Fifer54
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Count me in with the Airfix new MiG-15, probably finished as a Hungarian aircraft(or possibly the North Korean one that's
the third option in the kit decals!).
I can see I'll get a reputation as a Soviet aircraft enthusiast, my last build was a Polikarpov I-153!
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I'm building a Toko 1/72 Hansa-Brandenburg W29 for the Great War GB, and I need to apply lozenge camo to the upper
surfaces. There are decals provided with the kit, but I'm a little uncertain of how to use them! Do I just treat them like any
other decal, or are there any special techniques involved? I've sanded down the wing surfaces to reduce the rib effect, and
restored the surface. Now, I know I need a gloss surface to apply the decals to, can I get away with applying gloss varnish
(whether from Humbrol or Revell, or Microscale straight to bare plastic, or do I need a primer coat of paint?
When they're applied and dry, do I need to seal the edges with a varnish coat, or should I paint the entire surface with a
matt coat to finish it? Should I use setting solutions with these decals?
Sorry to go on so much, but I've never used these sort of "whole surface" decals and I feel a complete and utter
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The technology in the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen shows a Steampunkish style, and I found elements of Steampunk
in Hellboy, if that helps anyone to visualise what is meant.
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According to "Warplanes of the 3rd Reich", the Ju 187 remained a project, it was a re-designation of the JU87F project and wasn't actually built,
so the Ju187 designation might be available for a what-if, if you wanted. The Ju 287 was the forward-swept 4-jet monstrosity with fixed landing
gear that Junkers built as a technology demonstrator, where the Russians completed the V2 postwar in the USSR. There's no Ju 387 in the book,
though, or you could always argue that the development was contracted out to another manufacturer (The Messerschmidt Me155 project was taken
over by Blohm und Voss as the Bv155) and then call it whatever German WW2 designation you like!
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WOW!!!
Nothing more to say about this model, really.
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Thanks Mal and well done
Pm inbound
I guess then that if Gaz is in agreement the IL-2 game goes to someone who received one vote
any takers?
OK by me!
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Wow, that Toomski really looks the part- looks like something Tupolev might have built (if you squint at it a bit!)
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I bought a couple of Airfix gift sets at the Huddersfield show, so count me in with either a Westland SeaKing, or a Hurricane.
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I like this idea, but it does seem to be bit vague in its subject matter as it is being touted now.
At the risk of complicating matters and creating a difficulty in naming the GB, I'd rather like to see it
much as it is now, but with, say, no European or North American users allowed. This would give us
the chance to build subjects from the African nations, or Latin American countries, or maybe Asian
users like India, or Korea. Indonesian P51s or Hawks come to mind or Honduran F4U Corsairs, or
Kazakh Su-27s. Chance for some research here!
OTOH, Decal availability may be a problem.
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For me Neil Robinson has been the editor with the Midas touch: the man who........... has consistently understood and delivered what I want from a modelling magazine.
Nick
I agree, all the way!
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Just in time for the prize-giving!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Soviet-Nati...-Red-Army-Choir
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Your photography is pretty good too. Those mono shots of Fiddler are very atmospheric.
Really evocative of the Cold War.....
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Puling up a chair and watching with great interest.
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What a luvverly little tanky that is!
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Thank you, blimp, for that advice and the link, I will certainly act on it- my models need all the help I can get!!
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I'm stripping the paint off that wing- found 2 hairs in the paint when it dried, so I'll
drown it in "Multi-purpose cleaner" tonight and wash it all off in the morning!
Not the first time, probably won't be the last...........
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Well, Leeds is sort of halfway between York and Manchester...
Avro Yeadon it is, then!
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I might give this one a go, I've got a Spitfire floatplane in 1/72, or "Floatfire" as the kit manufacturer calls it (can't remember who that is!)
There's a backstory lurking in the back of my mind involving the Norwegian campaign in WW2. I guess that means the aircraft is pining for the fjords.............
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Must admit I rather fancy building a Mancunian, it might whiff a bit(!), but then again, as I live within 5 miles of Avro's old Chadderton
factory, perhaps I could find some old employees and pick their brains!
As an aside, I wonder what a transport version of the Lancaster's grandson, the Shackleton, would have been called. A Shackletonian, anyone?
or getting decidedly "whiffy", what would a York-Manchester have been called?
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OK, let's get these under way.
Here are the first photos of my builds.
I've started the W29 by doing some parts painting on the sprue:
and assembled the beaching trolley, and done some painting of parts off the sprue:
Then I took the wings and tailplane to paint the undersides in Linen, as well as the interior of the fuselage, although I must
admit to being a bit doubtful about that; yes, a fabric-covered fuselage might show "linen" as its interior colour, but the
W29 fuselage is wood-skinned, so a wood colour may e more appropriate. Ah well, still time for a little research before
closing the fuselage!
And that's where the W29 is so far!
The Mk IV tank is proceeding:
I think we'll be able to go over the top as required with these!
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Hi, any chance of a tutorial (maybe in Tools and Tips) on coke can seats?
Go on, Paul, you know we all want one!
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I've never built a resin kit, I've never felt the need.
Maybe a group build would give me the stimulus I'd
need to get me to try one. Aren't resin kits expensive,
though, compared to styrene?
If it happens, count me in, hang the expense!!
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That's what I thought, but I hadn't seen anything that made it clear.
So now I know!
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After taking part in my first group build, and having voted for my favourite model, a thought has struck me-(ouch, dangerous, these thoughts!)-
When there's a poll at the end, who's eligible to vote?
Is it any member of Britmodeller, or just those who took part in that GB?
I only ask for future reference, so that I'll know whether or not to vote in GB polls.
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I'm up for this with a 1/72 FROG Heinkel He219, to build OOB.