Rodders154 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I did this kit as an exercise in airbrushing doing the camouflage freehand and the underneath as a masking exercise. I also bought some galeria matt varnish to try as well. The decals come from a P40 decal sheet as the novo ones didn't age at all. The wheels got lost somewhere in the past and as the wheels were jettisonable i didn't put them on. S on the nose comes from an airfix P38 and the serials are not on as I dont know which ones the aircraft carried but not to worry Normal proviso best seen from 5ft away BTW I used the £4 airbrush that was touted on here a few months ago Rodders 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Proper retro! I bet those NOVO decals shattered on impact with the water. Mine always used to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Don't worry too much about the undercarriage, the legs in the kit were a ficticious configuration and would need replacing anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hi Rodders, always glad to see other people having 30 years old kits in their stash! If this is your first or one of the first ever airbrushed models, it is definitely a promising start! Cheers, Mario 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Don't worry too much about the undercarriage, the legs in the kit were a ficticious configuration and would need replacing anyway. I have one built on my shelf from the late 1970s and remember using close up photos out of an old Airfix Magazine which looked close to the kit's ones. I think I just added two small doors at the front-top of each leg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Great job Rodders,that,s what old kits are there for,to be built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just to clarify the undercarriage leg design. Frog modelled it as two parallel struts coming together just above the axle when in reality it was a single strut with a diagonal tie/release cable at the rear. Where the confusion might occur is that the rear of the main leg had a bent tube projecting out in a triangular shape for use as a handle when manouevring the leg on the ground or when refitting it into the wing. I take this information from the Hotspur AP (details from which I can supply to anyone who asks). Sorry for banging on but Britain's assault gliders (and the Hotspur was designed as one) would be my specialised subject if I ever appeared on Mastermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders154 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just to clarify the undercarriage leg design. Frog modelled it as two parallel struts coming together just above the axle when in reality it was a single strut with a diagonal tie/release cable at the rear. Where the confusion might occur is that the rear of the main leg had a bent tube projecting out in a triangular shape for use as a handle when manouevring the leg on the ground or when refitting it into the wing. I take this information from the Hotspur AP (details from which I can supply to anyone who asks). Sorry for banging on but Britain's assault gliders (and the Hotspur was designed as one) would be my specialised subject if I ever appeared on Mastermind. No need to apologise its good to know experts in various subjects. I would like to see the picture Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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