Caerbannog Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I'm loving this build. Great stuff. For me....masking canopies is about as fun as sticking needles in your eyes. Such is life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 looking great, waiting for the completed kit Its going to be a stunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprue Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Today’s update is that the camouflage is complete, the wings are dry fitted to assist in the painting. I’ve used the airbrush freehand to try and emulate the rough and ready demarcation I’ve seen in many late war photographs. More to come, next is the future coats and decals. Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Looking good. This thread may start hurting my wallet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Also I found this:- "Operation Judgement" took place on the afternoon of May 4 1945. The target was the U-boat base at Kilbotn, near Harstad. Avenger JZ217 of 846 Sqdn was hit by AA-fire and tried to make a forced landing on a field nearby, but hit a tree which ripped off one of the wings. Lt. Francis John Gahan (22), S/Lt. Alasdair Donald Hay Elder (20) and L/A Peter Bernard Mansfield (22) were killed. All three are buried at Sørvik Churchyard. This was to be the last offensive naval operation in the war against Germany. The tragedy is that this same afternoon German forces in Northern Europe were surrendering although the final capitulation and general surrender didn’t happen until May 8th. One can only wonder with sadness how their families must have taken the news. They were so close to winning the peace. Mike Interesting choice of Operation name, too, that close to the end of the war; Operation Judgement was the code name for the Taranto raid in 1940, which is as celebrated in the FAA as the Dams raid or the Battle of Britain is in the RAF. Could just be an interesting coincidence, but of all the squillions of names they picked for the very last act in the European theatre, it's odd that they picked that one - it'd be like our crustacean friends choosing to mount a raid called Operation Chastise on the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprue Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) In this picture you can see the obvious error in the kit upper wing roundels on the left in that they are the wrong proportion of red to blue. The colours however seem correct unlike the rest of the markings which are far too bright. The only useable marking from the kit decal sheet was the stencils and the Royal Navy serial placard. All the other markings came from XtraDecal sheets. Here the decaling is complete and the sealing coat of Klear has been applied, next is some weathering and panel enhancement. Till the next. Mike Edited September 8, 2013 by sprue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 nice build so far - this will look amazing once finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprue Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 In this update the decaling and weathering is almost complete and the flat finish has been applied. At last the masking can come off which for me is always the turning point. Next will be the final assembly of details including undercarriage and some exhaust stains and perhaps a little more scuffing. Until the next. Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 ...just what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hi Mike, It's coming along nicely, looks fantastic now painted and wet the decals on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Really looking good now. Can't wait to see the finished article! Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprue Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 In this update I’ve added some further scrapes and stains and the sliding portions of the pilots windscreen. Next is the ordnance and aerial wires and then the model is complete. Till the next Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Looking great, first time I've seen this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Amazing build so far, Thinking its time to build this legend of a kit myself, its looking so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 lovely job well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feifeitim Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Truly magnificent work! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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