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The west wing

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  1. Great pictures, it will be a shame if the Square D is removed with it being linked to the bases past.
  2. Amazing build, the attention to detail is fantastic. I notice you have even used the correct type of Jubilee clip with the early round head rather than the modern hexagonal head!
  3. A bit more milling to open up the underside entrance hatch. The next step is to cut away the wing trailing edge to fit dropped flaps.
  4. Well that's a weight off my mind........😀
  5. Milling out the wireless operator overhead hatch. When the aircraft belly landed it looks like the life raft hatches popped so these have been opened up. I back filled the area with Miliput prior to cutting out to form the box.
  6. Taking a close look at the original cockpit it looks like the aircraft not only had additional armour plate fitted but also the windscreen replaced with armoured glass as well. I've sanded off the front framing and polished it up.
  7. That bare metal finish is looking great. I was also worried when I masked the Alclad metal finish on my Lightning but when I used Tamyia masking tape I had no problems. I did however spray a sheet of plasticard while constructing the model and used that to check the metallic shades worked and the masking tape did not caused problems.
  8. I think friction warming on the Blackbird made it a bit longer than when cold, so being 1 mm or so longer is quite authentic when flying.😉
  9. Looks like a mirror image to me, no sign of misalignment. Nice job.
  10. I've done a bit more work on the bent metal effect. Aluminum kitchen foil was glued to the area of damage then formed and wrinkled with the rubber end of a pencil. A quick coat of olive green paint was applied to see how it looks.
  11. Hi, I'm trying to build a model of a B-24 that belly landed near where I live. The exact location of the belly landing is unclear, the original document records the aircraft crashed N.W Little Fransham. Many other references say it landed near Sporle in Norfolk this is a few miles due west of little Fransham. I think this is due to the photographs show a line of pylons in the background. A line of Pylons passes near Sporle today, however these Pylons were built in the 1950s. O/S maps for 1946 show the original line of the pylons passed by Little Fransham so I think I can understand the possible error in the location. This is a photo from the article on the www.b24.net, 392bg page. The aircraft Able Dot was a B-25H-15-CF 41-29433 built at the Consolidated Fort Worth plant and served with the 576th part of the 392BG at RAF Wendling. Able Dot crashed on return from a raid on the 29th of May 1944, all the crew survived. After the crash the aircraft was recovered by 3rd Strategic Air Depot (S.A.D). The plan is to build a diorama of the early stages of the aircraft recovery. Since I was waiting for bits for the Hasegawa B-24 to arrive I decided to build a jeep in the markings of the S.A.D. headquarters squadron that organized the recovery. This also gave me a chance to try out using etched metal parts. I am now moving on to the 1/72 Hasegawa B-24, the nose has been re-profiled for the Ford nose. My plan for the damage nose was to make a milliput plug to support the undamaged sections of the nose and use hot water to soften the plastic to form the damage. This just did not work the clear plastic just did not soften. I then used a heat gun this was a big mistake, the plastic softened but contracted in places, lucky enough the miliput plug saved the cockpit shape. Multiple attempts at filler and filing has produced this. More work is still required but starting to get there.
  12. Hi, This is the start of my latest project. The 1/72 Heller kit has had etched brass bits added and the pick and spade removed. The vehicle is going to be part of a diorama of a belly landed B-24 being recovered by the 3rd Strategic Air Depot (SAD).
  13. Andre, thanks for checking for me I think it's going to have to be 1/48 (12mm?) as I don't think I can make the perspex exhaust plumes that small. I was hoping to have the TSR2 at the point of takeoff with the afterburners/reheat on so in 1/48th it's going to be over 2 foot long. Thanks Ian
  14. Hi, I'm thinking on a new project like my Lightning reheat model. Can anyone tell me the inside diameter of the Airfix 1/72 and 1/48 scale kits? Thanks Ian
  15. Love the line up, the red markings and overwing tanks look so good.
  16. Good to see all 3 of these historic aircraft, I've always been surprised there was never a film made of the race. The race pushed technology and pilots to the limit and on a social level involved celebrities of the time. Thanks for posting the pictures. Ian
  17. Very neat job, hard to believe they are 1/72. Ian
  18. Superb work, thank you for posting the pictures. My father (approaching 101st birthday) also made the kit and is proud to have it hanging from the celing in his living room. He had just started working as a civilian engine fitter for the FAA when the raid happened. He smiles if you mention Taranto.
  19. Very neat job, you see the aircraft flying, only later how it was done.
  20. Nice job on the Lightning (silver ones are the best) and the last 3 photographs capture the feel of the real thing.
  21. The curve in the lifting sling looks just right, yet supporting the model above. Brilliant. Ian
  22. Thanks for all the feed back, I think the new olive drab over the faded paint makes sense. When I build the model (crashed in the field) I think it will be the most weathered, stained and battered model i've ever built! Ian
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