keefr22 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 5 hours ago, CedB said: Or maybe Humbrol filler if it's not too bad? Bought a tube in my local Hobbycraft a couple of weeks back as my last tube of Squadron green dried up. Have to say I quite like it, seems to dry quicker and sand a bit smoother than the green stuff. Plugging away nicely at the Whitley Ced! K 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks Roger, Giorgio and Ian 16 hours ago, keefr22 said: Bought a tube in my local Hobbycraft a couple of weeks back as my last tube of Squadron green dried up. Have to say I quite like it, seems to dry quicker and sand a bit smoother than the green stuff. Plugging away nicely at the Whitley Ced! K Thanks Keith. I really like the Humbrol filler. It's nice and 'sticky' out of the tube, spreads well then starts to go off and can be shaped for a while. Dries pretty quickly and sands well. Don't forget you can thin it with Liquid Poly and, at Bill's suggestion, I always put a drop of LP in the top before I close the lid to stop it drying. HTH I've been thinking. Unusual I know. How do I get these bits to fit AND have the wheel poking out a bit without it being glued to the doors? The plan is to fit the doors like this: Glued after some fettling. When that's dry I can work out how to stick the wheel in - probably with some scratch plastic sticking it to the top of the bay. For a break from the puzzle I've cleaned up the empennage bits: After drilling out the hole I filed the fin until it 'sort of fits'. Both sides. Same with the join to the fuselage which does have a locating pin but also excess plastic. Of course. I'll glue those on towards the end. Unless I need another distraction. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 I've had one of those 'Oh, get on with it' moments and decided that this: … is good enough for the ceiling so I sanded the edges of the wheel a bit and stuck it in. That allowed me to fit the nacelle 'as best I could': Now I have to do the other side! 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Some gaps to fill in, but all in all not too bad - doing really great with this, Ced Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Gosh that's a lot of work. It's a step up from the FROG one (which I am contemplating...) but miles behind the Airfix offering. But you are bashing it into shape and I'm enjoying the thread, even though you haven't (yet) got diverted into discussions of unhealthy diverse food types... Regards, Adrian 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks Giorgio and Adrian Started on the other side - should be easy as I now have the… WHAT! The doors don't fit It's the same size as the other side: What the… Remember I was pleased that the panel lines on the part to cut was the required 5mm? Not on this side, obviously. Rats. Not to worry, I have some plastic left over from the packing on the back. Later. 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 If you want plastic I've got some Seems a tad unwieldy that kit, still easier than converting the Airfix kit I suppose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Ced, have you used up all the good Anglo-Saxon words yet? Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 This Fly jobbie is heavy going Ced, but you are doing a great job. Whatever you do, don't let @hendie say "I told you so"! Terry PS - Actually it was probably @limeypilot but my memory plays tricks these days! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 8 hours ago, perdu said: If you want plastic I've got some Seems a tad unwieldy that kit, still easier than converting the Airfix kit I suppose Ah, but the Airfix is a Mk V or VII - not this old rubbish 4 hours ago, dogsbody said: Ced, have you used up all the good Anglo-Saxon words yet? Chris Ah Chris, it will be a long time before I use up my Anglo-Saxon 28 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: This Fly jobbie is heavy going Ced, but you are doing a great job. Whatever you do, don't let @hendie say "I told you so"! Terry PS - Actually it was probably @limeypilot but my memory plays tricks these days! Thanks Terry I'm sure no one would say "I told you so" - they'll just nod, smugly Getting there, slowly: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Methinks the mods should allow you a special one off on line cuss over that one! Better check my kit. Apprehensive of Mars 👽 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 8 hours ago, CedB said: Ah, but the Airfix is a Mk V or VII - not this old rubbish We DID say convert sir, I am certain we did... "Winning" Without having to stand next to a huge puddle (Cultural requirement. Must have observed weird T.V advert for hotel prices to recognise the quote) It is now a certainty that no kit should hold fears for Mr B after this thing, great work old chap 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Wow! I decided to open the BM door last night after a week or so camping and festivals and whatnot and look what’s gone on. The turret. Remember the turret? What an elegant solution. 😇 I do love the way you just get on with things and end up with wonderful results. I totally understand your wobble a few pages back , I remember having similar thoughts during my 1/24 Messerschmitt build. There really is no need Mr B, in my eyes you’re one of the most accomplished modellers on our little site, so many different techniques and ideas and always ploughing on with constantly great results. Reading this over last night and this morning has given me a real pang to get back to the bench so that’s what I’m going to do. “Thanks Ced” 😀 This bird really seems like the “Hell of a ride” I thought it would be but you’re doing her proud. Bravo sir. Johnny. 