Navy Bird Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 7 hours ago, ElectricLightAndy said: Hi Bill, Any progress yet on this or the 1/32 spitfire? Nothing on the Spit I'm afraid, due to the Canberra completion, but I'm just about to put some Dark Sea Blue on the XF15C. Plus, I've managed to trim the vacuform canopy so that it matches the fuselage, and open it up to boot. Without cursing, which I rank as the major accomplishment for 2017. I've also started an F-111B conversion over in the F-111 STGB, so I suspect that and this build here will take up my time until they're finished. It's highly unlike me to have any more than one kit going at a time - having three pokers in the fire has me head spinning. I'll probably end up doing something stupid like spray the Dark Sea Blue on the F-111B, and the Light Gull Grey on the Spit. I guess that leaves Ocean Grey/Dark Green for the Curtiss. Cheers, Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Navy Bird said: It's highly unlike me to have any more than one kit going at a time - having three pokers in the fire has me head spinning. Do I not recall a scratchbuilt race car in progress too Bill...? Or doesn't that count as it's not a kit?! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: Do I not recall a scratchbuilt race car in progress too Bill...? Or doesn't that count as it's not a kit?! Keith It's highly unlike me to have any more than one kit going at a time - having three four pokers in the fire has me head spinning. Cheers, Bill PS. That one is really going to take forever, as I have to master the art of 3D printing. Arghh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Navy Bird said: PS. That one is really going to take forever, as I have to master the art of 3D printing. Arghh. One of my best friends (and a fellow modeller) runs the makerlab for a public library here in Illinois. He might be able to help you with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 16 hours ago, Procopius said: One of my best friends (and a fellow modeller) runs the makerlab for a public library here in Illinois. He might be able to help you with that. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I need to get the CAD part down first - my days of being a mechanical engineer were back when the tools of the trade were lettering templates, mechanical (not electronic) calculators, french curves, log & trig tables, and a drawing board. Oh, and vellum, too. Gotta put those lines on something! Cheers, Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Hey, how about this - some Dark Sea Blue on this baby: You can just about see where I've added the chin scoop inside the cowling. And the required "rear view" - Since this was a glossy paint out of the bottle (Model Master) I'm going to let it cure for a couple of days. My signal is when it stops smelling like paint, then it's dry. The we'll paint the gear legs, wheel wells and turtle deck Interior Green. There are large metallic areas at the indentations for the exhausts, as well as around the jet pipe. As you can see, she sets up nice on her gear, so I must have lucked out with the weight up front. 25 grams if I recall. Well, there she is - progress! Cheers, Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 That looks great Bill It may be 1/72, but it has a sense of mass, weight, power. Beautiful paint finish Best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Finally finished this baby - RFI can be found here: Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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