PhantomBigStu Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) As my post in the chat, I’m weak willed and now have one of those on order, built it before, though never finished it, I think I know what not to do so I should be able to pull this one off. Will be like the first in all over olive drab. Edited April 24, 2019 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Glad to have you aboard! A perfect opportunity to build this Take 2 here and also finish the Take 1 in the current KUTA GB when you get to that stage, they'll go hand in hand 👍. V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, vppelt68 said: Glad to have you aboard! A perfect opportunity to build this Take 2 here and also finish the Take 1 in the current KUTA GB when you get to that stage, they'll go hand in hand 👍. V-P Sadly no, the fort was unfortunatly damaged during redecoration earlier in the year so I cut my losses so that won’t bemaking an appearance in the kuta, welcome to check out the b-25 which I have in there, which is partially responsible for me caving and entering this GB Edited November 9, 2018 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Anyway whilst I wait for airfix to deliver my fort, here’s the decals I’m going to use, (and the spares I first ordered by mistake) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Airfix finally delivered, so it’s a ago, hopefully can get this one done 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 With your speed, this will be finished before Christmas! V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 20 hours ago, vppelt68 said: With your speed, this will be finished before Christmas! V-P My speed has seriously declined so I doubt it, but it’s underway at least 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Some interior paint work, wrecked the bomb bay bits first time round by assembling it, painting it in situ and then trying to add the bombs after, this time assembly will come last so I should have a nicely painted bomb bay that won’t be seen Edited December 1, 2018 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Rooting in your corner! Save the other one though, you can build a crash diorama come some day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Looking good so far .... you have nearly caught my build up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, RJ-WobblyHands said: Looking good so far .... you have nearly caught my build up I’ve checked it it, might scratch some oxygen bottles myself. Anyway bomb bay and cockpit is all done, slotted together fine, now to progress through the interior 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Little bit further along. Would be further but there was an incident involving a wasp that was particularly time costly Edited December 4, 2018 by PhantomBigStu 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Progressing, gone together much better this time (nose aside, had to do a little surgery to get the fuselage closed) , hopefully should get it ready for the main painting during the week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) kinda thinking I should add some crew at least to a the cockpit and ignore the gunners? Edited December 12, 2018 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 That went together quite well. If you are having her in flight then yes the crew in the cockpit should be added, but the rest would probably not be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Two pilots in their seats albeit flying alarmingly hands free 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Got all the bits that need to go on before painting, maximum effort, see if I can get theme both done this year 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 prrogressing, looking good for completion this year, less so the victor predictably I having made that challenge then ran out of the grey paint 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Life as well as troublesome cheek peices (next time I will install them before painting the fuselage halves) has slowed progress, but the upper base painting will be done later, then it’ll be the sanding and painting the neutral grey before the red and lighter OD areas are painted (with what I haven’t figured) have got another build decal ready though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Underside done finally, red markings will be masked and painted tommorow 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) Red areas done, faded control services will be painted in the morning followed by the black leading edges Edited January 5, 2019 by PhantomBigStu 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Would have liked to get the canopy sorted, but had to sort Flickr out, as most know they are imposing a 1000 pic limit for free user later this month, and today’s was told from Tuesday those over won’t be allowed to upload, so I had to purge mine to be under the limit so at least I can finish this Gb on Flickr. But did get the plale drab and grey bits painted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Scrapiron Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I don't use flikr so I don't know if this is possible, but can you open a second flikr account and just start uploading the new stuff to it? You probably need a second email to use to set it up but I think that shouldn't be too hard to work around. Seems like that would be an easier option than purging hundreds of photos when you know you'll have to do more each time you upload new pics. Just thinking out of the box so you aren't compelled to be stingy with pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ol' Scrapiron said: I don't use flikr so I don't know if this is possible, but can you open a second flikr account and just start uploading the new stuff to it? You probably need a second email to use to set it up but I think that shouldn't be too hard to work around. Seems like that would be an easier option than purging hundreds of photos when you know you'll have to do more each time you upload new pics. Just thinking out of the box so you aren't compelled to be stingy with pics. turned out there’s was a lot of redundant pics on my account so got some room left before it hits 1000 again, but when it does I’ll do that, I have at least one email registered under a pseudonym so that’s keep me going a for a year or two further unless flikr cotton on......:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Nearly there, though thinking it’s at least worth trying to strip the cheek, side and tail windows to clear rather than using the paint them gloss black method that I have no choice but to use on the waist windows (one fell out and took a lot of sanding to get it in from the outside). After that though it will be decal ready 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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