Gary Medland
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Thanks for your glowing comments, I need to get back into this. Times have changed here, unfortunately been made redundant, so i'm filling my days job hunting and online course-ing. Nothing further has been done as yet, but after a couple more interviews I'll be in a better state of mind to crack on! 😉 -
hi Guys, do you know if these are available in 1/72 scale? don't know what they're called, so don't know what to look for, we just called it the Giraffe! cheers for your help. Gaz.
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To be fair, I was certain yours was a bigger one. That's tiny! Even more impressed now.....
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What amazes me, in your new HD images above you can see a couple of scratches on the back of the front mudguard. And even that enhances the realism! The only thing I can see that stops it being the real thing is the top of the carb doesn't have a throttle cable. But please don't take that as a criticism, only an observation. Unfortunately in my job I have to try to see 0.1mm errors by eye, so I'm used to looking at details. This is without doubt the most amazing model I have seen, and is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Bravo sir, Bravo! P. S. I'm doing a Victor, and it is nowhere near this standard! Seeing details doesn't mean I can do the details! 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Exactly. You know it's a good model if you can't tell its a model! This. Is. Amazing.
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Yet another Kid returning to models after a 40 year Break!!!!
Gary Medland replied to topshout's topic in New Members
Welcome back to modelling and have fun! 😉👍🏻 -
I'm beginning to get the look I saw in my head. And the ejection seats are coming along...
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Done a few details today.... Realised the cockpit firebottle was missing, so made one out of a toothpick. Instructions say I need to add 25g under the cockpit, I've seen others say they've added 32g, so I superglue an assortment of steel washers underneath. A, achieved 30g added, B, stays well within the required areas,... ... and C, makes a perfect stand for the cockpit! 🤣 🤣 And believe I've done enough to start final assembly of the cockpit. Pilot seats are now in progress..... Night all. 😉
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I'm hoping. Once it's all together you'll only be able to see it through the cockpit door anyway! 🤣🤣
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I've noticed that there are no details in the cockpit on the ceiling and no detail kit parts so I'm trying to make it "resemble" the cockpit: So the details I've done by hand don't look amazing..... But once the rest of the cockpit is in I'm really pleased with the look.
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Went further with the model box. Outlined the tools, then painted the background black. Then added retention for the diamond files..... Then had to do the bottom section too, moved stuff about, put sticky backed rubber sheet in the base to quieten things down, added padding to keep all the paints in place, painted the areas between black. Then decided the top needed tidying up. Sanded down and varnished the muddy wood (it was a tackle box) but the old stains still show through..... So silver carbon fablon was added with some aircraft bookmarks and squadron crests (though I'm still waiting to find a 33sqn sticker in the right size). Now, I was quite pleased with it. Until speaking (messaging) with Alex B, who planted the seed that the rest of the outside needed to be tidied in a similar fashion...... So off came the latches and on went more silver carbon, then latches back on. This meant edge's were wanting to peel, so a corner edging of 1" clear tape was added and now it IS finished! Definitely!
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Hi, has anyone used this before? Would it be beneficial for me? How do you use it? Thanks in advance. 😉
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I've redone my modelling box. It was looking messy where I had changed some tools and it no longer held everything in place when flipped over. Now it does both again. 🙂
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Thank you. I've always had an eye for detail (think I might be a bit OCD?) and only do it for me, if that makes sense? I know it's there, so I detail it, whether it will be seen afterwards or not... I'm only making one model, and this Aircraft is the most special to my history. I think I will need to make the canopy and refuel boom fit perfectly, so it can be removed for me to look in, if I ever decide to. 😉
