TonyW Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Here's a kit I never thought I would be adding to the Group Build. Thanks to a quite amazing offer from CliffB I'm able to add a Comet Airliner to the pot! The original post is on P29 of the GB Chat page. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235032968-frog-squad-gb-chat/page/29/#comments It turned up here just now, thanks Cliff. As luck would have it, I've just put the finishing touches to my Hunter build and a later Spitfire build is near completion, so there's a gap in the line that looks very Comet shaped to me. 😀 I'll be making a start on this one before the week is out. Edited July 2, 2019 by TonyW 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 That looks great - never seen one of these before. How are the decals - they look a little yellowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 They don't look too bad. No visible cracks and the white bits look white enough. A day or two on the windowsill will get them as clear as they can be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Goodness me, this is an unexpected pleasure, well done to both of you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 This is a great choice Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Agree with all above, there's some fantastic generosity on this site which is a testament to the Mods and Members on this great site. Well done all. This will be a great addition to this GB and Tony's ever expanding classic kit collection. Cheers.. Dave 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 The Comet has muscled its way to the front of the line, no surprises there really. Milliput and airgun pellets now fill the nose to prevent the plane being a tailsitter. Wings and tail surfaces glued and a start made on cleaning up the undercarriage and other little bits. I took the model to my local model club meet last night and the fuselage was closed up. Fit was very good although there's a peak along the top of the fuselage. That will dissapear once the seam is rubbed down. I'll leave things alone for a day or two to let the glue harden, then the sanding commences. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 That was a quick start Tony - I totally missed it. It's really nice to see it underway Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 A Comet in BOAC colours! Looking forward to more progress - I guess I’d better not blink or I might miss it! (and thanks to Cliff B for letting us all enjoy this kit) Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Great to see a Frogliner Will be watching Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Grandboof said: Great to see a Frogliner Will be watching Martin H There's an early Blenheim to finish first, then it's all systems go on this build. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hi Tony You we're going great guns with this when we last heard from you Any chance of an update ? Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 6:40 PM, JOCKNEY said: Hi Tony You we're going great guns with this when we last heard from you Any chance of an update ? Cheers Pat I'll be back on this one before the end of the week Pat. I've been itching to crack on with it for some time now and can't wait to make a fresh start on it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Well, the re-boot is underway, with a bit of sanding down of the fuselage peak. Things are are nice and round now, with primer to be added in a minute or two. The fuselage should be dry enough to top coat the white areas tomorrow, then the wings and undercarriage can get a bit of attention. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 A fair amount of progress today, The fuselage top got its white gloss finish this morning and after a day in the sun I made a start on the transfers. Sixty plus years old and they work like a dream, I'm impressed. I cut the side stripes into short lengths, just in case they gave problems, they didn't though. The fit around the canopy was a bit of a problem. The blue stripe should run back to the tail from the top of the canopy, as seen on the box top. The stripe really does look the business like that, very shark like. The kit transfers do a weird loop up over the cockpit if you follow the window cutout over the canopy glass. I've run the stripe a little lower to be able to follow the canopy top line by cutting away the offending areas once the transfers are dry. A bit of paint touch up should see things work out, hopefully. Ditto the blue tail transfer. A bit of touch up will be needed to tidy things up there. So far, I'm really pleased with todays efforts. More tomorrow! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I remember seeing this kit in a Novo box but I never saw the FROG. Looking very nice indeed. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Tony this is looking great, cracking work fella. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 A review of BOAC Comet 4 images on the web shows a larger degree of variation in the applied livery than I would have guessed. Here's G-APDA Here's the only Comet 3, G-ANLO G-APDS G-APDJ - look how the cheatline wraps around and under the nose 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Ooh. Never seen one of these in the wild so will look on with interest. I think the Comet 4 is the most beautiful post war British airliner (VC-10 is an honourable silver medal winner). Isn’t this in the ‘odd’ 1/96 scale? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Very interesting. Thanks for the pictures. They all run in a line from the top of the cockpit glazing. The FROG transfers wont do that as they are. I'll be taking another look at the situation in the morning. A bit of careful retouching should get me out of trouble here. I'll try to take the lower line of the cheat to the middle of the nose, as shown on the boxart. I'll be staying with the FROG default registration of G-BOAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Just now, Max Headroom said: Isn’t this in the ‘odd’ 1/96 scale? Trevor It is Trevor. Half 1.48 scale. It's a fair sized model, much bigger than the Airfix 1.144 version. I like it a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Looks wonderful Tony Captures the era perfectly cheers Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Lovely plane, great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 It's coming along really nicely Tony. The sun-bleaching of the decals seems to have worked well too - I thought the 'BOAC' against the white of the fuselage would have been a problem. Keep up the good work! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Looking really good. I have a Novo one I keep meaning to do, I have a set of aftermarket decals as insurance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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