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I've used this technique the few models where I've got as far as wheels. Also detailed here, which is where I learnt about it: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4210-how-to-paint-tyrewheel-edges

Looks great. How did you mask the wavy black/white along the top so it was the same, only mirrored, on both sides?

Great job, thanks for sharing

Looks great - is this all ootb? I wish I had the confidence to start the two in my stash

5.4m = 5400mm / 72 = 75mm 5400mm / 76 = 71mm 5.4m to 60mm is 1/90 (5400/60)

I think you're right: it looks stunning

Good job - I can't even begin to imagine your patience to do the wrap-around scheme by hand! I think most people, i.e. me, balk at the idea and give it a white/grey underside

I seem to recall I brush painted my canopy freehand (with a brush), then used a scalpel tip to very lightly lift/scrape any paint which strayed in to the marked window areas.Are you hand brushing or air brushing it? I used blutak rolled in to thin sausages then laid them out to mask the edges of the camo, then stretched cling film between the sausages to mask off the in between areas. Then air brushed it. I'm afraid I chickened out and did a grey and green gloss top with a white underside. I think full wrap around camo scheme would have resulted in even more swearing Looking forward to seeing what you decide to do. Edit: yes I know I quoted Rob, but my reply was directed at Rick

Impressive stuff I've never come across plunge moulding before and had to look it up. What do you use as your heart source?

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Unfortunately adding the seats after isn't an option as I had to split the cockpit tub down the middle and file down the inside walls to get them to fit in. I'll give the dish sponge idea a go as I know there's a pack under the sink. I've bought nail filing sticks and tweezers before, so make-up sponges won't be to bad. That's what self-service checkouts are for, right?

Lovely finish. Which paint(s) did you use for the metal finish?

Perhaps I'm missing something obvious, but I can't see a way of masking an open cockpit, i.e. to have the canopy up when finished. There's not enough of an edge to get the masking tape to adhere to and the seats protrude so it can't be masked straight over. Any tips?

Out of interest and for my own future reference, what's wrong with the light green in the photos? How far off the actual colour on the model is it?

I'd not seen this stunning build before; amazing attention to detail and a real inspiration to take the time to try and replicate similar detail in my own builds.

This thread is an interesting read. It's good to learn from other's experiences, so thank you for being so honest and detailing the steps (and I hesitate to use the word mistakes ).

This was under £25 12 months ago, but I think it's a bit more at the moment. Pro Resin make (perhaps that should be made) all 3 707 types.Interestingly I found a build review of this kit on line which mentioned both the damage to the more delicate bits of their version of the kit they built, and the fact that both seats wouldn't fit in the cockpit tray. I've also since had an email back from the kit distributor and they're sending me a new starboard wing. Excellent service I think

That's a great looking build. I especially love this photo - the shadow really sets it off. What background or photo setup do you use.

Whilst building the Airfix Vulcan last year (I started it in 2011, and put off painting it for a year!) I've had a certain penchant for delta winged aircraft. One of the Vulcan reference books had details of the prototype Avro 707 aircraft which were built to test the aerodynamic properties which were required for the Vulcan. The 707 were 1/3 scale for the original Vulcan plans (thanks Wikipedia ) This is the Olimp/Pro Resin Avro 707C Resin kit which I bought from Hannants last year. When I first inspected it last year several bits of the landing gear and other finer parts were missing or damaged. Credit where credit's due though as the good folk and Hannants and Olimp sorted me out some replacement parts, so now I have a spare of most of the delicate bits. I've since discovered another problem, but will come to that shortly. This is my first resin kit, so I've been a bit apprehensive about starting it. I washed all the bits, started removing some of the parts from the moulding blocks and cleaning up the flash from the edges. It's harder to work with than normal injected polystyrene, but it's not as fragile as I thought it would be - I'm feeling much more confident now and I think my initial apprehension wasn't justified. A few more pictures on my Picasa album. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that the starboard wing (which is actually the one on the left above ) is missing its flaps and ailerons. I'm currently awaiting a response from Olimp as to what they can do. I might have to scratch build something using the other side as a template. Hopefully this issue won't hold me up for too long. The cockpit part also isn't wide enough for the two seats provided, so I might possibly have the wrong part (and yes the 707C was a two seater).

Great looking builds. I pulled one of my Trumpeter kits out of the stash last night with a view to starting it next. Just a quick flick through the instructions and that the box declares it has over 230 parts is putting me off at the moment.

Well, I think I've virtually finished this build - hooray! The doors are dry fitted at the moment, but aren't a great fit given my modifications. I think I'm going to have to glue them in fixed position before it goes up on the shelf. I've been obsessed this past week with finising this beyond the OotB kit, to the point that the other bits I've been putting together have taken up all my build time. Some accessories to finish it off. The A to Z has cigarette paper pages to give it some depth. I've also replaced the folded-back effect plastic roof with bits of the part and some of the fabric from the seat covers. The bottom white piece is the kit part, which I cut the leading and back edges off and stuck to my folded fabric. The iron got it's first outing for about 6 months to press the fabric piece in to place! So here it is - 54 weeks in the making. I'm looking forward to building something a bit simpler next time.

I can see the pro version, but the link to the trial version returns no results in the Play Store. Manually searching only finds the pro version too. Is the conversion based on your own proprietary observations and research?

Not Sam (short boring story ) I've got a few ideas following some research, however I may have a life-event in September which might keep me busy for a few months! Will have to check back in on this one closer to the time. Cheers, Dave

More progress over the past couple of evenings. The body pieces were lacquered, which almost ended in disaster. Luckily my test spray on one of the doors illustrated I sprayed too much, too close and it lifted the paint. Lesson learnt: little and often at double the recommended distance on the can. Body panels on: And the roof on: I also struck upon Nobby's thread about using Solar Trim to give his Javelin tyres some tread. I've used Solar Trim for the white band on the tyre walls - compass cutter for the inside edge and free hand with scissors for the outside edge. Much better than my cack-handed attempts at painting the white bands on. Biggest problem now is the fit of the doors. The front body section appears to have set at the wrong angle, or can't be held at the correct angle, so the front doors don't fit sqaure in their frames. Plus the tiny tiny (seriously, they were too thin) plastic pins which hold the front doors on all broke as I tried to hang the doors This might have to have non-moving doors.

This GB sounds like an interesting challenge, but not having been back in the hobby for long my mini stash only has kits that I have really wanted to build. I would need one of you good folk to suggest something not too crazy which I could pick up for not much outlay

A lovely finish. I've never even thought of doing a bike, but may have to rethink that