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  1. I have thought about that seriously Ian but in the mean time I'm giving this a whirl It is next to impossible to find accurate close in photos available to peruse Ian so I am having to plan for several iterations of this. Prosecco bottle foil will undoubtedly play a huge part in what comes next. It's a start.
  2. How does it look now Giorgio I bit the Can ye guess which one got bitten? The rest of the kit is now being worked on to have extremities handy now, the undercarriage sponsons have just been glued together, ready for tomorrow's morning build sesh.
  3. Anticipatory music begins at a low volume... Happiness awaits
  4. I've seen Humbrol 104 quoted for Oxford Blue, its time for me to get some. I do have Oxford Blue in the Colourcoats range which I might use instead, but I rarely use enamels any more. Loving the nose area, outstanding Chris.
  5. I hope this is OK for you guys so far, if I'm getting it wrong I'd prefer being told whilst the process can be sent in other directions, cheers. Now the last couple of days have been used to make upholstery for the crew seating and since the seatbelts from my Airwaves set are now nestling in the seats for the Army Lynx I have to make my own. Last night I added tasteful pieces of sheepskin over the orange seating pads I carved. And attached the front 'keep you down on the seat pad' buckle strap combo for both, next will be to add the rear backrest straps and the self tensioning unit behind them. Mustn't forget the extinguisher and first aid pack either. Also on this shot the nose changes roughed out for now, before later on I get destructive on the starboard side of the nose and wrinkle and crush the hell out of it to show fast travelling bomb damage before the isolated bits and drabs of structure come into the game. The front fuselage crossmember there, not sure it will be good enough to sit there, paint may completely change its appearance so we will see later, that is to be a splash of Tamiya Yellow Green I think but if not I'm going to have to bite the bullet. We'll choose which bullet at a later date. Practise run? Hmm maybe I had to carve out a broken window on the pilots side door This shot shows quite well the amount of spare Lynx I have to make that had been bomb crushed, everything in front of the missing lower window to where the radar/nose cone goes needs replicating, but busted to beggary. Fun huh, maybe don't do this at home children or your language might upset matron and mater... 🤫 Adieu mes amis.
  6. Looking good, the problem with the transfers rises because the Airfix Kit is very underscale so to have made a good job with their kit is a bonus, well done. All three look 'the business'
  7. He'll be fine, I have seen enough of his work to be sure of that. His skills already make me jealous, just hoping for the school work too. 👍
  8. That is nice Fred and I like the base too, but the pictures from last year have vanished. I am a great fan of Postimge for photohosting, it has been very reliable for me although it seems to have days when posting is not available which I think may be because the site is being maintained. Anyway I just thought I'd say how welcome your comments about BM are, it's my favourite place when modelling.
  9. Now where was I? Oh yes being flattered way, way above my pay grade, now to get on with this game. That becomes This The windscreen frame I separated earlier now needs to get together and celebrate a partial cockpit assembly and the new version nose section will be ready for 'stuff' to happen to it. The ricocheting bomb that climbed out of the deck hooked off a piece of the front fuselage as well as other collateral damage to the radar housing and frame. Looks as if the scanner unit might have gone flying, knowing that might help so I am going to try to scare up the Incident report before I finalise anything under there. The lower starboard fuselage fairing will need making tangled and almost invisible according to this shot Anybody got a good fusewrinkler I can borrow? Pretty obvious from that the torpedo has no tail (motor?) on it, no wonder they were worried about escaped OTTO fuel. laters folks
  10. Ongoing now, return of The Uberfile. The razor saw cutting height set by using a packing piece to set the height of the cut whilst cutting away excess radome bits. And it's essential to have sharp blades The shape of the tip tells the tale of the blade, this one hasn't needed replacement since Christmas but when its time... Rear panel prep Fronted 0.005" plasticard comes into its own for this little task, I think a teensy bit more on the length front and back will suffice Now to begin details Ah, hear that? Bradley calls...
