[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

I managed to get on with this today.

First of all a light panel line preshade followed by some mottling.

 

 

 

 

Followed by the first coat of Sky.

 

 

 

Then a second coat.

 

 

 

 

I think that will do.

If I get lucky I'll be able to get started on the upper colours on tomorrow.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

["Wimpey" not MacD.. Vickers Wellington Mk 1A, 75 Squadron (New Zealand) RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, England, 7th July 1941.]

Oh yes,

Looking forward to this.

It goes together really well and the internals, despite being totally invisible, are nice to put together and make the whole thing more satisfying.

Carry on the good work.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

2 hours ago, JohnT said:

Hi Alistair

 

just got one of these to try and do it without succumbing to AMS for a change.  Going to do it pretty much OOB to try and get something finished after starting so happy to be a fellow traveller along the way with you.  I always liked the lines on the 202 so will be closing up the engine but maybe not the cockpit.  I have seem some Macchi experten slate the kit but heck - if I went with every article that said the model looked nothing like a real one I'd never end up buying or building anything 

 

I saw in kit reviews that both Brett Green and Chris Clifford expressed their concerns about the undercarriage and the build sequence. 

The build sequence isn't quite what I'd like but all I need to do is take a bit more care.

I'm with you on keeping the engine and gun panels closed.

I may have the cockpit open though.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

19 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Stop it you lot, you're all very bad🙄

 

Looking good Alistair,  like it, despite your breadbin related antics.😉

Chris

Thanks Chris,

Alright who blabbed? 

 

13 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

Looking good with the primer down - eagerly awaiting some TSS loveliness!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger,

Me too.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

18 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Nice progress Alistair,  looking forward to seeing the paint go on .

Shame about all the ejector pin marks.

Great work

Chris

Thanks Chris,

I should manage to get some colour on either today or tomorrow.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[The sirens make you shiver - Hong Kong Models 1/48 B-25 Mitchell "Glazed Nose" - Finished]

17 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

They look good Alistair,  what no Breadbin😉

Chris

Thanks Chris and I really have no idea what you're talking about.

 

17 hours ago, Keeff said:

I've just caught up on this..... fantastic work on the decals and small bits ..... it's looking very good! 👌

 

Keith 😁

Thanks very much.

 

12 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

Some good progress - I note the aluminium on the undercarriage doors (not zinc chromate),

 

Cheers,

 

Roger 

Thanks Roger,

The instructions call out for Aluminium and as the insides of the nacelles were the same I thought it looked right.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

37 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Sorry to hear that, Alistair, hope it clears up soon!

Thanks Mark,

I did use the time to get the rest of the undercarriage, doors and wheels ready for paint. 

And purely between us I may have swapped out the bread bin again.

That bit should go no further, of course.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

19 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

Looking good, Alistair, nicely done if I may say so!

 

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks very much Mark,

I was hoping to get more done today but the weather is utterly foul.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

While I had the primer out for the wildcat I got some down on the cockpit parts.

 

 

I should be able to get some colour on these tomorrow.

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[The sirens make you shiver - Hong Kong Models 1/48 B-25 Mitchell "Glazed Nose" - Finished]

Undercarriage and bomb bay doors finally got their final paint and a clear coat so they can be weathered at the same time as the main fuselage.

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

2 minutes ago, Spookytooth said:

She looks smooth Alistair, very smooth indeed.

As you said "A bit of blending will do it".

 

Simon.

Thanks Simon,

Rather pleased with the result.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

Not got much time today but managed to get a coat of primer down.

 

 

 

 

That all looks good.

Just a wee bit of blending needed on the canopy.

On with some colour tomorrow.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Bf110G-4 at Farnborough, 1945. ++++FINISHED++++]

Another fantastic build and finish.

Jaw-droppingly wonderful paintwork.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Foxy Lady, Mig-25 RBT "Foxbat B" Revell 1/48.]

Coming on in leaps and bound.

Looking good from this end.

 

 

Cheeers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

20 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

The office is coming along Alistair.

