treker_ed Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Revell 1/72 A400M ATLAS (I know the kit is called the A400M Grizzly, but as it has been named "ATLAS" at Fairford this year, that's how it will be tagged!!!!) Academy 1/48 Tomahawk IIb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekenba Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Wow. Real planes parked on a giant table, or fantastic models? So good I can't tell yet! Excellent work that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Nice pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Now this is just bloody typical.......... Having just finished building this monster - what comes through my door in the post - this months copy of Airfix Model World and what have they got.... a build article on this ruddy swine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say the air was a slight hue of blue as the article gave suggestions on the approach to building the engine pods, which when i read it there was a slight "doh! as i realised that's how i could have done it................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasweir Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Great builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 did you have the same fit issues as the AMW one with the wing? is it more old school revell? Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 did you have the same fit issues as the AMW one with the wing? is it more old school revell? Darren almost. Thankfully, my wing roots didnt have a massive gap underneath, and i was able to fill using PVA glue. Also on the top - only a little filler was used at the rear joint and the front. Overall, the fit was not too bad. The front part, which is the cockpit glazing, does not stand proud of the fuselage, i still had to put some filler round it, but on the whole, it fits very well indeed. if i spent more time with the cockpit, i could probably have got it to have a completely seamless fit. But as it stands, it's not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Lovely builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Nice cockpit shots of the 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I think the name should br Ursus to reflect the 'Grizzly' tag it had. Nice work on your 'table top' air force though. But don't you think the pitot on the 48th P-40 Tomahawk is rather over scale!!! Compare it to the Hasegawa 48th P-40E and you'll see what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyroPyro Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Very nice builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Gorgeous pair. Belle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks for all the kind words! to date, the Atlas is certainly the biggest kit i've built - and i am struggling to try and keep it safe in the house - i dont have any shelves wide enough to store it in the study or on the display cabinet in the living room. At the moment, it is displayed on the top of a chest of drawers in our spare bedroom! Tomorrow evening, i have to try and transport it to our local modellers club as several members have all asked to see it once completed..................I think a lot of prayers will be needed for safe transportation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 After many months and a couple of moves round the house to find a safe place for this monster, this finally happened today!!!! Not as a result of anything I've done, but as the result of people being inconsiderate and ignoring quite simple instructions - DO NOT TOUCH. We are in the process of moving and I gave quite explicit instructions to the estate agents that none of the models on display were to be touched. Got home and found the prop on the floor with one of the blades snapped off. Now I've knocked it a few times, and knocked the props off (they are not glued on specifically for this reason), however, it has never broken. The only way is if someone decided to play around with it (the model was in the same place that I left it!) needless to say I am not a happy modeller at the moment. Any one any idea how it can be fixed (it's not a clean break and seems not to like going back in the right place!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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