boston1832

I think I might need a lie down.

I've just come across this one but it's a very impressive piece of modelling and finishing. It's a slightly off the wall subject for here but to be honest that's one of the things I like about the forum - coming across excellent models of stuff you didn't even realise you'd be interested in. Whatever you're printing it with, I'm very impressed with the detail, particularly the grilles and badges. I always have an interest in what's in the background of other modellers' photos as I'm a bit of a workbench junkie - the power strip in the background looks particularly appealing. Pity it looks like a non-UK model as I'm rather looking for something like this at the moment for a workshop refurbishment. I currently have something from Wickes that isn't 100% reliable and seems to have been withdrawn years ago (probably for that reason).

Thanks for that and the LEM link - interesting that they went for a staggered two-seater. I'll have to have a look at the Revell cockpit and see if that would actually work because it seems like the most plausible option.

I recently bought a Revell P.1099 as an impulse buy while looking for something else (a brush, as it happens). I suspect at the time I thought it was one of the late-war projects that got to mockup stage but then realised it didn't progress beyond vapourware, which should theoretically make the modeller's task easier. It was intended to be a two-seater all-weather fighter but from what I've seen and read of the kit: 1. It only has one seat; 2. The entirely-made-up cockpit design is so wide the pilot couldn't reach the side consoles. ...so I'm pondering on what to put in there that might be vaguely plausible, and two routes have occurred to me: 1. Robbing an Me262-B1 kit for the two-seat cockpit and somehow butchering it to fit the P.1099. I know there are Airfix and Revell kits for the B1 but the Revell one seems to be quite old (a reboxing of someone else's?) so presumably the cockpit is pretty rudimentary; 2. Since it was so late it's possible that it may have had ejector seats - would it be possible to obtain Do335 ejector seats (are there any aftermarket?) and build something around those? I did ponder on whether the fairly wide cockpit would accommodate an almost-side-by-side approach a la Mosquito, but it's not quite wide enough. There's obviously nothing on what the second crew member would actually do, but I'm assuming he'd be a navigator/radar operator. So, are any of these ideas practical? Does anyone have any alternative suggestions?

Thanks Nick - it is something I want to do, particularly as I'm sorting lots of family papers at the moment. Our intention is that it'll eventually go to the Bomber Command Centre at Lincoln University.

Shame no one does one in TT! I've got his log book, a few photos, and various other bits and pieces such as a couple of sortie maps (sorry, don't know the correct term - the disposable maps issued at the briefing which probably should have been burnt after the post-op debrief!) with the pencilled courses for the raid with notes such as the timings for each turn. We also have his Pathfinder badge and the accompanying award letter signed by Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett. I'm going through some family stuff at the moment so will try and get some scanned (if anyone's interested). I think I commented on one of the Manchester threads previously that Dad was moved to join the RAF after his brother was killed in a Manchester in 1941 which was shot down over Northamptonshire by a 25 Squadron Beaufighter. A memorial at the site was erected to the crew (mostly RCAF) in 2021 but I've not been yet - hoping to rectify that this year.

I’ve just come across this thread and it’s great work on a very interesting subject and presentation. Hopefully the scale difference with the D16 will act in your favour for a bit of forced perspective. Oakington is always of interest to me as my dad was there as a W/O in 7 Squadron PFF Lancasters from 1944-5 with many NZ crew.

Thanks for the helpful replies everyone. Apparently the model railway glue I have is Aliphatic Resin which seems to have a different composition to standard PVA. I’ll certainly be off to the hobby shop to pick up one of the options you’ve mentioned.

I’ve seen a lot of modellers on various YouTube videos - particularly the excellent Greg’s Models - using PVA to glue in painted subassemblies. Now to me, “PVA” generally means general purpose wood glue or similar. I do have a fancy similar glue sold for sticking model railway plastic track bases to baseboards, but this doesn’t seem to work too well on plastic-plastic joins. Can anyone advise on this or recommend specific products? Thanks, Chris

Belated thanks guys to all the suggestions provided here, there are certainly plenty of ideas to try there. I was so fired up that I called into my local model shop on the way home today to buy supplies...it was closed 😞 Really grateful that there are so many here to willingly help a relative newbie.

Thanks, I’m using an airbrush although I’m happy to try anything! I’d looked at these templates but was put off by a video which pointed out that they’re often fractionally off from the dimension you need. Same video pointed towards custom masking templates for various AFV Road wheels but I don’t such a thing exists for this kit (and the shape of the wheel means it would be difficult to get the technique to work anyway).

I'm coming back into the hobby after a very long time and am currently working on a Tamiya 1/35 Citroen Traction Avant which I (possibly mistakenly) thought was a gentle intro. However one of the very early steps is painting of the wheels which is causing me some nervous head scratching. I've read about a few options for masking such as circle templates and punched masks - does anyone have any tips they can recommend? The hubs are heavily dished which I assume would make masking with tape difficult. I've read the pinned post in this section of the forum but that technique doesn't really help as it's the recessed hub that I"m finding hard to mask - the post shows a hub with a raised rim which gives a (relatively) easier target to aim at. Thanks in advance!

I'm planning to buy a set of HobbyZone paint racks/drawers/etc. to sort out my paint bits and pieces. I already have a paint rack but I'm not keen on the laser cut MDF appearance of white face and bare edges, so I was planning to paint them all before assembly to tidy things up. Has anyone done this previously and can give any advice on what finish is best?

Many thanks Andy - it’s a very interesting build with some lovely little details, especially around the engine. I can see I’m going to have to have a careful read before I start! Cheers, Chris

I’ve just impulse-bought one of these (although to be fair I’ve had a subconscious hankering for one since I bought The Prisoner on VHS, which rather dates me…). I’ve not built a car kit since I did an Airfix Bentley Blower, probably around the time that Thatcher was manoeuvring to be PM. Anyone got any suggestions or gotchas for this one? A quick perusal of the box contents looks quite promising for a fairly old product. Regards, Chris