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- Birthday 02/09/1954
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British Military operated aircraft in 1/72nd
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I have managed to assemble the tailbooms to the wings. Not easy, as provided the tailbooms sit at an angle to the wing rather than more or less parallel. The tailplane fin attachments are not very solid either until the glue sets. It looks fairly true, but given the warped wing, it might not be perfect. Still, real progress has been made, and hopefully the difficult bits have been sorted. No more updates for a while, as we are away for a few days for my birthday. Going up to Hexham via Leeming and Locomotion. If the weather proves to be bad for walking, there is always Newcastle.
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Hi Heather, I am really sorry to hear your sad news, and you have my condolences. Martin
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Looking through the stash for the Arma Hobby Sea Hurricane Ib I could hav sworn I had bought, to discover I hadn't. So I bought one locally, on the way to buy a new garden tap, and some cable ties as the fridge water filter replacements no longer include them.
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Going into Surgery on Wednesday have a couple of questions.
Mr T replied to Corsairfoxfouruncle's topic in Chat
I hope the Doctors visit went well, and you are making progress, even if slowly. Your family do seem to be unlikely in the accident stakes. Glad that you are feeling chipper enough to come on the forum.- 42 replies
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The problem is that the paint might be really good as paint in terms of coverage etc, but if it isn't the colour it is supposed to be, then some (many?) will see that as an issue. Irrespective of the endless and seemingly repetitive arguments about scale colour, weathering manufacturing batches etc, there is now surely enough easily obtainable reliable information for a manufacturer to produce a colour that is a reasonably close match to what the colour was specified to be. What people do with it after that is up to them. I find it frustrating that some paint manufacturers seem to delight in producing ranges that bear a limited relationship to any standard. If a one man band like Colourcoats can do it, then I what is the rationale for larger companies not to? Other than some degree of arrogance or failure to engage. We have been here before.
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Some progress, after some mulling of how to attach the cockpit to everything else. My original plan of sticking engine pod, fan and cockpit to one half of the fan duct went out the window when trying to dry fit the wing halves together. There is an issue. What I have done is dry fitted all the stuff that goes in the fan duct, and marked where the engine pod should sit. The engine pod was then attached to one half of the fan duct. Once set, the other wing half was glued on the side that lined up, and left to harden. The other side was superglued into the right alignment and curses pronounced over it. Any visible joint line has been filled. It is not going to be perfect, but I do not think it will that visible once everything is in the way My next plan is to add the tail booms and undercarriage fairings. Now the wing is together, I think the model will move along, although a trial fit of the tail booms suggests fettling is required
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I didn't realise it was still in production, and that 1300 had been built. One of the military ones used to be a regular visitor around Leeds. Bizarrely, other regular visitors are those operated under contract from the Scottish Government for services to the smaller islands. I assume they come for overhaul. Lots of schemes for the Islanders over the years.
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The turbine powered Islander as used by the AAC and the RAF would be nice.
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Can You Hear the Thunder? (1/72 Airfix RAAF Spitfire Vc)
Mr T replied to Procopius's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
I have only had Key Lime pie once, in 1991, when we visited Mrs T's cousin in South Carolina. It was OK, but not a patch on the Hot Fudge Sundae we had on honeymoon. I am not an asectic when it come to food. -
Hello and welcome from near Leeds, Yorkshire. I have been a member since 2011, and it is a friendly place. Mainly model British operated military aircraft in 1/72nd scale.
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A trip to Halifax Modellers World to lick up some items, including my first kit for a while. These were Arma Reconnaissance Hurricane double kit. Not cheap, but by far the best Hurricane kits around KP PC9, not stunning, but not many kits around, and I have several potential decals for it ITA Vickers K machine guns, set of 10 3D prints. KV Models Fairey Rotodyne paint masks Marabu Design Etched detail set for the Airfix Fairey Swordfish Barracuda Models resin Blenheim wheels. Spent more money than I had thought, but nicely stocked up for some projects
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Can You Hear the Thunder? (1/72 Airfix RAAF Spitfire Vc)
Mr T replied to Procopius's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Welcome back Edward, I was thinking that you had been very quiet the other day. Nice to read your domestic journal with the odd bit of modelling thrown in. So you are approaching 42, which of course, is the Answer to the Life Universe and Everything. Absolutely of no comfort to you to say things do get better, I went through a period of not really feeling in control of my life or destiny. I think most people do. I married at 22 to a doctor who realised she didn't like people (well live ones) very much, and that apparently included me. I married the current Mrs T at 36 and our first child was born when I was 40, Mrs T being 30. Son is now working for a conversancy company and Daughter is a Primary School teacher, both graduates. So I do have some sympathy for what happens in family life. All small children seem to grow up with no common sense or concept of consequences, irrespective of intelligence, until suddenly one day they acquire both. -
De Winton Vertical Boiler Tank Locomotive - 009 Gauge (1/76)
Mr T replied to Beardybloke's topic in Give Peace A Chance GB
Very impressive, I once made an OO gauge chassis, that amazed me by being square and the gear box etc worked. It was never finished as I stalled with the motion, life got in the way etc. It was fiddly enough for a 'full sized' chassis, let along Narrow Gauge. I love the cylinder valve gear, it really adds character. -
A start on the Lifeboat. I have had a little bit of time spare and so thought I would have a go at putting some bits together. Actually followed the instructions to get the hull assembled. Some parts needed a bit of coaxing to stay together, but overall not bad, although it will need some filler in places. My plan is to paint the hull and deck and the superstructure separately as I think it is going to be less complicated from a masking point of view. Looking at the photos, these boats are kept in an immaculate condition. It also strikes me how small they seem to be. I am not going to town with the interior, just some seat belts and instruments and screens Further progress on the Lifeboat is dependent on the progress of the models in front. An Arma Mustang III that is at the painting stage and the Optica, which needs some paintwork before I can assemble it further.
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Airfix sells a supplementary decal with the numbers, names and stations of all the Shannon Class fleet, together with a list matching everything up. https://uk.airfix.com/products/decal-sheet-rnli-shannon-class-lifeboat-a55015-a65005