Hockeyboy76 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) I will be entering this GB with an Hasegawa Eggplane P-40 ( when it arrives from S Korea). In my first GB (Lightnings) I started to name the Pilots of my builds, so to continue the theme this will be built forCapt Sam O'Nella.He likes nothing more than to be contemplating the chicken & egg, waiting to be scrambled, daydreaming of dogfights where his mastery of the control yoke is legendary!Sorry getting my coat. Edited January 18, 2015 by Hockeyboy76 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I knew your egg plane pilot would have a great name! Looking forward to this one Hockeyboy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thueser Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I'm looking forward in anticipation to this build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Good news everybody. Postie has just delivered 1xeggplane & 1 x Capt Sam O'Nella. Photos to be uploaded later, once I have had a good eggsamination of the bits & bobs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Day one progress. All parts washed & dried. Prop cut & painted, spinner first coat of matt red & cockpit has had a coat of zinc chromate. Let's be honest it's not going to be the most challenging of builds but there is detail to be added, & panel lines to be scribed. Best get cracking! Edited January 3, 2015 by Hockeyboy76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Enough yokes already time for pics come on out of your shell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) After a little poking from dazdot, here are the first pictures, Introducing Capt Sam O'Nella His gear may seam a little more jet age than usual but his P-40 is a little "egg-ceptional" Painted so far, Last pic is of the cockpit tub & seat. Some detail to be added here. I shall now take my eggs-it & carry on. Edited January 4, 2015 by Hockeyboy76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Cookie, PC, that is my unfinished LED lightning from the GB. Close but not eouf! (see what I did there!?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 So from the last picture in the previous post to this, And after a little fettling Shall let that dry & get some paint on. After all this I am Egg-zorsted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Wow, you always go all out Hockeyboy. I recognized your 'light up' Lightning right away! Eggs-cellent (that one taken yet?) cockpit detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) That's cracking work you'll be hard boiled once youve finished that BTW was the paint egg shell Edited January 4, 2015 by dazdot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo11 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) These egg-planes never fail to make me "crack" a smile I'll get my coat Edited January 5, 2015 by Dynamo11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Little progress today. Sidewalls & seat have been painted interior green & the added detail picked out. I have also been comming up with a cunning plan to added the engine cooling flaps. More to follow. Also just musing over whether the underside colour is duck egg blue? Better Egg-ucate myself with the Humbrol colour charts. Edited January 5, 2015 by Hockeyboy76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 OK truce on the egg jokes now the remarks are just poultry now!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Well after two hours spent in the cold man cave ( not paying for heating down there) what have I achieved? Fuse sides are joined, sandwiching the cockpit & radiator nicely inside. Radiator rear flaps made & added. A nice pile of plastic dust from seam sanding. Why do I always struggle with seams?! Pics added tomorrow. I thought this would be an egg-spress build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Pics of the progress so far. Made an egg-stra effort to add a few bits, here's the radiator cooling flaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I suppose Humpty Dumpty can be put together again. Looks cool Hockeyboy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Nice work may have to get me an egg plane for a break some time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Today has seen the egg plane progress to the paint shop. Undercoat applied & seams checked. Happy with that, the underside has had its first coat of blue. Capt Sam O'Nella has been removed from his casting blocks & had his boot reattached. Hopefully tomorrow will see the topside painted & some more work on Sam. Today has been a " Good Fryday!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Another weekend almost gone. The Egg plane has had its camo applied & is drying as we speak. U/C has been painted & assembled ready for final fitting. Same for the spinner. Capt Sam O'Nella has had his arms attached & a first coat of paint. To do list, A coat of Future, Decals, Future, Weathering, Final bits & Bobs attached, Matt varnish Finish Sam O'Nella (over easy) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Decaling has begun!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 These planes are quite cool, lovely build - Wayne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Decaling has finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Let's see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 This thread is useless without photos!!!😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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