Greg Law Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Good progress Dave. I knew you would go back and fix any blemish. I'm having to do the same thing on one of my current projects. I thought I would be finished the paint work today until I picked up the plane with a tiny drop of Mr leveling thinner on my finger. You know what that does. So back to the sanding tomorrow. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Thanks for the kind comments everyone and @Greg Law I’m sure you’ve heard it all before “there’s a recovery session in every build I do”! Shame you’ve had a modelling misfortune today, I’ll chat with you later on that one. Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Update 9 - Inching towards the finish line! Almost there on this wee little thing. Two coats of thinned Tamiya X-35 Semi Gloss Clear, basic cockpit parts added, Uschi thread for the antenna wire and canopy masked, painted and cleared. Still got a port wing Pitot tube to add and clear rod through the tail pipe for final mounting. It's been a fun project to do and one I'd never thought would get this far. Cheers.. Dave 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 That looks fantastic - very neat indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Fantastic job, Dave, and who would even guess you had to work with two different scales. This is a unique aircraft subject for it's time and tells a great story in both aviation and kit moulding challenges. You can be proud of this one. All the best. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Lovely job on that Dave, I'm way impressed with the finish you've got on it. One to be proud of. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Playing catch up as usual, I haven't checked your progress since the first page. Stunning work! Lovely paint job and decals. A historic model to be proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That is outstanding Dave,lord knows if there are many Frog ex-employees left out there but they'd be very proud of what you've done with their kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 With all the work and filler you have put into it, it has turned out to be a very nice clean model in the end. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Hi Dave, the sad truth is that after following your first steps on this perilous journey, I never looked at your progress again until now!!! I have just shaved my head and I am heading to the ash pit to pour ash all over my scalp... Shame on me. As to your build, all I can say is "Woah!!!!" Absolutely brilliant model. Congrats Dave! JR Quote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 I truly appreciate all the kind comments chaps. It helps keeps the Frog modelling mojo flowing which is not that easy to sustain with these old kits at times. Cheers and thanks.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Update #10 - In the Gallery! I haven't been able to think of and find a suitable stand / base to display this, so have succumbed to just photographing it as best I can just to get it into the GB Gallery. There's additional up close and personal photos there. Thanks for all the encouragement and nice words mentioned along the way.. it's certainly been (and still is) a fun GB. Cheers.. Dave 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Looks fantastic Dave, how you find the time to make a model, encourage all us tardy modellers and look after Mrs RL is beyond me, we’ll done and many thanks! Cheers Edited August 8, 2019 by Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Looks real nice Dave. I'm looking forward to getting into mine after I get my current batch of projects done. I think maybe a double build of this and one of the Meteors now there's an idea. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Johnson said: ... how you find the time to make a model, encourage all us tardy modellers and look after Mrs RL is beyond me... Well according to Mrs RL I seem to do options 1 and 2 a lot better than option 3!! Thanks for the kind words, the Canberra’s just had a lick of silver paint and boy doesn’t that colour remind you how bad ones build quality can be! Cheers.. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 That is rather Noice Dave, just caught up with the build after I saw the pictures in the gallery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Congratulations again, Dave, on an outstanding build - I caught up with all the pics in the Gallery. You can almost hear this beauty whistling along and I especially like the clearness of the canopy so your 'cockpit bits' can be seen. Hope you find a suitable stand for desk mounting. All the best. Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Well done sir ... Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doccur Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Incredible work Dave! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Wow Dave this is a stunning model, great work on the wings and we'll all of it really. I hope Mrs Rabbit Leader has forgiven you now she will have seen the excellent results achieved. Great work fella All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Worth all your efforts Looks great Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Very, very nice Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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