Spookytooth Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, CedB said: Crikey what a crowd! Welcome everyone and thanks Simon for the snacks, again. We really should start a kitty... No worries there Ced , but some suggestions on sandwich filings/snacks/ pizza toppings etc would be helpful. LOL Simon. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 wow, not even 12 hours old and already I'm pushed into the nether regions of page 2.. There's something strangely attractive about a Lysander isn't there? I shall be following this one closely. Feel free to plagiarize my build and steal whatever you want (and thanks for the mention!). I don't think anything is nailed down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Nice with a Lysander, and the kit looks pretty nice! Built the old Matchbox 32nd kit last year. Was fun! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 12 hours ago, CedB said: I was going to choose another scheme from the five available but MAB is soooo memorable. That said I'm a bit sick of black at the moment... I shall ponder. nah... all black is boring - what about this best of both worlds. you'd need to modify the cowling though and probably a few other bits, but it is a striking scheme caveat: I don't claim to be any kind of expert on anything so don't know how authentic that scheme is 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Nice start CedB. I like Hendies scheme above, I think I have seen a similar scheme but with SEAC roundels for a change. I am wondering who is going to take this kit and convert to the experimental version with the rear turret... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 19 hours ago, perdu said: In case it helps... Sorry Bill, I missed this useful photo while the rabble were crowding in... complicated innit? The kit has a nice internal frame so we shall see 12 hours ago, Lovely Pig said: Sorry I'm late but count me in, I'm a big fan of the Lizzie. I remember building a Matchbox mkII when I was nipper Welcome LP 10 hours ago, Spookytooth said: No worries there Ced , but some suggestions on sandwich filings/snacks/ pizza toppings etc would be helpful. LOL Simon. Thanks Simon! 9 hours ago, hendie said: wow, not even 12 hours old and already I'm pushed into the nether regions of page 2.. There's something strangely attractive about a Lysander isn't there? I shall be following this one closely. Feel free to plagiarize my build and steal whatever you want (and thanks for the mention!). I don't think anything is nailed down. 7 hours ago, hendie said: nah... all black is boring - what about this [snip photo] best of both worlds. you'd need to modify the cowling though and probably a few other bits, but it is a striking scheme caveat: I don't claim to be any kind of expert on anything so don't know how authentic that scheme is Thanks Hendie The kit includes a similar scheme for V9287 of 161 (SD) Squadron so your wish is my command! 8 hours ago, Azgaron said: Nice with a Lysander, and the kit looks pretty nice! Built the old Matchbox 32nd kit last year. Was fun! Håkan Thanks Håkan 52 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Nice start CedB. I like Hendies scheme above, I think I have seen a similar scheme but with SEAC roundels for a change. I am wondering who is going to take this kit and convert to the experimental version with the rear turret... Thanks GB I won't be adding a turret, sorry! More reading this morning. Julien's 2016 kit review with nicer sprue shots: A very nice build (in French) on master194.com where he's opened the fuselage hatches... hmmm. 4+ Wings Line book on the Lysander for download/review here. The Tempsford Special Duties Squadrons' has some interesting background. Finishing the Spitfire soon and then on to this... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 18 minutes ago, CedB said: A very nice build (in French) on master194.com where he's opened the fuselage hatches... hmmm. That's a cracking job - you did notice it's the Matchbox 1/32nd one though Ced? Be a bit more fiddly putting all the gubbins in the 48th one! Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Oh for Goodness sake, haven't you got another child you can marry off to slow you down a bit? I spend a fruitless evening trying to install software on a new PC (XP difficulties with the last) and miss the best seats again. Well I'm sorry Ced, but I'm not struggling through the crowd, and as Mrs Hughes has me on a diet I can't bribe people to move over with popcorn, crisps and other delights, so I'll make do with looking over people's shoulders. I remember as a young boy building the airfix 1/72 Lysander, the only thing I can remember about the build (I think my brain refuses to look in the cabinet marked "you call that a paint job?") was getting the wings on level was tricky. It'll be interesting to see how this build goes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 21 hours ago, CedB said: That said I'm a bit sick of black at the moment... I shall ponder. Simplicissimus. Just add yellow: Looks most dashing and quite the thing to buzz up for a spot of cloud-bothering in. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggu Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 My 96 year old dad told me not long ago when he was at #5 B&G School RCAF in Dafoe Saskatchewan, in 1943 they had some Lizzies, for pulling target Drogues, and the a/c had a hole in the floor for the winch line, one day one of the pilots took dad for a 'flip' and he said they flew out into the bald prairie, and the pilot was showing off, and ended up running one of the wheel along the tops of the moving CPR train cars, and then got tight enough to roll the wheels along the roof of a grain elevator............ all this with dad looking through the hole in the floor!!......he said they very often came back to the station with Wheat in the wheels....... were training pilots bored? I'd say just a little...... I'm watching this build with great interest...... Jeff 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Ooh nice. I have this one in the stash but never the time to do it justice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 8 hours ago, keefr22 said: That's a cracking job - you did notice it's the Matchbox 1/32nd one though Ced? Be a bit more fiddly putting all the gubbins in the 48th one! Keith Thanks Keith - no, I didn't notice, thanks for saving me from the madness! 8 hours ago, Whofan said: Oh for Goodness sake, haven't you got another child you can marry off to slow you down a bit? I spend a fruitless evening trying to install software on a new PC (XP difficulties with the last) and miss the best seats again. Well I'm sorry Ced, but I'm not struggling through the crowd, and as Mrs Hughes has me on a diet I can't bribe people to move over with popcorn, crisps and other delights, so I'll make do with looking over people's shoulders. I remember as a young boy building the airfix 1/72 Lysander, the only thing I can remember about the build (I think my brain refuses to look in the cabinet marked "you call that a paint job?") was getting the wings on level was tricky. It'll be interesting to see how this build goes! Thanks John I do have another daughter but I don't think she'll get married just to slow me down. Honestly, the kids today... Plenty of room up the front John since we moved to the new arena (arf arf). 