binbrook87 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) Built this one a couple of years ago. Really nice kit. I couldn't get hold of the Matchbox one at the time so ended up having a crack at this short run kit. Finished OOB and brush painted with Vallejo paints. No weathering as i wasn't brave enough at the time, plus there's not a lot of engraved panel lines to enable a pin wash etc. Thanks for looking 🙂 Edited October 19, 2019 by binbrook87 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Nice job! I like the collector ring - what paint did you use? This is a kit I'd like to buy, as part of my East African Campaign collection. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Learstang said: Nice job! I like the collector ring - what paint did you use? This is a kit I'd like to buy, as part of my East African Campaign collection. Regards, Jason Thanks! I used Revell Aquacolor Copper metallic. Its a bit thick so needs to be thinned, would be better airbrushed i think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, binbrook87 said: Thanks! I used Revell Aquacolor Copper metallic. Its a bit thick so needs to be thinned, would be better airbrushed i think. Airbrushing often looks better for metallic colours, I've found, but that looks good - it certainly looks like copper. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 The collector rings were not made out of copper. They were a stainless steel that got to a brownish colour through heat staining from the hot exhaust gases inside the ring. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh G Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Nice. Read about these in Dust Clouds in the Middle East; interesting; how's that wingspan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Umm, err, your windscreen is mounted wrong. It should be quite steep at the front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Robin-42 said: Umm, err, your windscreen is mounted wrong. It should be quite steep at the front. Oh Jeez! I never noticed that.. Well spotted, i need to remedy that 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Nice result. This machine was from squadron based in Sudan (Khartoum), so one can expect some bad condition of paint on real thing, but apparently she underwent some refreshment of paint as can be noticed from that photo. So do not worry about not doing weathering... Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 A great build in the modelling god's scale Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 3 hours ago, JWM said: Nice result. This machine was from squadron based in Sudan (Khartoum), so one can expect some bad condition of paint on real thing, but apparently she underwent some refreshment of paint as can be noticed from that photo. So do not worry about not doing weathering... Cheers J-W Thanks for the comments guys. Love the photo of the real thing. Interestingly it shows the canopy fitted.. but slid back. On some other photos of Wellesleys the canopy seems to be missing altogether...hence why i left mine off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 A colorized photo: Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, dogsbody said: A colorized photo: Chris Wow. Great photo... although it shows my camo pattern isn't strictly accurate by the looks of it? 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom R Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Nice job - once you have fixed the windscreen and the collector ring it will be excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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