🤓 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 I couldn't agree more with @The Spadgent Ciao 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Martian Hale said: Methinks the mods should allow you a special one off on line cuss over that one! Better check my kit. Apprehensive of Mars 👽 Thanks Martian Thanks Bill - "Winning"; love those ads with Captain Obvious, like this one Welcome back Johnny and thanks to you and Giorgio for the kind comments I think I'm coming to the end of the great wing bashing: I've also chosen a scheme, mainly based on the lack of windows (ahem). K8957, TQoS of 102 Sqdn. According to the scheme she was at Driffield, Yorkshire in 1939. According to this: "T/o Abingdon and set course for Jurby on the Isle of Man. While flying at 8,000 feet, lost control and crashed circa 1700 near the railway station at Northcote, not far distant from Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. P/O Salzgeber parachuted safely. F/O McSherry is buried in Burstwick (All Saints) Churchyard; P/O Ainsworth was taken to Woodchurch (Holy Cross) Churchyard at Birkenhead; while P/O Davies and LAC Costello were brought for interment to Abingdon Cemetery" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Might painting the wheels and tyres be a tad awkward? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 1 minute ago, perdu said: Might painting the wheels and tyres be a tad awkward? You’d think. Oddly, Airfix's wheels-up solution is moulded wheel sticking out of the closed doors, equally hard to paint. Then again, it’s all black under there, and a quick brush with one's preferred tyre colour won’t be hard. 👍 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 All looks very clean there Ced. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thanks Bill and Heather - I'm well practiced at painting wheels 'up' so no fear from me; as Heather says a quick few blobs of rubber black should do it Thanks Simon As a break from the wings and to assuage my guilt somewhat I marked the few windows and drilled them out as well as I could. I found that this plastic (quite nice it is) scribed better than it cut so I did that, then sawed out for a straight edge: The tweezers were there to, hopefully, stop the scrap rattling into the interior. Scared that the clear part would clatter in I've 'made a window' with ClearFix first (which won't mask, I don't think?) and carefully popped the window in on top of that. I'll come back to this when my nerves have recovered! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 One side (including the door window which needs ClearFix) done: Realised I should deal with the fuselage seam before doing the top windows. Lost mojo. Did the engines and cowlings: The resin fits in the plastic without cutting off the block - result! But they won't go on the nacelles like that - rats. The engines are Bristols so glossy black gearbox for Chris 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, CedB said: The engines are Bristols Nice pair too.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 15 hours ago, Terry1954 said: Whatever you do, don't let @hendie say "I told you so"! now, I would never do that to our Ced but I did tell him folks, didn't I? Looks like you're almost on top of it Ced. Whatever happens don't let up - remember what happened to Seth Brundle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 6 hours ago, CedB said: K8957, TQoS of 102 Sqdn. According to the scheme she was at Driffield, Yorkshire in 1939. According to this: "T/o Abingdon and set course for Jurby on the Isle of Man. While flying at 8,000 feet, lost control and crashed circa 1700 near the railway station at Northcote, not far distant from Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. P/O Salzgeber parachuted safely. F/O McSherry is buried in Burstwick (All Saints) Churchyard; P/O Ainsworth was taken to Woodchurch (Holy Cross) Churchyard at Birkenhead; while P/O Davies and LAC Costello were brought for interment to Abingdon Cemetery" Lovely plastic wrangling Ced. I have one of these (a mk.VII Ithink) buried away. I think it can stay buried based on this! Odd isn't it how the past sometimes touches you. I'm sat at home just a handful of miles from Northcote, indeed it's just off one of my cycling routes. I'll keep these brave boys in mind next time I pass. Edge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 3 hours ago, keefr22 said: Nice pair too.... Thanks Keith 1 hour ago, hendie said: now, I would never do that to our Ced but I did tell him folks, didn't I? Looks like you're almost on top of it Ced. Whatever happens don't let up - remember what happened to Seth Brundle Thanks hendie - Seth Brundle? Oh, 'The Fly', got it! 40 minutes ago, Edge said: Lovely plastic wrangling Ced. I have one of these (a mk.VII Ithink) buried away. I think it can stay buried based on this! Odd isn't it how the past sometimes touches you. I'm sat at home just a handful of miles from Northcote, indeed it's just off one of my cycling routes. I'll keep these brave boys in mind next time I pass. Edge Thanks Edge - if you do cycle past the site please doff your cycle helmet for me Cowlings glued and engines cut off the block and burnished a bit: Top seam Ninja'd off: The bottom needs some filler though: I've also had a look at the resin prop hubs and got out the PropMaster… 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Nice progress Ced soon be in the paint shop now! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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