qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) Looking through the stash for suitable long weekend kits I’ve been eyeing these two kits at the top of the to-build pile both of which I owe thanks to kind Britmodellers @Des pulled me out of a hole with a replacement set of decals for the badly yellowed and cracked Frog originals @Ray S also was kind enough to rescue me with some decals for this Lightning F1A snap together kit as the originals are rub-on transfers Mulling them over I’ve twigged that both scheme choices are from 1965 so what to do... Shackleton? Lightning? Go tonto and try to do both? Edited August 27, 2020 by LostCosmonauts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 10 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: Shackleton? Lightning? Go tonto and try to do both? You know what they say - do both! Whichever you choose will be good! You cannot beat a Lightning or Shack! All the best, Ray PS I keep telling myself not to use exclamation marks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul821 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 If OOB on both them why not be a hero. Having build the Snap-Fix Lightening recently it's easier and quicker to build than the current Airfix Quickbuild models. Anything beyond OOB will take significant work on both to get reasonable models and you might quetsion your sanity regarding the Shack'. However I would love to see the Shack in the gallery on Monday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Paul821 said: If OOB on both them why not be a hero. Having build the Snap-Fix Lightening recently it's easier and quicker to build than the current Airfix Quickbuild models. Anything beyond OOB will take significant work on both to get reasonable models and you might quetsion your sanity regarding the Shack'. However I would love to see the Shack in the gallery on Monday. tbh my sanity was already firmly shattered during the last Blitzbuild GB when I tried to do an overcomplicated red/white masked scheme. I might start both with the intent to finish the Lightning and a stretch goal of the Shackleton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Ray S said: PS I keep telling myself not to use exclamation marks so much! I tell myself the same about using hyphens as punctuation and ending sentences with ellipses. I should cut down - on the other hand maybe not ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 The use of performance enhancing substances is not encouraged in a GB, Co-co and chocolate digestive biscuits not withstanding, therefore i believe the Shackleton is only to likely to appear in the next KUTA GB. I would be delighted to eat humble pie if it makes the gallery. Good luck cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Honestly, how hard could it be? It’s basically only two colours on the outside and the odd bit of surface detail to try and not make too big a mess of Starting in Blitz style with glueing the major sub assemblies so that I can paint in sections. Fuselage half used as a jig to keep things in place while they set Aha! A snag or two awaits. Rivets go over these lumps on the tailplane but they look like moulding errors. Ummm... what to do? Almost forgot the time picture - started about 10 past the hour but what is half an hour here or there between friends Subassembly gluing progress. They can set and hopefully be ready for some filing, sanding filling etc. when I get back from picking up a guitar what was being repaired 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Back at the bench armed with coffee and some fresh chocolate chip and hazelnut cookies. La Course cycle race running on the laptop beside me so my Saturday looks set up nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 Sub assemblies going ok, finale of the cycle race was a corker Short intermission to make some minestrone soup for lunch and fish about in the spares box looking for flat transparencies to cut down to replace a couple of missing pieces (don’t you just love old kits) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 hour ago, LostCosmonauts said: La Course cycle race running on the laptop beside me so my Saturday looks set up nicely Oh darn I forgot about that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 2 hours ago, JeroenS said: Oh darn I forgot about that one! Looks like they got the better of today’s weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 A bit of an attritional slow stage in today’s day 1 of the TdF but the Shack is going apace Minestrone with an instruction sheet tablecloth Cockpit was devoid of details so I’ve scrabbled about in the decal spares and busied up the dash before sticking the sides together Not glued the flying surfaces on yet but looking something like a (very large) plane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Good going on this one. I think I would have baulked at building a Shack in 24 hours and remembering to post pictures of watches and food too! All the best, Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, Ray S said: Good going on this one. I think I would have baulked at building a Shack in 24 hours and remembering to post pictures of watches and food too! All the best, Ray I’m going to have a bloody good go at the Lightning as well. Shack is mainly together and I’ve stopped for the day so I’ll do some filling when I start again first tomorrow then turn my attentions Lightningwards. Hopefully get them both done with the Bank Holiday Monday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Wow and I thought I was clever boy building a 1/48 kit,superb start! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Wow and I thought I was clever boy building a 1/48 kit,superb start! Clever would assume I actually get them done without making a mess of either. Let’s see how it goes by Monday. As it stands at end of play today Now to make dinner (pizza, sweet potato fries and salad) & catch the highlights of the Kilmarnock game 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: Power up your watch chap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 To be fair that has gone together nicely.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 3 hours ago, PLC1966 said: Power up your watch chap. “Shhhhh! There’s still 2 or 3 days charge on that. Where’s the harm?” he typed on a phone on its knackered 2nd replacement battery showing 29% and falling rapidly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Not looking likely that I’ll get the Lightning done - a bit of a fight on my hands with the Shack today with motors needing drilled out to fit the prop shafts and some distortion of the parts. I hope to live up to the high standards of historical accuracy set by the box designer Some jiggery-pokery today trying to paint the white section, prime other bits and fill others. Constrained time is meaning any bit that isn’t drying is fair game for other work to happen Edited August 30, 2020 by LostCosmonauts 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Calling it a day with some paint starting to go on. One last push tomorrow https://flic.kr/p/2jBAGxF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Erm... that last push is going to be postponed. Not feeling great today so will pack everything away and come back to it when I feel a bit more myself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 This is were I had gotten to by close of play yesterday Will resurrect when I’m less knackered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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