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I'm not sure about this one, the wing looks far too thick in chord and the whole thing looks pudgy.
You could be right, Steve, but looking closely at the photos, there is some fisheye distortion going on that may give that impression. I'd be surprised if PR got it that wrong, as they had a few examples to go on and generally turn out accurate kits. Have to wait for more information.
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''Did someone say Fairey?'' asks Darling, his interest piqued. Another wonderful 'inLincs' production is underway, hoorah. I'm sure the result will be something to behold, young Pete. The old Rotodyne lends itself to so many ideas: land, sea, air, and space. You can even build it as a compound gyrodyne..I know, mad!
It doesn't seem like five minutes since we were floricking hand in hand, singing boisterously amongst the trade stands and SIG tables at the Lincoln show. How time flies.
QuoteComments and a more exotic cheese in the burgers are always welcome.
Baldrick says if it's not too much trouble, he'd like a couple of slices of Vieux-Boulogne (more commonly known as 'Trenchfoot') with a side order of rotted haggis, garnished with a bucket of over-boiled mature cabbage in fish sauce. The latrine is optional.
QuoteI hope you were able to follow my ramblings.
Nope, but I'm sure it'll become as clear as mud as we move on.....tallyho
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Thanks chaps, very kind of you all. Personally I'm more interested in these older 'Dreadnoughts' than the later vessels.
Quotelook forward to seeing her on the glossy pages! There are too few ship builds in model magazines.
Thank you Thom, the model appeared in the February issue of Airfix Model World magazine. The editor agrees with you and wants to include more maritime subjects in future so that's what I'm currently working on...plenty more interesting ships on the way.
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Thanks guys, appreciated.
QuoteI take you're aware of the very similar looks of the Kongo in her original form, HMS Tiger and SMS Derfflinger. Again my opinion but definitely good-looking ships, arguably the best looking of WW1. Regards (again🙂), Jeff.
Thanks Jeff, yep, very similar class layout to both, along with the Lion class battlecruisers, on which the Kongos were based. Kongo was, after all, designed by the British naval architect George Thurston and built by Vickers, at the Barrow shipyards.
QuoteIn terms of design, I find the three different funnels a little bit strange.
Thanks Andreas, yes, the three-funnel arrangement does look a bit odd, especially as they are all of different designs...it looked even stranger post-1926 reconstruction with the large smoke deflector fitted...
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Thanks Jeff, I agree. Although I also like the quirky look of the pagoda battleships, these earlier Kongos look sleeker and more balanced. I'm just finishing off a Fujimi Fuso in 1/700th which really is the opposite end of the scale, an ungainly beast but still very interesting. I'm glad you like it.
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Thanks Stuart, yes, a ridiculous amount. Talk about a cash grab. The basic kit is quite good enough but still fairly expensive, and the 'enhanced' version with a few extras, even more so. The full blown deal is way over the top for what it is...
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At ease man, you'll do yourself an injury...You really should have a go at it. I've built quite a few vacs over the years, and this was definitely one of the easiest to date.
Yes, the Hendon served with only one squadron, No. 38, replacing the units Heyfords at Mildenhall in 1936. They were then passed on to 115 squadron (formed out of No. 38) and eventually replaced by the Wellington in 1938.
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Halfway through mine, (a planned magazine build). It's a great kit, as Joe says, builds easily with excellent fit and superb detail. It's a surprisingly large aircraft. The clear resin canopy is of the usual quality we've come to expect from Alistair. Care must be taken when removing the supports, particularly with the wings, as the small supports can be a bit awkward to get to. Having done 3D production for an aftermarket company in the past, I know that getting the supports to work efficiently and be easily removed can take quite a bit of thought. Overall, a great product, especially for those of us interested in these fascinating projects, let's hope for a few more in time. It'll make a great companion for the Fantastic Plastic (Anigrand) Supermarine 559 I have on the go...
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Cheers Pat, a blast from the past! If you have any questions regarding the build, please just ask. Martian's too caught up in his flying loofahs to get on with his Hendon, unfortunately. Look forward to seeing what you do with yours...
