keefr22 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Excellent work Ced, they look great! Wish I could be bovvered to learn some of these packages, but all the time spent working in IT burnt me out for that sort of thing - they do look very useful though.... Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 That'll teach you for trying to be a smart alec! Decals 1 Ced 0 Nice recovery though! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 excellent recovery Ced. 8 hours ago, Rickoshea52 said: I’m certain that I saw them on the bottom of the radome so I looked it up and found this photo, it only shows part of them though great catch. I still can't remember them though! 5 hours ago, CedB said: At this point though I shall put my fingers in my ears and go la la la OR, more deviously, claim that it was an MR2 mod is that just 'cos you don't wanna touch the big floppy thing? 5 hours ago, perdu said: Did I mention, a really top job? I concur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, hendie said: is that just 'cos you don't wanna touch the big floppy thing? Ooh danger... 😱 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Very nice save on those decals. Nimrod is certainly looking top notch Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoshea52 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, hendie said: great catch. I still can't remember them though! I worked in the Rigger bays at Kinloss, including the fibre glass bay, but I’m not certain that all radomes had them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 9 hours ago, perdu said: Really really top job Ced As for almost the same colour, well I'd suggest that a certain helicopter build a couple of pages away demonstrates that 'almost the same colour' is a fairly normal state of affairs in military circles Did I mention, a really top job? 😉 Thanks Bill - glad you like it 8 hours ago, keefr22 said: Excellent work Ced, they look great! Wish I could be bovvered to learn some of these packages, but all the time spent working in IT burnt me out for that sort of thing - they do look very useful though.... Keith I know what you mean Keith - after 35 computing years I would like a break, but needs must! 4 hours ago, limeypilot said: That'll teach you for trying to be a smart alec! Decals 1 Ced 0 Nice recovery though! Ian Thanks Ian 3 hours ago, hendie said: excellent recovery Ced. great catch. I still can't remember them though! is that just 'cos you don't wanna touch the big floppy thing? I concur Ooh, that looks bad without the original quotes... but I can’t avoid touching the big floppy thing every time I visit the bathroom - fnaar! 3 hours ago, perdu said: Ooh danger... 😱 Danger averted 1 hour ago, Hamden said: Very nice save on those decals. Nimrod is certainly looking top notch Roger Thanks Roger 1 hour ago, Rickoshea52 said: I worked in the Rigger bays at Kinloss, including the fibre glass bay, but I’m not certain that all radomes had them. Thanks Rick, giving me a great excuse! One side idle of the fuselage done. Tomorrow I’m off to Thruxton for another experience day, this time single seaters. Brmmm brmmm neeeeeawwww.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Nice decal work CedB, most of the digital inkscape malarkey went over my head though. I have started cutting long gangly decals into smaller manageable strips and it does seem to work, I have to do this as I cannot do Inkscape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Good tip Gary - I'll try to remember that Brmmm brmmm neeeeeawwww.... Too tall for the Formula Renaults, I ended up in a Sport 2000. Worryingly the steering wheel came separate! The best part of the day, again, was the laps driving the Cayman - what a lovely, balanced car. Great day. Hopefully the stencils will be completed tomorrow. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Cool! If only you had some sunshine on that island.... Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 9 hours ago, CedB said: Brmmm brmmm neeeeeawwww.... 😆 Oh we do like our toys don't we, still big kids at heart we are....so my good lady says. Looks like you had a good day there CedB and it stayed dry, how did you manage that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Very nice work indeed Ced, and what great patience too. I am glad you had a great day at the track, and to drive a Cayman, wow. I am super jealous, one of my favourite cars. Hmmm one day... Keep up the good work All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 4 hours ago, giemme said: Cool! If only you had some sunshine on that island.... Ciao Thanks Giorgio - sunshine? What's that? 3 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: 😆 Oh we do like our toys don't we, still big kids at heart we are....so my good lady says. Looks like you had a good day there CedB and it stayed dry, how did you manage that? Toys? Not at all (ahem), they're engineering evaluation exercises… I guess it's either that or developing an unhealthy interest in new shoes, handbags, kitchens etc etc etc… It did stay dry, thankfully, but even then some of the single seaters spun (spinned? span?) off 😱 3 