Procopius Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, dogsbody said: I've got a Spanish-made Mauser from the early 40's. I've had it since about '81. Chris Fancy! I'm picking up a 30-06 US Army-issue M1917 Enfield once my stimulus cheque comes in -- it's of course the US development of the P14 Enfield, and as such, offers a glimpse of an alternate future for British service rifles had they not stuck with the Lee action over the Mauser. The last time I fired a Mauser rifle was in 2000, and it was a 7mm South American one. I don't recall liking it much. Anyway, the models! I mixed up a bunch of different red-brown pigments together with a fixative and applied them with a brush over the exhausts. It turned out okay-ish. I also added the cannon. I would have needed to drill out the fairings to get them in the locating holes, but I was feeling lazy, and so I just clipped the locating pins off the gun barrels and superglued them to the fairings. Worked fine. Emboldened, I tried to use the same method to add better exhaust staining to the Hurricane I, and inadvertently proved you can have too much of a good thing: Well, nobody's perfect. I'll just give it to the boys to trash next year anyway. Oh well. Then it was time to add the pitots (which I normally forget to do), and the radio masts. However, at this moment, I was screwed by Past Edward, who does a lot of that to me, which is why I'm a fat suburban dad in America and not a penniless historian in Britain, and it seems that at some time in the past six months, I lost the radio mast for the Hurricane I. Ha. Ha ha ha. The only solution was to "pay it forward" and give future me a vigorous screwing: I liberated a radio mast from another kit (and ordered a three-pack of Quickboost Hurricane radio masts from the 'bay): Et voila! 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Fantastic work Edward, and yes the exhaust are a little over done on one, but let’s not be to hard here as it’s still fine work. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Time to figure out what to build next. My once mighty stash is just a sad little thing now. I feel strangely...diminished looking at it. I need to sell the Eduard 109 set to pay for some Airfix Spitfire Vcs I bought (and I've realized 1/48 just isn't my scale), and the Arma FM-2 isn't pictured because I was looking over it before. So...what to do, what to do? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Animal Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I like the look of that plucky little P.11c... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, Procopius said: .what to do, what to do? PZL-11c.. or the Yak-1B, something different for you. If you did the Yak-1B you could do a VVS Hurricane to go with it, (I see a IIb lurking) and I'm sure you could find common pilot to do a PZ-11-Hurricane-Spitfire trio..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) My vote goes to PZL or YAK. Edited January 4, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Do you have any Spitfires, or Hurricanes? Seriously, I'll tag along whatever you build Cheers, Stew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 A very nice pair of Hurricanes, and I particularly like the exhaust staining on the Mk1. Having seen photographs in the past of them with staining as you portrayed. Looking forward to what ever you decide on next. Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Putty Animal said: I like the look of that plucky little Pzl.11c... That does have an attractive ring to it, said out loud. Steve, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Yep, he's BACK! Like Stew I'll follow anything you do PC - but there are some Spitfires there… Just sayin'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Those Hurcs look great! Nicely done! I vote for the P.11 for the next build. I also have two WW2 era Enfields. Chris 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I used to have the Jungle enfield in the second photo, @dogsbody one of the few I regret selling on, but was desperate for $ at the time. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transall vaillant Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Nice Hurricanes... and rifles ! The first are easier to get, but much longer to assembly... 😀 @+ 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 hours ago, dogsbody said: Those Hurcs look great! Nicely done! I vote for the P.11 for the next build. I also have two WW2 era Enfields. Chris Snap. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 03/01/2021 at 15:20, AliGauld said: I well remember being on the range at RAF Leeming during a summer camp. We were taking our marksmanship stuff with a Lee Enfield .303. I was a very naïve 4'10" young lad and the Range Officer took one look at me and said "Prone position only, Sonny" Just as well I had a huge bruise on my shoulder for quite a while, never felt a kick like it. Still got my RAF Marksman's badge though. Cheers, Alistair Proud of you Ali, as an ex Range Qualified CI I am very pleased you got your badge. Well done that lad. I am tending quite literally towards that Jungle number 5. I would love hours of firing, tales of rapid fire with the Lee Enfield action keep resonating in my ancient head. is Voltarol good for bruised shoulders? PC the heavy exhaust staining looks exactly proper to me. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Nice finish. I do like that scheme. As for next. What about a jet? Looks like you have a choice of two there. 👌 Jont. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 2:55 AM, Procopius said: At some point I'm hoping to get one of the Polish-made Mauser rifles from the interwar period, but they're pricey here. That and a Vis 35. Good idea! It is said that many Polish Mausers captured in 1939 have been sent by Germans to Norway for occupational forces, and finally many of them are still used as anti-polar-bear rifles on Spitsbergen and similar places (obligatory equipment for all tourists there). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 14 hours ago, GrzeM said: Good idea! It is said that many Polish Mausers captured in 1939 have been sent by Germans to Norway for occupational forces, and finally many of them are still used as anti-polar-bear rifles on Spitsbergen and similar places (obligatory equipment for all tourists there). Up until 2 years ago, Canada's Rangers ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Rangers ) used the Enfield .303 No. 4. Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 PZL P.11c it shall be! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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