Ad2408 Posted January 23, 2016 Author Posted January 23, 2016 Wow "Cees Broere" Wow that cockpit is amazing! Do you have more photos or details?
Cees Broere Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Google halifax cockpit project and all is revealed (key publishing forum thread). Structure is completely new with the odd original part thrown in. Cees Edited January 23, 2016 by Cees Broere 7
tonyot Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Crikey O`Reilly Cee`s,.......I knew that you were a Halifax fan but I didn`t know that you had THAT! Well done on a superb piece of engineering and I`d love to have a play in it! Cheers Tony 1
Cees Broere Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Thanks Tony, Not to mention the Hampden cockpit. Cees 1
tonyot Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Thanks Tony, Not to mention the Hampden cockpit. Cees Hampden cockpit too,.....I`d love to see that! Cheers Tony
Cees Broere Posted January 24, 2016 Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) It's part of the forward fuselage with windscreen to mount the instrument panel. Because the IWM charges commercial prices I did not want to pay an enormeous amount after the Halifax was finished. But it is very nice on it's own. Sorry for the topic drift. Cees Edited January 24, 2016 by Cees Broere 3
Ad2408 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Posted February 4, 2016 Hi all Quick update, thankfully the idea I had been cultivating about the cockpit area has come together and I'm pretty happy with the results: Photos aren't the best, iPad camera, but you get the idea. Just need the engine update & propellers to be sorted and I'll be able to crack on again. Thanks Adam 3
Ad2408 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Posted March 1, 2016 Hi all Bit of a small update - the update kit from Aeroclub along with the new propellers: And then I got very excited to cut a lot of the bits out! 6
Martian Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 I like the cutaway idea, it is something I have been thinking about for my Airfix Shackleton. Martin
Cees Broere Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Very nice set. How do the Aeroclub parts compare to the kit parts? Cees
Ad2408 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Posted March 4, 2016 Very nice set. How do the Aeroclub parts compare to the kit parts? Cees They are pretty good to be honest, had to fill a little & fettle the fit but that's to be expected.
Ad2408 Posted March 4, 2016 Author Posted March 4, 2016 Hi all Thanks for your patience - this is taking such a long time with having to fit it in between family time / work / building a playhouse but I've finally made a little more progress: Engine nacelles are now together: Filler looks a bit rough in places but this is the camera, looks better in person - hopefully will look if I ever get some paint on it.... Couldn't resist dry fitting the wings (in fact couldn't do a lot more as my daughter found my glue that I'd left out (my fault!) and dropped the bottle in the kitchen while bringing it in to me!) 2
HOUSTON Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 ad2408, I am very impressed by your work on the flightdeck. WOW... AWESOME work ... and not to detract from your thread ad2408, but Cees, That is BLOOMING HUMONGOUS and truly Superb work.. :wow:thank you for sharing it... HOUSTON 1
UKguyInUSA Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Beautiful work in the pit, looks gorgeous! Can't wait to see more! Cheers Martin
Ad2408 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) Hi all Just a quick update - this is moving along I promise! Masked up the cockpit and turrets - what fun! Now remembering how bad painting with white paint is! Think I have now put on about 7 coats... At least a couple more needed, then need to rub a couple of places back as they are a little thick. Anyway - a quick picture of where we are now: Thanks for your patience Adam Edited March 21, 2016 by Ad2408 2
TonyTiger91 Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Hi Adam, I just caught up with this, The Aeroclub set really looks so much better than the original parts. The cockpit is awesome. Really coming together now in what is to be a very attractive paint scheme. Your grandad would be very proud! Best regards Tony
Ad2408 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Posted March 23, 2016 Hi all - little progress - after the (feels like) dozen coats of white I was hoping the grey would cover far better - unfortunately I was wrong! The xrtracrylic paints for some reason are terrible at covering! Shaken and stirred for quite a while. Anyway resorted to priming the wings and fuselage top with Vallejo black grey: Looks to be turning out alright 👍🏻 1
Ad2408 Posted March 24, 2016 Author Posted March 24, 2016 To say I'm massively annoyed would be an understatement! Tried to paint the xtracrylic paint over the top of the dark Vallejo paint that I have used for primer both colours seem to have reacted badly! See pictures below: Any ideas? My current thoughts are to either: A) find some way to stop the Xtracrylic paints from reacting, maybe a coat of varnish? do what I think I should have done in the first place and buy Vallejo equivalents? Any ideas on the numbers? Any other ideas appreciated! Thanks Adam
bbudde Posted October 8, 2016 Posted October 8, 2016 I'm in here. Like the Halifax. I had also that kind of idea for cutaways but only some panels. It's a shame to use huge amounts of etched and resin, which will never be seen again and for me it's not satifying to know it's in there. Also I would like to see how the corrections look, when its finished. Looking very convincing so far. Cheers
woody37 Posted October 8, 2016 Posted October 8, 2016 That reaction looks a PITA. I find a coat of Kleer between paints is good for neutralising any reaction as well as strengthening the coat for any masking
Mancunian airman Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 Sad news about the paint reaction, perhaps a rub down and another coat ??
Ad2408 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Posted October 9, 2016 Hi all Well it's been a really long time since I updated this; in the end I varnished between the coats of paint and rubbed it back to get a decent finish. Looks ok to my eyes! It also had the added bonus of weathering the look of the aircraft - toned down the white too as it looked a bit stark. Correct decals for his aircraft are on too. Still not finished, lot of tidying to be done (looks rougher in the photos) - actually took a backward step today when my daughter broke the 0.5 browning off the nose cone - could have been worse - have to have the reflexes of a world class keeper when my daughter has a balloon! Anyway onto some more photos: 3
Mark4700 Posted October 9, 2016 Posted October 9, 2016 Lovely finish. You've made a superb job of it. The cutaway section works really well.
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