙌 Bravo. Looks great. 🤩

Looking at why I bought that that Firefly. Now I remember. 🤩

Lovely bombs and belts kid. 🤗 Johnny.

Lovely stuff happening on this thread CC. Sorry it’s been a while I have much catching up to do. Great work sir. Wonderful wonderful pinkness🤗 Johnny.

Ha! Thanks G. How did I post twice? Such a plonker I am. 🤪

Ooops sorry I posted twice. 😬

Happy Friday Eve you lot. Hope you’re having a spiffing week. some more progress after the intake debacle. This is now what I’m headed for. so here goes, deep breath and scrape off all that hard work. that wrecked the kit part pretty much so I sanded her off and started from scratch. I had a tea pig left over from my Lightning build. So I begin there. You can see the texture under the plasticard, which is half way through removal here as it was too thick. 🙈 tamiya tape cut to side seemed to be the right gauge. I primed then did a quick dry fit. That’ll do. 🙌🤗 Right time for some glue!!!!🚴‍♂️ The air intake. not bad really. A few seams but PPP will fix those. left to dry and knocked back with a bud and water. Im happy with that. 😀 I added some extra lead for the cooler to make em pop then dry fitted. The front. aaaand rear. 🤭 The scoop got glued but looked a bit thick So I fixed it and added the four little tabs with Tamiya tape. Baddabing! 🥳 I’m moving on to new bits but I thought I’d ask the hive mind before I commit. First up the tail. Does this look right? I thought it might wiggle left and right but looking at it, it’s not the case. So before I glue I thought I’d ask. Also Mr Scarborough cut out these flaps. I was going to follow suit but is this a bad idea? Did they open? Is there anything bad about having them open? Speak now hive mind, speak. 🥰🙈🕺 Just before I go I thought I’d share my bitter sweet week. 😀😭 My LMS in the city is to close in the next few weeks. It’s been in Brum for thirty or fourty years. Alas it is to vanish. 😭😭😭😭 But every cloud. As we are there almost every dinner time we got a mighty discount on all stock. So. aaaaand today. 😮😮😮😮😮😮🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 I have been longing after these for some time so here’s my last chance at a bargain price. Thanks guys. 🤗🤗🤗 Sorry to flaunt my new purchases but I have nobody else to tell as if “You know who” finds out my life wouldn’t be worth living. 🥴🤫😬💃 Hope you’re enjoying the build this far. I’m off to whittle some UC legs. Take care and as always. Happy Modelling. Johnny plastic. 💆‍♂️

Never mind. All fixed now. 🤪 Thanks. CC I’m going to have to catch up on your builds 🤗. Glad the move is going well and to be an inspiration. 😇

I know your pain. Nice progress Mr B. 🥳

Hey! Back in action. 🤗 Glad to see this one back on the bench. Hope you’re well sir. John.

Thanks. 🐒 Thank you but see the last post. 🙈 Thank you. Thanks. I’ll give that a try next time. Hmmmm thinner. 🤔 Oh little this one? as @CedB would say. “Rats”🙄 I think you’re right. It is a bit of both but it looks like it’s coming off any how. 🤭 Thank for the kind kind words you lot. 🤗

Great work Ced. Those turrets don’t took too bad. Not very clear I’ll give you that but they’ll look smart once painted I bet. Hope Molly is alright too. Poor sausage. 🐶 Johnny

I forgot to catch up with these beauties. Glad I did. 🙌 beautiful finish Mr B. Johnny

Creeping toward page 100 I see. 🥳 Lovely ribbage sir. 😉🕺👷‍♂️ Johnny

Those wheel wells look Bob on. Nice work. 👷‍♂️ Johnny

Evening everyone. More plastic glued and thoughts pondered. 🤪 I’m trying to get here. Lots of clean up and some straps added to the tank. Tidied up. Then all popped together with the newly cleaned walls and pipes. The central pipe will be added after painting along with other bits and bobs.😇 The lower section needs some attention but overall it looks like a good fit. Next up is the air intake. Here are the bits. Some sanding might be required.🙀 Gerry suggests that there is a circular section in the middle that looks like this. so it has to be added right. 🤪 Apparently simply curl some plasticard around a dowel and plunge into boiling water. Hmmmmm let’s see. 🤔 Not quite. So I cut and glued. Alas. 😪 The rigidity wasn’t there so I figured this pen. needed some Dexter action. darn it. Too thick. 😤😤😤 a quick rummage through the bits box found these. perfect. Five minutes and a mini Dexter later. tidy up and we have. perfect! 😇 I did the same again and added the middle section. A quick dry fit before bed. The fit looks awful but it’s just my bad taping, it’s actually pretty good. And the other side. all good. Primer next. I’ll need to spray that black before I glue. Well that’s all for now. Thanks for tagging along and as always. Happy modeling. Johnny. 🌪

Thanks Simon. 😀 Thanks Ced. Thank you sir. Hopefully they will be a little less complicated. Thanks. I’ll take that as a compliment. 😇 Thanks G. 🤗 Thanks. I must make a Sopwith Camel one day. 🤩

Lots of wet festival action and work has kept me away from my beloved Hurri and BM to be fair. That’s me and my eldest on the waltzers in the dark. 🤪 I dipped into BM last night to see how everyone was doing. I still need catch up with lots of you but Ced made me want to get back to the bench. This morning saw some progress. The first bay started to go together well. the wires were going in place and the dirt was knocked back. Just the bullets to colour and put the front wall on. tadaaa! A quick dry fit. Lovely. 😍 ...... Wait!!! I seem to have some bits left on a stick. 🙀 I forgot to put the bullet exit chutes on. ( I think that’s what they are. ) here goes then. Much better. 😉 Now for the other one. to be fair once everything is ready the assembly for these comes together pretty quickly. 🥰 After a tidy I remembered that I was retro fitting some wires to the back of the IP. I bent these into place with some tweezers. good enough for a passing glance. 😀 Next up are these bits. I’m out this afternoon but looking forward to a Sunday morning bench experience. Thanks for popping in and as always, Happy modeling chums. 🕺 Johnny

Thanks Mr B! 🤗 (every time I say that it’s Baldric talking to Edmund. 🤣) Dirty but not too dirty. 😉 Thanks G Thanks Simon. 😇 Thanks. I’ll try and keep the dirt low. ... Ish. 🥰

Doh! I’ve gone and squeezed some in now. 😑 never mind, you can’t really tell. Did you get the shots from @isaneng ? If so then that’s what I have. Good luck with the next steps sir. 🤗 John.

First things first Giorgio. Happy Birthday. 🙈 Belated I know but I’ve been out of action for all of August so far. You’re going amazingly on the Typhoon. I remember it being a pain to build but I’m sure I didn’t go into as much detail as your good self. That intake sensor is a wonderful example of your ATD. Brilliant work sir. 🙌 Johnny ps. Was that new kit a 1/48? 🤔 hmmm next stop 1/32 then..... 🤗

Wow! I decided to open the BM door last night after a week or so camping and festivals and whatnot and look what’s gone on. The turret. Remember the turret? What an elegant solution. 😇 I do love the way you just get on with things and end up with wonderful results. I totally understand your wobble a few pages back , I remember having similar thoughts during my 1/24 Messerschmitt build. There really is no need Mr B, in my eyes you’re one of the most accomplished modellers on our little site, so many different techniques and ideas and always ploughing on with constantly great results. Reading this over last night and this morning has given me a real pang to get back to the bench so that’s what I’m going to do. “Thanks Ced” 😀 This bird really seems like the “Hell of a ride” I thought it would be but you’re doing her proud. Bravo sir. Johnny. 🤓