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Hello Dears,

I came from my LHS with Albion alloy tube of 1,6mm and go on,

Here's the result !

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I did the blast tube for the guns

The cannons are located behind the Wheel well...

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Now, I think about improving the gun ports, this is not yet exactly the same than the real thing but we are nearing it !

I wish I could have finished Willie the Whale this year !

Sincerely.

CC

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Hello Dears,

Hum, I was glad about my blast tubes for the 20mm cannons....

I based my work on this pic 

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So my tubing has just to be honed a bit to conform the fuselage and all will be right ? Is in't it ???

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And in fact NO :suicide:

Since I found now this pic from an operational Skyknight....

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The Veeeeery long barrels are protruding from the blast tube 

And you were thinking that you were about to close the fuselage....

Thanks for looking !!

Sincerely.

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Hello Dears !

So, the Drut was supposed to open my Korean War serie but ....

The Seafire 47 and the Firefly Mk I made it first !!

Now, I need a Blue aircraft in my serie, but The Skyraider can again get before my Skyknight..

So one last look at the interior...

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And the modified dashboard !

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And start to close the fuselage !!

It promise to be really fun !!

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Smell of more and more sanding....

Have a great modelling time !

Sincerely.

CC

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Lovely work but I'm hardly seeing any putty. My Bristol Racer has already consumed 2 packs of Milliput and I'm still counting, (I reckon I only need an inch or two more for the wing fairings ) now that's a tale of putty and sanding....

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More of your irrerpressible modelling CC., brightening my day to read. :thanks:

Some great progress on the colouring of those internals and this:

On 8/28/2018 at 12:14 AM, corsaircorp said:

Since I found now this pic from an operational Skyknight....

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abstract piece should be hanging in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts. Marcel Duchamp would have been proud of you CC.

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5 hours ago, Marklo said:

Lovely work but I'm hardly seeing any putty. My Bristol Racer has already consumed 2 packs of Milliput and I'm still counting, (I reckon I only need an inch or two more for the wing fairings ) now that's a tale of putty and sanding....

 Whaaaat ???

To put the engine nacelles consumed both putty, Milliput and finally resin it was a total war !

The on the internals I used plasticard, putty and finally blue tack and CA glue !!

 

3 hours ago, TheBaron said:

More of your irrerpressible modelling CC., brightening my day to read. :thanks:

Some great progress on the colouring of those internals and this:

abstract piece should be hanging in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts. Marcel Duchamp would have been proud of you CC.

I received these august sentences as a great honor Dear baron !!

In matter of modelling, you are far ahead of me, and you are an inspiration for me !!

I hope that you will come at SMW, I'll be glad to offer you this one !!

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Always a story of monks and nuns but Lord !! They know to make a good beer !!

Thanks again your Baronship !!

 

Well a bit more of the Drut !!

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started by the tail, since the half fuselages are wrapped, I'll proceed step by step !!

When the tail is ALMOST right, look at the gap on the cockpit !!

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Serious steps both in width and hight....

My Dear @Marklo open your eyes there will be putty and milliput !!

Believe me !!

More to come soon !!

Take care !!

Sincerely !

CC

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No I stand by both of my comments. A really good build , lots of modelling skill displayed, but not as much putty as I'd like :) 

 

I love the pics of the operational Skyknoghts cannon, it's so scruffy you just couldn't  reproduce that in a model, it's a bit like the crinkly fabric sides typical of BE2cs, people would thing you'd made a horrible mess if you were to replicate it.

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Hello Dears !!

Speak softly and carry a big stick..... Maybe Theodore Roosevelt has tried a CMK kit.... 😱

Step by step, swear by swear wit amounts of green cap....

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Plasticard, putty and sanding ...

There's no miracle...

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Let's see tomorrow when the glue has cured a bit...

More pleasure in a near future !!!

Sincerely.

CC

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Hi CC I didn't realise that you were building one of these, but I do now? I also have one in the stash, so I'll be looking for tips and suggestions.

 

John

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16 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

Hi CC I didn't realise that you were building one of these, but I do now? I also have one in the stash, so I'll be looking for tips and suggestions.

