BikingLampy Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 This mostly went together very nicely – the exception being the bomb bay doors which are a rotten fit if you leave them closed and have no method of location at all if you want them open – hence a slightly bodgy 1/2 and 1/2 approach. Still haven’t got dipping transparencies sorted, not helped by getting overspray inside the turrets. <<sigh>>. Still – it looks OK from a normal distance. Eduard zoom in the cockpit, Vallejo and Tamiya paints, Alclad varnishes Hope you enjoy! 68 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Looks pretty good to me, good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 That looks by far more than OK, and I fail to see any flaws withe transparencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Nicely done, with good looking weathering. Good photos, too. I didn't notice any overspray. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, occa said: That looks by far more than OK, and I fail to see any flaws withe transparencies. I have to agree. A very nice looking build. For what it's worth, one of the things I do to help alleviate spray getting inside windscreens, canopies and such is to carefully look for any openings along the edges where these mount to the fuselage. I then apply a thin line of canopy glue along these openings and let it dry. This serves to create a seal of sorts so that spray can't get inside. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Wonderfully done. I’ve got one of these to do, if it comes out half as good I will be happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Really nice Whitley there, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Superb. Makes me want to build mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Very nice. Excellent results and thanks for the brief overview of the kit. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Lovely job mate,...... looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Lovely work - congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Sherratt Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Looks very nice to me - John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I'd be very happy with that.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Cracking job, I'm like to do one of these in the future, the aerials look like a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Looks absolutely fantastic to me, great work. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Looks really great indeed despite your troubles. Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytareh Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I note so many builds now seem to be presented with excuses about apparent flaws that none of us would have noticed if not mentioned .It looks ruddy marvelous ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Great looking model Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Noice!!!! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikingLampy Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thank y'all for the kind comments! The overspray in the turrets is much more noticeable in the plastic - its the matt varnish wot did it. I'd been playing with the turrets to check how they fitted so had taken the blutac bungs out of the bottom of them and then just gave them a squirt over when I was flat coating the rest of the oddments without thinking too hard... Quote the aerials look like a challenge. Conversely they look more obviously Brahms and Lizst in the pics than they do physically... Quote thanks for the brief overview of the kit The caveat to my "goes together nicely" comment is that like seemingly any new Airfix kit - be pretty anal about mould lines and paint on mating surfaces - its pretty easy to end up stacking up layers of paint which can chuck the fit out much further down the line if you're not careful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Reading your intro, I wasn't prepared for just how fantastic it would look! Just brilliant, is how I would describe it. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Great result, very tide and sharp looking! Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Very nice, got a couple of these to do a bomber command one and a BOAC one. Davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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