modelglue Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Looking good! The finish line is just in sight now. Is there a canopy mask available for this base kit? Or is the fit going to be more of a bear than paint on the frame? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 It's looking great Simon! If I remember right, the AZ Mk II/V kit has that big gap between the forward canopy and fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Looking good! The finish line is just in sight now. Is there a canopy mask available for this base kit? Or is the fit going to be more of a bear than paint on the frame? Thanks MG. I don't use canopy masks as I'm far too tight to buy them (the Blenheim is the one exception to this rule). It's looking great Simon! If I remember right, the AZ Mk II/V kit has that big gap between the forward canopy and fuselage. Thanks Cookie. Your memory serves you well there's a very big gap, and it's not just at the front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Lovely work Simon, I really like the scheme and how you have brought it to life! Nice work! Looking forward to the end result Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 I said that the canopy looks to be designed for a different kit. Here's the proof: I forsee some filling in my future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 That looks to be a bit of a pain Simon! Good luck with sorting that out. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Can't 'like' that Simon - good grief... I hope you can sort it out, awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 That looks to be a bit of a pain Simon! Good luck with sorting that out. Rob Thanks Rob, I think I need all my luck and some filler. Can't 'like' that Simon - good grief... I hope you can sort it out, awful. So do I! Trouble is that I haven't got a lot of time to sort it out; my wife has an operation on Saturday and I'm packing my belongings as I've sold my house. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Not to worry Simon, when you're ready. I hope your wife's op and the house move go well - see you when you're settled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I have never built a kit by anyone other than Airfix, Heller, Revell and Tamiya, this should be interesting viewing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexN Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Apologies for the 'like' over the page - it was meant as a morale-booster, not a round of applause for the kit-maker! All the best* tackling the little horror. Cheers, Alex. * And for the move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Good luck with the op and move Simon, hope it's as stress free as possible on both counts. As for the canopy what about a vacform? Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Not to worry Simon, when you're ready. I hope your wife's op and the house move go well - see you when you're settled. Thanks Ced. I'll still be around but might not get much modelling done. I have never built a kit by anyone other than Airfix, Heller, Revell and Tamiya, this should be interesting viewing. Really? You're missing out on a whole load of aeroplanes that the mainstream manufacturers can't make money out of. Have said that, some of the short-run kits are 'challenging' so, you've also limited your vocabulary of swear words. Apologies for the 'like' over the page - it was meant as a morale-booster, not a round of applause for the kit-maker! All the best* tackling the little horror. Cheers, Alex. * And for the move. That's fine, Alex, and thanks. (See the last art of this post for an up-date on the canopy.) Good luck with the op and move Simon, hope it's as stress free as possible on both counts. As for the canopy what about a vacform? Rob Thanks Rob. Luckily, it's not me having the op but my wife. She was due to have it on Monday but it was cancelled because of an emergency. Well, I had a fiddle with the canopy and have come to the conclusion that I have been trying to fit the wrong canopy, I've been using the one for the AZ Spitfire I and trying to get it to fit the AZ V fuselage. Or, the other way round, I'm not sure anymore. Anyway, the better-fitting canopy has had a bath in Klear and will be fitted in the very near future. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) This thread will be quieter over the next week or so because I am moving home. The downside is that I no longer have a house full of Spitfires (although I am sneaking them into my wife's place, there are 10 now and I don't think she's noticed) and will need to thin my stash a little (there might be some stuff put in the 'For sale' section on here). The upside is that I've cleared my 'shelf of doom' and should get some cash from all the 1/35th armour kits I'll never make. Anyway, this kit is now in a box awaiting transport to it's new home, where I plan to finish it. (Edited to correct spelling.) Edited August 30, 2016 by Beard 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I hope the move goes well Simon (and that you find a place to model!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 I hope the move goes well Simon (and that you find a place to model!) It's going well so far, Ced. Tomorrow nearly all of my furniture, along with quite a lot of unfinished kits, goes to the local tip. Somewhere to model will be problematic, I think it'll be the dining table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Dawn of a new era... best wishes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Enjoy your new home Simon, hope the dining room table works out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Finally moved and sorted out a few of my belongings so have found some time to work on this again. I've found a canopy that fits (well, sort of) and painted it with the first coat of interior green. Photos will be posted later. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Apart from sorting through piles of stuff for the tip and the charity shop, I've been reacquainting myself with this: and putting new strings on this: before seeing if I have a canopy to fit my Spitfire: Not too bad. It's since been painted. More soon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Nice Simon I know nothing about guitars, sorry, but the canopy looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I've run out of 'likes' for today. The last post needed three ! Is the first instrument a mandolin? It's a beautiful thing to be sure. The vintage electric is really vibrant, a new set of strings is always a nice treat. I save old strings (like all kinds of other stuff) for modelling. Quite a few possible uses, especially for the 9 to 10 thou " ones. That canopy looks like it will do the trick . Hope you're settling into your new home and enjoying the good clear out, and rediscovery of old musical friends Best regards Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Nice Simon I know nothing about guitars, sorry, but the canopy looks good. Thanks Ced. I've run out of 'likes' for today. The last post needed three ! Is the first instrument a mandolin? It's a beautiful thing to be sure. The vintage electric is really vibrant, a new set of strings is always a nice treat. I save old strings (like all kinds of other stuff) for modelling. Quite a few possible uses, especially for the 9 to 10 thou " ones. That canopy looks like it will do the trick . Hope you're settling into your new home and enjoying the good clear out, and rediscovery of old musical friends Best regards Tony Thanks Tony. The first instrument is a Mandolin. The electric is in my favourite colour, Candy Apple Red, I'm yet to have a fiddle with my Strat, Jaguar, Mustang and Banjos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Canopy on and it needs some work... quite a lot of work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 I've become a little side-tracked by my Tomahawk build in the MTO Group Build but I have done some work on this one. Some PVA glue to, hopefully, fill the gaps around the canopy. This photo was taken when the glue was still wet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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