Paul J Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 This is what I will do. With Tech mod decals and some improvements to the kit where I feel able to. A guide as to the age of the kit. Cutting away the flanges meant for the gear up option to help locate the u/cart. Dodgy looking exhaust ports and spare Hasegawa kit parts as replacements. Work started on cutting away the kit moulded exhausts. More to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 An update. Due to the use o X-Acto saw and knife cuts, the openings became a bit oversized so this pic and those below show micrstrip plastic card shims to close down the opening and the replacement parts tucked in as a trial fit. You may have noticed a scar down one cowling side... a slip of the saw!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prenton Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 good luck with your sow's ear - hope to see a silk purse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Some more hacking around with this build: Fuselage all joined up. Notice the thin white plastic micro strip glued in place to reduce the hole made by cutting away the kit moulded exhausts. Some work to the wings. I removed some of the side flange that touches the fuselage when fitted as I want to improve as much as I can, the wheel bay area. Some black plastic card ( over 40years old!!!) used to represent the wheel bay roof. I can see that it will be a bit 'freelance' and not 100% accurate but will improve the original kit parts. A strip of same plastic card to represent the rear of the wheel bay( basically just to blank out the void as presented by the kit!) The rather thick rear edges of the radiator. These walls will be thinned down! So far, all assembled except for delicate parts but surface rescribed and buffed up! A peak into the cockpit. I haven't done much here. Just some rod to replicate the structure and two flat strips for the heel boards to the rudder pedals ...that won't be seen! I still need to find a suitable control column and add straps to the seat and paint it. Again, I wish to emphasise that I am not going to town on this build but just make some small improvements. Well, thats it so far. Its more or less at a priming stage and then its on to painting the camo scheme and choosing JH-L of 317(Polish) Squadron at RAF Acklington early 1941. Cheers for now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Great work Paul,nice to see this old kit getting the treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 Lots more progress: primed.. ...and paint work started.... Camo masking... Masking starting to come off... Soon be ready for final fittings and decals.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 good luck with your sow's ear - hope to see a silk purse.... I don't think it will be that much better Phil. But I will do what I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 This evening I was able to apply all the decals so all that is needed now is to fit the prop on and finish any small details like the fabric covered gun ports, wheels etc. The letter 'H' had a touch of damage and will need a bit of careful repair paint! These will be the last 'build' pics so the next ones will be in the Gallery as a finished model. As a bit of info, the upper wing roundels are Modeldecal, the fuselage ones from somewhere else/another kit, the underwing roundels likewise and fin flash from the Airfix Blenheim Mk.1. All being the right size luckily! The unit codes, serial and Polish Chessboard markings are from the Techmod set shown in post No.1 in this thread. Thanks for following. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Just one shot here and more in the gallery and RFI of the finished build. Decals were fine and a coat of artisits (W&N)acrylic matt coat with a dot of white mixed in plus some subtle weathering... Not seen here but can be seen in final picture in the gallery are the cartridge ejector slots to the wing underside. A simple solution to replicate the missing feature on the kit was to cut tiny sections of black decal stripe and apply them as best I could to the appropriate location. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Paul, you are another one who is modelling faster than your shadow! I hardly notice your thread that it is already finished... Superb treatment of the old girl! Great result deserving all our congrats! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Paul, you are another one who is modelling faster than your shadow! I hardly notice your thread that it is already finished... Superb treatment of the old girl! Great result deserving all our congrats! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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