Phil @ Flory Models Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 I must say it's a loverly build to watch. Very interesting stuff, keep up the excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 That 18" would be approx 9.5mm in 1/48 scale. Bear with me here 1/48 is known as quarter-scale because a foot scales out to a quarter inch. Therefore 18in, which is 1½ft, would be 3/8in. And you thought us continental guys didn't know Imperial didn't ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 1/48 is known as quarter-scale because a foot scales out to a quarter inch. Therefore 18in, which is 1½ft, would be 3/8in. I didn't know that - cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 There's a bit of odd camo extending to the bottom of the nacelles Mike I have had another look at the pics, and to my eye it looks as if the entire access panels on the sides of the nacelles/engines are painted with the upper camo colour, because the colour appears to extend behind the leading edge of the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 MikeI have had another look at the pics, and to my eye it looks as if the entire access panels on the sides of the nacelles/engines are painted with the upper camo colour, because the colour appears to extend behind the leading edge of the wings. Really? Thanks... will squint closer at those pics when the camo goes on. I've hit a slight snag... A tiny drop of liquid glue has plopped onto the cockpit canopy & hazed it over Is there any way I can repair it, or do I need a new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Just seen this (had a month away in the land of the Jocks) - you really are coming on my boy - and you look as you may also finish it? Have to say that with one or two of the challenges you set yourself in the past you need something that is "possible" rather than highly improbable from which to produce a reasonable job, just to restore your faith. This seems rather good all round. Hope you are feeling OK yourself with it! David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Just seen this (had a month away in the land of the Jocks) - you really are coming on my boy - and you look as you may also finish it? Have to say that with one or two of the challenges you set yourself in the past you need something that is "possible" rather than highly improbable from which to produce a reasonable job, just to restore your faith. This seems rather good all round. Hope you are feeling OK yourself with it!David. Thanks Dad... although I have completed a few since Christmas... 'ave a look in the Ready for Inspection section for topics started by moi... There's a Skyshark, a Hawk, a Seahawk... there's a few more, but I may not have posted them. I completely agree that the Stirling was way too much for a returning modeller to start with, and I may take up the cudgel again on that once I've got a few more kits under my belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 (edited) Thanks Dad... although I have completed a few since Christmas... 'ave a look in the Ready for Inspection section for topics started by moi... There's a Skyshark, a Hawk, a Seahawk... there's a few more, but I may not have posted them. I completely agree that the Stirling was way too much for a returning modeller to start with, and I may take up the cudgel again on that once I've got a few more kits under my belt. Have just done that - love them - very glad to see you are now really motoring on these models - I felt you got a bit dissallusioned with the Stirling and the Valiant - the Skyshark is very good - normally not that keen on "pristine" models -in that it I feel some weathering and shading is essential but this one walks away with the prize anyway- subtle as it is! Totally agree that Vacs are something else - have we many vacas on tnis site? D Edited July 10, 2007 by miduppergunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Have just done that - love them - very glad to see you are now really motoring on these models - I felt you got a bit dissallusioned with the Stirling and the Vulcan - the Skyshark is very good - normally not that keen on "pristine" models -in that it I feel some weathering and shading is essential but this one walks away with the prize anyway- subtle as it is! Totally agree that Vacs are something else - have we many vacas on tnis site?D Too kind I think there's a few vacuumheads on here... Darius & Graham have been known to dabble then there's you & me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Mike Been looking through my pics and I think that the whole engine side access panels are in the upper camo colours. Highball: access panel looks camo'd to me...... ...... in the same way as this bomber version. Whatdya reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Oi reckon you be roight! Can I see the halo of a larger roundel around the fuselage roundel? Definitely summit there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2007 Author Share Posted July 26, 2007 Odd that there were no squadron codes on DK290/G... sky fuselage band. Didn't you say that would scale out to about 9mm the other day? 18", didn't you say? See, I do listen! No codes makes for easier decalling though, dunnit There's a pic somewhere with a bit of re-painting round the mid-fuselage access panel. Must dig that out from somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Really? Thanks... will squint closer at those pics when the camo goes on. I've hit a slight snag... A tiny drop of liquid glue has plopped onto the cockpit canopy & hazed it over Is there any way I can repair it, or do I need a new one? Mike, I just fixed up a canopy of an old Spitfire I'm renovating, which had an old glue stain on it. I did the following: Sanded it down with 600 and then 1500 fine grit paper. It'll go a little hazy, but don't worry. Put some white toothpaste on it, and buffed it off with a cloth. This fine polished it down. Got hold of a nail polishing file from a chemist. The same ones manicurists use. They should have four parts on it. The finest (feels like smooth foam) part will buff the canopy up to a real shine. Finally dipped it in Klear, and it looks champion. That should get rid of the stain. This was lifted from a great tutorial over on ARC by the way. Good luck. Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entlim Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I nicked the lot out of my neice's nail kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I nicked the lot out of my niece's nail kit Hmm, of course you did. We believe you. Good advice though, there are a couple of kits in the stash with canopies rattling around amongst the other sprues that will benefit from that treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Right - just to shut Col. up from moaning, I've finished the main painting of the airframe, freehanding the upper surfaces for the first time, and it's all come out ok. Got a bit of a wet patch near where the fuselage roundel will go, which resulted in a slight lip on the masking, so that'll need sanding back to remove the lip. Tonight I gave it a good coat of Klear, after which I'll start the decalling, then the sundry painting & re-painting where repairs seem to have been made to that ship. Got to paint the tail band & those apparent yellow leading edges of the wings too. I left them off on purpose, mainly cos I couldn't be arsed masking them up earlier I've not given one moment's thought to the serials, so have no idea where I'm going to get the decals from. I'll have to check through my growing stash & see if I can find the right letters & digits without having to buy any in. I'll post some pics tomorrow if I have the energy to open up the workshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Right - just to shut Col. up from moaning....I've not given one moment's thought to the serials, so have no idea where I'm going to get the decals from. I'll have to check through my growing stash & see if I can find the right letters & digits without having to buy any in. If that's what it takes to gee you on then that's what I'll do As for the serials, I have some Modeldecal sets that you can raid if required. Let me know what you need and I'll have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 If that's what it takes to gee you on then that's what I'll do As for the serials, I have some Modeldecal sets that you can raid if required. Let me know what you need and I'll have a look. Cheers Col. I'll try & stay self sufficient if I can, but whether I'll be able to make up DK290/G twice is yet to be established. Can't even remember what size the codes are at that moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 but whether I'll be able to make up DK290/G twice is yet to be established. Can't even remember what size the codes are at that moment! Problem solved.... http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=X48044 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Problem solved.... <a href="http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=X48044" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=X48044" target="_blank">http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=X48044</a></a> Weeee! Serials for all occasions Cheers Neil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 After my usual messy pre-shade, it was time to put some paint on the airframe, and as usual I started with the underside. Xtracrylics RAF med sea grey was brushed on... quite a while ago, actually... Then I freehand sprayed on the upper camo of RAF Ocean Grey & RAF Dark Green. Which now has a nice sky tail band & a coat of Klear over it - I plopped on the spinners, which were sprayed sky at the same time, just to make it look better. Next job is the fiddly yellow leading edge stripes, which are implied by at least one of the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm mucking about with the fiddly bits today, and have been looking at some 6 stack exhausts that Neil kindly sent me. Apparently, they experimented with 6-stacks on one side (I forget which) of each engine, and this airframe was one of those machines... I've clipped the kit parts (5-stack) to paint them all up, and found that the 6-stacks are longer, and longer than the attachment points on the kit nacelles... which are also painted now, so I can't do anything about it. What's all that about then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil @ Flory Models Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Nice free hand spraying there Grasshopper It's coming along a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Taa Phil... any ideas on the exhausts? Might try cutting the base-plate & see if I can shoehorn them into the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewe Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Taa Phil... any ideas on the exhausts?Might try cutting the base-plate & see if I can shoehorn them into the hole. This was done on the outside exhausts of some single-stage mossies (all the Aussie built ones for a start). There was no room on the inside of the nacelle for six stack exhausts on the single stage merlin because their length meant they interfered with the radiator inboard. I would imagine it could be something as simple as wear issues. With the rear two stacks of a single stage merlin exhaust on the Mossie being channelled through one exhaust they wore out very much quicker with the others that only had to deal with one cylinder's output. And yes, you do have to lengthen the slots to fit the six-stackers in. Of course the extra length of the twin stage nacelle meant that six stack exhausts could be used inside and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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