tonyot Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, Here is my attempt at the new 1/48th scale Revell Beaufighter kit,.... not exactly a shake and bake like the Tamiya kit,.... but to my eye it looks a bit more accurate, especially around the cockpit. For anybody interested, here is my WIP; The model was brush painted using mostly Polly Scale acrylic paints and the decals came from Aviaeology and were excellent to use, as were the highly detailed instructions. The rockets and the box in front of the windscreen which directed air to keep this clear came from Tamiya kit spares, while the strike camera protrusion on the nose was made from drilled out sprue and the antennae on the nose and top of the fuselage are piano wire. For those wondering about the brick red coloured areas, strips of fabric were doped along the wing leading edge fairings to stop screws from shaking loose when the cannons were fired while others were used to cover the cannon ports and the dinghy release hatch too. Here is the model; And,....... Here is the same aircraft depicted later in its service life built in 1/72nd scale using the Airfix kit; Cheers, Tony Edited October 15, 2018 by tonyot 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Perfect capture of the brute look of the thing. Such a neat job, and the addition of the Airfix underlines the point - you don't have to break the bank to find a nice kit! Great work 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Excellent out come. Your attention to the details is very interesting. I will have to have a look at you build log. You have got me interested in this kit now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Excellent work on both Beaufighters! Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Love the scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Great job on both models Tony! I agree about the look of the Revell vs the Tamiya, there’s something wrong with the Tamiya kit I can’t quite put my finger on... Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Another cracking build, Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Realy Great Beaufighter Tony !! So, now I know that I can buy a Revell Beau ! You really did a brilliant job and an unusual subjet, Banff wing I presume ? Congratulations !! Sincerely CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugle07 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Cracking finish on her, beautiful paintwork. Great stuff! Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Very nice build. great result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddyf Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Fantastic looking Beaufighter, just about to start on one myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Absolutely outstanding! Thank you for posting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Great stuff Tony! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 cracking looking Beaus Hugely impressive Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Tony your Beau looks amazing fella great work and thanks for sharing and comparing to the Tamiya kit. I guess we now need to call you Tony 4 Beaus !!! Great work. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Thank you everybody for your very kind comments,...... glad you liked the Beau`s, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 4:22 PM, corsaircorp said: Realy Great Beaufighter Tony !! So, now I know that I can buy a Revell Beau ! You really did a brilliant job and an unusual subjet, Banff wing I presume ? Congratulations !! Sincerely CC Thanks CC,....... yes they were at Banff,.... then moved to Dallachy,.... here is a great write up on 404 Sqn RCAF by our friend Terry Higgins; http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/346/Buffalo-Soldier.aspx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Cracking Beau - done to a turn! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper1 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Hi Tony Nice to see it finished at last and looking so good. After the problems you had with it I thought it may have joined your shelf of doom for a while. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 21 hours ago, Buzby061 said: Cracking Beau - done to a turn! Pete 3 minutes ago, camper1 said: Hi Tony Nice to see it finished at last and looking so good. After the problems you had with it I thought it may have joined your shelf of doom for a while. Ian Cheers Fella`s,...... no Ian I wasn`t going to let it beat me, plus you know how much I like Beau`s! I did forget to add a couple of antennae,.... but hey I can live with that! All the best Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Beautiful job Tony. Love the invasion stripes - they look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 10/20/2018 at 2:43 PM, Neil.C said: Beautiful job Tony. Love the invasion stripes - they look great. Thanks Neil,.... I usually hate painting them,.... but they really do make this scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Very nice Tony! I do love a Beau! interesting point about the doped red canvas for retaining the screws on firing the cannons! Regards Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I have Tamiya kit and I plan to stick with it, but I strongly dislike rockets. Would it be OK to use the very detailed ones from the new Eduard Tempest kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Very original indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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