7 hours ago, TheBaron said: Simplicissimus. Just add yellow: [snip photo] Looks most dashing and quite the thing to buzz up for a spot of cloud-bothering in. WASP! Oh, sorry Tony... Having seen Bill's problems with his Annie I think I'll pass - thanks though 1 hour ago, Biggu said: My 96 year old dad told me not long ago when he was at #5 B&G School RCAF in Dafoe Saskatchewan, in 1943 they had some Lizzies, for pulling target Drogues, and the a/c had a hole in the floor for the winch line, one day one of the pilots took dad for a 'flip' and he said they flew out into the bald prairie, and the pilot was showing off, and ended up running one of the wheel along the tops of the moving CPR train cars, and then got tight enough to roll the wheels along the roof of a grain elevator............ all this with dad looking through the hole in the floor!!......he said they very often came back to the station with Wheat in the wheels....... were training pilots bored? I'd say just a little...... I'm watching this build with great interest...... Jeff Great story Jeff, thanks for sharing 1 hour ago, John_W said: Ooh nice. I have this one in the stash but never the time to do it justice. Hi John - hopefully this will show you how easy it is... ahem I've made a start! I'm away for a couple of days so didn't want to do too much. Cut the bits off the internal frame: … which is good enough for me; I won't be 'doing a Navy Bird' and soldering a new brass one, sorry. That said there is a tiny moulding line... better get the flash sanders out. This is weird: Nicely moulded little radio that they want you to cut the detail off before applying the PE. Hmmm, I think I'll find a lump of plastic and save the kit part for later. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 I thought I'd do a bit before bed. Sometimes a bad idea. I will say at this stage that no alcohol has passed my lips this evening (maybe that's the problem...) Out with the mortice block, insert part and screw down guide: Cut four bits of plastic and assemble: Realise that slot isn't for 45o cuts. Do it again using the right slot and stick bits together with TET: Oversize is better than undersize - I'll sand it to fit the PE later. I'm not naturally good at this sort of thing (either). When I got my first summer job after school I was working on a building site and convinced the foreman I should run the stores. The Chippies (carpenters) would come in for their wood and, as we were refurbishing lots of houses of the same size, I came up with the idea of pre-cutting packs of wood to save the Chippies valuable time. The boss approved so I measured up and counted the required bits and made up six house packs - the Chippies were impressed. I was preparing the next set of six-house packs when one of the Chippies came in and said "Ced, how did you measure the architrave?" "On the inside of the door, the same as the bumper strips" "Fine", he said, "only you've cut them at an angle with that length on the outside of the frame". I cut down all the long bits for the tops of the doors. Lasted ages. I am an idiot. 6 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 we all do things like that sometimes Jadar Hobby over in Poland do a couple of PE frets for the 1/48 kit. Can be found here I used them in my build... well, some of them. I ended up not using the canopy framing as I did a Mk II so it's still kicking around somewhere. Let me know if you want it as I'll never use it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Blimey, what a crowd. I think I'll have to find a box to stand on outside and look through the window. Can you speak up a bit please? John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 8 hours ago, hendie said: we all do things like that sometimes Jadar Hobby over in Poland do a couple of PE frets for the 1/48 kit. Can be found here I used them in my build... well, some of them. I ended up not using the canopy framing as I did a Mk II so it's still kicking around somewhere. Let me know if you want it as I'll never use it Thanks Hendie, kind offer - the Eduard kit has internal PE thanks and I might have a go at Tony's tape-and-rivet-tool method for the framing (if I remember!) 2 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Blimey, what a crowd. I think I'll have to find a box to stand on outside and look through the window. Can you speak up a bit please? John Plenty of room down the front John - I SAID PLENTY... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 6:26 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Fine I’ll sit at the bar ... Gimme a Guinness Hello Ced, I'm in too, at the bar beside my cousin... Havin' a beer, watchin' the game..... Sincerely. CC 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 8:04 PM, Spookytooth said: Refreshments have been refreshed dear chaps. Although the chilli is on hold for now after the last incident. Simon. Ahow ! memories of Percy running at full speed in that poor goat is still alive !! was'nt there, did'nt do it... sincerely CC 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 On 7/25/2018 at 10:01 AM, TheBaron said: Simplicissimus. Just add yellow: Looks most dashing and quite the thing to buzz up for a spot of cloud-bothering in. Ha ha Special camo for our Dear Alien !! Sure that she will be very appealling for @Martian Hale Me ? Did'nt say nothing, I'm just an honest neutral pirate !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 What? Wait! Hang on, slow down man, some of us are not as good at keeping up as we used to be! Nice to see it was equipped with a barrel of real ale for the observer though, very thoughtful! Ian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Excuse me Mr Ced where did you this weapon, looks useful? Stuart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks Guys Be good while I’m away and help yourself to drinks, EXCEPT the red bottle. Stuart the mitre block is from here. Not sure I paid that much? Only good for the JLC saw as it’s very thin. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Of course we won't touch the red bottle Ced. Honest. Where is the red bottle Ced? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 56 minutes ago, Gorby said: Where is the red bottle Ced? Probably next to the blue one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: Probably next to the blue one. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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