stevej60 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hi folk's.number three is another Matchbox oldie in the form of the original Helldiver on a classic yellow wings scheme this is the last of my three planned builds if all goes well time wise I have a few in the stash,Skyray,Vigilante,Gannet,to name a few. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I’ve been looking forward to this one, will be good to see what you do with it! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 39 minutes ago, rob85 said: I’ve been looking forward to this one, will be good to see what you do with it! Rob Cheers Rob,I'm planning to rig this build fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I'm looking forward to seeing this in progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 As you know I've got a couple of these in the stash Steve so I'll be following your build with great interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, modelling minion said: As you know I've got a couple of these in the stash Steve so I'll be following your build with great interest. Matchbox really did some superb biplanes Craig,just been looking this and the Sea Fox over amazing how much nice detail gets missed over the sometimes weird coloured plastic! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 One of my favourite kits. Have fun with this one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 There’s a blast from the past - very long time since I built this kit! - looking forward to this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I too built this when it first came out. One my workbench right now is the Heller kit, which was released around the same time. I suspect the canopy fit is rather on the Matchbox kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hi folk's,with the Corsairs coming along nicely but time marching on I thought I'd better get number two build going,not a lot of reference around for the original Helldiver but what there is shows a busy affair so with only a floor and two seats supplied a bit of scratch building needed. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Looks to be some nice detailing going on there in the cockpit Steve! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 Morning folk's,got the interior painted and detailed. This morning took the tape off and everything's dried nicely. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Excellent work Steve, the extra details you have added to the cockpit really have made a great difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: Excellent work Steve, the extra details you have added to the cockpit really have made a great difference. Cheers Craig, I was thinking this morning what great kits these biplanes are it's like a separate companies product compared to some of their other kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Afternoon folk's after a clean up of the seams on with the primer last night. This morning I gave her two thin brushes of silver enamel which dried quickly so just brushed on a couple of coats of blue after masking,Matchbox don't give you the decals needed so you have to paint these area's for accuracy it also means sourcing some white decal strip for the outer edges. should look better after a nice coat of gloss. Edited March 13, 2020 by stevej60 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Good afternoon Steve You have done a very good job on the cockpit ..as well as on the painting .. All the best Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Very nice Steve, it really is an attractive scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Looking fantastic Steve when I first saw the last few photos I was wondering why you’d painted the wings yellow then overpainted them in grey. Forgot about multicoloured Matchbox plastic! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Afternoon folk's,upper wing fitted and a wash ran into the few panel lines.the front cockpit struts need teasing into place but I'll leave the wing to dry for at least a day or two. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Very nice Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Putting this on hold for now looking back I would have fitted the top wing before I painted the underside four times now despite leaving it for 24 hours it just keeps coming of even superglue isn't getting a bite on the enamel paint it was getting to the throw against the wall stage so best to box her up and leave alone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 That really is a very attractive scheme Steve! Lovely progress. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 She is looking really good, but best to step away and work on something else for a bit, then you can return to this without the red mist! good luck buddy. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Try scraping the paint off back to the bare plastic with a scalpel. You might also have to sand off any superglue as it will interfere with plastic cement. Or more correctly not react with it. You should then be able to use plastic cement/solvent of your choice to glue it up. I have an Aeroclub Fairey Flycatcher with the same problem And it's being sitting in a box with the upper wing finally on but no undercarriage yet. Good luck with it, it's too nice a plane to abandon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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