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2 hours ago, Turbofan said:
Are you planning to sell a few copies? I'm sure they'd be very popular!
Ian
Now there's a thought ....!
They are now fixed in position, and undercarriage has just been pushed in place for the moment, just to see how things look. Quite happy with it , engines do appear more in proportion to the rest of the airframe. That will do for me.
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Latest one off my workbench, unfortunately not kept many In Progress pics so will post it in this section indstead.
Model of Fairey Albacore, using the 1/48 Special Hobby kit, in the markings of L7089, 4-R, 826 Sqdn, FAA. Couple of points of interest for making this particular aircraft: it was based at RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, (so local interest to me) where it took off from before being shot down on it's final mission, and at the time was being piloted by none other than Peter Butterworth who would later go on to find fame in several 'Carry On' comedy films, as an actor, during the 60's and 70's.
The 'plane was shot down by Bf 109's , on 21/06/1940, over Texel, Netherlands, where Peter Butterworth had to crash land it on a beach, unfortunately the observer, V.J. Dyke, died of his injuries from the attack, but wireless operator/gunner R.J. Jackson survived along with Peter. They both were taken prisoner.
As stated, Peter Butterworth later found fame as a comedy actor, and some of the characters he played were: 'Doc' (Carry On Cowboy), 'Detective Constable Slobotham' (Carry On Screaming), 'Citizen Bidet' (Carry On Don't Lose Your Head), 'Brother Belcher' (Carry On Up The Khyber), 'Josh Fiddler' (Carry on Camping) amongst others. Peter also played non-comedy roles too in various films, but was best known for his 'Carry On' characters.
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See if I can remember how to use Flickr ......
Decided to crack on with my '720, made some new engines for it in resin, which are slightly smaller in length and diameter (first pic should show resin engine in comparison to kit one). My resin engines are not perfect (in a bit of a rush to get this thing done now after so long!) but they will do for me.
Just a case of cutting off the kit engines from the pylons, and fixing my resin ones in position. Added some short lengths of rod under the pylons which locate in holes drilled in the engine nacelle tops, to aid positioning.
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On 10/13/2018 at 8:07 PM, Tweener said:
Does anyone know the quality of the 1/144 Boeing 720 by Roden? I tend to stick to military aircraft, finding civil planes rather uninteresting. That said, a certain English rock band did employ a few different 720s for tours, and I have recently had a bit of an interest in recreating one of those 'Led Zeppelins'.
I know that one release of the Roden kit includes markings for Caesars Chariot, one of those very aircraft. Does anyone here know where I might be able to find that boxing?
Thanks, Tweener
Ah yes, the Boeing 720 Led Zeppelin 'Caesars Chariot', bought my copy of the kit quite a while ago (as you could probably guess from my Avatar! ) and started it too, but am still yet to finish it, plan to in the near future though if everything works out as I hope.
The basic kit is quite nice actually, but as others have said, there are issues which could be remedied, such as the panel lines, slightly overscale engines etc. Also, the passenger windows are a little on the small side and there are the wrong number of them on both sides of the fuselage. The real 'Caesars Chariot' had 38 on the starboard side and 49 on the port side, the kit has 42 on the starboard side and 48 on the port side. The overwing emergency exit over the starboard wing is a little too far rearward, could be moved forward by a window or two.
However, the main reason I put my kit to one side temporarily are the truly awful decals. The circular 'Icarus' winged man emblems (my Avatar pic) on both sides of the fin/rudder are terrible, quite honestly, with a vague non-descript 'messy' looking image, and the only cheat-lines included in decal form are the Brown ones lined with Yellow, on both sides of the Fin. The lines along the fuselage sides which surround the windows, which fade from Brown to Yellow, are not included in the kit and will need airbrushing on. The same goes for the band along the fuselage sides, which fades from Dark Blue into Light Blue.
Also, the serial number included in the kit is wrong, in all of the photos that I have collected of this aircraft, the serial number is 'N7224U' on both sides of the lower rear fuselage. The kit serial is 'N7201U'. The decal placement on the instructions for the horse-drawn chariots, on both fuselage sides, is also a wrong. The horse and chariot on the starboard side could be moved forward by maybe a windows distance, and the port one needs moving forward by about six windows distance, so that it is much closer to the forward-most passenger entry door which is just behind the cockpit.
As I mentioned above, I hope to get on with this kit again very soon, and get it finished at last. Been itching for a model of this aircraft in my display cabinet for a LONG time ......!!
