JOCKNEY Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Made some more progress today, undercarriage on and first coat of paint. Managed to dislodge pilots seat in the observator lounge, absolute swine to replace and of course had to remove the bottom steering column. Front aperture for front turret was a shocker, so had to make some adjustments to enable it to fit which then of course requires a repaint. Photos later. Cheers Pat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 Now with added photos The underside clear parts, bomb ambers window and entry hatch are a shocking fit, not helped by fouling on the internal window frames in places. More later Cheers Pat 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 You got those wheels on the right side of the wings Pat? Those upper and lower (or is that) lower and upper photos have me confused! Cheers.. Dave ... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 Perhaps I should have put one on each side just for symmetry ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Rabbit Leader said: Those upper and lower (or is that) lower and upper photos have me confused! The fuselage of the Amiot always looks "upside down" to me too! L'éclair au chocolat volant is looking very tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 The number dissolved into about 20 pieces, this was as good as I could get it. My plan is to let it dry off and see if I can touch it in with paint. Blooming annoying as I was hoping to get this pretty much finished tonight. cheers Pat 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 8 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Blooming annoying Not sure that's the phrase I would have used! I'm sure it will touch up - it's looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Well done on the decal front. A tiny bit of re-touching and it will be perfect. Nearly there now, I wish mine was a bit closer to completion. Dave's right about the up or down thing. If the fuselage was flipped, there would be the possibility of a sun deck topside. I can't believe Amiot missed this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 You’ve won the decal fight Pat, a little paint touch up will do wonders... a gloss coat over the top and you’ll forget it all happened. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Hi Pat, these old(ish) decals have been sent to our stash to test us! Why don't you use some decal fix, just to save you an early heart attack, falling nose first on your chockie eclair, and ruining what would have otherwise been a brilliant build! Again, this is the optimistic scenario, you know me. I really like your Amiot! Great build showing your nerves of steel. Keep having fun. JR Edited November 16, 2020 by jean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 The fight with the decals continued this evening, whilst helping my daughter with her maths, algebra being a firm family favourite...... NOT ! At first glance it's not too bad, although I can hear Jean Roger saying the blues too dark ! The decal to cover the rudder, seems too long on one side, and not long enough on the other, so after its dry, some fettling with a scalpel blade should fit this. Underneath gives a hint of the problems with the diagonal stripes These disintegrated and if I'm honest took a lot of self control not to abandon the build completely, Jockney junior was in danger of learning a new vocabulary to go along with the transposition of formula ! I can't tell you how long it took to finally get it to look this rubbish ! Hopefully I can salvage things with some closely matched paint. I can't remember the last time I had this trouble, so whatever therapy I undertook worked ! A very grumpy Pat 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: A very grumpy Pat Looks like it’s put you through the wringer! Like I said if you want another run at it you’re welcome to the chocolate eclair decals from my Musée kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 8 hours ago, TonyOD said: Looks like it’s put you through the wringer! Like I said if you want another run at it you’re welcome to the chocolate eclair decals from my Musée kit. Thanks very much for the offer Tony, it's really appreciated. I think I need to step away from this one for a day or 2 and take a fresh look when emotions aren't running as high ! Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 You have broken the back of it Pat, it's all downhill from here on. A bit of paint touch up will see things looking as they should. Well done on getting this far with a kit that needs quite a bit of help. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I trust the decals can be touched up. It must be a nightmare applying the breaking transfers over the heavy rivets. No better aftermarket offering around? It's such a nice diligent build you will get it finished properly, I'm sure. Good luck, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Soooooooo annoying when decals do this!! Hope you get things sorted, Pat. I empathise with you, as I'm sure so many others do too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Keep on it's case Pat, you are so nearly there. One of the reasons for me adding decals at a very early stage of my builds is to see how the things are going to perform. Many's the time they have fallen apart or just not looked right. I like my disappointments early in the build, not right at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Having had a chance to calm down, I returned to the Amiot and with a bit of experimentation painted in the dissolved decals, a coat of matt varnish, glued the bombs on and its done. I apologise for my loss of patience earlier and would like to thank you all for encouraging me back to complete this build. I hope you like it. cheers Pat 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Cracking save, Pat. Looks wonderful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Lovely, if that can be said about a flying chicken coop screwed to a barn door. Is the first of the big ugly bugs to make it to the gallery? 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Congratulations Pat, it's beaut' (well not actually, but you know what I mean). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 It's a lovely build - nice one. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, Heather Kay said: Lovely, if that can be said about a flying chicken coop screwed to a barn door. Is the first of the big ugly bugs to make it to the gallery? I believe it's the Amiot-ver the line... Looks great Pat, cracking job. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 It clearly says "Super Decal" on the box, so it must be your fault! 🤣😂 Well done on getting this over the line and holding your nerve. 🏅🏆 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Well done Pat, you beat it! It looks every inch an Amiot 143, I can't bring myself to say it's a beauty, but I'm sure you know what I mean. Tony. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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