Once some unifying paint is applied it will look fine sir.

 

Simon.

Thanks Simon,

I'll be happier once i get some colour on board.

 

19 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

Have you decided on the cockpit interior colour? That’s another potential 

Keep on keeping on.

 

John

I'm going with the LifeColor Verde Anticorrosione.

It's the same color I used on the Engine Firewall/Wheel Well covers.

 

13 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

Nice work on your part, poor work on the apprentice tool designer's 🤣

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger,

I knew what I was getting in to, though. 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[1/72 Westland Wapiti, converted from the FROG(Novo) Wallace]

What an absolute corker.

Stunning.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[The sirens make you shiver - Hong Kong Models 1/48 B-25 Mitchell "Glazed Nose" - Finished]

1 hour ago, Spookytooth said:

With beans and sausages?

 

She is looking very nice Alistair.

Looking forward to seeing her finished soon.

 

Simon.

Thanks Simon,

I don't think it'll be anytime soon but a finish is definitely closer than it was.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

Cockpit fiddlies this morning.

 

 

 

 

And just in case I hadn't mentioned this before.

 

 

 

That lot will need to dry before I can go much further.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

2 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

Nice work - shame about the flaps but  I'm sure it will still look great,

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger,

I could have done something about them but there are a couple that are in really small recesses and i would have damaged the detail.

A bit of plasticard might have been the answer to cover them all over but I didn't think of that til now. 

 

1 hour ago, giemme said:

Indeed: when I did my research for my double build (202 and 205 from the HASEGAWA 1/48 boxes), what I gathered is that the wheel well covers were a standard issue during assembly, that needed to be removed only for maintenance. Crews tended to leave them off, though, because removing and putting them back was a bit of a PITA - even in the North African theater, where they served their main purpose, anti-sand covers. How often this actually happened is still a debated question, so when I did mines I built the 202 without covers and the 205 with....

 

Ciao

Thanks for that info Giorgio.

That's all useful stiff.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[The sirens make you shiver - Hong Kong Models 1/48 B-25 Mitchell "Glazed Nose" - Finished]

2 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

Lovely work - will look forward to some weathering!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger,

Stuff getting in the way so I may not get much or indeed anything done today.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[The sirens make you shiver - Hong Kong Models 1/48 B-25 Mitchell "Glazed Nose" - Finished]

10 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Looks lovely Alistair, lovely scheme.

Chris

Thanks Chris,

I'm hoping it'll look decent when I'm done.

 

9 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

+1 for that - looking great, Alistair!

Thanks Mark.

Still a fair way to go but it's all stuff that can get wiped away if i don't like it.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

8 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

This engine look fine, I can smell the heated oil from here !!

Congrats alistair !!

Sincerely.

CC

Thanks CC,

Most kind.

Most of it will be either hidden or in shadow when the cowling goes on so i'm hoping it'll be enough.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[You used to ride on a chrome horse - Eduard 1/48 FM-2 Wildcat.]

9 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

Coming along nicely - engine looks suitably mucky!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger,

it will look ok when in situ. I hope.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[And the Highest Eagle will Fly - Italeri 1/32 Macchi MC.202 Folgore.]

10 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Crikey a lot of ejector oin marks, what a pain, still it's looking good Alistair.

Great work

Chris

Thanks Chris,

I knew there were a lot of them, so, I knew what I was letting myself in for. 

 

48 minutes ago, Biggles87 said:

There do seem to be a lot of them.

I take it from the last photo that you will not be including the inner wheel well covers then. I have started reading up on the ‘202 and the many variations depending on série and theatre of operations, in fact it could be a veritable 
John

According to the instructions the version I am building didn't have the inner wheel well covers.

As you say a whole can of worms.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter P1109A - with FreightDog Conversion.]

37 minutes ago, Colin @ Freightdog Models said:

Beautiful job, Alistair!

 

Thanks,

Colin 

Thanks very much.

Couldn't have done it without you. 

 

Cheers,

Alistair