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1 hour ago, rossm said:
but mine is lined up for a B.XVI with, guess what, another Paragon product for the engines and six stack exhausts.
Just remembered, I fitted those when I converted the 1/72 Tamiya B IV into a PR 34.
Have to love the Mosquito ......
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1 minute ago, rossm said:
You're right, should have looked before panicking!
Aha ...... bonus!!
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1 hour ago, rossm said:
You've sent down a googly by mentioning the canopy though, not sure where to find one in 1/72, it may just have to be ignored. I know Falcon do one with bulges both sides which could be modified
It's a while since I have looked at the 1/72 Tamiya Mosquito FBVI, but I 'think' it may include the bulged starboard canopy window as an optional part on the sprue. Will check on that.
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On 9/21/2018 at 12:46 PM, rossm said:
I want to build Mosquito XVIII NT225 'O' in 1/72. Please can anyone tell me if there are decals for a red O with yellow surround 24" (?) high?
I built this very aircraft in 1/48 quite a few years back, here in the In Progress forum, and had the same problem. I solved it by cutting some decal film and lettering, link should be below, go to the third page in, I put some pics to show how I did it.
Hope that helps.
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Did a 1/72 A-1 Skyraider landing on a carrier deck a few years back, and used an airbrushed clear disc. Link is below:
http://www.arcair.com/Gal3/2001-2100/Gal2055-Skyraider-Burkill/00.shtm
As mentioned previously, the best way would be a small electric motor spinning the prop, but I was happy to make do with the clear disc. Convenient and easy to do.
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Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Made a nice change from mainly building aircraft, and something with a bit of colour to it too!
Forgot to include the link to the In Progress build which includes all the things necessary to back-date the original kit into this one, the link is below:
Thanks again for the remarks.
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I think this was featured in the Monster Moves series on Channel 5 a few years back, series 5, episode 4. 'Mammoth Machines'.
http://www.windfallfilms.com/show/1757/monster-moves-episode-4-mammoth-machines.aspx
Heres a funny thing, one of the chaps who flew over to North America to help them move it, on that TV programme, is somebody I work with and see every day (his name is Jim, and is in the TV programme. He's ex RAF).
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4 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:
Automotive gorgeousness
Indeed! One of the best looking cars ever.
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Fabulous build, Neil, cannot really add much more to what everybody else has said. I have watched your In-Progress build (with the Manchester too) and have been mightily impressed throughout, has been thoroughly enjoyable following the entire thing. Superb. Topped off with a stunning paint finish too. Fantastic stuff ....
You know, it's a funny thing, I designed and manufactured this conversion (and so many others too!!) for something like 20 years, and it never ceased to amaze me exactly how few of these large conversions I actually saw finished and completed. Makes such a refreshing change to see something like this one. I sold bucket loads of these big conversions (Lincoln, Manchester, Hercules Radial Mk II Lancaster, YB-40, SB-17, SB-29, B-50 etc etc etc .... ) but rarely did I ever see any of the darn things actually built! Could never work it out. For example, I could not make enough of the 1/48 B-50 conversion (based on the B-29) but in all the years I manufactured those conversion sets, I only ever saw THREE actually completed (and one of those was in a magazine article).
Again, well done Sir, you deserve the praise you have received.
(By the way, have you noticed that all the best people are called 'Neil' .... ahem .... !!)
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Unfortunately that last pic is definately NOT my car ....
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27 minutes ago, Mike said:
Looks like you succeeded Neil... is that your motor? Vroom!
Yes, tis mine, had it a while.
Not sure how I got the pic to show, had to edit it. Will try another ....
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As I stated previously, not had a great deal of time for modelling recently. However, the basic chassis components are assembled and more or less done, the brake discs and calipers have a simple one-coat application of Silver paint which is all that needs to be applied to them because very little of these components will be visible once everything is assembled, no need whatsoever to shade or weather these, you really cannot see them once the bodywork etc is in position. The same goes for the engine block and air-cleaners/filters, nothing much of these will be visible when the car is finished. No engine panels will be removable, so detailing the engine will be, quite honestly, a waste of time. A bit of a shame in some ways because Hasegawa provide some excellent decals for the engine block/cam covers and also the air-cleaner assemblies. All credit to Hasegawa for providing the decals though.
Also, one detail which is worth mentioning for this specific car: having watched the intro to the film again (for the umpteenth time!!
