TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Good afternoon Trevor She looks very nice with the paints and decals on Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hi Patrice. Yes it looks quite different in a single colour upper surface and the springbok insignia. I finished the undercarriage assembly and whilst waiting for my matt varnish to harden. Then unfortunately I ground to a halt because all my CA glue bottles had gone off . I'll get some more this week. Never mind, my interloping Mk.I is 99% finished! It's on it's legs and all that is needed now is another coat of Matt varnish to absolutely flatten the camouflage and maybe tidy up the paint on the tyres. So.......... whilst waiting for paint, glue and varnish to dry, I started this yesterday....... The delightful 1/72 Airfix 'stang. My mojo for 2017 has definitely returned Trevor 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Max Headroom said: My mojo for 2017 has definitely returned Glad to hear it Trevor! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 16 minutes ago, CedB said: Glad to hear it Trevor! Thanks Ced! I've got my eye on the 1/72 Airfix P-40 in the stash then! ive have a particular one in mind..... Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Good evening Trevor Nice work on your Spit Mk 1 and Mustang and I am very pleased to read that your Mojo is back .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 A small update for tonight. The XVI now stands on its own legs! Got to say though that 'vague' flatters the fitting of the legs. There are no locating lugs or locating holes whatsoever. Sure the instructions give you how ever many blah de blah degrees you should place the legs, but come on AZ, how hard would it have been to give a precise fitting mechanism. As it is I think this is more Mk.I than XVI, but it's standing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Very smart Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 + 1 John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Good morning Trevor Very good job Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Thanks guys. Canopy on the XVI tonight and a final matt coat of varnish on it and the MK.I and then post some pics on the RFI thread. 200% increase in my output from 2016! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 15 hours ago, Max Headroom said: Sure the instructions give you how ever many blah de blah degrees you should place the legs, but come on AZ, how hard would it have been to give a precise fitting mechanism. One of my pet peeves with Spitfire kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Procopius said: One of my pet peeves with Spitfire kits. To be fair the newish Mk.I that interloped into this thread has very positive locating lugs/holes. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Just now, Max Headroom said: To be fair the newish Mk.I that interloped into this thread has very positive locating lugs/holes. The Airfix one? Yes, it has probably my favourite u/c breakdown of any kit I've built so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Right I'm calling this one (and the interloper) done! About twelve months late for the Edgar tribute build but I got there in the end. The AZ kit was bought especially for this build and overall I'm pleased how it went together but see the commentary above for the inevitable caveats. The Mk.I is the latest Airfix rendition. It's the third I've built but the first to use the kit transfers. A few shots, but I'll do an RFI in a mo. Here is is the RFI... Thanks for looking Trevor 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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