CedB Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Wow, what a difference a day makes (cue for a song). Following along and enjoying seeing your shame vanish into the distance - great work, especially on those canopies! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Great idea and great work fella, crikey you have done well the Breda looks lovely. Stay safe All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Breda looks great a very nice save looking forward to seeing the others follow it off the shelf! Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Why are brush painters like vampires? Because they both fear sunlight! In more diffuse lighting, with faded colour dry-brushed over to break up the colours a little (and to distract from the lumps and brush marks): When this is all over I think I might treat myself to some new Humbrol acrylics; my pot of Hu 94, amongst others, seems to be very gritty. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Today is freehand canopy framing day: I think I will add macro photography to the list that includes sunlight, garlic and steak... 7 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Transfers done. As usual this took about an hour for the graphics and another hour to get the printer to print all the colours... I even remembered to mirror image the insignia and stripes! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis95 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Looks good mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 And on! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Lovely exorcism of shame going on here. But where's the long range monoplane? eh? where is it? Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, limeypilot said: But where's the long range monoplane? eh? where is it? Bank holiday's not over yet.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Yes we want see Long Range Monoplane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Ok. There are more (in order of shame): Long Range Monoplane; Airfix Hawker Demon (and an Aeroclub Osprey started in the same box); Gerald Elliot vac Vixen (strictly desktop!); Short Empire (plus a growing list of people who would like a fuselage vac); and (what was I thinking?) an Airfix Ark Royal with the WEM PE set and 1/600 crew (I’ve started a thread in a GB so it’s on). That is my build list for this year, plus two Blitzbuilds, obviously, and a stash that keeps calling from the garage. No problem then... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Well we can cross off the Breda: Back to the Storch next... 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Excellent Adrian, one down. Looking good especially the in-flight photo above, at least it will also be more realistic when you fly it around the room and you make aeroplane noises.😁 Great work fella All the best Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Very nice Breda Adrian, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Well, I couldn’t hold it by a wingtip forever, so I cut a slot for an Airfix stand and rigged the tail using wire and PVA: Back to the Storch. I remember building this and really liking it. Now my standards may have risen or the moulds have deteriorated, but I’m not liking it now: That’s as bad as I’ve ever seen coming out of a kit box. Also there are a lot of struts missing, although that isn’t such a loss if they would have looked like this. I’m going to go with brass wire legs joined with a brass tube inside the top of the canopy, with the legs sheathed in plastic so I can avoid soldering. And as I get older I seem to be more averse to swastika schemes, so I may do this as a Finnish one. Ah, wait... You know what I mean. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 If a kit has terrible undercarriage legs, that doesn’t mean that the rest of it will fit together well. I mixed some ten-year-old Squadron Green with some Revell Contacta to make it workable and to ensure adhesion, then slathered it on: Meanwhile, here’s the Emhar repop of the Red Star Mig 3. I’ve built the Hobbyboss Mig 3, which is very nice indeed, but this is still a sound kit: I found an interesting winter camo scheme for a Storch on skis so these two will both be white(ish). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 22 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Transfers done. As usual this took about an hour for the graphics and another hour to get the printer to print all the colours... I even remembered to mirror image the insignia and stripes! By George, I do think he's got it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Excellent Job so far Adrian! Happy Easter to you ad Yours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, LorenSharp said: Happy Easter And the same to you and all the BMers out there! Meanwhile, I couldn’t let that cockpit go by: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 And painted: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 More nice work Adrian looking forward to more of the same Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Back on planet Storch... Argus v8, a 90 degree engine: Looking distinctly Wallace and Gromit under the cowling: 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Love the in flight shot of the Breda Adrian. Do you use Inkscape for drawing the graphics? I'm having a frustrating time trying to learn to use it for my Tripe markings. Should probably try it sober! Looking forward to seeing the Storch progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, RichieW said: drawing the graphics The insignia were directly downloaded from the internet and the rest was constructed using PowerPoint. I use the “insert shape” option a lot to build up markings, and there are some aircraft fonts available for download. I lay it all out and scale everything for printing in Word. Not the “best” tools but stuff I use at work every day... Wrapping up tonight, the Mig fuselage is together: And the Storch cowling is on (going to need more filler!): 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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