Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) "It's "O" 600. What's the "O" stand for? Oh my god it's early." And with those words from Mister Adrian Cronauer, it's on with the Corsair Blitzbuild. Here's the kit, with my phone date/time stamp. I'm going for an 8 hour build which will include breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea breaks. ETA finishing line: 14:00. Music supplied by Steely Dan. Edited May 25, 2020 by Mike Dean 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 An hour and a half gone, and building this has really got me "Reelin' In The Years". I must have been 13 the last time I made this. Internals (pah! pilots armchair) installed and painted. Engine painted black and dry brushed with aluminium for a bit of detail. Fuselage zipped up and coat of white primer on the engine. The coverage isn't great so I'm going to have to "Do It Again". Wings glued together and held with "Peg"s. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Eight hours - that’s a big ask. My Matchbox Boeing P12E that I did as a self imposed Blitzbuild for ‘models I built as a kid’ took 12hrs 20 so you are asking a lot of yourself. As well as your Mick Burroughs inspired music you could also play Pere Ubu’s ‘Thirty seconds over Tokyo’ 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 I recall you doing some rigging on your P-12E Adrian - no such problem here! We'll see. Things are moving fast, but the time flies by! Three hours in and we get to here. Out of shot is the painted undercarriage legs and doors still on the sprue. The wings are drying having just been glued. Time for a bit brekkie........... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 You got the wing inserts in - those bits in the leading edge. I'm impressed, I built this <mumble> years ago and to this day I've never worked out exactly how they were supposed to sit. Think I've still got those green stripes in the spare decal pile too Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 8 hours! The mans insane. Mind you, eight hours would be enough for most of us to build a squadron or two when we were eight years old. How did eight month builds become our future? Two Fat Ladies, all the eights, 88.... BINGO! I'm following this one closely Mike, no pressure there then. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Is it done yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Andy: I wasted a full 20 minutes working out how those stupid wing radiators go in the wings. The diagram on the instructions is useless and the location tabs inside the wing are so obscure that they just don't make sense. I glued them in how I thought they should look, and they look OK! For some reason there's a machine gun in there too, which is not in the picture on the front of the box. And the instructions show a three bladed prop and the one in the kit has four. Tony: If you keep asking, I won't post anymore pictures. Sit down, eat your breakfast and be patient. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) SNAFU post. More updates to follow. Edited May 25, 2020 by Mike Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Breakfast was had at 09:15. Was it really three hours ago? Since then, "Deacon Blue" has been added and the whole lot sprayed with satin varnish. Still a bit tacky, but the undercarriage doors are dry so decals were applied to them. "Kid Charlemagne" the pilot is done and sunbathing outside to dry off. Ditto the canopy and prop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Cracking pace Mike. By Golly, he just might make it! It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it. That's what gets results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 All the decals are on but the undercarriage is playing up. I'm going to miss 14:00, more like 15:00 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Well, it's up on paint tin chocs as the undercarriage is very flimsy and the undercarriage supports float in midair, but it's all there! Decals went on like a dream. 37 years old (kit was from 1983). 7 hours, 52 minutes! Phew.................... A late lunch is in the offing. As an aside SWMBO came into my study and asked "what are you doing"? Reply: "I'm trying to make a kit in under 8 hours". Brief pause "How long does it usually take". Stunned silence resulted in SWMBO making a quiet withdrawal............. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Its like a Saturday morning back in 1973 Mike,thanks for taking me back in time and a cracking Corsair to finish with! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Clean as a whistle. Lovely build Mike, the decals look like they are painted on. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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