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    1/72 SAAF Buccaneer (Airfix) - run aground....

    in Africa GB

    Posted

    ...well that's rather annoying!

     

    I'd read that Xradecal had made an error on their SAAF Mustang markings, inasmuch as the wing roundels were oversized?

     

    Well guess what.....

     

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    (For reference, the image on the PC screen is from Wikipedia).

     

    I know the colour schemes aren't identical, but really ?

     

    Now having to come up with Plan B, but this will mean a delay 😠

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    1/144 747-8 Double Build

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    11 hours ago, Back in the Saddle said:

    So I now have a quandary... which version should I develop for the finished model? I like them both and so far in the household two people have said the top design is best and two have gone with the bottom one! Fortunately I have a few weeks to think about it and ultimately, as this build is a complete 'what if', there is no right or wrong answer - I will just see if one design grows on me more than the other!

     

    Hmmm 🤔....... I didn't sleep last night worrying about this, but I've eventually come to the conclusion that you have no choice but to build both of them! Not for us of course, but purely for the sake of the household.

     

    😀

     

    mike

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    L-100-20 Hercules - TAAG Angola Airlines

    in Africa GB

    Posted

    19 hours ago, zebra said:

    .........whilst building up the enthusiasm to paint the wheels and props! 

     

    I know where you're coming from as my projects usually run aground with the end bits.

     

    Can't wait to see the end product but don't want to put you under any undue pressure.

     

    mike

    1/72 Boeing 737-200 Air Zimbabwe

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

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    "It's the seats what's done me head in !"

     

    I've attached the wingbox / main undercarriage bay to the fuselage and the joints have been blended in. Fit was better than expected with just a bit of filler on the forward joint. I also took the opportunity to remove the nosewheel door sections from the fuselage, as I'm not planning on trying to add the nosewheel bay near the end of the build.

     

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    Flipping the fuselage over, I attended to the seam on the top

     

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    I didn't bother with the white bit at the end of the fuselage as this will be covered when I add the tail. I'm keeping a close eye on the top joint as I'm not to sure if my efforts to exorcise the ghost seam have been wholly successful.

     

    Once everything had completely dried, I fitted my seat strips into the fuselage, adjusted the height at the front and then glued them to the top of the wheel bay with two part epoxy.  Turned on the cabin lights and checked the seating through the windows from the outside:

     

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    More than happy with the result, but now I'm thinking I should have made 120 Air Zimbabwe headrest covers ? :clown:

     

    At least that see-through look has gone.

     

    Looking towards the next steps, I've had a quick gander at the engines components. BPK have supplied brass sheet which needs to be rolled up to make exhausts, but I've chickened out and ordered some brass tubing instead, Having said that, I probably need to build the nosewheel bay and add that to the fuselage before gluing on the nose section. You guys must be sick of seeing the same photos?

     

    Watch this space....

     

     

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    1/72 SAAF Buccaneer (Airfix) - run aground....

    in Africa GB

    Posted

    Back again. Had a bit of an issue while fitting the canopy (but it was all of my own making! :banghead:). Anyway, I've covered the mess with masking and I'm hoping that no-one notices. 😆

     

    Subsequently painted the black sections of the scheme and pre-shaded the model while I was at it:

     

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    The black sections were masked off and I've applied the first layer of PRU blue to the bottom surfaces.

     

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    I'll apply the second coat tomorrow. Once dry, I'll mask these off before applying Dark Sea Grey to the top.

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