AndyL Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Ok, I'm entering a B 24H, as it seems to be in short supply in this GB so far! I was going to do a 1/32 Trumpeter P 51B, but the GB seems to be turning into the Mustang STGB Pt II lol! As to what BG I'm going with remains to be seen, due to some sod getting the last Sky Decals B 24 sheet from Hannants this very morning lol! I see suitable aftermarket decal sheets are few and far between; ok if you want to buy the Zodiac Liberators from Kits World, but anything decent in NMF seems to be a no no. Progress as and when.... Edited August 4, 2012 by AndyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Was there a particular aircraft you wanted to do from the Sky sheet?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Don't tell me, it was you who snaffled that last sheet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Don't tell me, it was you who snaffled that last sheet? No, but I have got one in the decal stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Nice One Andy a B 24 at last wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Right, decal options still undecided...but here's the start. I built up the flight deck, and taped the larger assemblies together to check for fit. Primer over the flight deck and undercarriage bays as well. I then started glueing the bulkheads in place and while handling the fuselage sections, I noticed the waist gunner positions were lacking in detail that would be obvious when looking in through the gun windows. So I started adding some rudimentary ribbing using Evergreen strip. Not 100% accurate, but looking a bit busier. Still needs a bit of work, but here's progress I'm going to add a bit more in the nose, cockpit and rear of the cockpit. We'll see how it looks later. I decided to tape up the nose section, and found the fit to fuselage better by installing the flight deck into the nose, rather than the fuselage. More as it comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Okay... now that's seriously good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Nice. I forsee that I'll be doing some similar ribbing work, too. Watching this with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Nice ribbing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Great work Andy - even more so considering its 1/72! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 What they said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I've completed the internal structures where I felt they needed doing, and are now all stuck into place (apart from one I knocked off before taking the photos) and coated in Tamiya fine primer. Flushed with something going right during one of my builds, and fuelled by stupidity, I turned my attention to the cockpit. I added a few lumps and bumps to the centre console, made a throttle quadrant with levers out of slivers of plasticard, and then made a new instrument panel. As before, not 100% accurate, but will hopefully look ok under a lick of paint. Then to be lost forever when the fuselage is buttoned up lol! Time for a lie down. My eyes ache Edited July 9, 2012 by AndyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Well, at least we all know it's there. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Nice start Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The interior is now very fine, I think. You are even tempting me into the world of 72 scale, dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 My apologies Don. There's still time for you to escape the clutches of 1/72! Not much more done, apart from wings assembled, fuselage interior painted, and cockpit done Next tasks are engines, props, and undercarriage. Then the glazing - a job I hate in this scale lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Aha, so this is where you're hiding! Loving the detail work going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 She`s looking good keep up the good work wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Not much more to report apart from I'm doing one of the options from Xtradecal sheet XO25-72, finished in OD/NG. Photos to follow, hopefully, as the OH took the camera to Spain and broke the thing (or so it seems). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 At last some progress, as the camera has somehow started working, but with a few functions missing. Bit like some people I know. Nose section grafted onto the fuselage. It went on better than expected with a little filler and sanding required. Fuselage all buttoned up I then added the splinter plates as fitted to 'Queen of Hearts' using 5 thou plastic card cemented into place and sanded back. Paint time! I used my old Aeromaster acrylics as the Tamiya OD/Neutral Grey are way off, with the OD being too dark. Couldn't resist checking the fit of the wings. They are a good positive push fit, but I took them back out for ease of decalling and weathering. And so to the decals...not finished, but getting there. More as it comes - thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Eeee, that looks reet nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Looking really good Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Nice one Andy she`s looking good wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Yum...very nice work Andy! Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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