Paul J Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Finished! Blenheim Mk.1 L1388,AV-W, 113 Squadron, Greece 1940-41. This I managed to complete in a week! Lovely kit to build with a a couple dodgy area that now I know about will tackle differently next time. In particular the nose. Maybe the nose halves would be better fixed in place to the main fuselage half before joining said fuselage halves? I'll try that next time. But in the meantime, I enjoyed this build and opted to use the new DK Decals I bought from Hannants on Sunday at Duxford( the website shows this set as sold out!!!). All main colours are Xtracrylics and a top coat of artists acrylic matt varnish thinned with flow improver and a drop of matt white paint added to get a faded appearance. A touch of nose art. Bombed up! Not sure if the small bombs would have been fitted on these at the frontline but I used them regardless to avoid filling my spares/leftover parts box! .....Slight paint chipping done here and there... The only kit decal I used was the walkway that fitted the model perfectly! Also I only added some seat belts. Pics of part of the WIP can be seen here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234964274-blenheim-in-progress/ PS: I lost one of the open bomb door parts.(C29). But not a big problem as when I get the next kit, be it another Mk.1 or the Mk.IV, I can replace it, as my next one will be closed up. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Excellent job on this one Paul,looks great. Got this one to do and can,t wait to start it after this and Stew,s earlier posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Steve, you will love it... but watch out for errant part numbering between instructions and the plastic!!! Step 3: Parts D20 and 21 should be E20 and 21!!! Step 12: D1 should be E1, step 18: D19 should be E19 and bomb door parts D16 D17 are transposed and one shown as D12!!! Other than that enjoy the build. If you use the small practice bombs or whatever they should be described as they are a tad fiddly to fit !! Have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 nice work, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obdl3945 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hi, Paul... That's a first class finish. The kit looks very smart and the detail - lowered flaps, bomb bay etc - seems to be rather good. I'm looking forward to Airfix's Do17Z in due course. The images on the internet of the parts look equally good and well detailed as this Blenheim model. You've captured the aircraft very well and it's got a clean finish, too. Well done... . Regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Lovely job Paul Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Excellent job, must get hold of one of these! FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 That's a good looking Blenheim you've built there. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Now that I like a lot. Hope they do it in 1/48 soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Thanks chaps. Just amended some of my text as I was getting a bit bleary eyed last night doing the post. Can't wait for the Mk.IV now! Itching to do grey and white RCAF one as a U Boat killer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Steve, you will love it... but watch out for errant part numbering between instructions and the plastic!!! Step 3: Parts D20 and 21 should be E20 and 21!!! Step 12: D1 should be E1, step 18: D19 should be E19 and bomb door parts D16 D17 are transposed and one shown as D12!!! Other than that enjoy the build. If you use the small practice bombs or whatever thye should be described as thye are a tad fiddly to fit !! Have fun! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Cracker!! Really like it, well done Paul keep them coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Nice one Paul, You`ve done a cracking job and I`ll be finishing one of mine in a similar scheme too,...... nice to see the Greek campaign getting a bit of a mention, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yes bombs were carried that way in service. Not sure which bombs, but they look the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 great build and finish ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very nice indeed. I like the fading you've managed to achieve with the ultra-light coat of white mixed into the varnish - very effective, I'd say, and something I might look into myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Fine job, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Excellent job Paul and thanks for posting the errors on the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Wow! I love the colours. I will try your tip about tinting the matt varnish because your finish looks great! The subtle weathering (chipping colour is grey?) looks good too. Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Nice one Paul, looks very good. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomore Shelfspace Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very evocative of what this country had to face the enemy in those days. I like the shark on the nose! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyqone Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Steve, you will love it... but watch out for errant part numbering between instructions and the plastic!!! Step 3: Parts D20 and 21 should be E20 and 21!!! Step 12: D1 should be E1, step 18: D19 should be E19 and bomb door parts D16 D17 are transposed and one shown as D12!!! Other than that enjoy the build. If you use the small practice bombs or whatever they should be described as they are a tad fiddly to fit !! Have fun! Did you find that D/E20 & 21 didn't quite fit? Had to trim a bit off the rear of the parts to get them to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I really must pick one of these up soon. It looks a fab kit and your result is very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Did you find that D/E20 & 21 didn't quite fit? Had to trim a bit off the rear of the parts to get them to fit No. No probs there. Just the nose fit and wing to fuselage fit was tight but OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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