Procopius Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 you could always brush paint them afterwards? Nevarrrr! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 This didn't work quite as well as I hoped, because I couldn't bring my diffusers home from the office, and it only uploaded to Youtube in 360p. Live and learn. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 A video! All you need now is to get ad-sponsorship, set up a YouTube channel and you can retire on the proceeds. Nice spraying PC and good to hear your dulcet tones again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amblypygid Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I reckon Ced's right. Maybe they can be safely masked with those low density polystyrene peanuts, with the more delicate parts added at the end of the build? (Oh, and good to see you're on top of things, Ced) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Well, all the parts look spiffy at least! I've almost forgotten how small a 1/72 Tiffie-cockpit is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I remember that voice! That's the guy who picked up the bar tab at Fado Irish Pub in Chicago - I like that guy! Cheers, Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not content with a cracking wee intro, you step it up a notch with a video update! The masses are now expecting plenty more of the same in future..... Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not content with a cracking wee intro, you step it up a notch with a video update! The masses are now expecting plenty more of the same in future..... I don't see them being a regular feature of a build thread, unless I have something truly amazing to impart. Nice spraying PC and good to hear your dulcet tones again Dulcet, eh? Well, all the parts look spiffy at least! You'd be hard-pressed to find a Czech kit that doesn't look splendid on the sprue. In any event, no video tonight, but some progress. Closing up the Tiffy is always a pain because there's so much to do before you can, especially on the Brengun kit. A Spitfire is so much simpler. I used some Pollyscale British Interior Grey-Green for the silver bits...hah! Not really! Tripped you up, didn't I? I used it for the greeny bits. I was too lazy to Alclad (and worried besides that a primer coat for it would screw up the uncertain tolerances of the kit) so I used Tamiya XF-16. The intake gubbins fit better than you might think, but not quite as well as one might hope. If you look, you can see that there's a step where the roof of the intake meets the wall of the fuselage. The good news is this is hardly visible when closed up. I also scraped down the inner edges of the canopy with a #11 blade, to try and improve the fit. This was a qualified success, which is a nice way of saying it didn't really work. I did manage to scuff up the back of the canopy, so I dipped it in Alclad Aqua Gloss and uttered a brief prayer to Atë. I also started on the cockpit framework. You will need a pin vice to drill out the mating holes. (Heyoooo!) I'm still trying to figure out how to resolve this canopy situation. I am working from home tomorrow, because poor Winston has a cold and has been in a state of misery. Let it not be said my son cannot share: he has spread his rich bounty of sorrow throughout our house and rained on the just and unjust alike. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Nice to hear what you actually sound like PC - luckily I had already assumed that 'flat mid-western twang' was a product of your tendency toward self-deprecation and not necessarily a reflection of what might actually be heard otherwise I might not have accepted those more cultured and refined tones as yours Ah, I see you've just posted more pics, good work that man. Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 You are moving this one along me p. Looking good! The canopy appears to be a right pain in the backside! Well done on the vid, more technical ability than my self, that's for sure. I hope the boy doesn't make you all too poorly Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 "Dulcet, eh?" I think so... my dictionary says dulcet |ˈdəlsət| adjective (especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically): record the dulcet tones of your family and friends. I think so! Those parts looks really good PC, nice job. Looking at the canopy I wonder if it's a flat bottom trying to fit over a curved surface (I knew a girl like that once). Would it help if you shaved a curve into the inside of the bottom of the clear part? Nice spraying on the thumb by the way. I assume you only use latex gloves in videos? (I knew a girl like that once). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Dulcet et Decorum est? Hmmmmm.... I remember that voice! That's the guy who picked up the bar tab at Fado Irish Pub in Chicago - I like that guy! Where I come from we don't have 'Irish Pubs'. We just have Pubs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Since I'm in a nitpicking mood, I say the radiator looks funny. All other Tiffies I've laid my grubby mitts on have had a more oblong shape instead. Still, I'm liking the cockpit so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Wow! Looks v. complicated. I think I'm ready to forgive Airfix for having to thread the control column through the completed fuselage on their Typhoon now. I think you're winning though. Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Damned fine way to start a thread PC! From the well written preamble to the, in best Blue Peter tradition, 'here's one I made earlier' example (is Blue Peter a reference that translates over to your side of the Atlantic?) Pity the canopy and wheel bays need some persuasion to take up any worthwhile association with the other kit parts. Perhaps the two Hasegawa examples and single gianormous Airfix 24th scale kit will serve sufficiently to cover my desire to one day perhaps potentially build a number of Typhoons without need to add any from Brengun. Good luck with this one sir. You have set off to a grand start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Damned fine way to start a thread PC! From the well written preamble to the, in best Blue Peter tradition, 'here's one I made earlier' example (is Blue Peter a reference that translates over to your side of the Atlantic?) It hasn't, so far as I know, but of course it was a deliberate Blue Peter reference on my part. (I'm also watching The Sweeney on youtube right now, so you know I'm a forward-looking man, ready to become a part of modern British life.) my desire to one day perhaps potentially build a number of Typhoons without need to add any from Brengun. You know, I actually like a slightly tricky kit, say, every other build. I feel it sharpens the mind a little and it feels sort of satisfying at the end. But what am I saying? To a man of your skills, I'm not even sure this would be a challenging kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I remember that voice! That's the guy who picked up the bar tab at Fado Irish Pub in Chicago - I like that guy! Cheers, Bill Fado eh? Was that long ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It hasn't, so far as I know, but of course it was a deliberate Blue Peter reference on my part. (I'm also watching The Sweeney on youtube right now, so you know I'm a forward-looking man, ready to become a part of modern British life.) You know, I actually like a slightly tricky kit, say, every other build. I feel it sharpens the mind a little and it feels sort of satisfying at the end. But what am I saying? To a man of your skills, I'm not even sure this would be a challenging kit. Having a love of British types results in the need to work on some less than amazing kits rather than the typical US P-numbers and teen fighters or Luftwaffe machines kitted ad nauseam by mainstream model companies so tricky kits are, unfortunately, second-nature to me. Alas a lack of free time due to the company I work for being (mis)managed by morons means getting near the work-bench is the tricky bit at the moment Meh, enough of my soporific whining, that's not what we are here for So, The Sweeney eh? May I recommend The Professionals after that if you have not already made an acquaintance with them good sir? First talking point of many a school day for those of us who were lucky enough to be granted a little post-9pm Watershed television in the far-gone pre-VCR and Sky box ten-thousand-channels-of-utter-dross-on-demand days 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Alas a lack of free time due to the company I work for being (mis)managed by morons means getting near the work-bench is the tricky bit at the moment Fatherhood has had a similar effect on my time, and I'm told someone with my job could make more even if I remain in the not-for-profit sector ("I've worked in the private sector; they expect results"), so I'm starting to think seriously about leaving my employer of ten years. So, The Sweeney eh? May I recommend The Professionals after that if you have not already made an acquaintance with them good sir? First talking point of many a school day for those of us who were lucky enough to be granted a little post-9pm Watershed television in the far-gone pre-VCR and Sky box ten-thousand-channels-of-utter-dross-on-demand days I've seen a few episodes and like it. In general I dig 1970s-era British TV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Fado eh? Was that long ago? Hmm...I'm not good with dates. When was that, PC? September of 2013? It was when PC were but a wee lad, and I was fat. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hmm...I'm not good with dates. When was that, PC? September of 2013? It was when PC were but a wee lad, and I was fat. I think so! And now I have both a wee lad of my own, and am fat myself. How the worm has turned! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Fatherhood has had a similar effect on my time, and I'm told someone with my job could make more even if I remain in the not-for-profit sector ("I've worked in the private sector; they expect results"), so I'm starting to think seriously about leaving my employer of ten years. Must admit I've no idea what I did with all my free time before Iona was born. Think I rode my bike and made models but that was almost 6 years ago and now a distant memory. Take that leap of faith PC. We spend far too much of our time working to be in a job we don't enjoy. Our new boss did the performance appraisal interviews last week and was adamant that, "honesty would be appreciated". First question; "Where can you see yourself in two or three years time?" I guess, "Not working for this flipping company." , wasn't quite the answer he was hoping for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 In general I dig 1970s-era British TV. In general... I assume you've seen 'Love Thy Neighbour' and 'On The Buses' then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I think so! And now I have both a wee lad of my own, and am fat myself. How the worm has turned! Don't choose my method of dieting!! Our new boss did the performance appraisal interviews last week and was adamant that, "honesty would be appreciated". First question; "Where can you see yourself in two or three years time?" I guess, "Not working for this flipping company." , wasn't quite the answer he was hoping for When the Chairman of the Board personally presented me with a 30-year plaque and gift, he asked to what could I attribute my outstanding loyalty to the company - I replied "lack of ambition." Didn't go over well. Cheers, Bill 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Nice to have a face, voice and silver fingers to go with the avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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