Iain Ogilvie

Thanks Carl - she's turning out OK I think - hopefully now I have the decals done we're on the home straight... Iain

Apologies for delay - a little busy of late... Interior floor made from styrene sheet - usinf a scanned and blown-up image of the Revell 1:48 part as a pattern. And a cockpit bulkhead - again - scanned and scaled-up from the Revell kit: Seat cushions: Throttle box: Will try and get some better pix shortly. Iain

OK - Been a bit slow whilst I sorted badges ad got everything together to have the ALPS printer running again... Now have decals (on white - that doesn't show in picture) in black with red tongue - which is the most educated guess I have on the originals... Graphics created in CorelDRaw - from scans of the ULAD decals and tweaks according to photos. Have been tidying up the paint and tonight added more salt 'weathering mask' prior to spraying the decks in the darker blue grey - maybe tomorrow... More soon... Iain

Blimp - those dustbin pics are great - have one in a book - but not the others - it's the main area of info I'm lacking for my 1:32 bird... Iain

Very nice... I do rather like the lines of the Scimitar - one day I'll have a go in 1:32 - a boy can dream...

Very nice Was wondering how to finish my Trumpy kit - problem solved!

wOOt!!!! This was news to me - a Bristol Fighter even - 1920's - silver - I can see it now! Just when I thought it was safe to start reducing the stash - not growing it! And a Gotha - stunning! And figures... Me very happy bunny Iain

Thanks - I'll need it! Pictures of new progress over the weekend Iain

Thanks Tony - Watts were first port of call I believe - but no dice on that size... Iain

Sorted - two tyres inbound from an aero supplies company in Havant. Just need some blue skies now...

Thanks Kirk, We're putting feelers out through those kind of sources now... Even found a mobility scooter tyre that looks like it may do the trick! Iain

We're trying to source a tyre for my friends RV6 that is currently going through it's annual - the existing pneumatic tyre has been damaged and it may take a while to get new one's through from Vans in the US. It's pretty small - 6 x 1.25 - any thoughts on possible UK suppliers? Solid, or pneumatic... Any pointers to suitable sources appreciated. Iain

Feel a little guilty as this was started ages ago - not a lot done and the mods have very kindly allowed me to play! Hoping this GB will be the encouragement I need to crack on... There may also be a second build from me as the SCW is facinating and I'm drawn to these subjects like a moth to a searchlight! Iain

Gimme a specific serial and I'll see what I've got in the decal stash ) Iain

Mark Manwaring (now Wg Cdr) is the O/C of our flying club at RAF Halton - great bloke... Knew he was a Tornado F3 man - but didn't know he was ex. Phantoms... Iain

Thanks Smeds - normally I'd have bitten their arm off but... a. like most - money is tight and a hundred quid is a lot of sponds and b. I'm waiting for the Revell one which will be cheaper and probably the better of the two... Am sure I'm not alone - and I'm not a Trumpeter basher - I've got a loft full of 'em! Iain

Thanks again for kind words... Don't really enter competitions - I think it's a confidence thing - but we were short of space on our stand at the Torbay show a few years back so I put this model, along with a Ki 84 in the competition. I was pleasantly surprised to win the larger scale aircraft class (the Ki 84 came third) Iain

Hi Tony, Also have an ALPS MD 1000... I use CorelDraw as vector images are a lot better for this kind of work and are infinately scaleable. CorelDraw also makes the layers easy... I draw to the size I want - in mm - by taking the original design size and dividing by scale I need. I then zoom in and add detail that can be absolutely tiny. In my experience - the use of 4 x end size drawings harks back to drawing stuff by hand - pre computer graphics - that I suspect my have continued in some circles as a legacy - but not really necessary. Remember - layers are everything and make sure everything CMYK + and whites, silvers, golds etc... These were all done on the ALPS: There is a good ALPS users mailing list that may be of use if you haven't found it already? Now - I just need to find my stash of white cartridges and the printer lead as I've got to print some decals off for someone... Iain

Ooh - I *love* the 'zapped' USMC bird - me wants to do that in 1:32 now! Iain

BTW - yes - agreed - a 'Straight from the box' build would be good - I've had most fun (amd most AMS relief) recently from trying to build out of the box... Iain

Well - if I had the time I'd be in for the HP and Canberra GBs with 1:32 models (OK - vac - and from ID Models - Hampden, Halifax, Canberra and B-57 - all sat in loft gathering more dust) Iain

Doh! Apologies - missed that completely - I blame the chemicals!

OK - As I've got too many in the to do pile - I'll dive in too (providing I've got somewhere with the JU-52 in the Spanish Civil War GB)... Perhaps an SM-79, or Hampden... What are the dates for this GB again? Iain

If anyone wants to use my lathe at any time - you're more than welcome to call by Iain

Hmmm... I sold my plastic Unimat - useless piece of junk IMHO for anything that required precision... Now have a solid steel (and heavy) HobbyMat Universal Iain