 

John

Hello John !

Tips and suggestion, try to put the 2 fuselage halves side by side….:evil_laugh:

 

Have a good shot of whiskey, then have another one !

This said, it's not too bad a kit, sturdy plastic, I made the fuselage halves a bit straghter in using the vapor from the kettle !!

It paid off, look !!

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Now to please our Dear @Marklo time for a bit of putty !!

But not too much finally !!

 

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Now Willy is really looking like a stranded whale !!

The oncoming output is eclectic is'nt it ??

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Thank for watching my Madness !!

Thank for the kind comments !!

Have a great modelling Week end

Sincerely.

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I looked at mine a while ago and guess what? The fuselage halves curve away from each other, though not as badly as yours do.

I'll bet you're looking forward to the wing/fuselage butt joints.  

 

John

 

 

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3 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

I looked at mine a while ago and guess what? The fuselage halves curve away from each other, though not as badly as yours do.

I'll bet you're looking forward to the wing/fuselage butt joints.  

 

John

 

 

Hello John,

the first pic of the thread show the half fuselages already straightened with steam !

At first, it was litterally 2 bananas

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Now to please our Dear @Marklo time for a bit of putty !!

Thank you.

 

I see you too are building a Stuka( I'm in the middle of converting an Airfix R into an A. Also Is that a Skua sitting on your workbench? 

 

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48 minutes ago, Marklo said:

Thank you.

 

I see you too are building a Stuka( I'm in the middle of converting an Airfix R into an A. Also Is that a Skua sitting on your workbench? 

 

Hello Marklo,

The stuka is the D model from Italeri, nice kit but the adjustments are.... Well ...

A Skua ? No, the Skua is'nt started yet !! It's worst !! 2 Blackburn Rocs, one with the wings folded !

That's one more foolish game started with our revered Alien....

3 X 1/48 Rocs on the tables of SMW 2019 !!

Waow did you have a WiP for your Stuka ? That's a great conversion, That tell me something but I'm not sure that I get there !

Sincerely.

CC

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The hard parts are done, (spats, nose and canopy) interior, bits and bobs and paintwork left. Still cant' decide between Japanese and SCW. but the pig seems more attractive. (now that just doesn't sound right, read the thread and it (may) will make more sense) there's also an RFI for the gladiator

 

 

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Johlante ?

Sie ist eine sau !!

It comes from an opera in Germany !!

1 hour ago, Marklo said:

The hard arts are done, (spats, nose and canopy) interior, bits and bobs and paintwork left. Still cant' decide between Japanese and SCW. but the pig seems more attractive. (now that just doesn't sound right, read the thread and it (may) will make more sense) there's also an RFI for the gladiator

 

 

I've been Lucky, as I'm working on my van, I'm outside !!

Then I listened to an unusual engine noise, this characteristic noise !!

Then I saw a Dakota coming back from UK or Normandy and going back to Germany or Switserland !!

Too high for a pic with my cell phone but She was not camouflaged !!

It mak my day !!

Sincerely.

CC

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On 6/7/2019 at 7:00 AM, Andre B said:

Reminds me of the old Matchbox kit. An simple kit albeit not an simple build...

 

Following with interest!

 

Cheers / André

Hello Andre

My daughtter has started the Matchbox Drut ...

It's stalling for years on accounts of anime and video games !!!

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5 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

I heard something that sounded like a Dakota a few days ago, but couldn’t see it because the trees were in the way.

 

John

I think that there are 2 or 3 Dakota in france !

One stayed in Normandy and make some touring over the beaches..

I think that there is one in La Ferté Alais...

And I heard of one in Le Castelet...

But now it should have changed ...

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Hello Dears,

a kind of teasing for a future post in the interesting spots !

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well yesterday has been really shaky and I did only a little on the bench !!

However, it was Douglas evening...

I start the making of a cantilever for this beastie !

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As there is no plan or marked places, I did pegs for the wing pylons 

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Then remembering the wise words of @Troy Smith Never trust a profile...

Pictures are more helpfull !

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And here are the spots !!

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I hope to finish the Drut this year !

More to come soon !

Sincerely.

CC

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