ProfSparks Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hi All This will be built as Airfix intended (in 1963, OOB with one eye on reality and the other on frittering away the long dark Winter nights) as 206 Sqn Bircham Newton 1940. Classic silver plastic I think it's all there. All the clear parts are there Might have trouble with the joins between the rivets Did I mention the rivets? Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 That's an awful lot of rivet's held together by a plane Steve and the kit's just a little younger than me too! Best of luck. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hi All 2 hours ago, stevej60 said: That's an awful lot of rivet's held together by a plane Steve and the kit's just a little younger than me too! Best of luck. Thanks Steve, I actually am here for the good of my health..! Anyhoo, I've gone against the Airfix recommended construction sequence of starting with And gone for Mmm, smooth. It's having a soak to take all the dust and the dirt from my throat, and I'm having a glass of wine to to wash out the filth that is deep in my guts! Comments, suggestions, and extra points for if you have the soundtrack Cheers Steve 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Another oldie Good choice Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I spent many happy hours with this kt as a kid,..... both making and playing with it,..... retractable wheels, spinning props, moving controls,...... I bombed many a wooden plank U Boat with this model back in the 70`s!! Good luck Steve,..... filing the underside of the nose flatter does help it look better, as does filling and re scribing the elevators to make them into the one piece elevator of the original. If you have a left over turret from a Revell Halifax that would help too, All the best Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Nice tips Tony, I have one of these somewhere. A sanding session never hurt anyone Steve, as long as the remedial wine follows 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Hi All Now that the Seasonal Good Cheer has been bagged, tagged, and left out for the seasonally cheery binman, we can proceed! On 12/30/2018 at 6:29 PM, tonyot said: Good luck Steve,..... filing the underside of the nose flatter does help it look better, as does filling and re scribing the elevators to make them into the one piece elevator of the original. If you have a left over turret from a Revell Halifax that would help too, Hi Tony, I'll have a go at the one piece elevator, and possibly the slots opened up on the leading edges of the wings. As luck would have it, I until recently had an Airfix Halifax that was on its' final approach, but then it suffered a catastrophic Flory Wash failure and broke up on impact On 1/3/2019 at 11:35 PM, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: A sanding session never hurt anyone Steve, as long as the remedial wine follows I sometimes feel the remedial wine is the best part of this hobby Anyhoo, clear parts Pledged and shiny Interior sprayed IDK Green The interior detail is a good match for the opacity of the glazing, and I hope to Maskol the side windows before fitting, to get a nice sharp edge. The instructions call out the underside as M13 Light Grey, but should it be Sky? Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hi All I had my first experience of Maskol! Applying with a brush quickly became a Monty Python sketch, so I used a cocktail stick and it covered fine. I 'fitted' the interior parts What's that you say? A huge ejector pin mark on the bulkhead behind the pilots' seat? Not to worry, the huge gap round the top will take your eye off it That is if you can see it through the canopy glazing in the first place Ok, I'll fill and repaint them just because I'll know it's there. However, I'm retracting my statement about the one piece elevator and wing leading edge openings, and returning to Plan A (OOB). I figure I'll never make it a silk purse, but it could possibly turn out a pretty Sows' ear. Anyhoo, I worked along the fuselage join a little at a time and clamping as I went. Maskol Lesson Learned:- Ii comes off quite easily as you handle it... So it's out with the cocktail sticks again. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Hi All On the subject of the cockpit gaps etc, I didn't fancy painting the stark white PPP, so thought I'd add a drop of cockpit colour to it and see what happened. Well, better than I expected for colour match I'll let it solidify a bit then smooth it over with a damp swipe. Interesting... Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Good on you for tackling this old Airfix warhorse. I'm intrigued by your tinting PPP. Can't wait to see how that works out. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Adding paint to the PPP is a very interesting idea. Great to see the old Airfix Hudson - and I think the boxing I built at least a couple of times, complete with the good old silvery plastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Hi All The jury is still out with this one. I did another coat of about 50/50 paint/PPP (one drop of paint with a drop sized squeeze of PPP) and the colour is better. However, it was slightly runny and didn't hold its' fill too well I think if I was filling in the gaps round the side windows I'd use this with black in, as white rims would be hard to disguise. but this doesn't seem to be any better than using it white and just brush painting the bulkhead. I might use black PPP for round the cockpit glazing when the time comes, but for now I sanded back the fuselage seam and applied some Mr Surfacer 500 Christmas was a time of many exciting new toys (Maskol and Mr Surfacer among them), with an airbrush, compressor, Tamiya paints, Flory sanding sticks and some large scale kits, all with the compliments of eBay. Exciting times ahead! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hi All Today I have found two things. 1) Mr Surfacer is better than PPP for smooth seamless filling of er... seams 2) PPP is better than Mr Surfacer for filling in tiny holes of Mr Surfacer Ok, three things! 