  11. In the interests of getting ^^^^ 'THERE' ^^^^ I have been trawling every image available and one of the best I know is the Haynes Lynx Manual, these books are amazing and always provide good info. As here Showing the damaged section of the airframe, clearly identifying the way the front fuselage was torn and twisted so here I have begun taking my fuselage apart to let me stick a piece of windscreen to the front, nose section. I can see that the damage has removed the yaw pedals section of the floor back as far as the cyclic stick position. Even more badly damaged than I imagined but the centre console looks intact which will be useful when I stick my bits in place. Plan A had been to make up a selection of plates and boxes for the damaged area but this shot shows how much of the nose cone was simply shunted sideways and up before dropping down with the port screen still attached. Cutting back even further than I had anticipated, this might do, so whilst I build the cockpit sections I can change plan A for plan A1 Next big thing coming... Inside the cockpit roof an Airwaves Lynx console, not perfect but will add much needed 'stuff' in view when added to the fuselage See? I was going to sail on and blithely add both roof windows when Crisp pointed out that she had wrecked the pilot's side upper (Eyebrow) roof light when the bomb rattled the poor little thing so I left it out. Later on I intend (do remind me please) to add fragments of Perspex round the edge of the hole, mustn't miss any damage huh? I'm not sure I got the angle of the engine power levers right but I am sure our own Lynx drivers will put me right if they notice (Crisp? Ralph?) Having decided my general direction of effort now its time to get on with it, it seems that much of the structure just got shifted not removed so the kit nose cone and radome is a righteous task to reshape Here ongoing And I do like this. I've got glue to set before I get brutal so I'll see you laters
  12. Working it out Pencil optional Beginning the 'not to be quite destroyed' nose interior structure with the webbing and frame work that was once home to the radar scanner and about seventeen miles of copper cables, judging by the 'after' photos These give an idea what is to happen under there. I remember wondering about modelling the MAD 'bird' back there behind the type44 And after an incredibly useful discussion with Ex-FAAWAFU when he revealed that they were on trial on a few Lynxes when the war broke out and stayed aboard during... They were actually as used by the USN on Sea Kings and he posits they might even be using the actual gear from the US supplied for testing. Which prompted a thought which generated a memory. I've got a Fujimi Sea King with a set of MAD gear and type 44 and 46 torpedoes in my stash, look Noice, acos I didn't quite fancy part drilling all those leetle holes in the conic section The raw materials for the window frame modification, scarifying and all round semi destruction are ready to go. Remember this? You can see where I am going now I hope.
  13. Copying them Peter, simply out of isms to suit...
  14. We lost one of our Huddy/Halifax/Leeds stalwarts Gareth last year and his mate Roland with whom I would show on Brum's behalf didn't want to do it this time around. I'm not going to do a stand on my own so maybe next time perhaps.
  15. Really captures 'the look' very well Chris, colour me impressed. I think you are going to be blown away by Alan's new pieces.
  16. Working out the port side damage is going to be harder but I will base it around this view of the damage from the front Basing the damaged part on this it seems the bomb tore its way across the radome and wrenched the metalwork of the front end round three quarters of the way off to port. Torn right off the screen mount and wrenched the cabin window off in the process it lifted the port windscreen off its frame which seems to have given up the left frame and glazing Using this marvellous shot from Peter Mitrovich I think the cavity behind the radar mount has crumpled on the journey to port so it hasn't completely torn itself away but wrinkled the upper nose panel and torn away the port footwell window as it did the starboard one. I believe someone has a picture of the port side damage but it has proven itself very capable of remaining hidden so far. Search goes on Plan A is to take a cast of the front end of the Army Lynx, hoping the Airfix ones are correct in giving both Lynxes the same front. Here we dip our nose in the cup When set I am going to take a cast and convert it using imagination*, into a badly damaged nose, box section included *SIHRSC may well be involved here... Plan is to use the cast buck to produce wrinkled metal looking plasticard which gets us on the road to Fleetlands later The internal front cockpit dividing panel got pulled across and the screen frame was torn open, which might be interesting whilst I build up and mutilate the inner pieces for sheer unbridled fun... Not Above is the inner panel during the restoration works which will show you some of the stuff I'll be attempting, quite excited too 'cos it's a first time for me attempting severe damage by sculptural methods. A new nose for a little cat... Hmm no, this will be used to make heat pulled curved panels which will then be wrinkled to suit. Also sitting calmly until called upon I need more screens than I have, at least one of which has to be drastically deframed on its port side, so, since Rob doesn't seem to have given me the front screen for the Army Lynx hope to use the only one I own to make a couple on the vacformer Cross 'em please. (fingers not eyes OK?) Airwaves provide a tail hinge etching, I have it. Should I? And who has details for the MAD devoice hanging off the starb'd side? Anyone?
  17. A way better speller than me then boyo. Fabulously updated again, cheers maestro
  18. Apologising? Surely totes unnecessary Bertie man, the point of my threads is for the humour.. I am ofttimes tempted to quote Mork From Ork in here...
  19. If it looks intact (enough) to you Crisp I will stop worrying about it, as looking closely at the picture it looks as if the thing at the back by that rack must be the parachute thingy you have shown us before, it being a slightly different diameter and colour. Phew... Yes I think so too Colin, it will let its layer of 'cene go eventually but I'm not too worried just now 'cos it is just a 'test the concept' idea. I do expect to be chipping away at hardened Milliputtery soon.
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