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Hi all, this is my most recent maritime model, built for last month's issue of Airfix Model World. A great model can be built from the basic kit boxing, but to fully realize its potential, you'll need to purchase the extra packs of PE, wood decks, and brass, as well as a very natty (and expensive) acrylic and metal base. As to be expected, all these extras come at a cost, bringing the total to an eye-watering £200! That is ridiculous for a 1/700th ship kit. Fortunately, Kajika provided all of the extra aftermarket to AMW. These extra parts significantly increase the build time, and to be honest, you have to look for most of them with a magnifier as they're so small. The model is still a work in progress and will soon receive additional deck and superstructure weathering, as well as an acrylic water base, which I'll post for anyone interested. All in all, it was a lot of fun to build, and with Kajika being a part of Flyhawk, the quality and details are, naturally, superb.
Quick history of the ship. The design of the Kongo Class battlecruisers originated in Great Britain. Impressed with the new Lion class adopted by the Royal Navy, the Japanese opted for this design over the earlier Invincible class. Vickers & Sons at Barrow built the lead ship, Kongo, however, the following three vessels of the class were built in Japan. Around 30% of construction material used to build the Hiei originated from Britain whereas the other two were built solely from material sourced in Japan. Weighing in at 34,400 tons with a length of 704ft (214m) and a beam of 102ft (31m) the Kongos were built as fast battlecruisers requiring high speed and good range. Power was supplied from no less than 36 boilers that used oil spraying to increase both power and range. Throughout their lives, all four vessels underwent numerous design changes and reconstructions, so much so that they were all rerated as battleships. During the first Battle of Guadalcanal, Hiei was hit by a torpedo but managed to limp back to Savo Island, where she was bombarded and sunk by USAAF bombers, USN, and USMC attack aircraft in the early hours of November 14, 1942. Ignominiously, Hiei was the first Japanese battleship sank during WWII.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers
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Got mine recently...amazing job Ali, beautifully printed, a LOT of high detail parts. It's big! Went straight to the top of the build list.
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Some of the slight problems with this kit were found by general melchett back in February 2012, well worth a look through for build advice, but some of the photos and links have expired.
Thanks Bob, I'll have a look through the photo library and see if I can repost all or some of the missing photos.
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Funnily enough I'm just putting the finishing touches to a 543 squadron B(PR)K Mk.1 WZ380 using the Airdecal 7214 sheet, for our Bomber Command SIG, I'll post images when finished, (don't hold your breath though). Out of interest five B(K) Mk.1s were also to have dual flight refuelling/PR capability, WZ376, WZ380, WZ382, WZ389 and WZ399.
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On 2/5/2024 at 3:55 PM, Pete in Lincs said:
Confused of Lincs
I think it’s perfectly clear my dear Martian and of lincs…The Baron, nee Jenny Tailor (where’s Ced when you need him) came to admire Lincolnshire’s finest…..and did…simple as that.On a side note Martian, we need to see more of the Africa ship, given the mayhem you have wrought around here, it’s the least you can do.
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I'm assuming that his Generalship's googly was a good old fashioned red ball, not a white one! Lucky it wasn't a bouncer or it could have been a classic no-ball!
Yes, full red (and somewhat inflamed), unfortunately, the oppositions ace spin bowler, Arthuretta 'Bomber' Harris was bang on target, using the old Guy Gibson trick, reverse spin with a touch of side before release, the old Möhne triple bouncer catches 'em every time. Even strapping Baldrick to my outside leg, armed with a .303 didn't help. Mind you, having Darling as my deep fine leg, Lt George in silly mid off, and Slackbladder, who thought he was back in the trenches, cowering in the gully, helped in the long run as despite my hospitalisation and thanks to Flasheart's magnificent if 'showy' flourish at the end, we beat the over-sixties Women's Auxiliary Balloon Corps reserves by five arthritic runs.
QuoteAs for the General's last visit to Wimbledon, the less said about that fiasco the better!
That was blatant racquet abuse...poor thing's still in recovery.
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Fortunately, someone managed to bowl him a googly thus disabling his middle wicket and allowing the local constabulary to remove him from proceedings. For the record Lady Melchett refused to post bail for him, saying "they can keep him if they like. As it happened, the Police did not like and released his Generalship back to her custody anyway!
True and I still walk with a particularly queer limp to this day (and I'm not referring to young Darling). I have no recollection of these events and refuse to believe they even took place even if my rap sheet states otherwise. Baldrick managed to scrape up the sixpence bail money through selling his entire collection of 'Interesting dungs from around the world' plus thruppence of his life's savings. He tells me that he doesn't require it to be repaid because it was done with love...I replied that I don't require his kind of love and the money will be back in his turnip bank by the weekend, minus tax and allowances.
