Hewy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I'm going to throw my hat into the ring with the tamiya 1/48 razor back kit, i'll be doing a bare metal finish, its the silverlady of the 56th fg, flown by witold lanowski, i believe it was the fighter groups flagship, seen here as I'll be depicting her in d day livery, I'll crack on. Glynn 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Hi Glynn. Looking forward to seeing you create another one of your masterpieces with this kit. Good choice of subject too. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, PlaStix said: Hi Glynn. Looking forward to seeing you create another one of your masterpieces with this kit. Good choice of subject too. Kind regards, Stix Thanks stix, I'll probably use your great start for color references in the pit though 😁, as you've set a high standard as usual, Another picture of the silverlady And its polish pilot witol lanowski, who also flew for the raf during ww2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Good morning Glynn Many thanks for the pics 👍I have a decals sheet with Silver Lady .. Enjoy your build Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Thanks Patrice, I really fancied doing a razorback with D day stripes,especially in bmf, there were two more on the list of maybes, zombie and Maggie, also there are later pictures of silverlady with a malcolm hood conversion, i'll keep this simple though Cheers Glynn Edited July 3, 2018 by Hewy Phone auto spell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Great choice Glynn, both of the ever popular Tamya kit and the markings, there is something about a P-47 in invasion stripes and she will make a good partner for your excellent Typhoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 59 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Great choice Glynn, both of the ever popular Tamya kit and the markings, there is something about a P-47 in invasion stripes and she will make a good partner for your excellent Typhoon. It will craig, it'll be interesting to see the side by side size comparisons, hopfully being tamiya it will prove to be trouble free, Cheers Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 A bit of a start before i got sidetracked by a certain football game, I'll carry on today I've also got masks, and a quickboost resin seat with molded on seatbels, 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Be following this for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Valkyrie said: Be following this for sure. Hi valk, I'd better knuckle down then👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Current state of play, Cockpit painted and assembled, and fuselage together, no problems at all, its a dream of a kit I cut off the plastic glass on the gun sight and replaced it with a piece of acetate, easier to paint and it looks a smidgion better Cheers. Glynn 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) Great looking cockpit. I see you’ve added a bit of wiring to the IP. When you fit the part that holds the armoured plate it will be hard to see, I found this out after wiring one up. There’s also an optional glare shield which completely covers this area but isn’t mentioned in the instructions which was sometimes fitted. Edited July 8, 2018 by Tbolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Great looking cockpit. I see you’ve added a bit of wiring to the IP. When you fit the part that holds the armoured plate it will be hard to see, I found this out after wiring one up. There’s also an optional glare shield which completely covers this area but isn’t mentioned in the instructions which was sometimes fitted. Cheers Tbolt , thanks for the heads up with the glare shield, i was unsure how much would actually be seen, not a lot now its together, but i enjoyed an afternoon on it anyway. Glynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Yeah I’m quite good at adding detail that is hard to see on the finished model without a good flashlight it’s nice to know it’s there but sometimes I wonder if I would get more finished if I didn’t worry about these things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Very nice work Glynn. The cockpit looks really good, great detail painting. I like the seat, looks much better than trying to get etched brass to conform to the seats contours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Absolutely superb work on the cockpit and I like the extra details. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Looking very good hewy! Joss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 A litte bit of work on the razorback, today i did a little bit of wiring on the engine, although again, not a lot to see when together, i couldn't resist getting a start on the painting, not the finished article not by a long way, but its a start Cheers Glynn Those chips on the cowl are due to rushing, they'll be turned into paint chips in the weathering at the end 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Cracking job there, looks really good. Just one small point though, you seem to have used two types of distributors - you've got the round type on the left and the hexagonal type on the right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Cracking job there, looks really good. Just one small point though, you seem to have used two types of distributors - you've got the round type on the left and the hexagonal type on the right! Doh, I'm no jug experten, cheers tb I'll prize one off and fit 2 the same🤡, fortunately the front end isn't glued Cheers Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Hewy said: Doh, I'm no jug experten, cheers tb I'll prize one off and fit 2 the same🤡, fortunately the front end isn't glued Cheers Glynn The hexagonal type is completely wrong for a Razorback, never should have been in the kit, so Tamiya have made things more confusing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Great work so far Glynn,love the engine detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Great work so far Glynn,love the engine detail. Thanks steve, blew my eyes apart that, 9 minutes ago, Tbolt said: The hexagonal type is completely wrong for a Razorback, never should have been in the kit, so Tamiya have made things more confusing. Good job you told me that, round one it is Ta, Glynn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Very impressive work on the engine there Glynn! It looks great inside the cowl. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Very nice work Glynn, the engine and cowling look great together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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