fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Marklo said: I am currently bidding (and winning) on an Airfix HP42, 3 hours to go. 25euro, including the shipping, fingers crossed. I won, yay. mOf course mine will only be half the size of Moa's but I'm used to that in life Congrats, Marklo, another HP42 will ply the modeling skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Different hues of aluminium color are airbrushed: 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 The differences in the aluminium finishes are super Moa! Those windows also look very convincing indeed - a real special touch to a truly exceptional build. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 1 hour ago, pheonix said: The differences in the aluminium finishes are super Moa! Those windows also look very convincing indeed - a real special touch to a truly exceptional build. P Thanks for your kind words, P! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 The three main elements are now ready for final assembly: 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Best Beloved and I paid a visit to Bekonscot model village at the weekend. Bekonscot is situated in the town of Beaconsfield, just to the north-west of London here in Blighty, and is reputed to be the oldest model village in the world. 2019 sees them celebrate their 90th birthday. Link to the site, if anyone is interested in finding out more. Anyway, all self-respecting model villages of any repute must have a model aerodrome, and Bekonscot is no different. I couldn't help but share this, so I hope Moa doesn't mind. It's been given the name "Horatius", and while the village as a whole is pretty much to a scale of 1/32nd, this one is a bit on the small side. Fun, though, don't you think? 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Heather Kay said: It's been given the name "Horatius", and while the village as a whole is pretty much to a scale of 1/32nd, this one is a bit on the small side. Fun, though, don't you think? Nice, Heather! Interesting that whilst the name is correct the registration isn't. We visited a similar model village in the Costwolds, but no airfield there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 The registration may refer to the model builder. Bekonscot is famed for little in-jokes like that. It's the first time I’ve had the chance to visit, and I find I thoroughly recommend it as a day out, especially if you have little ones. They all seemed to really enjoy peeping into the buildings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Heather Kay said: all self-respecting model villages of any repute must have a model aerodrome, So...when I retire...may be I can still make a buck 😉 Have to work on those buildings, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Looks wonderfull. My HP42 is in the post; now contemplating schemes for the 0/400 might go for an airliner conversion as the military ones are all PC10 (PC12 ?) and boring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I'm really looking forward to seeing this complete. @Heather Kay I grew up in High Wycombe and went to Bekonskot many times as a kid. The last visit was maybe 6 years ago. It's always fun! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 9:30 AM, Heather Kay said: t's the first time I’ve had the chance to visit, and I find I thoroughly recommend it as a day out, especially if you have little ones. They all seemed to really enjoy peeping into the buildings. Found a few images of that little scale village in the Costwolds 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 The wing struts are being shaped and given a locating pin: You may notice that they have a written code. I wrote the code (their location and position) down on a sticky note, and lost it. Had to figure it out all over again. Long-span builds have their hazards. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Got my 42 in the post today, quite diminutive, riggings going to be fun..... Might bump this one to the front of the queue (well, maybe not the front but next after the JI), which at the rate I'm going will be done in a matter of weeks) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 and one more painting session: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 And the fun begins... I was wondering when the struttery would be worked on. Looking great so far, and I foresee some interesting sessions ahead as the upper wing is added. Question: what is that part on the right side, curiously resembling an Anson fuselage? 😉 Cheers, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Wlad said: Question: what is that part on the right side, curiously resembling an Anson fuselage? 😉 Cheers, Wlad That, Wlad, is Austin Powers' grandfather's (Sir Reginald Archibald Cuthbert Powers) secret vehicle (sources on MI69 supposedly name it "shag-a-go", but I am skeptical), carried on the HP42 aft fuselage section for his missions. Ask no more. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 21/08/2019 at 21:49, Moa said: Found a few images of that little scale village in the Costwolds Bourton-on-the Water, Gloucestershire I believe. Visited it many times as a young Martian. 22 hours ago, Moa said: and one more painting session: I don't think those parts, excellent as they are, are not going to look very good on the Anson. Have you got muddled or have I? On second thoughts, don't answer that. Confused of Mars 👽 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Visited it many times as a young Martian. I was misinformed, and told that Martians come out of their cocoons as completely formed adults. 4 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: I don't think those parts, excellent as they are, are not going to look very good on the Anson. Have you got muddled or have I? On second thoughts, don't answer that. Confused of Mars 👽 Read my reply to Wlad. Shhhhh! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 The door is being dressed, including a placard from the Arctic Decals set: Other parts have been painted and sealed (oil coolers and vents). A garland seen in photos is added to the door, above the placard. The aerial klaxon used in British planes of the time (invented by some @general melchett or other) can be seen in the foreground: Struts, Venturis, generator prop, etc., already painted and sealed: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, Moa said: I was misinformed, and told that Martians come out of their cocoons as completely formed adults. I don't think so. Otherwise Mrs Martian would not have spent the last 31 years telling my to grow up. I just tell her that getting older is inevitable but growing up is optional and I have well over 20,00 Britmodellers to prove it! Martian 👽 (The Peter Pan of Mars) 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Quote The aerial klaxon used in British planes of the time (invented by some @general melchett or other) can be seen in the foreground: It was the only way to get the battles started and stopped on time...I had a busy social calendar back then, many self-aggrandizing functions to grace and deals to be struck that simply couldn't be affected by sloppy time management... Nice work on the klaxon...does it go 'Beeeeargh' as originally designed or simply yell 'Ahooogah'? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 More amazing details Moa. This is coming to completion at last - well it will if you get the struts at the correct angles - always a bit of a nail biter in my experience. The extra detaisl that you are adding are really turning this into another of your mini-masterpieces and providing the rest of us with a very interesting reference source. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, pheonix said: - well it will if you get the struts at the correct angles - A tense moment..or more like hours. Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Solder is drilled on one end, and attached to a pin that is part of the exhaust ring of the engines. Once in place it will be bent according to photos. The two lower ones had what looks like silencers, perhaps for the benefit of the passengers: Four new elements (diagonal streamlined braces and rods going back on the wing) were added to the L.G. assembly, as well as the two lower oil coolers: 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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