Geo1966

I managed to get an undercoat on using Tamiya XF-66 Light grey. I thinned this with Tamiya orange cap Lacquer thinner which makes it spray lovely. There are few areas which need a bit of attention, but not 3 bad. George

The main decals went on very well after a coat of VMS gloss varnish. However, a couple of the stencils are showing a bit of silvering. Not sure why this happens as I followed the same procedure i.e. using VMS “set and fix” then “softener”. I had the same problem recently on my Beaufighter. Any ideas? I haven’t added all the stencils btw as I don’t want it to look like it is covered in red ants. Less is more maybe? I applied a coat of VMS satin, then started on the panel line wash. Did a bit of a school boy error when I started doing the panel line wash. I did the dark grey areas with Tamiya black panel liner. All good until (for some reason) I tried using Tamiya Lacquer thinner to remove it! Opps, that doesn’t work. I managed to rectify the problem with a light sand and repaint. Lesson learnt on that one, so I won’t be doing that again. I applied an enamel wash for DAK vehicles on the brown and brown for dark green vehicles on the green. On the underside I mixed some oil paints to produce a dark grey. So, this is where we are at. I managed to break the rear tail wheel somehow so have reattached it with so CA glue. Hopefully it will hold. I’ve also added the main wheels and bomb racks. Next up the undercarriage doors and props. Not far from finishing this one now! George

A bit more done. Maybe it is me, but just about every join on this need’s attention with filler and or sanding. Saying that, it is building up nicely into something which looks very much like a Lightning! Managed to get the canopy masked up. And we now have wings! I think she is just about ready for an undercoat, so hopefully I will get that done at the weekend, fingers crossed. George

Just caught up with this one. Fantastic work John. Looks great in the gallery and enjoyed the informative WiP. George

A mini update. I have touched up the camo and done a bit of detail painting. Painted the gun barrel with gun metal, wing tip lights with Tamiya clear red/green and done the exhausts with some medium grey ready for an enamel rust wash at a later date. Getting there. Varnish and then decals next. Think i said that last time 🙄 George

Just caught up with this Mario. You have done some great work on this build, I appreciate you have had a couple of set backs, but it would be a real shame to give up on it. It is obvious to me you have the skill to finish this and it will be a very good model when you do. George

Hi Andrés, great looking cockpit and prop. I will be watching with interest as i am soon to start my Arma Mustang so it will be good to get some pointers/tips from your build. Keep up the great work! George

Getting close to making a start on these two, so here are some sprue shoots. The Airfix offering: The canopy parts look a bit misty, so will benefit from a dunk in some Gauzy agent. And the Arma offering: Although both are moulded in grey, fortunately there is a bit of a difference in the shade, so hopefully I won’t get muddled up with the parts. Not sure which scheme to choose on the Arma kit. Currently thinking i might do both versions with Teeth, tbc. George

Better photos in the gallery now. Thank you for your kind words @modelling minion, @81-er and @Col. much appreciated. Also thanks to everybody who has looked, liked and commented. George

A Tain “Torbeau”. Bristol Beaufighter Mk. VIC (ITF) 144 Sqn, Tain, April 1943. Hobby 2000 1/72 What a great GB! Massive thanks to @Enzo the Magnificent and @vppelt68. Also a big thanks to all who are contributing with their builds, comments and likes. Best get on with my Pe-2 now! George

Ak camouflage elastic putty. Good stuff and works for me. George

Great build of a smashing little car Cliff. George

A long overdue update. I am having work done on my house, so have been unable to get to my spray bay. Things are starting to progress (slowly), so I have managed to make a bit of room and get the airbrush going. I decided to spray the AK 3rd Gen AMT-12 Dark grey (using AK 3rd Gen thinner) first as I figured it would make the masking process easier for the third coat of camouflage. A couple of days later I got the AMT-4 Green (again AK 3rd Gen) on. I forgot to take a photo of the green after application, but you get the idea. And then the big reveal. Not too bad, a few touch ups required here and there which is normal with my masking. 🙄 Once i have done the touch ups i will look at getting some decals on. George

Not as yet, but hopefully early next week 🤞 George

Has it really been 3 weeks? To be honest my house is in complete upheaval as I am having building work done and a new kitchen installed at the same time. I am only just able to get to my desk (due to the room being filled with kitchen cabinets) and the spray bay is out of use for at least another couple of weeks. However I have managed to grab an hour here and then so made a bit of progress. Buttoned up the fuselage. A few gaps. The worse one being the belly area. I am guessing that different marks have a different belly profile hence Airfix supply the parts separately rather than moulded into the main fuselage? I was tempted to put the 2 bits together but, in the end, decided to fill the gap with some Plastic card. After a fair bit of sanding, we are getting there. I have also added the airbrakes (still need some filler) and the gun panels at the top front and the blanks at the bottom front. The wings went together reasonably well with only a couple of minimal gaps. I had previously sprayed the wheel wells with some AK 3rd gen Aluminium and then given them a wash with some “AK enamel wash for DAK vehicles”. So next up is attaching the canopy and doing the masking, me thinks......... George