Dads203
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First post for a while so a new build, thought a Vietnam era A-1 would just be the ticket. Armed with a bit of aftermarket like the lovely Brassin seat and some Quinta office decals I thought why not. Not much progress so far just the basic's of the pit. The seat is a real gem and paints up really well. Enjoy folks
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Chester model centre I think is the only option for the area, it’s been a few years since my last visit but they were quite well stocked.
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Longbow's Adventures in Plastic. The drifted Thread...
Dads203 replied to Longbow's topic in Work in Progress - Armour
Awe, you miss me 🥰 Still here chaps, just had a big green Bergen full of personal issues to deal with which kinda caused me to not just lose the mojo but knock it into the next galaxy. It’s slowly returning but I’m not going rush - full service will resume at some point soon ish. -
Daco strong flavour is my solution of choice, it’s very good and better than the others I have used. It’s strong for sure and it’s the only solution that was up to job in getting woodland camo decals to conform around some US Army figures I did for an old Tamiya M113 build I did a few years back. It’s all in here somewhere.
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HMS Severn - River Class OPV (Batch 1) 1/350
Dads203 replied to robgizlu's topic in Ready for Inspection - Maritime
What a build Rob, stunning is all I can say. I know Kev would of loved it. Dan -
Just been chatting to Jen and she would like to pass over these detail to you all. She truly appreciates all the messages you’ve shared - they mean so much at this time. Thank you. https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/bellman/5128916?fbclid=IwAR2UirWzwfP9NRwfGb302w5Dcg4hQL_hkBg7nXEJviXAQ2or7xibzIgw7uQ
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Cheers Beefy, passed on to Jen
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I shall be passing these wonderful replies over to Jen in due course chaps but I need your collective help. On the day of Kev’s passing he received in the post a package from the Isle of Wight, I think it’s some stuff that has been loaned and Jen would like to return it. I know that Kev spent most of the time on BM so I’m hoping it’s a member on here, So Fraser from PO39 if you are here could you drop me a PM please. If any of you maritime chaps are on any other maritime forums like model shipwrights could you possibly pop a shout out as Jen would very much like to get the package back. Cheers all. Dan
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You certainly did John, I think it was 2019?
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It’s with a very heavy heart that I type this up, but I've just been notified that Kev passed away this morning at 10:30. He had been suffering with a long term illness for a number of years now, My thoughts go out to Jen and his family. Just gutted to lose my best friend. He will be missed.
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Here we are, some paint, not sure on the base colour but once the digi cam goes on I hope it will look okay. Enjoy
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Been knocking back some of the imperfections and touching up the primer and paint. The nose is much better now and some of the areas around the seams are better. Airbrake area got some paint and the heat shield is now masked up ready for the top coat of paint. Enjoy
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Primer time and a little playing around with the hot areas on the rear fuselage. Nose has been blocked in but needs a bit more sanding, this was the first pass with primer and there are a few areas that need a bit more attention. Enjoy
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Been away on leave for a few weeks so back to the build. Airbrakes got some attention on the inside surfaces. More work on the burner cans, mainly the insides Harms get some paint. And the HUD gets the reflector glass fitted, hard to see in the pic but its present and correct. Enjoy
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The cross markings are to show that the tank is playing the role of an enemy vehicle on exercise. Usually done with mine tape which is normally used for marking mine fields. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142956696495
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Cheers Chaps, More painting up, this time a bit more complex, Alclad hot metals added along with a Tamiya black panel line wash left for a good while to dry before cleaning up with mineral spirts. The detail is amazing and makes the painting a real joy. I picked up these over the weekend, they might come in handy at some point. Enjoy
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After a bit clean up its paint time, just a quick going over with a few colours, some hot metal colours to go yet. They will get a dark oil wash after all the tones and colours have been added, these are just blocking in colours really. Enjoy
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Finally, after the post office strike, they have arrived. Well worth the wait, the Rekit burner cans are a nice bit of kit. So, a recap - Kit parts first. And then these. In the raw - out of the box And cleaned up, casting bases cut off. A vast improvement over the kit parts.
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Cheers Guys. Just sorting out the canopy, removed a bit more material to make it all fit better, Reskit exhausts ordered so should be here this week. Canopy will get a good polishing up with the Tamiya compounds once they get fitted. Panting mask set Enjoy
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They are a very early set of Friuls made for the Tamiya Tiger 1 when it was first released. Blimey they must of come out during the mid 1990’s so just tie in when Tamiya released the more modern tooling Tiger 1 kits. I used them when they first came out, they come with a little white metal jig to assemble and align the first couple of links. I still have a few links kicking about somewhere in the stash spares. They also made a set for the Tamiya Stugs and PZIVs using the same crimp method.
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B2 environmental hanger?
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One more job that I wasn't looking forward to doing, the PE HUD frame. You need to thin down the base a little on the kit part but it fits well under the forward canopy. Now to fit the glass part - Thanks for all the likes and comments
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Some of the smaller details now going on, I think it's an ECM/ESM antenna on the tail, from the Eduard PE set. The Master Pitot fitted along with the fillets, again much fun had in getting these bits attached. Primer soon I think, Still need to sort out the HUD, seat and polish up the canopy. Enjoy
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Brassin weapons complete, The AA-11 Archers were a nightmare to get together just so you know, the forward fins are PE and are about the same thickness as a fag paper. One slight bend and they will not fit into the slots on the missile nose. Brassin Pylons are very nice and came with the missiles, they have had some plastic pins added for ease of fit later. Resin aux intakes added to the underside Enjoy
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A few more bits done mainly on the HARM installation; a few pictures have come out now showing the integration of the system on the Ukrainian Migs, LAU-118 pylon adapter onto what looks like the wing mounted drop tank pylons. Kit part chopped and modified. We almost have a Mig-29 Wild Weiselski Eduard Brassin AGM-88 built. Adding the bracing for the rear of the CL drop tank, very simplified. Enjoy
