Muddyf Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Great progress with usual attention to detail. Bookmarked this build for when I get hold of a Beaufort. Enjoy the fry up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Well breakfast can wait a few minutes... Thanks for looking, Adrian 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Glad you didn't leave a map on the Nav's table Adrian, as seems to be the fashion these days - I'd have thought any Nav leaving a map in an aircraft during wartime would have been in trouble pretty quickly.... Those transparencies are stunningly clear! Hope you enjoyed breakfast! Keith 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Utter wow! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 nice bit of plastic surgery! them canopies look amazing. hard to believe they were scratches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Adrian, WOW this is really coming along. Those clears fit great! Well done. All the Best! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Well I forgot about the lunchtime party down the road, but I’ve now got the canopies smoothed in: ...which means I can stick the wings on! Thanks for looking, Adrian 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Spinners: 20 thou plunge moulded through a 6.5 mm hole. Thanks for looking, Adrian 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Those canopies were well worth the effort. Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Spinners fitted: Thanks for looking, Adrian 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 A superb slew of updates Adrian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Happy New Year Adrian! This is quite possibly my favourite wip ever and I loved the Beaufighter interlude too! Now you are approaching the finish line I can't wait to see the results. Didn't I read somewhere that Airfix have got an announcement planned for tomorrow? Regards Jim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 shiver me timbers. looks great with the wings on and the necals look nice as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddyf Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 My earlier comment didn’t see this update coming. Fantastic looking model, and an afternoon of plunge moulding, something that will take me at least a month. Great looking Beaufort, I am looking forward to seeing this with some paint on its exterior! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Impressive stuff as always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Spinners fitted: Seeing those engines basically complete gives an insight into how good the finished job will look too & I'm picking it'll rate a genuine full sized AWESOME. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 14 hours ago, keefr22 said: you didn't leave a map I can understand the temptation - the table looks so empty compared to all the structure, controls and wiring elsewhere. 6 hours ago, JimHead23 said: Didn't I read somewhere that Airfix have got an announcement planned for tomorrow? You got me! I checked their website! It is strange that they haven't announced anything new-new over the Christmas period. I guess B**x*t is making it hard for them to take risks on new releases right now. 5 hours ago, Muddyf said: an afternoon of plunge moulding It's really quick if you just want something you're prepared to sand down. I had to drill a 6.5mm hole in some thin plywood, then waved those plastic sheets above the gas ring, held in a bulldog clip. 10 minutes max, including a trip back upstairs to cut two more squares of plastic. 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: engines basically complete So-o-o-o glad I found the Frog Beaufighter ones. It was a fun diversion build too. Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I keep thinking I'm ready to start painting and then I realise I'm not. Tomorrow I am going to write a list when I get home and then start crossing things off it. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Marvellous stuff Adrian; great canopies, nice steps and, of course, the map light. What more could a man ask for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 10 hours ago, AdrianMF said: It's really quick if you just want something you're prepared to sand down. I had to drill a 6.5mm hole in some thin plywood, then waved those plastic sheets above the gas ring, held in a bulldog clip. 10 minutes max, including a trip back upstairs to cut two more squares of plastic. This 'duffa' needs to know exactly what you did with the hot pliable plastic? What did you use as the master? Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, CedB said: more could a man ask for? Sadly there is no Elsan, being under the hump and invisible in the finished model. You will just have to cross your legs and sit tight... 50 minutes ago, Courageous said: What did you use as the master? The drop tank in the picture looked about half a mm smaller than the spinners so I used that. I just held a corner of the plastic with the bulldog clip and waved it over the cooker flame until it went floppy, then put it over the 6.5 mm hole in the plywood and shoved the drop tank into the hole. That's why the plastic sheet is crumpled, but the piece is so small that the crumples didn't reach the spinner. For a larger shape I would staple the plastic over the hole and wave the whole lot over the cooker (or use a paint stripper gun like I do for vacforming). Regards, Adrian 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Well it looks like I haven't done enough work on the Beaufort to earn a new Airfix tooling Well done to @perdu and @Massimo though for getting a new Buccaneer out! Regards, Adrian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddyf Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Well it looks like I haven't done enough work on the Beaufort to earn a new Airfix tooling There may be a later, secret, announcement! (Stranger things happen at sea!). The Beaufort is looking fantastic, especially now that it has its wings on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 This is some fantastic modelling Adrian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnticlockwisePropeller Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I'm rather late to the party, but this is an absolutely superb build! Truly inspirational stuff! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 By ‘eck, there’s a lot of fiddly details on a Beaufort! Thanks for looking, Adrian 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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