Hardtarget Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Will be in with a mossie from either 105/109 Sqd and a Ventura from 21 Sqd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Good choices,......I look forward to seeing them take shape, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jephcott Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looking forward to seeing this a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Obligatory box shots and a small amount of progress on the mossie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Looking forward to these, good luck with your build All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Ok so we made a start on the mossie. First up I started on the wings where the old flaps made way for the new. Engine nacelles next Along with the cockpit Fuselage halves with a bit of detailing Front IP( stick added straight after this photo once I realised it was missing. Marry Me! Wings in place along with the other wing altered to accept the new flaps. (note the wingtips) Flaps affixed with ZAP. Props had a little seeing too. 2 coats of ocean grey applied and that's where she sits. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Top camo and night applied and sitting on her U/C. Clear applied ready for decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Looking good,...its slowly getting there and the dropped flaps look great! Cheers Tony Edited November 16, 2014 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Mossie Complete, sorry it took a while and lack of updates. Edited January 3, 2015 by Hardtarget 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 After I finished the mossie over the xmas period, I started the Ventura as well. Wing halves cemented, not a nice join around the engine nacelles though which will require filling with my preferred filler technique. Using Tony's build, I chopped the cockpit flooring and bulkhead, removing the co pilot area completely. I also added a control panel (black box) Fuselage cemented together and mated to the wings., no real issues with the wing joins. Tail boom added. Now filling using my mixture of plastic sprue and a melting agent which is well known in some quarters. I've heard you can use Tamiya cement but what a waste so this stuff is bought commercially. It great as it hardens to the plastic of the kit and can be sanded as normal plastic. This method offers better finish to that of other fillers which can leave a grainy texture and also sometimes requiring additional sanding to remove the excess product which results in the loosing of detail or misshaping the aircraft. A fair size levelling required fore and aft of the bomb bay. The plastic filler can be used to build up areas too. And after, nice and smooth without the detail being lost. Revised aft and fore of the bomb bay post filler. First Coat of Earth applied with nose section also cemented in place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Mossie looks great, nice work and well done for completing, Ventura coming on well too, looks good so far. Keep up the good work All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The Mossie is great and I`ll look forward to seeing the Ventura finished too in RFI, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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