Calum Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) This will be the beginning of my WW II Bomber Collection. I usually build 48 scale but 48 scale bombers are just to unwieldy for me It's been a long time since I built 72 scale but this kit is quite detailed for the scale. I chose to use all the bits despite the fact that many won't be seen as a felt like some painting practice. I will be doing the aircraft flown by Kiwi VC recipient James Ward. AS an aside I lived in Ward Block, which was named after him, when I was posted to RNZAF Wigram A few hours work and we have some sub assemblies. Most things went together well but the engine nacelles took a bit pressure to get lined up. Thankfully Tamiya Fast setting extra thin and the Airfix Plastic bond fast and well All the details painted using Vallejo Acrylics, the base coat is Tamiya AS 12. I followed the colour call outs in the instructions. Other builds I've looked at have different colours for the airframe inside structure including black, interior green. The wash is AK dark grime and the instrument panel is decal. I used some strips of painted Tamiya tape for seat belts The blue is vinyl cut out on my cutter to cover up some sink marks in the bomb bay from a file I got online. I also tried the vinyl to replace the circle I lost when getting rid of the fuselage seams. This didn't work as well as I'd hoped so I removed the bits from the bomb bay and used a chisel to remove the sink marks. I used the cutter to cut a new circle from 0.005 " thou card to restore the circle detail . The worst bit of this kit are the fuselage inserts for the waist gun positions that are not used on this variant. They don't fit well with large gaps. As the fuselage in this area is fabric you have to restore the fabric detail . That's all for now Edited January 13, 2020 by Calum 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Awesome start Calum, the Wimpy is an all time legend. Learned about the RNZAF VC winners when I was in uniform (R2.03) which peaked my interest more. Airfix released their 2020 catalogue and are producing a Mk.I Beaufort, though that's more Coastal Command vs Bomber command. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 23 hours ago, Tempestwulf said: Awesome start Calum, the Wimpy is an all time legend. Learned about the RNZAF VC winners when I was in uniform (R2.03) which peaked my interest more. Airfix released their 2020 catalogue and are producing a Mk.I Beaufort, though that's more Coastal Command vs Bomber command. I would love to build Trent's Ventura and Trigg's Liberator eventually 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 This looks a very interesting kit Sir,but your white background almost had one reaching for one's sunglasses. So this a new Airfix offering of their venerable old kit that one built a long,long,long time ago?or is it as one suspects,a completely new kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Calum said: I would love to build Trent's Ventura and Trigg's Liberator eventually Eduard's Liberator (link below) had LLoyd Trents Lib markings in a recent release. I'm hoping lord Airfix will make a Ventura some day so we can do Trents plane as don't care for the old Minicraft one https://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2018/04/06/172-riders-in-the-sky-1944-eduard/ And a contributor made a skin on War Thunder for his Lib too, though the in game modem is just a B-24D https://live.warthunder.com/post/481943/en/?comment=1939082 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Is this going to be a desert Wellington? A lot of Kiwi boys flew them in 37 squadron. A close family friend was a radio operator/ gunner in them. His pilot was a Kiwi as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Sweet work Col. Love the Wimpy. I'm keen to do the coastal command version at some time. Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 9:08 PM, Calum said: I will be doing the aircraft flown by Kiwi VC recipient James Ward. Really Cool Callum, my favourite Wellington Mk Ic Aircraft, looking forward to how your model turns out (on my list to do one day) 42 minutes ago, Greg Law said: Is this going to be a desert Wellington? 75 Squadron Wellington's Greg, from RAF Feltwell in Norfolk Jimmy Ward 75 Squadron Regards Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 6:21 AM, DaveWilko said: This looks a very interesting kit Sir,but your white background almost had one reaching for one's sunglasses. So this a new Airfix offering of their venerable old kit that one built a long,long,long time ago?or is it as one suspects,a completely new kit? This is the new tool from 2017/18 3 hours ago, Mick Drover said: Sweet work Col. Love the Wimpy. I'm keen to do the coastal command version at some time. Mitch I like the Coastal Command Schemes as well Mitch. I think I'll do Trigg's Liberator in 72 Scale one day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) More Progress on the Wellington. I first experimented with some dark earth options I ended up going with a Tamiya Mix suggested by Spencer Pollard (and a few others online) , it is considerably lighter than the other options I had. Those being Mr Color, SMS and Tamiya AS22. FYI - SMS = Scale Modellers Supply and are an Australian paint manufacturer who do a large range of Lacquers aimed a the modeller, they started of with car colours but have expanded into armour and aircraft. . I quite like their gloss and flat coats. Some of their other colours are interesting as well. I think the lighter shade looks good in this smaller scale, I applied some mottles with various stencils. Next I up-scaled the instructions, printed them on self adhesive label paper, printed them and cut them out then stuck them to the model and painted the Dark green. I used SMS green ( they mark it as FS34097 although the FS paint standard is post war) from their RAF bomber set. This looked a little to green straight from the bottle so I added about 1 ml of black (they had a camo black bottle in the same set) I liked the look of this so on it went. Edited January 13, 2020 by Calum 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Nice progress Calum, I'll keep an eye on this, very much one I'm keen to do too, as are the Trent & Trigg aircraft. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I'd love to build this one day too as I went to the Whanganui high school Ward taught at before he went to war...albeit a bit later! The hall there is named for him and there is a memorial display featuring replica medals and a diorama of the action featuring old-school Airfix kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Nice work Calum! I have this kit it looks very nice and you look like your doing a great job! Already learnt a lot from what you have done so far, so will be making notes! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Paints Finished. I used Gaianotes German grey for the underside (black). The nacelles were temporarily attached using masking frisket so I could do the painting Edited January 13, 2020 by Calum 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Decals are on. They went down with absolutely no issues. I sprayed a light gloss coat (more semi gloss really) of Mr Color Super clear. Another bonus was that were very few decals to apply. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Lovely build of a great aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Wonderful work, Calum! 👍 Amazingly accurate, I need to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Looking good! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 She looks superb, bravo Calum! What a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 All done 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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