bristol boy Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Finally finished a Contrail vac in time to start a project for the Frog GB, so here is a 1/48 Bristol Blenheim prototype. Like all vacs the kit needs a lot of patience and filler but I was lucky enough to have a spare set of nose glazing and resin interior from a Special Hobby kit. K7033 went through a number of changes before being painted in camouflage and delivered to the RAF, the spinners were soon ditched in favour of easier access for maintenance and was fitted with the standard dorsal turret rather than the trial one on the model. 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Well done, @bristol boy! The NMF looks excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.1127 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Excellent job on putting this together, including the NMF! Thanks for sharing, P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 A beautiful build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Wonderful build of a vacuform kit. The NMF especially look great. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, P.1127 said: Excellent job on putting this together, including the NMF! Thanks for sharing, P. 53 minutes ago, F-32 said: A beautiful build 29 minutes ago, Mark Joyce said: Wonderful build of a vacuform kit. The NMF especially look great. Cheers, Mark thanks guys, I have to confess the NMF is a can of aluminium spray from Wilkos (discount store to anyone outside the UK), the contrasting panels are achieved by masking and dulling the panel with a Halfords finishing pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Beautiful!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Wonderful job,.... really, really nice, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.1127 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 5 hours ago, bristol boy said: thanks guys, I have to confess the NMF is a can of aluminium spray from Wilkos (discount store to anyone outside the UK), the contrasting panels are achieved by masking and dulling the panel with a Halfords finishing pad. Good tip. Was it a branded spray or simply Wilkos stuff? Always useful to know of effective alternatives! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 First class. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 What they all said 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Wow good looking finish on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 14 hours ago, P.1127 said: Good tip. Was it a branded spray or simply Wilkos stuff? Always useful to know of effective alternatives! Wilkos own brand silver metallic spray paint, used it a few times always gives a convincing polished metal look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matti64 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Staggering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Beautiful build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Lovely job , Now why not try your hand at a Contrail / Sanger Beaufort ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristol boy Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 3 hours ago, keith in the uk said: Lovely job , Now why not try your hand at a Contrail / Sanger Beaufort ? The Sanger version awaits but not until the Frog GB completes later in the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 What a great NMF finish! Beauty mate!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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