Radleigh Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 More info on '666 here - http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950516-0 I never knew they all survived, I thought they all lost their lives.... glad to hear otherwise! Andy, I was hoping to come into here and see it done...??? Have to catch up soon, not sure what shows are on though....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip1958 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Rudder on the Nimrod... There was an interesting story told at checkpoint Charlie, during the cold war, some enterprising East Germans made a glider and flew across the border to west Germany, the glider was being returned and staff at RAF Gatow had to prepare it for its return across the border, some wag at the base created a brace for the rudder to prevent it "flapping" about during transport, having fabricated the necessary item a sign was attached saying "To be removed BEFORE the next escape attempt!" It seems even the East Germans found this amusing! Edited June 5, 2016 by philip1958 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (not really sure they will be able to get that one straight, you can't get the windscreen wipers any more) [interesting Fact] The windscreen wipers on Nimrod were hydraulically operated. [/interesting Fact] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 Radders, that the same report I saw, thankfully everyone made it, (the guys in XV230 and XV239 not so lucky). Yes it should be finished by now, hopefully soon. (Carrier pigeon message inbound re something else). Interesting story philip, maybe the same could be attached to the Nimrod saying, ' To be removed After hurricane force winds'.... [interesting Fact] The windscreen wipers on Nimrod were hydraulically operated. [/interesting Fact] Well in that case you could use a couple of sets for the old Citroen DS Bill....might fit...ah what a car, hydraulic everything including leaks...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Just to let folks know that Mark at Miliverse Decals tells me that the Saudi sheets are now at the printers and should be available in the very near future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) Breaking News !...well it was such a lovely day that I decided to mask and airbrush several models at once and finally got around to including the Tonka...Only the topsides at the moment the rest will follow when I get back from Scotland...anyway it's progress ! And with the 'green' on. Actually I always liked the look of the brownish tinge that RAF camo aircraft used to acquire after some time in the elements, particularly Buccaneers, Vulcans and Tornados. The best way to replicate this is by using Mr Hobby's Olive Drab which has just the right amount of brown tint in there. It looks quite brown in this image but once all the White Tac was removed it looked really nice against the Extra Dark Sea Grey as you can see on the nose. The camo pattern was rearranged slightly too to more represent the aircraft I'm doing. I've used it before on a couple of RAF jets and with weathering it looks really effective in fact I'm using it on a weathered and abused Vulcan B.1A at the moment. Next step will be to lighten a few of the 'green' panels and add a filter to blend the tones together. (I've recently been sent a selection of weathering pastels and washes to try out and review so am looking forward to sploshing them all over this one... Cheers all...och aye . Edited July 24, 2016 by general melchett 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Whoa what's the interval between last post and this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 And how's that big Bucc getting on? When you mentioned in your earlier post about airbrushing a number of models was the Bucc one..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi Tom...ermmm, well not quite, mind you I've finished the canopy framing , but it's on the list, (problem is just as the bench clears Airfix send me new stuff to get done asap so it keeps falling back) However I'll be able to concentrate on the thing in a short while and will endeavour to get as much done as possible. I even opened the 1/24th Phantom box the other day...but beat a hasty retreat and slipped it quietly back into the stash ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Another lovely day here in Lincolnshire, one could almost believe it was summer.So it was out with the airbrush and on with the painting of this wee beastie. The masking took a fair bit of time as is usually the case with a wraparound scheme and trying to follow the pattern of a specific airframe. Once the masking was complete the underside was given a few light coats of Olive Drab, With this dry the top sides were given variations of lightened panels mixing Citadel Skull White with the Mr Hobby Olive Drab and then the same followed for the undersides. I find it's best to go brighter than you think as a filter and semi-matte varnish top coat tends to subdue the tones nicely. The lighter grey inner sweep panels have yet to be added and the sweep covers are still masked.....I've gone for a mix of soft and hard edged camouflage demarcation as per the real thing where some interchangeable panels have been fitted at different times which I think makes for a more interesting finish. Still a long way to go but it's a start. I ran out of Humbrol Dark Sea Grey so ordered four cans to be on the safe side...I have a big Buccaneer just waiting to eat them up ! Once the paint arrives I'll be doing the same with the flaps and slats, wing tanks, pylons, Sky shadow and BOZ-107 then the NATO Black will be added to the nose cone, anti- glare area and fin. Cheers all..onward and upward... Edited August 6, 2016 by general melchett 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Progressing nicely! Love green grey wrap around camo... Can't think of any aircraft that doesn't look the business in it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Looking very good! I'm with you on the green colour and use an olive shade for RAF my builds, looks very nice when faded to the rather more brownish hue imho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi Tom...ermmm, well not quite, mind you I've finished the canopy framing , but it's on the list, (problem is just as the bench clears Airfix send me new stuff to get done asap so it keeps falling back) However I'll be able to concentrate on the thing in a short while and will endeavour to get as much done as possible. I even opened the 1/24th Phantom box the other day...but beat a hasty retreat and slipped it quietly back into the stash ! Good to hear it's still ticking along - I am so looking forward to seeing it done. Telford, perhaps? I concur regarding the Phantom, mine too is back in its box for the time being... it will be out again some day in the future as I will not let it defeat me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 Thanks for the comments chaps. Love green grey wrap around camo... I agree, it's a great scheme, I always liked the look of the Vulcans in the matt wraparound finish. It suited the Tornado, Harrier GR.3 and Buccaneer particularly well, (you can keep the awful Desert colours thanks, though they were great for practising your weathering/chipping/oil staining/exhaust soot skills I suppose). Mirage, after carefully looking