Edge Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 My 1st completion of the year (one better than 2019 already!). This is the pretty well known new tool Airfix Beaufighter from the TF.10 boxing. There's quite a bit of Eduard etch (from the TF.X Big-Ed set), resin wheels from Barracuda, Quickboost fuel vents & Eduard resin exhausts. Painted in Xtracyrlix medium sea grey and night black, with some Tamiya blacks thown in for good measure. Exhaust and collector rings are no less than 7 different shades of Alclad including stainless steel, hot blue and red, exhaust manifold, jet exhaust and I can't recall the other 2! I tried to copy images of the markings on the rockets & failed miserably! my eyesight and hand skills aren't up to the job. Neither can I slice masking tape thin enough to mask a 0.2mm line! The fit of the kit is generally excellent, with the now familiar Airfix tight tolerances - watch for paint and mold lines on your joints. Speaking of mold lines, I felt there were a lot of them for a recently tooled kit, possibly I had a poor sample or perhaps the molds are slightly misaligned. Ether way I found myself cleaning most parts of unwanted plastic. The engines aren't too well detailed, but are almost invisible on the finished kit, so that's a forgivable. Some dedicated resin replacements (SBS are you listening?) would be a nice addition. Anyway on to some pics. Apologies for the poor quality - I'm toying with a pop-up light tent, poor side lamps for illumination and a camera too complex for my aging brain cells! Airfix Beaufighter TF.10 by Gavin Edgerton, on Flickr Airfix Beaufighter TF.10 by Gavin Edgerton, on Flickr Airfix Beaufighter TF.10 by Gavin Edgerton, on Flickr Edge 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 That looks grand. A great-looking colour scheme and a really nice finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 WOW,..... that is gorgeous,...... a wonderful Beau in its final operational scheme,....... it just looks ready to take off and attack some Commies! Cheers Tony 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Fantastic job. I've had half an eye on this because I could swear I saw some decals for an FAA version somewhere. Though I might have dreamt it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Lovely looking Beau, great work. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, TonyOD said: Fantastic job. I've had half an eye on this because I could swear I saw some decals for an FAA version somewhere. Though I might have dreamt it... You're not dreaming. Alleycat produce a conversion (complete wings with Merlins) and High Planes produce FAA decals to suit. On my to-do list! Edge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Excellent build. I really like the scheme and I admit I've never seen it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, tonyot said: it just looks ready to take off and attack some Commies! Sounds like the teenage O'Toole has been into his war comics again. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Sounds like the teenage O'Toole has been into his war comics again. Steve. I just don`t like Commies Steve! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 That's a really nice model in an unusual scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Edge said: You're not dreaming. Alleycat produce a conversion (complete wings with Merlins) and High Planes produce FAA decals to suit. On my to-do list! Edge So despite the fact that my FAA stash runs to 40+ kits I absolutely need to buy two kits for upcoming Group Builds, an F-35, a Shackleton (since I found out there was one with ROYAL NAVY on the side), and now this. The mrs ain’t gonna be happy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 You have done a fine job on the kit. I noted your comments on ageing brain cells and eyesight and feel your pain. Still, it looks great, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Now that's a beau-tiful Beau! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Interesting Beau, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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