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    Hasegawa Neptune

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    On 02/09/2022 at 11:00, Des said:

    Frog's original Neptune kit was to 1/173 scale , had around twenty or so parts , embossed markings and was released in the late 1950s.

     

    However FROG did release the 1/72 scale Hasegawa parts in their own boxes and with different decal sheets in the early 1970s during a period of cooperation between the two companies which saw quite a few of the Japanese kits released in the UK.

    Didn’t it have a Dutch option?

     

    Trevor

    Frankenspit - The Return

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Well, I waved the Halfords primer over Frankie and friend and came up with this

     

    Frankie

     

    Frankenspit

     

    Frankenspit

     

    Frankenspit

     

    and friend

     

    Frankenspit

     

    Frankenspit

     

    family photo

     

    Frankenspit

     

    Generally ok. Some joins and trenches to attend to, but otherwise I’m pleased. Frankie looks less of a ‘bitza’ now too 😁

     

    In particular I need to revisit the cowling join line across the top of the nose. Obviously, my scribing wasn’t deep enough. Some trenches in the wing top haven’t quite disappeared so will need more filler.

     

    Onwards and upwards!

     

    Trevor

     

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    1/72 - Boeing P-8 Poseidon by Big Planes Kits (BPK) with Air Graphic - released

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Greenshirt said:

    A friend of mine, who was a flight engineer, says the differences are internal. Some specific avionics are different and he thought an antenna might be different but he wasn’t sure of that. He’s a modeler and says the UK variant is close enough for his tastes in accuracy, which is usually quite high. 
     

    Tim

    A kettle to make a cuppa?

     

    Trevor

    • Haha 2

    Frankenspit - The Return

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    I’ve been dreading this bit.

     

    Masking the canopy in 1/72 scale. I had looked at the instructions on the KP kit and thought “ok then, let’s practice with the professionally produced masking”. Tweezers, pins and Anglo Saxon all came in useful. Although I’m making the Eduard IX with the cockpit hatch open, I used the closed version as a temporary masking plug. Held in place with PVA, it’s an excellent fit by the way.

     

    I decided not to put the lid on, so the cockpit is blanked off with kabuki tape.

     

    At least 30 minutes (it seemed longer) and I had this…….

     

    Frankenspit

     

    I’ve even done the teeny tiny slivers for the top of the canopy.

     

    Armed with the knowledge of what I was up to, I tried mocking up something similar for Franky. Easy bit first, I used the edging for the canopy that I didn’t use on the IX and then filled in the rest, again with kabuki tape. The rear transparency was no hassle.

     

    But then there was the windscreen. Yike!

     

    After several false starts, I came up with this:

     

    Frankenspit

     

    and no, the eyebrow transparency were left off, as I am not that much of a masochist. Obviously not as neat as the ‘proper’ masks, it’s not too bad. My intention is that following painting, I can neaten it up a bit with the tip of a cocktail stick (maybe).

     

    This is where I am up to now.

     

    Frankenspit

     

    Frankenspit

     

    I haven’t even touched the Vc yet. My 👀 can only take so much macro work these days (thinks, I have a Blenheim I in the wings, I’ll deffo get a professional mask set for that beastie).

     

    Rattlecan of primer next 👍

     

    Thanks for looking.

     

    Trevor the half-blind

     

    ps I have now concluded that canopy masking is tedium incarnate.

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    British license plate queries

    in Vehicle Discussion

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