Adrian Hills Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 For this build I am doing the Jach 1/72 Baynes Bat kit. It is nice and simple, having just 12 plastic components and a little bit of photo etch. This is a 'family friendly' Blitzbuild as my partner has tolerated a lot of my plastic modelling this year which is why I started at 3pm - we had a nice walk with the puppy first. Hence this will be the most leisurely build, starting 'Boxing day' and probably finishing two days later on "Boxing day" 😉 My subject is a glider flown in 1943 to test the viability of the swept wing configuration for attachment to a tank to deliver said armour to the battlefield. This 'batty' idea was manifested in a 1/3 scale glider which had good handling characteristics but the project was cancelled before a full size wing was built. I'd also like to introduce to you 'Hammond', the rubber crocodile - already a veteran of two Blitzbuilds and many other model projects this year, who is here to see fair play. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 The goal was to glide a tank into battle?? Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Looks great! If it needs company in a similar vein, I can thoroughly recommend the Fly Hafner Rotachute, also in 1/72. My daughter made me buy one at a model show a few years ago because it was "cute". Very economical on shelf space! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 39 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Looks great! If it needs company in a similar vein, I can thoroughly recommend the Fly Hafner Rotachute, also in 1/72. My daughter made me buy one at a model show a few years ago because it was "cute". Very economical on shelf space! Adrian, I have just looked it up. Hannants have them in stock, I must get one 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 1/4 hours of my budget. Made some good progress. There is a sink hole issue to be dealt with and whilst puttying can tidy up wing/fuselage joint After a little fiddling I worked out that I was safe putting everything in cockpit before joining fuselage. Amusingly the control panel will only go beyond rudder pedals - seems kit designed like that. A small bite to eat, socialise, and then return to bench. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 Just 15 minutes to putty and put a bit of dark earth on endplates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Day 2 and finally got to model bench !!!! After rubbing down I will now airbrush the yellow for speed. Black stripes and brown and green will be brush painted. Oh, and thought a little ginger wine as it is nearly noon ! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan_Farsight Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Looking good! Always tempted to get me one of these Bat kits to go along with a 'what if' of the full sized version planned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Kushan, this may be of interest : http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/tailless-and-canard-experimental-aircraft-of-the-raf/ I once had a 1/76 white metal Vickers Tetrach tank which would be a suitable vehicle. My point being a 'kit' of the tank is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Don't you just hate capillary action !! Mind you these are magnified 5000 times so I'm sure no-one will notice !! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Not sure if my lover wants to kill me with love or the 'trifle of doom'. I'm lucky to have a lady who cares for me so much At least I can give the paint on my Bat some time to dry whilst I simultaneously work off calories and take our lovely puppy for a walk Second coat of black and signing off for day. I think I have about ten hours left on my budget 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Took masking off, and laid down an Adrian one coat special of Xtracrylic Dark Earth. I have 12 1/2 hours left on time budget but only 11 1/2 to end of build - Might just make it 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Trifle looks great, love ginger wine and looking forward to seeing this one with the decals going on. Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 This is how I do my demarcation when brush painting It is quite clear that I am rushing this a bit. The best description of my paint job could be a quote from Alan Bennet's "The lady in the van" who brushed her van with household paint in which she had dropped a madiera cake ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 This is my painting inspiration: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 DONE Will put photos in gallery before midnight 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Nice effort on that, reminds me a bit of the Fauvel (?) glider at Shuttleworth. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Very nice! Good to see you don't trifle with your food options either I may have to get one to keep my Rotachute company... Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Cheers Adrian. It is a nice little kit and I certainly didn’t do it justice. I’m sure you will 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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