StephenCJ Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Hello Friends, Went to pick up my daughter from the bus stop on Friday and called into Toyworld and got this little Airfix gem. Also bought a 1/48 scale Revell Catalina. Going to build it out of the box and have it done within a week. Going to do the No.5 Flying Training School version. Sprue pictures Decals I have already assembled the intakes, the cockpit and the tail booms. Just need to paint the cockpit black. Thanks for looking. Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Great subject choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Great kit, enjoy it and good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 DISASTER!!!!!!!! What could go wrong with this little gem from Airfix......... I looked too long at Navy Bird's seats. A picture of his seats below the Airfix seats for comparison. Picture pinched from Navy Bird's build. Sorry if I have upset you Bill. I then looked around for some aftermarket seats and spent 40 Pounds on these: Catalogue ED73480 de Havilland Vampire T.11 (des... 1 £11.66 £11.66 Catalogue CMK7293 de Havilland Vampire T.11 � in... 1 £8.83 £8.83 Catalogue EDCX360 de Havilland Vampire T.11 (des... 1 £3.75 £3.75 Catalogue X72174 Reprinted, back in stock. de... 1 £6.66 £6.66 Masks, decals, PE and resin cockpit- I have some sort of addiction to PE. I bought some decals that had a RAN scheme. I could have RAAF decals on another sheet. So much for OOB and a week in building. I will have to wait 3 weeks for the parts to arrive. Thanks for looking. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAVY870 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Dont look at Bills seat because they are the wrong ones for a Vampire. His are Martin Baker MK-4A's designed for the Sea Venom, you need MK-3's a very different seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 You really shoudln't! I just added a seat cussin and belts out of tape, along with a wire as firing handle. That's how it turned out. Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Your seats look great Alex. I was going to do the same but the thought of aftermarket stuff was too great. Thanks for the info Navy870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawker's Hound Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Wow Bill's seats are amazing! I'm doing the starter set out-of-box version of this over in current group builds. The only difference I can see so far is your far more comprehensive decal sheet. I'm looking forward to seeing how your build progresses. Edited March 26, 2016 by Hawker's Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I was a bit astounded by the price of 17.99, but then realised you are in Auz and it is in Dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 This is what I'm doing for mine Tamiya Tape belts and 5amp fuse wire. It works for me! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawker's Hound Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Looks fantastic! I'm not allowed such details. May I suggest dry fitting all the wing bits if you weren't going to? I found a few things that may or may not need some very slight reshaping and if I did it again I'd put the intake grilles on after the wings. Here's a dry fit of my wings on the already installed grilles. Mind the gap! Don't be sad. It's all in fun and I haven't built a kit in a phenomenal amount of time. I love these old British birds. Can't wait to see your nice-looking one. Haha. Edited March 26, 2016 by Hawker's Hound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawker's Hound Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I was a bit astounded by the price of 17.99, but then realised you are in Auz and it is in Dollars *insert economy joke* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hello HH. Mine has progressed to the undercoat stage. It wasn't a faultless put together. The upper wing/pod join is fine but underneath on one side it needed some filler as did the intakes. ****Important bit!**** Fix the upper wing first, then the booms, then the main wheel oleos and finally the two lower wing halves. If you leave the oleos until last, you can't get them to fit. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawker's Hound Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hm. That might be a problem, as I've done it the "unconventional" way and put the wing halves together first. Haha. Thanks for the tip, though. If something else doesn't fit I'll know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Bits turned up last week and I have had a change of plan. New decals. CMK Resin and PE and Eduard PE It seems I have enough PE for 2 kits so I will do a Rhodesian AF first. Thanks for looking. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawker's Hound Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 That'll look juicy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) I have finally made a start on this model have painted the black in the cockpit and made a start on the seats. Made some cushions. just sitting in the cockpit. The flash has made the cushions look too harsh. Thanks for looking. Stephen Edited April 11, 2016 by StephenCJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 Further progress. Thanks for looking. Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 That's looking tasty! I had thought of that very same markings sheet for mine but in the end I'm dipping into the spares box. I'll certainly build more of this kit as it's a sweet thing. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 It is a joy to build. Trevor if you are interested I could send you the leftover decals. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Stephen thanks for the kind offer but when I say I will build another it could be YEARS away! Looking forward to seeing you finish this one though. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 That's looking great. I'm building one at the moment and decided to have a scootch around to see if anyone else was making one. Any progress to report? Take care. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Finally did some modelling. Had this painted and drying in the sun, only problem it was Toki's (little cat) spot in the sun. Have repaired the damage and painted it with AK Interactive Xtreme Metal Matte Aluminium. She is now ready for stickers. Some snaps Thanks for looking. Stephen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Looking great. I take it you're going for an open canopy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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