Kallisti Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 How could I resist this What-If? Lets start off with the kit - I've got a couple of these small ones in the stash - you can usually pick them up off eBay for less than £20. This one is only 7" long which gives it an approximate scale of 1:430. For reference, the one I used in my launch diorama earlier this year is 10" long while the 1:144 scale one I did a couple months back is 21" long - this will be my third Thunderbird 2 model this year!!! Sprue shot Now what I intend to do with this to make it a what if is to use this set of decals from Airscale as inspiration... I will even include the white "over cockpit" panel 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Lol great idea - I have had many What if's with RAF transport... What if they could be on time What if they could actually drop us on the correct DZ What if there was no good hotels for the aircrew Etc, etc This may be the RAF of the future!! Edited August 16, 2015 by Tim Moff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Brilliant. This will look very good. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fids Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 What if this stuff doesn't stop leaking on me chief? What happens is he disappears, comes back with a drum of oil and stirrup pump which you then pump for the next 2 hours with an ever growing circle of ex friends around you Great idea btw, I always liked that brown scheme, before my time of course :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Ace Always liked that scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Looks like another great project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for the interest Well I can't say this is a complicated build, especially as I'm dispensing with the most complex parts of the build, namely the wheels in the pod and the folding legs. To show what I mean here are the instructions for the model So I'm not building the folding legs nor am I including the wheels in the pod. The Pod will be fixed into the fuselage. So to this end, I stuck the upper and lower halves of the fuselage together, attached the pod then used plastic scrap and filler to fill the large holes The tail sections needed a bit of sanding down to get get even - this also helped eliminate the worst of the sink marks The fit of the fuselage halves wasn't great so the joint needed a bit of filling and sanding, but the worst part is alaways the engine intakes and on this model they are particualrly bad, with a join ine runing right through the vertical struts of the intake. As you can see here, I'm using Mr Surfacer to get an even surface over the joint through the middle of the intake, plus some Mr Disolved putty to try to even up the gap across the intake surface. It all looks a lot better after a coat of primer, so of course I forgot to take a photo... Next job will be the sand colour, then masking for the brown and black undersides... more on that anon... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 This is rapidly becoming the GB for fast builders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 So with the build complete, we start on the paintwork... first off is an overall coat of sand, followed by masking for the brown, then fianlly some masking for the white flash above the cockpit... this leads to... I've painted the underside black and the engine exhausts a custom mix of Tamiya XF-69 Nato black and X019 gunmetal. The white flash took a bit of work to get right - initially it was lopsided as I'd got the masking wrong, so it had to be remasked and oversprayed. Next is decals! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Like this,a bit scary though. RAF of the future? Is Tim Moff saying we'll only have 2 aircraft, space shuttle,space station and a mini sub? Oh and one armour plated pink tank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) Loving this. Looks fantastic in that cammo. Tim, let it go, your an ex pongo.. You guys like digging holes, sleeping in the rain, "tabbing", & jumping out of perfectly good planes!!! we are sensible & enjoy home comforts, like nice beds, ceilings and hot water. Edited August 21, 2015 by Hockeyboy76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfinlay Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 lovely idea with a scheme i always liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtag Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Coming along nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fids Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Liking it :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Your spare decals arrived this morning to replace the knackered ones in my kit: Thanks Kallisti. Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Loving the look of this. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Not a problem, glad they arrived safely and looking forward to what you do with the kit - hint hint Anyway the big news today - apart from the amazing mini-heatwave (and other sadder events ) is that the RAF has now acquired a new transport vehicle... RAF Transport is Go! (Note the serial number ) Edited August 22, 2015 by Kallisti 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Loving this too! Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I was never a Thunderbirds fan, but I like this. Well done, that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fids Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Thats brilliant :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Nice job, I note the serial before I read your note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Definitely the future of RAF transport! Like it a lot. I was never a Thunderbirds fan, Just take a few minutes and think about what you just said........ Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 No need to think about it, I say it often. In my defence, I didn't see the show until I was in my 20s, by which time I'd also outgrown Dr Who. While I do acknowledge that Mr Anderson did wonders and had some fantastic scripts, it never appealed to me. But then, I read Clarke's 'Rendezvous with Rama' and Asimov's 'Foundation Trilogy' before I was 13, - I grew up with hard SF in my life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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