) I noticed that the three-pronged wheel knock-on/off 'spinners' (ahem .... somebody PLEASE tell me the correct phrase or description for those things .... !) that tighten the wheels in place were Black in colour, either painted or anodised. Unusual to be honest, because the vast majority of Miura's had these painted silver, the same colour as the wheels.
Some progress with the interior too: the simulated leather White seat/headrests were given a very light application of thinned Paynes Gray Oil colour (thinned with turpentine) painted into the creases and folds and then left for 20 to 30 mins for the solvent (turpentine) to evaporate slightly, then the Paynes Gray was 'blended' into the surrounding White base coat with a flat, wide perfectly dry Sable paint brush. Gives a little bit of wear or depth the the otherwise very bland, stark, 'toy-like' appearance to the original plain White finish.
Some photo-etched Stainless Steel components were added (from the stock Hasegawa kit) including the manual gear selecting 'gate' pluss other bits and pieces, and the instrument-dial decals etc were added with clear acetate faces added afterwards (the clear acetate being punched-out using a Waldron Punch & Die set, in 0.25mm thick clear acetate) with the clear faces fixed in position with drops of clear varnish.
The transparent windscreen/side window moulding was modified with a piece of 0.25mm thick White sheet plasticard added to it's inside upper surface, to represent the roof lining, the standard kit mouldings of roof vents/switches and rear view mirror were also modified, and additional flip-down sun-visors were also added after being shaped from 1.0mm thick plasticard.
The lower portion of the doors/bodywork (including the lower side intakes) has been sprayed in Silver (Alclad) and the Black slats added to the rear window. The Black vents/slats have also been added to the front bonnet ('hood' ....
) although I should add that these items were taken from the Italeri kit because (ironically !!) they were far more realistic than the ones from the Hasegawa kit.
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On 2017-5-6 at 4:13 AM, Olivier de St Raph said:
For my part, the answer is very simple: when my build will be over. I first thought it would be in last february, then in last april, then in next june. But now, I would say more probably at the end of august, unless it is on the 4th of september, exactly 90 years after the Milano G.P...
Thank you, I look forward to the finished article!
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Any indication as to 'when' or 'if' this particular, seemingly endless, 'thread' will eventually be concluded?
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On 01/04/2017 at 0:35 PM, stevehnz said:
Re blocking threads.
Steve.
Unfortunately this function does not appear to work.
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On 21/02/2017 at 11:18 AM, 71chally said:
Superb build and in a really nice finish there Neil.
Cracking shots with the Vulcan as well.
You mention that your B-52 was the 86th lost, in 1974, that's quite a sobering thought.
According to somebody over on ARC, all seven crew members survived the crash!
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) I noticed that the three-pronged wheel knock-on/off 'spinners' (ahem .... somebody PLEASE tell me the correct phrase or description for those things .... !) that tighten the wheels in place were Black in colour, either painted or anodised. Unusual to be honest, because the vast majority of Miura's had these painted silver, the same colour as the wheels.
) although I should add that these items were taken from the Italeri kit because (ironically !!) they were far more realistic than the ones from the Hasegawa kit.
Fairey Albacore, 1/48. 'Carry On Flying ....'
in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
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Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. I have been watching the 'Carry On' series of films all my life, since I was a young lad (like alot of us here ....!!) and that kind of humour was very much a 'staple-diet' type of comedy in my formative years, and even now too, to be honest. I always liked Peter's style of performance and delivery, very much one of my favourite characters actually, although obviously people such as Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams etc tended to receive more of the limelight. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen all those films, and all the years I have watched them, I never, NEVER knew that Peter was a pilot in the FAA during WWII, let alone being shot down and taken prisoner for almost the entire War. Only found this out relatively recently, and the fact that he was based out of RAF Bircham Newton (in my neck of the woods) obviously swayed me towards building a model of his aircraft.
His wartime captivity is interesting in itself. For example, while in Stalag Luft III, he was actually one of the prisoners vaulting, covering for those who were escaping during the incident in the book/film 'The Wooden Horse', although ironically, he auditioned for a part in that film in 1949 but didn't get it because the film makers didn't think he looked convincing enough ......!!.
Here's a link to a brief history of how Peter and his crew were shot down, and his capture (escape!!), capture again, and imprisonment during WWII. Scroll down to part titled: * The Second Albacore L7089 4-R and how S/Lt.Peter Butterworth was caught by the Germans*
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem25.htm
He was a top bloke indeed!