at a lot of RAF aircraft over the years I noticed the brown tinge to the camo green quite a lot and decided to play around with the colour to see if I could get it right. Mr Hobby's Olive Drab has just the right amount of brown in the mix to represent it so I'll be using it on quite a few more aircraft to come, again adding lighter or darker tones adds to the effect. Now of course I realize that these aircraft have all been outside for some considerable time and that the protective top coats have long since vanished and the exposed paint subject to the UV of the sun, etc but it does show the basic tint of the original colour that comes through after some time in service though, admittedly maybe not as drastic as this. These were taken at Doncaster Aeropark and Manston. Tom, yes still ticking over. I think getting it finished for Telford may be a bit of a stretch at the mo as I've got some Bomber Command stuff to finish for the show first, (we're celebrating 70 years ) and I've volunteered to get a few of the more obscure types on the table for my sins. Hopefully I can get it up on it's legs in time, and maybe even primed...if so I'll bring it along gladly. As for the 1/24th Phantom...well the terms 'rainy day', 'never ending story' and even airborne pachyderms come to mind ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 She's looking stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks Val, still early days. Nothing special but the NATO black sections are now painted. Revell got the shape and size of the scribed oblong black markings on the glove leading edges wrong, they are narrower but wider than the scribed area on the kit so these were redone using HD images taken from the net. The black dielectric areas on the fin were a bit more tricky to mask but judicial use of blue 1mm Dog Tape helped a lot, These areas are not scribed onto the kit so reference photos are essential. The small rectangles at the glove ends will be black decal. All the flaps, slats and pylons are now painted ready to be added later on but next will be the 'silver' strips on the fin around the rudder area and the buff/tan front of the fin top sensor. I've also lightened a few panels particularly on the forward fuselage as per photos, a lot of early Tornados ended up looking like patchwork quilts as panels were regularly interchanged. Cheers for now... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Coming along nicely Andy! I like the effect that used to be seen when the camo. demarcations on the interchanged panels didn't match up! Will she be ready for Telford? K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks Keith old fella. There's a possibility but I'm a little tied up with getting three Bomber Command models finished for our table display and a lot of magazine stuff at the mo but I'll definitely be working on it up to the last minute, (don't think I could sneak it onto the BC table unfortunately )... If anyone hasn't already this great site and in particular the Tornado section is jammed pack full of images of early GR1's and 1A's...lovely stuff. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=58831 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (don't think I could sneak it onto the BC table unfortunately )... Why, it's a bomber after all..?! Great link, I'd not seen that thread before, wonderful stuff! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Ah, tried that with the Buccaneer and operational TSR-2 Eagle GR.1 but got rumbled and fell at the first fence ! Yep, it's a site I frequent a lot, well worth a gander... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 There Looks like a place you're getting to now yer genteralship, she's looking rather dandy in two tone I wish I'd a local shop seling Mr Hobby paints, would have saved me mixing my three colour RAF Dark Green (with added brown-ness) if I had Good news that you can find some time getting the Tonka back on line too She's very nice mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Thanks Billster, that's very much appreciated old young fella. Sadly my local doesn't sell Mr Hobby's finest either but there's a shop in nearby Newark that does, (which always means I just have to drop in on the air museum to catch up on things, as I pass the main gate it would be rude not to, the old jalopy just swings in there all casual like !). Yes the Olive Drab has a certain 'je ne sais quoi' about it and looks brownish in some lights and greenish in others, much like the real thingies. How's the 'ansome' coming on ?...I would have thought it long finished by now and that you'd have moved on to a horse drawn tram or London taxi or summit.... Cheers, I'll keep throwing the odd splotch of paint at it over the coming weeks and put the stickers on, then it's time to bung it all together...there's an awful lot of bits to bung mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I have a vague, as most things with me, idea I noticed a bottle of Mr Surfacer in a wirererey rack in my local last week when I was absentmindedly searching for packets of Das for an ill advised alteration to the way I'm used to operating If this means they do Mr Hobby paints too I will be seeking a list of useful tints to acquire, purrupes yer selfship might obleege one hopes Other 'tried and tested by experten' Mr Gear products would be welcomed too We're in another Hansom hiatus at the mo', as you'd expect thinning leather strapping down enough to use as harnessery is becoming a time intensive pursuit Specially when trying to watch the nice young Brit ladies in their own pursuits on bicyclettes going roundy round I'm beginning to think I might use plastic and tamiya tape instead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Looking very very nice Sir! I caved and started one this week too despite a pile of stuff still to finish. Liking it a lot and going for a wrap round camp bird like yours so paying very close attention to your stunning work. Looking forward to the next update. Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Thanks fellas, Bill, I was absentmindedly searching for packets of Das Good lord man no wonder you were in a quandary, detergent in a model emporium !, well I suppose you have to keep them clean somehow....(actually I have three packets of the stuff over five years old and they are still as soft and springy as the day I bought them..great stuff for diodramas) With regard to the painty stuff just let me know what you're after and I'll try and render aid, there's a few of the old duffers I hang out with who have a veritable 'database' of things what's needed for a bit of colouring in ! Specially when trying to watch the nice young Brit ladies in their own pursuits on bicyclettes going roundy round I'm beginning to think I might use plastic and tamiya tape instead Not sure of the correlation here but it sure does sound interesting 'guvnor, if a little worrying . Eng, Thanks, whilst there's a fair bit of discussion about the rights and wrongs of the kit it does (eventually) build up into a very nice model. I think between myself, Jon (Byron), Shaun and other experts on the machine we've managed to sort out most of them. Look forward to seeing yours done, (you'll more than likely finish it before mine in any case !). Melchie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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