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Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV


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On 10/20/2019 at 6:54 PM, Adam Poultney said:

I wonder if that cockpit is from the last airworthy Blenheim when it crashed and was backdated to a Mk.i 

As far as I know it is.  The remainder of the airframe, G-BPIV, is the “Mk. 1” as presently flying.

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I have airbrushed the wheel hubs and tyres, and once dry I secured them to the landing gear struts.

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Then I began attaching them to the aircraft. It was a little fiddly, but assembling them before I painted them made it a whole lot easier and they were soon in place. Finally she is sitting on all 3 wheels!

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With the paint dry on the props, I carefully attached them to the engines and secured the spinner on top. Then I began work on the bomb bay doors. This was a fiddly job, but Airfix have made sure there is a lip for you to secure the edges to. With patients, they were soon in place.

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All that is left to do is give her a coat of satin varnish, and add the aerial cables. Nearly done.

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Since my last post I have given the build a coat of Vallejo satin varnish, and once dry attached the extra fine fishing line I use for the aerial wire. With all that done the build was complete. It has been a great kit to put together, nice and clean sprues that fit smoothly.

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I will post some more photos in the ready for inspection forum, thanks for joining me on the build.

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Hi Shellie, apologies for not keeping up with this, I got rather a shock when I clicked on it & was taken back to October. :( I've just had a catch up & like what I've seen, the finished item is a stunna, your weathering shows a very deft touch.  :)

Steve.

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