3) I very much like this Flory sanding stick I took the bulk of filler off with a cheapo nail file board, then the rougher side of this stick smoothed the edges, and the smooth side of this stick polished it down. These are a few of my favourite things and I shall be using them mostly. I've other colour combinations and can't wait to give them all a run out. Anyhoo, back to the flying sow. A bit of DIY canopy masking as Eduard have decided to bypass this classic. Thin strips of masking tape for the frames Silver tape pressed onto the frames with a cocktail stick then cut out with a sharp(ish) blade And here dry fitted. The tail is glued awaiting filler frenzy Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Hi All One filler frenzy later... The engine pods will also require some TLC And you are meant to put the landing struts in the pods before glueing them together, before attaching them to the wings. However, being the dyspraxic klutz my dad warned me about, I cut the back from the locating flanges so hopefully I can slot them in when it's all assembled and painted. Hey, separate tyres and wheel hubs! It's the future in '63. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Hi All Somewhere along the sanding frenzy I managed to crack the seam along the top Fixed. Time to put the windows on. The fit is quite 'relaxed' Apart from the canopy, that's just blustery The other side is CA'd in place flush. I'll clamp this side in a while. During that while I smoothed down the engine pods and built up the gun bubble After many irritating minutes with a Berna clamp to no avail, I just put a peg on it and it seems to be doing the trick. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Your Hudson’s putting up a fight but you seem to be winning! Great work Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hello there, this Hudson clearly does not want to surrender! Be careful as it will not take any prisoner. Re the Berna clamp, I often find that basic pegs are actually much easier to use and work just as well. And are much cheaper! Keep on fighting! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Keep on fighting it,....... you are doing a great job and we are looking forward to seeing it finished! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Wow, I hope I don't have these fit issues when I get around to building my Hudson. Looks like you are beating your kit into submission Steve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 You have the most impressive array of clamps and pegs I've ever seen.... and you appear to be using every one. But it's showing a lot of promise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hi All On 1/24/2019 at 1:41 AM, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Wow, I hope I don't have these fit issues when I get around to building my Hudson. Well, if it's this Airfix one, what can I say...? Anyhoo, just a quickie. The peg on the canopy seems to have done the trick However you'll notice the round window glazing in the square window aperture Or perhaps it's square glazing in a round aperture? Regardless, they had to be filled. Now then, as I was going to use Maskol and a black primer, I didn't want the white PPP to show round the edges when removed the masking, so it's Round 2 of the Tinted Filler Challenge! This time it's a drop of Black, mixed with PPP to the consistency of a thick oil paint Applied liberally to the surrounding area And then wiped down with a moist cotton bud Now I can Maskol to the fuselage edge and the grey filler should look like a window seal. I'm having that as a win, thanks. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I'm going to have to try tinting the PPP, looks very effective 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stuart Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 The way you are filling gaps on your Hudson is impressive. I was confused however, because I hadn't heard of PPP before - google suggests Perfect Plastic Putty? It looks as though I'm going to change my prefered filler - thank-you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Hi All 11 hours ago, Robert Stuart said: I was confused however, because I hadn't heard of PPP before - google suggests Perfect Plastic Putty? Hi Robert, yes it's Perfect Plastic Putty. It's white, is easily applied from the tube with a modelling spatula, and wiped off with a moistened cotton bud / your finger or sanded with a stick. I didn't want to cover a white ring round the windows so I added some black to make it less obvious. We shall see how that pans out. Anyhoo, the wings fitted remarkably well, with only a trace of nude PPP on the join And a liberal dowse of Maskol (again) It's ready for the black primer Stealth mode. Did they operate a night bombers? Pressing on, it received a couple of light coats of Vallejo Model Air 71.323 BS Dark Earth and a couple of coats of Pledge Looks like just as well I darkened down that PPP, would have been a chore to touch up the window surrounds from white Masking for the Dark Green next, then what should I go for the underside? Stick with the instructions on Light Grey, or veer towards Sky? Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Hi All All wrapped up and time for Vallejo Model Air 71.324 BS Dark Green And unwrapped Masking for the underside, I suspect I may have done this backwards Not to worry, at least the paint option was easy. Grey. The instructions say Airfix M13, that equates to Humbrol 64, converting to Vallejo is Model Colour 70.870, that is Model Air 71.049 Medium Sea Grey, that I haven't got. I have, however, recently acquired some Tamiya paints, amongst them XF-83 Medium Sea Grey, so I used that. I must admit to being quite impressed, good coverage straight from the jar with my cheapo squirty-air-pistol. But, disaster! Pulled the layers clean off with the posh primer too. The areas on the leading edge are of no concern, as there'll be de-icing strips going there, but the chunk will have to blended in again. Not for the next two weeks it won't, as I'm away off for work. I shall ponder it thence and repair on my return. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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