Gondor44

I have kept myself busy with this build, or rather, I have kept myself busy taking parts off their supports. The latest parts to be released from their scaffolding are the ejector seats, printed as single pieces Yes, the pull handles are part of the seat and weren't additional items, gob-smacking detail in what can be 3D printed Only a couple of spare joysticks and the tail bumper are left on the supports now. I still have to make sure the tyres fit onto the hubs of the outrigger wheels and tidy up the seats for all the preparation work to be completed, this is fast for me! Gondor

On that support, it looks as if it's on one of the old catapult launchers from a cruiser or battleship. Gondor

A short domestic interlude... These are the first parts that will be getting primer on them. They have just had a dip in warm water and had a good scrubbing down with an old toothbrush. I have also glued the first parts together. On the right side of the teatowel, in line with the eggcup, there are the engine intake parts. The kit supplies a couple of double conical shapes that act as the intake shock cones, these have been glued to the parts that represent the engine fronts. I thought it might be better for me to glue these together now, rather than trying to remove paint from the hole that the shock cones go into later. So priming tomorrow, and only a week since I got the kit too! Gondor

Prepping of the parts before their first coat of primer has almost reached its end. The smaller wheels and ejection seats still need removing from their supports. I have found that the designer missed one item that can easily be scratch-built, the scissors link for the main undercarriage. This should go on the front of the leg from the center of the axle to just above the rim of the wheel, not the tyre. View of the front of the main undercarriage leg. Gondor

Managed to get the canopy removed from it's pouring block as unlike the rest of the aircraft the canopy is clear cast resin rather than 3D printed resin. I will need to do a bit of blending in I think.. .... and some sanding back of the fuselage. Got a way to go befor I get to that part though Gondor

Found a slight problem with the part that is both the bomb bay roof, front wall and rear wall, it is also a locating plug for the forward fuselage. The problem was that the front wall/fuselage plug did not have a recess at the top to allow it to be slightly recessed into the center fuselage which made the front and rear walls of the bomb bay too far forward. The solution to the problem is to cut a step at the top on the wall/fuselage plug to allow it to fit into the centre fuselage, like this.... which allows the bomb bay to look like this Side view, Front and rear. Admittedly the rear wall is a little out of place but it is just a dry test fit in the picture. Aerocraft have told me that the part will be modified as well as letting all other existing customers will be notified of the problem and the solution. Work is ongoing to tidy up the parts, once the majority have had this done I will give them a wash then deal with any problems which will have been caused mainly by me. Then primer and some gluing of parts possibly. Gondor

So I was swithering whether to start this build now or wait for three weeks for the 60's Group Build over on What If Modellers. Its Fairey obvious that I have decided to start it now as I intend to have this finished by mid to late April in time for the Scottish Nationals and with my build rate, the sooner I start the higher the posibility of finishing in time. So what is this Project 75, which by itself sounds like something from a cheap sci-fi novel of the 1950's. The answer is the first kit in 1/72 by Aerocraft, the Fairey Project 75 to GOR. 339 which ultimately led to the TSR.2. The model is a nice and clean high resolution, 3D printed hollow model in multiple parts with lots of printing supports as you would expect from a kit in this medium. The fuselage parts look like this when removed from their supports. Here they lack any interior or the nose and tail cones which are cleverly designed only to fit into the relevant part due to a key printed into their ends. The above picture was taken on an A3 cutting mat to show the scale which is comperable to a 1/72 scale TSR.2. The undercarriage, seen below, is well designed, allowing the tyres to be painted separately from the rest of the bicycle style main undercarriage. The face that there are outrigger wheels in each engine naseles reminds me somewhat of the Sud Aviation Vautour. The Print Supports I have kept as they may be useful for any sci-fi project I may undertake in the future, we shall see. More later as it's too cold outside right now to prime the nose section prior to painting. Gondor

I am so following this as I have plans to do an RAF Transport Command version. Gondor

Just an observation about your missing Q. Doesn't the demarcation line for the upper and lower camouflage curve downwards in that area? Gondor

Is ths just all just a case of a terrible misunderstanding by the General when the Umpire called for New Balls? Gondor

If you are going to extend the nose undercarriage leg using a peice of sprue, may I suggest that you drill a hole into the top of the leg and the surface of the sprue you intend to add to it. Once the holes are drilled insert and glue a length of metal, rod/tube/pin or whatever you have to hand as this will give the joint strength. Gondor

You should see some of the pictures I took of the Argosy. Gondor

You won't find that photo anywhere but here or in my personal files as I took it a few years ago when I was heading towards Telford for SMW, I just happened to stop at Cosford for a break for some food and there just happened to be a few aircraft there as well. What is a guy supposed to do other than take a few pictures Gondor

Nice work. The intakes look like this So the lips need a little thinning. Gondor

That FLYCO looks like it was an afterthought with the way it clings to the side of the superstructure. Gondor

This is why I follow a lot of build threads on here. I have this kit in the stash and knowing that there is a problem and how to fix it is as always usefull. Gondor

Isn't Jamaica Inn a little off the beaten track for Dover? Gondor

What is this "normal service" that you speak of in relation to this thread? Gondor

Your welcome. Gondor

Looking at the refference book I have on Ju 87's, it's a Peil G.IV D/F loop and was positioned there from the D-1 versions onwards. Gondor

So the fact that the rear drive looks as if the top is split is not a problem? Gondor

Your intakes are set for on the ground with the engines running. Gondor

Nuts, absolutly nust so of course I am following Gondor

So it's been a while since I posted here. I took the build with me to Glasgow back in November and chatted with a couple of people about it. Bit the bullet a week or so ago and bought a few more detail parts for the build, so I might get my donkey in gear and do some more to the build. Here are the parts, bought from Starling Models. All the parts have been primed and consist of one set of Bridge equipment and three sets of Bollards and Chocks. And a couple of close up pictures. Gondor

Thanks for the information. Always likes the 35 squadron combined number badge. Gondor