tonyot Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Hiya Folks, My last Battle of Britain model of the year,...... a friend had a relative who flew with 604 Sqn on Blenheim`s at RAF Northolt and Middle Wallop so I said that I would make a model in his honour,.... so chose to depict L8740, NG-Q as seen at the height of the Battle of Britain, based at RAF Middle Wallop,... after the undersides had been repainted using Sky to cover the previous half black and white scheme. The model was brush painted and the decals came from the kit with codes from Modeldecal and serials from Ventura generic sets. I have a photo in my collection of a Blenheim Mk.If at Catterick at the same time and it had roundels under the wings,...... with traces of another set having been painted out at the wing tips,...... so I added similar roundels to this model too. Also,.... the painted out serial on the rudder from pre war days was represented too,.... although the final varnish coat has left it a bit more subtle than I originally intended!; I hope that you all had a good Christmas,..... I definitely did! Cheers, Tony Edited December 26, 2020 by tonyot 65 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Another Cracker, Tony ! Glad to hear you had a good Christmas in spite of the circumstances Well Done, Sir ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It is great to see another one of your masterpieces, Tony. I also like that you choose to compile the individual code letters again in order to pay tribute to the rank-and-file pilots of 604 Squadron who flew the all too often forgotten Blenheims in the Battle of Britain. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentavros76 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Nicely modeled. Thank you for sharing with us!😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Lovely build and painting Tony.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Tiger331 said: Another Cracker, Tony ! Glad to hear you had a good Christmas in spite of the circumstances Well Done, Sir ! Thanks mate,.... hope you had a great time too,..... hope you had a white Christmas over there? I`ve been watching Michael Portillo do his railway journeys on telly around your neck of the woods and it looks beautiful,.... I definitely need to take a closer look,.... I can see why you like the posting now! Merry Christmas. 1 hour ago, 112 Squadron said: It is great to see another one of your masterpieces, Tony. I also like that you choose to compile the individual code letters again in order to pay tribute to the rank-and-file pilots of 604 Squadron who flew the all too often forgotten Blenheims in the Battle of Britain. 👍 Thank mate,..... yeah I like to represent the little people! 1 hour ago, Kentavros76 said: Nicely modeled. Thank you for sharing with us!😃 Thank you and no problem,..... thanks for commenting. 55 minutes ago, swralph said: Lovely build and painting Tony.😀 Thanks mate,.... very kind of you,.... again! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Tony: really nice! This Blenheim looks the part: "tough and bitty." I understand that they performed rather poorly during the BOB, unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 33 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Tony: really nice! This Blenheim looks the part: "tough and bitty." I understand that they performed rather poorly during the BOB, unfortunately. Thanks mate,.. they did OK as long range fighters and in the embryonic night role,..... introducing radar etc,..... but yeah they were too slow and only had six .303in machine guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Lovely build Tony and lovely tribute too fella. Great work. Hope you're having a good day and are not fit to pop today. We felt similar after the boxing day dinner but a lovely walk along the beach before Storm Bella arrived sorted us out today. Cracking Blenheim fella Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Another good model Tony- the sit looks just right- just how many kits have you done this year? it seems like 20 or more. Best wishes to all Britmodellers suffering under Covid and a better 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 5 hours ago, tonyot said: I hope that you all had a good Christmas,..... I definitely did! Yes, ours was too, lovely sunny day here, all the family together, they're at the age where that may not last much longer & enough nice food & drink to be left in a comfortably mellow condition. That is a really nice Blenheim Tony, super job on it. They make up to a nice model. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Lovely build Tony and lovely tribute too fella. Great work. Hope you're having a good day and are not fit to pop today. We felt similar after the boxing day dinner but a lovely walk along the beach before Storm Bella arrived sorted us out today. Cracking Blenheim fella Chris Thanks Chris,..... sounds wonderful mate,.... I`d love to live by the sea. Nice traditional Boxing Day,... turkey toasties for dinner,..... turkey curry for tea!! The storm has just hit us up here on the Pennines. 29 minutes ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Another good model Tony- the sit looks just right- just how many kits have you done this year? it seems like 20 or more. Best wishes to all Britmodellers suffering under Covid and a better 2021 Thanks Colin,..... I`ve not counted mate,..... but might start compiling a yearbook,....... probably well over 20? Yeah best wishes to you pal. 20 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Yes, ours was too, lovely sunny day here, all the family together, they're at the age where that may not last much longer & enough nice food & drink to be left in a comfortably mellow condition. That is a really nice Blenheim Tony, super job on it. They make up to a nice model. Steve. Cheers Steve,..... sounds idyllic mate,.... one to treasure. Hopefully those decals will be with you soon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 How does the cockpit area fit on this kit I have heard it is a bit awkward? Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Bear Paw said: How does the cockpit area fit on this kit I have heard it is a bit awkward? Andrew. It can be a bit awkward Andrew,.... but yes it does fit. Does mine look so bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Lovely job. Glad to hear you had a good Christmas - very relaxing here in Western Australia (although a bit warm - it hit 40 Celsius during the day). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, SimonL said: Lovely job. Glad to hear you had a good Christmas - very relaxing here in Western Australia (although a bit warm - it hit 40 Celsius during the day). Thanks Simon,......... glad you had a nice day mate,....... we had a nice crisp, sunny winters day,..... so cannot complain. ..... we even had a sprinkling of festive snow in the afternoon. 40 is a bit warm for me unless I`m by a pool or the sea! Edited December 27, 2020 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Great finish of a wonderful airplane. Well done Tony... Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Very nice indeed! A small alternations or differences among variants of regular TLS makes it no dull any longer, thanks for sharing Have a happy New Year! Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Excellent Blenheim regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Serkan Sen said: Great finish of a wonderful airplane. Well done Tony... Serkan Thanks Serkan,..... glad you like it,.... the Blenheim was a true warhorse! 1 hour ago, JWM said: Very nice indeed! A small alternations or differences among variants of regular TLS makes it no dull any longer, thanks for sharing Have a happy New Year! Regards J-W Thanks J-W,.... yeah the addition of Sky and yellow to the roundels really makes these Battle of Britain era Blenheims leap out at you! Happy New Year to you too mate, Cheers Tony 46 minutes ago, djos said: Excellent Blenheim regards Djordje Thanks Djordje,.... very kind of you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Another stunner from your production line Tony loving the subtle weathering on a unsung plane from the BoB thanks for sharing regards Eamonn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Team Aer Lingus said: Another stunner from your production line Tony loving the subtle weathering on a unsung plane from the BoB thanks for sharing regards Eamonn Cheers Eamonn,.... glad you like it mate,..... yeah unsung and hard worked,..... and very dangerous for the crews!! Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Just caught up with this one as well, Tony. I'd also heard there could be fit problems with the cockpit area, but as usual you've performed your magic and created a masterpiece. Splendid! Glad to hear you had a good Christmas, here's to a better New Year! Cheers, Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, 2996 Victor said: Just caught up with this one as well, Tony. I'd also heard there could be fit problems with the cockpit area, but as usual you've performed your magic and created a masterpiece. Splendid! Glad to hear you had a good Christmas, here's to a better New Year! Cheers, Mark Thanks Mark,..... I can see where there might be fit problems and must admit to cracking the glazing of my first Airfix Blenheim, but that was more hamfistedness on my part I suppose. One one of them I even put sprue spacers inside to push the clear parts outwards,.... but not on this one. Happy New Year mate Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Another Blenheim cracker mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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