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Very nice work indeed Ced, and what great patience too. I am glad you had a great day at the track, and to drive a Cayman, wow. I am super jealous, one of my favourite cars. Hmmm one day... Keep up the good work All the best Chris Thanks Chris My neighbour friend and I have decided that it's more sensible (and cheaper) to cease our ownership of fast cars and to spend the savings on 'experience' days like this. Last year was the Audi R8 - disappointing. This time single seaters - uncomfortable. Both experiences were preceded by three 'training and assessment' laps in Caymans - our favourite bits of the days so far! Finally, they're done: on Flickr Hoo flippin' ray! Once they're dry I need to: - tidy the paint on the inside of the intakes - satin varnish - Unmask - lenses on the landing lights with UV glue - fit the flaps and bay doors - fit the sticky out aerial thingy on the back - fit the PE wipers and icing indicator in that order, I think. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Ced That looks flippin' awesome mate - the perseverance really paid off! Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Great work Ced, James Hunt would have to watch out LOL. The Nimrod looks excellent. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thanks Iain, Simon and Bill - much appreciated Intakes touched up and satin varnish applied: As usual I was making sure the transfers 'merged in' under the varnish. Almost emptied the bottle until I realised some of the stencils have white backgrounds Left to do - Unmask - lenses on the landing lights with UV glue - fit the flaps and bay doors - fit the sticky out aerial thingy on the back - fit the PE wipers and icing indicator (now painted) 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Lovely 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Lovely jubbly! Thanks for the Cayman bit, makes me wonder if I did the right thing choosing the Merc instead (it was a choice between the two)....but I did want a convertible.....and it's still fun....and I still don't have a speeding ticket! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 She's definitely looking the part, Ced! Magnificent! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 As the above Ced, she looks great. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 This is surely turning into one of your bestest builds ever Ced! You can practically hear the roaring engines in this: 3 hours ago, CedB said: Fantastic fill work on that stripey decal and excellent lateral thinking from @AdrianMF on the diagonal of the matter too. As young Mr. Grace opined on more than one occasion: "You've all done very well." 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 She looks fantastic Ced! This is some of your finest work. glad you had fun at the experience day, I did one along time ago in a DB9 and really enjoyed it. Much quicker than my Skoda fabia Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Gorgeous, Buffers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 15 hours ago, (ex)Sgtrafman said: Lovely 👍 Thanks Iain 15 hours ago, limeypilot said: Lovely jubbly! Thanks for the Cayman bit, makes me wonder if I did the right thing choosing the Merc instead (it was a choice between the two)....but I did want a convertible.....and it's still fun....and I still don't have a speeding ticket! Ian Thanks Ian I think the Merc is a good choice. Of course the Boxster is convertible but I think the Mercedes is, somehow, more 'refined'. 14 hours ago, giemme said: She's definitely looking the part, Ced! Magnificent! Ciao Thanks Giorgio 13 hours ago, Spookytooth said: As the above Ced, she looks great. Simon. Thanks Simon 12 hours ago, TheBaron said: This is surely turning into one of your bestest builds ever Ced! You can practically hear the roaring engines in this: Fantastic fill work on that stripey decal and excellent lateral thinking from @AdrianMF on the diagonal of the matter too. As young Mr. Grace opined on more than one occasion: "You've all done very well." Tony you're too kind - thank you As always I can see all the little problems and areas where I could have done better (if I had more skills) but nothing some judicious camera angles won't hide 11 hours ago, rob85 said: She looks fantastic Ced! This is some of your finest work. glad you had fun at the experience day, I did one along time ago in a DB9 and really enjoyed it. Much quicker than my Skoda fabia Rob Thanks Rob, very kind as usual I had a road experience in a Vantage some time ago and it was nice, especially if you find a quiet, straight road and open the windows - that NOISE! 10 hours ago, Procopius said: Gorgeous, Buffers. Thanks PC, much appreciated Masks are off and some small dings need attention. I'd also forgotten about the aerials, now added to the list. So, left to do is now: - lenses on the landing lights with UV glue - fit the flaps and bay doors - fit the sticky out aerial thingy on the back - fit the PE wipers and icing indicator (now painted) - rig the aerials 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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