Linescriber Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 An old Novo 1/72 Beaufighter with aftermarket decals finished as a Coastal Command Torpedo and rocket armed aircraft. the panel lines are pencil and chalk. All hand painted with Tamiya acrylics. Figure and jeep are Airfix, the truck is an old unnamed metal kit. The grass is some Czhek ready made mat and hangar printed off the net!! the base is mine!! 35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Beautiful Build. Unfortunately the Sperry Autopilot (The bulge on top of the nose) was only fitted to the Australian Mk 21. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 That must have been a challenge to build. Well done. I think it would be best to loose the bulge on the nose. Not only is it wrong for the type, it looks too big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Squid Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 A great build from an old and basic kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Terrific job on an old kit. Who needs Hasegawa when you have that much skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 3 hours ago, John_W said: Beautiful Build. Unfortunately the Sperry Autopilot (The bulge on top of the nose) was only fitted to the Australian Mk 21. Also it would not have carried both torpedo and rockets. It's one or the other. Other than that, you've done a great job on a crappy old kit. I chucked mine away years ago, after Hasegawa first released theirs and I acquired one. You diorama skills are impressive as well. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Well, I like it Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linescriber Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 hours ago, dogsbody said: Also it would not have carried both torpedo and rockets. It's one or the other. Other than that, you've done a great job on a crappy old kit. I chucked mine away years ago, after Hasegawa first released theirs and I acquired one. You diorama skills are impressive as well. Chris Thanx Chris, I just went with this illustration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Very Nice, Sir, Location:Moscow lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Linescriber said: Thanx Chris, I just went with this illustration The cover illustration comes form the box art of the old Airfix dog fight double Beau & Bf 109. As such a bit fanciful perhaps. Some discussion on the subject with illustrations of the actual machine, which seems to have been a rocket Beau. Its a nice looking model & cracking little dio too. Steve. Edited May 20, 2019 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Looks great! I like the dioramas - very realistic. Proof that the old kits can be made into nice models. Love the Frog kits! Edited May 20, 2019 by Hobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linescriber Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Thanx for the kind words folks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Well done. An “ugly” airplane made “beautiful”!!!!!! It`s not easy to have “ugly” and “beautiful” in the same sentence. I like it!!!!! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Love that, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linescriber Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Thanx guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Amazing what you've achieved for this old kit. Never built it myself but judging by comments from others it's pretty horrid. This is a very interesting scheme for a Beau. I believe it was pretty short lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 As a Frog enthusiast, I think it's a really great result.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linescriber Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Thankyou gentlemen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doccur Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Kudos to you sir! Hand painting Tamiya takes a great deal of skill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Looks absolutely great to me, particularly in the diorama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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