Blenheim I

[Silver Fox]

Coming together nicely now, it has stopped fighting and is letting me tickle its tummy.

 

 

Engines in place, I have had to replace three of the intake 'trumpets' as they keep falling out so it has a mix of correct and not so correct ones. The engine modules fitted nicely as did the wheels I have built ythe turret but it does look like a origami like fit.

 

 I went with the open cooling gills

When I d another one I'll use the closed gills, which will save a lot of painting of invisible parts.

 

 Nearly ready for decaling. A mixture of kit, Xtradecals  Blenheim specific and Xtradecal generic. I have not been able to find out anything concrete on Herricks machine(s) on his two successful night interceptions so they'll be a touch of WHIF abut it..

[dogsbody]

That's coming along nicely. One observation on your exhaust collector and on a lot of other builds that feature Bristol radial engines. The inside of the rings should be the same colour as the outside, heat-stained metal. Only the later Hercules engines would this not be visible, as shown in the right-hand drawing below.

 

 

 

Chris

[Silver Fox]

Thanks Dogsbody I'll look at that.

 

More progress, decaling complete and the intake trumpets repositioned.

 

Radar fit to be added and then  it needs a matt coat.