wellsprop Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) Evening, Unusually for one of my builds I haven't done a WIP. Mostly because I didn't have a decent camera on me, but also because I was enjoying the build so much I didn't want to stall it To start off my DeHavilland Moth collection I chose Airfix's beautiful new Tigger and chose to backdate it to how it was in the 30's. This mostly consisted of painting the reg codes on top and bottom wings. Built to the only two pictures I could find of G-ACDC. The kit is superb, I hope I've done it justice! There's been a lot of discussion about the shade of red, however, I chose to stick with Humbrol 20 Crimson as I think it looks nice I rigged the ENTIRE model, bracing wires, control wires and all! Scratch built the pitot and belts before giving the whole thing a high gloss varnish. Anyway... IMG_6855_zps3dc8d9eb by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6857_zps364e1aff by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6858_zps07490844 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6859_zps21853ae3 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6860_zps96e55fea by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6861_zpsd4de01fb by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6862_zpsf03e3d6d by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6863_zps1cc89a98 by Ben Standen, on Flickr Attempting that classic 1930's BW out-of-focus photography On final approach to land... Just waiting for my 1/72 Frog DH.60G to turn up in the post from Kingkit... should turn up tomorrow seeing as I ordered it last tuesday evening (fingers crossed) I'll do a WIP on the DH.60 as it's going to take a lot to bash it into an acceptable shape! Thanks for looking Ben. Edited December 22, 2017 by wellsprop 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Lovely little Tiggie - I like your colour choice, I agree that it looks very nice! I think I shall go for the same when I get round to mine! Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Nicely done. Some nice detailing on the rigging. What did you use for the rudder and elevator control wires? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love it - I have got to get myself one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! If the Frog moth doesn't turn out well, there's always the Omega Models kit. There's a build of it in this thread (among other nice de Havilland builds). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Be proud of that,splendid job,well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovering Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 That's a really nice looking Tiger Moth. A big improvement over the old kit. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Very nice work Ben...top drawer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 @black knight all the rigging and control wires were done with fishing wire, the black spacer bars were made from stretched wire. @Jessica, I should be able to get it into a good shape, thanks for the link Cheers all! Should I have painted the panel black or wood? I dont know what colour they were on the first batch of Tigermoths. Reference pictures show more black panels than wood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Outstanding work, I have this kit as well and look forward to tucking into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedmouth Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I enjoyed building the old Airfix TM and I'd love to give this one a go too. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I enjoyed building the old Airfix TM and I'd love to give this one a go too. Nice work. Do. Its a very nice kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Aaahh De Havilland! Very nice, the rigging looks good too. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Very nice job Ben, I hope mine turns out half as good. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 [uPDATED WITH NEW PICTURES] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Evening, Unusually for one of my builds I haven't done a WIP. Mostly because I didn't have a decent camera on me, but also because I was enjoying the build so much I didn't want to stall it To start off my DeHavilland Moth collection I chose Airfix's beautiful new Tigger and chose to backdate it to how it was in the 30's. This mostly consisted of painting the reg codes on top and bottom wings. Built to the only two pictures I could find of G-ACDC. The kit is superb, I hope I've done it justice! There's been a lot of discussion about the shade of red, however, I chose to stick with Humbrol 20 Crimson as I think it looks nice I rigged the ENTIRE model, bracing wires, control wires and all! Scratch built the pitot and belts before giving the whole thing a high gloss varnish. Anyway... Attempting that classic 1930's BW out-of-focus photography On final approach to land... Just waiting for my 1/72 Frog DH.60G to turn up in the post from Kingkit... should turn up tomorrow seeing as I ordered it last tuesday evening (fingers crossed) I'll do a WIP on the DH.60 as it's going to take a lot to bash it into an acceptable shape! Thanks for looking Ben. Ben, A. SUPERBLY constructed Tigger. BEAUTIFUL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ben, A. SUPERBLY constructed Tigger. BEAUTIFUL. Thanks Houston Glad that my struggle with the damn wires is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Lovely Tigermoth! And good job with the rigging. If you've got access to Photoshop you could easily take out the suspension wires in the flying photos and it would look even more like the real thing! Well done! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Very nice Tiger Moth and great to see one in civil markings. I think I need a small fleet of these, Very nice Tiger Moth and great to see one in civil markings. I think I need a small fleet of these, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
link1987 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Excellent tigger and good photography too, contrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Well played that man! Nice build. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks Martin Here's another (edited) picture, courtesy of Gimp Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil AS Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Excellent work very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I nice little Moth (and a test to see if your thread is fixed) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Thanks all And it's all working now, Mike, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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