adey m Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 21 hours ago, Abandoned Project said: Wow! That's older (and looking in better shape) than me! I wish it was older than me ............. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Superb work and so imaginatively displayed as always,Adey!🏆👏😉👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanfan Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 only my second post ... Really enjoyed the story and the photographs. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Vulcanfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Beautiful model of a beautiful aeroplane! How the hell did you manage to handpaint those numbers so perfectly, you must have robot hands! I can't even get my decals that neat 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Great story and really good to see the contemporary photos. I finally finished my FROG Phase 3 Shack this year, still a good kit (once the rivets have been sanded down a bit). Can't wait to see the new Revell Mk. 3. Here's a picture of mine. Completed as the aircraft on show at the Newark Air Museum. Cheers Ian 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 6 hours ago, Radar said: Great story and really good to see the contemporary photos. I finally finished my FROG Phase 3 Shack this year, still a good kit (once the rivets have been sanded down a bit). Can't wait to see the new Revell Mk. 3. Here's a picture of mine. Completed as the aircraft on show at the Newark Air Museum. Cheers Ian That is a beautiful and neat Shackleton Ian, and it looks like you haven't missed anything. I always fancied having a Phase 3 with the outboard Viper jets. regards, adey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 ian Beautifully made, never would have imagined that you turned the Frog or Pigs ear, into such a silk purse. Thanks for sharing Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Great nostalgia blast! Amazing you managed to get the decals to settle down over the rivets. Nice nose cannon as well - scratch built? My early teenage one is long gone but I finished a second one (de-riveted!) a few years ago as an AEW2 with the Aeroclub conversion set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Every time I look at your builds, and the descriptions of them, I think I should turn the loft space and boards that are up there (from a long abandoned model railway project) into some kind of 'museum' type display piece. Great looking Shackleton (never built one), rivets and all! Davey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 A wonderful job(s) on that Adey & a great look back on this kit, as yours & others have shown, it can still be built into a super model, something that gives me hope for the ones I have in stock. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Wow, that's what I call a Legacy Model! One that has lasted through the years and clearly shows the love and care put into it. Incidentally, when you got this kit on Christmas '73, I was 7 months old...😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Thom216 said: Wow, that's what I call a Legacy Model! One that has lasted through the years and clearly shows the love and care put into it. Incidentally, when you got this kit on Christmas '73, I was 7 months old...😜 Ah, but you missed the wonderful 1960s ................ and you weren't old enough to wear flared trousers and high shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) On 01/10/2019 at 09:42, bryanm said: Great nostalgia blast! Amazing you managed to get the decals to settle down over the rivets. Nice nose cannon as well - scratch built? My early teenage one is long gone but I finished a second one (de-riveted!) a few years ago as an AEW2 with the Aeroclub conversion set. Hi Bryan, the rivets were definately a problem, but I got round them by hand painting the letters and numbers on the fuselage and some on the wings. The nose cannon are scratchbuilt and were a challenge to get to look scale. Interestingly, FROG originally did intend for the kit to have nose cannon, the pivot mountings for them are moulded in the nose ( you can see them in my drawing ) but they were cancelled due to budget limitations. regards, adey Edited October 2, 2019 by adey m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Awesome work, that's fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Brilliant story & model. Love your drawing too. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangseat Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I love this! A model with a story. You may inspire me to refurbish the Matchbox Stranraer I built in 1993 and still have in a box at my Mum's... One thing can be said for Matchbox panel lines, they survive the application of multiple paint coats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 fantastic model but also fantastic story. and thanks foir sharing your art work too, You are a man of many talents! Very inspiring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Lovely work, scrubbed up nicely. Got mine as a Christmas present too! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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