Magnificent showing on the loofahs oh malignant one, well played. The L.35 looks particularly fetching in its Raiding Colours and it's nice to see the completed Africa ship too. I think you were right to go with the Medium Sea Grey colour on the L.21, certainly a closer match to the images we've been fondling recently than Takom would have you do, the clear doped linen works well. The Qcumber scheme looks suitably busy.
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At he very least he speaks better english that you can understand than Baldrick,
Au contraire, Balders speaks excellent English; only the words aren't necessarily in the right order, phrasal verbs are largely misused, vocab and prepositions are mangled to within an inch of their lives, subject-verb agreements are largely ignored, and the less said about the phonetics, the better. Other than that, I understand every word...Beaaaaargh.
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Try as I might, I can't find the Raspberry key on this lap top
there you go...
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Prepare for wax? or did you mean war?
No, no, and thrice no, my multi-appendaged maleficence...this was the famous battle cry of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, GCB FRS KLS of the 1st Foot and Mouth, when plunging into battle with the Zulu hordes, back in the day. He won that day, 14000 sore bottoms to one.
I smell Sharp practice here; that Monika at the bottom looks suspiciously like it belongs to one of the usual suspects here. Hmmm, now I wonder who
QuoteFurther research revealed that the true cause of Boudica's revolt was an invitation to a romantic weekend for two at Melchius' amor antrum with one Baldrickus Foetidissimus providing the culinary arrangements.
Melchius claimed she was revolting, long before this. The fact that she snubbed an invite to party on down with Baldrickus Foetidissimus only goes to show that she was nothing more than one of Ancient Briton's original party poopers. History has it that she took poison rather than suffer at the hands of the Romans, but the truth, according to Melchius, was that she took a bite out of one of of Baldrickus's Filet Mignon in Béarnaise sauce fingers...enough to end any revolting thoughts.
QuoteOr maybe he said he was a bit tipsy and dropping his kegs * ?
Knowing Pete, this was no misunderstanding. Remember, he is, after all, associated with none other than the Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town; think laterally (or standing up in his case); it matters not to be honest. It's something sinister and something grotesque. and what's worse is that it's going on right here under my very nose.
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Glad to hear things have improved since our last chat over the ether.
QuoteIn other news, Mrs Martian had been saying for some time that i should make a model of the King Stephen fishing vessel that controversially refused to rescue the crew of Zeppelin L.19
I think building Stephen King's old steamboat is a great idea; it it will certainly add another side to the story, even if I had no idea he was around in 1916. Looking forward to seeing the Africa Ship too. It sounds like it's going to be all go at Martian Towers in the near future, low-gravity lurgy or not. 'Granny's Zepp' sounds like a grand idea, a ripping yarn, to be sure. I hope you can persuade Jimmy Page to write the prologue. We're looking forward to invading your planet in April, man yer battle stations, pull up the port cullis, and prepare for wax...
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I completely agree, Tom; they are of a certain quality and aimed at people who are comfortable with scratch building/modifying and/or a few vac form kits under their belt. Didier chooses types that other manufacturers do not, so all power to him. They aren't for everyone and certainly not cheap, but, personally, I enjoy working on them and have seen some excellent results from folks who take the time to research and work on the subject. The same can be said for FM. I have a few Mach 2 kits in the stash, including the Britannia (Argus conversion), Comet, Bv-142 and an Argosy, which I am currently working on and thoroughly enjoying. As you say, aftermarket decals can make all the difference. I, for one, am glad they exist.
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Unused! well that's a bonus. Quick, grab em....along with the helicopters, if there's any left. I'll send Darling round with a 7 tonner.
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In that case, move along the bench a bit. I've got char and wads from the NAAFI Wagon, and we can escape the seasonal madness.
Any time, Pete, you know where to park the scoff wagon. The mem has boiled some mince pies and fried a few Brussels in prune juice just for the occasion.
QuoteI've brought sick bags in case Baldrick is doing tomorrow's catering.
Baldrick won't be coming within 500 miles of these hallowed portals. I've sent him to the Hebrides to pick 'special' mushrooms; it'll keep him out of trouble for the time being. No, no, Darling will be heading up the catering this year, although I've insisted on giving the turkey a damn good stuffing myself in lieu of what happened last Christmas. Nasty business, that's 14 hours in A&E I'll never get back...
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Just goes to show you they don't know Dorsetshire from a hole in the ground
You mean there's a difference? Well, blow me down with a feather....I think I'll join you, Martian, in the dugout, tin hat on...
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Star wars Fairey
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Impossible, I didn't bookmark it......still, I totally agree with the second part...