Beggsy Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I'm getting started! Being in Australia gives me a good head start. I'll be making this: And eating this: I may well be joined by @emily for this build, she's never done a Blitzbuild before so this will be fun! Also keeping a watchful eye on proceedings (or maybe pro-seed-ings ) will be Pippin and Snowy. Wish us all luck! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Not a lot of parts here, but a bit of flash on them. I've started putting the engine together, and the first pieces are ready for paint! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Nice, I like the Rata The pastry looks pretty good too, what's in it? Cherries? Best of luck Beggsy, Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Yep, cherries. Having a french bakery only a block away from home is dangerous! Progress has been made on the cockpit/centre section and the engine. A little more complicated to put together than I expected, but lots of fun. Not sure if I'll be able to keep the panels around it removable or not, but hoping to! Edited May 25, 2019 by Beggsy fixed typo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Ducked out for a couple of hours, but now I'm back at it. Here's the fuselage mostly together. The little pieces that make up the cowling/inboard end of the wing leading edge were a pain to get in, but with enough wrestling eventually made it into place. It's also time for lunch! Thanks to @emily for making a run to the bakery. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Gaps filled...... Primer applied: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Wow - that was quick! Must return to the bench - faster, faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Wow what a start food in your photos is brilliant too, keep that coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Great start,great food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 The current state of play: Yes, those side panels are removable! Unfortunately I'll be spraying the green again, as there's some clear overspray from doing the aluminium ring around the cowling 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Green fixed, wheels attached. Time for gloss coat and decals! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Waiting for the panel line wash to dry enough to be removable now. Next up it's decals, then some weathering, a semi-gloss coat, the landing gear wires and finally the canopy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Great fast build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 We have decals! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 A late-breaking decal emergency has required me to replace the fuselage stars with the only ones I had in the spares box Oh well. One more coat of varnish over the new ones and this thing's done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Well, Flikr won't let me upload the last photo, but it's done. I'm off to bed! A full galery post will follow tomorrow. Goodnight, and pleasure building with you! Edit: It started working again: Edited May 25, 2019 by Beggsy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Impressive! Most impressive! I've always loved the little I-16. I have three or four of this very kit, so I can build various versions of the I-16. I suppose I need to get cracking on mine. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Astounding build speed - I thought I'd made decent progress today - that I-16 looks fantastic in just a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Darn fine skill to get this done already, looks good. I’m sad there are going to be no more food photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Fantastic build Beggsy and quick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 I know I said I was done..... But this morning, I woke up, and I saw the model, and I just wasn't happy with that star. Then I realised....I still had an hour and a half before my 24 were up! So I carefully applied some masking tape to a corner of the star, and had at it with the Olive Green. I then masked the next corner (hoping that Tamiya's paint would stick to the model better than the tape) and repeated around all 5 corners on each side. It worked!!!!! So now, for real this time, I am done. Enjoy the rest of your builds everyone, and thanks for all the kind words! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanmi Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Wow, nice save in the end. Congratulations, it's not easy to make it in this short time. I like it a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Well that's set the bar pretty high beggsy,a real smasher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Good work mate Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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