Mancunian airman Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 As we are extending this GB I thought I might as well drop this in . . . . I am also building this for the AIRFIX FORUM GB to mark the end of WWI. Once again Instructions are really basic There are no reference numbers to the paints from Humbrol. I have never done rigging before so although I might attempt it, the model may not have any when its finished. I shall be taking off sooon . ... . . Ian 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Not a lot to report but I have put the knife in and made a start. I have dropped the rear elevators and of the rudder, I have cut the inside of one and the outside of the other along the seam to create an angle poise . . . . I sanded the sink marks on the bottom wing; four were proud and No5 required filling with Green stuff. A drop of paint on the wheels and the Lewis(?) gun plus the radiator. If somebody can give me a Humbrol colour for the cream underside and the Khaki I would appreciate that. More to come. Ian 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Nice to see another of these show up Ian, I've recently read a Chaz Bower book on them & came away with a new appreciation of their qualities so there is definitely a couple at least in my future. I have Airfix & Roden kits in stock. I'll be watching this keenly. Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 8 hours ago, Mancunian airman said: If somebody can give me a Humbrol colour for the cream underside and the Khaki I would appreciate that. 103 for the underside and something like 155 or 86 (greenish), or 26 (red-brownish) for the topside. Regards, Adrian 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Not wanting to pick a fight with Adrian, but looking at the art on the header card of your kit (aren't those wonderful?) the colour calls on the later boxings of this would not be too far out either. Some inspiration here. Steve. Edited September 13, 2018 by stevehnz 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) I used Humbrol 26 Khaki and 7 Buff (this actually being gloss but can be matt-coted). I thought these were closer in time to the original Airfix call-out colours. Edited September 13, 2018 by Ventora3300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) Oooh nice. I’ll be watching this come together. Good luck with the rigging, I can highly recommend EZ Line, I used it for my HP O/400. Nice and straight forward. Good luck sir. Johnny. Edited September 15, 2018 by The Spadgent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Nice choice, really love the BrisFit. I totally agree with @The Spadgent's recommendation for EZline, I used it for my recent Swordfish effort and it really was EZ to use. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Really enjoying seeing this one come together Daft question regarding EZ line, is this the fishing line, and if so what breaking strain do you recommend ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: Really enjoying seeing this one come together Daft question regarding EZ line, is this the fishing line, and if so what breaking strain do you recommend ? No it’s a product sold by modelling tools. Little cars. I noticed a link on the home page of BM. It’s a kind of elasticated tread , super easy to use and looks grand. Check out my Handly page build. I used loads of it. hope that helps. johnny. sorry for the drift. Edited September 15, 2018 by The Spadgent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Thanks for the Link, its currently out of stock but I have registered with them to let me know when they get some in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 rigging is something that just plain scares me..... I MUST give it a go at some point.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 23 minutes ago, Lawzer said: rigging is something that just plain scares me..... I MUST give it a go at some point.... That’s what I thought until I gave it a go. I’m not scared of it any more, but I’m also not a convert to biplane modelling! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 13/09/2018 at 07:27, stevehnz said: pick a fight with Adrian Absolutely no problem! I have 74 light oak in my paint tray too, and I use it pretty much interchangeably with 103 cream. I didn’t quote Hu 66 because the acrylic version that I bought is an icky grey colour rather than the nice green colour that the enamel used to be. So I’ve switched to 86 as my go to olive green. Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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