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AliGauld

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  1. The tail wheel and exhausts need to go in during the build and by the look of it the clear wingtip nav lights may also need to be placed before the halves of the wings are joined but i've not had a look at the clear pieces to check that yet. Not the way I'd have planned it. Cheers, Alistair
  2. Thanks very much. No need to check your references I was checking an online build last night and saw that they should be steel. I misread the colour callout on the instructions. By the time I'd found out it was way too late. The only saving grace is that the engine will only be partially visible from the wheel bay. Nobody i know is going to be looking at the underside. I've found the LifeColor Thinners easy to use but it does need a few light coats to build the colour up. This is where the hairdryer comes in to speed the process up. No other uses for a hairdryer in this house i'm afraid. In saying that they are not as difficult as their reputation would have you believe. Cheers, Alistair
  3. Yeah, no chance with this one. As the weather was foul I thought it might be a good idea to get the engine mounted. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair
  4. Thanks Simon, I will admit it's not as fiddly as this one in 1/72 I did a few years ago. Thanks so much, I did panic a tad on reading the first post as there were definitely no windows in the destructions. I did a little cutting and painting on the engine parts earlier today. And then the heavens opened so there was nothing for it but glue. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair
  5. Thanks very much, It'll all slow down for a bit as i'm back at work for 4 earlies starting tomorrow. Wings on my Sleeve is a fantastic read isn't it. Cheers, Alistair
  6. Thanks Chris, It looks like a spiders web in there. Thanks Roger, I'll look out for that. Cheers, Alistair
  7. Thanks Chris, The undercarriage to wing spar is pretty beefy and could probably take some punishment. Not that I intend to give it any, of course. Famous last words. Thanks Roger, I looked at it for ages and tried to figure out a way to fit them later. There were many test runs but the only way to get them in was to fit now. It'll just need some extra care and masking. Cheers, Alistair
  8. Thanks Mark, Thankfully the rest of it can be popped in later in the build. Cheers, Alistair
  9. I got the undercarriage painted earlier on today and it was time for more glue to be lashed about the place. That can settle in overnight and I'll get some chrome for the oleos and a light wash done tomorrow, I'll give the engine a little dirtying up and should be able to get it glued in place. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair
  10. Another load of fiddly bits painted and stuck together for the majority of the wheel bay. Insert placed in the fuselage and given a dash of Sky. Finally a dry fit to check stuff. I still need to do a couple of bits of painting in the fuselage and give that a bit of a wash then I can get her buttoned up. That's a job for tomorrow. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair
  11. Fine work that man. Keep beating this into submission. Cheers, Alistair
  12. Thanks very much. Straight from the Italeri instructions I'm afraid. Shh. Don't mention the bread bin. I did it once but I think I got away with it. Cheers, Alistair
  13. Thanks Chris, Spraying the Lifecolor was easier than I anticipated. And now I've said that the rest will be a nightmare. Cheers, Alistair
  14. Thanks very much Chris, It really is falling together just now. Another Eduard kit of the quality of the Zero. Cheers, Alistair
  15. Thanks Mark. The undercarriage does look both fragile and fiddly. Could be fun. Cheers, Alistair
  16. I will admit I've been putting this bit off until I'd done a bit of research and practice on Lifecolor paints. So mixed 50/50ish with Lifecolor thinners and sprayed in light coats. The neat trick I learned online was to hit each layer with the hairdryer and then spray the next one. After 4 coats. Happy with that. Other bits for the bulkhead also got painted. These will be glued shortly and meanwhile I'll get on with the undercarriage, which, unfortunately, has to be fitted now. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair
  17. All the bits have been glued together and the fit is rather good. There was a bit of dry-brushing, chipping and I used some pigment for a bit of a dusty, dirty look towards the rudder pedals. This was followed by a dirty brown oil wash. Then a dry fit to the starboard fuselage. I'll get a move on with the engine bulkhead/ wing spar bits now. Thanks for looking, Cheers, Alistair
  18. Thanks, So far the engineering and fit has been excellent. I'm just about to apply some glue so that will be the clincher. Cheers, Alistair
  19. Sorry to hear about your bereavement. It's always a rough time. Beautiful work on the brass. Cheers, Alistair
  20. Nice work on the seafire chris, The 1:1 job looks pretty good too. Cheers, Alistair
  21. Thanks Roger, I had forgotten the wheel bay should be the underside colour but I was looking at the instructions...... I know , and they reminded me before paint was involved. Cheers, Alistair
  22. Thanks Roger, The exhaust collectors do make a difference. Cheers, Alistair
  23. Thanks Simon, It's all falling together so far. Thanks Chris, We'll see how it looks after glue. Thanks Mark, So far so good. Glue involved tomorrow so that should let me know how it fits together. Cheers, Alistair
  24. Thanks Simon, The Infini cutting board makes life a bit easier on occasions like these. I just cut a thin strip of tape to get round the shape and then normal tape fills in the rest. Cheers, Alistair
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