Brad Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Dad picked me up these decals a while ago and I thought this would be a good time to break them out, although I seem to have had the same idea as Foxbat for this GB! I picked the kit up many years ago slightly started, nothing beyond a few cockpit parts glued. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Brad said: Dad picked me up these decals a while ago and I thought this would be a good time to break them out, although I seem to have had the same idea as Foxbat for this GB! I picked the kit up many years ago slightly started, nothing beyond a few cockpit parts glued. Go for it, I have a plan C so nothing spoiled Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Welcome, Brad! Ah ha, a second build of the Blue Rider subject :). A very good choice :). if you ever consider building the Thunderbolt note that Blue Rider show it as a F-47D when the FAN were actually F-47Ns. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Good to see this one and good that Andy has a Plan C! Welcome to the GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Nice the see the Blue Rider decals get used. This will be another fine Nicaraguan bird... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKirwan Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Yes I agree its great to see the Blue Rider products get some attention. They had a great magazine as well. In the days before Interwebs they were worth their weight in gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 16 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Welcome, Brad! Ah ha, a second build of the Blue Rider subject :). A very good choice :). if you ever consider building the Thunderbolt note that Blue Rider show it as a F-47D when the FAN were actually F-47Ns. Martin I did not know that about the F-47, thanks for that. I will now build my F-47 as Cuban or something else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Brad said: I did not know that about the F-47, thanks for that. I will now build my F-47 as Cuban or something else! Or get yourself a Sword kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Today I attended the first model show in nearly 2 years with dad. Lucky there was a train show on only about 15 minutes from my house. Have to say it as nice to go to a show, considering the last one I attended I was crook as a dog and ended up in hospital getting surgery a couple of weeks after it. I got enthused after it and did quite a bit of work on this kit this afternoon. Started with painting the interior and gluing the wings together. The fact it was 32C here today helped the paint and glue dry pretty fast. I picked out a few bits in the cockpit before putting it together. Everything fits pretty well in the fuselage. I did have to run the knife over the mating surfaces, but once done the wings fit pretty snugly in place. There will be a bit of clean up around the front edges of the wheel wells but that's nothing serious. Not bad for an afternoons work, almost feels like a blitzbuild. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Really nice start Brad. I am happy you were able to get t the train show. Lucky man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Wow ... Im truly on awe you actually got to go out to a show ! Im super happy for you but a wee bit jealous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 4/3/2021 at 2:08 PM, Brad said: There will be a bit of clean up around the front edges of the wheel wells but that's nothing serious. I found that too. It was pretty much the only weakness of the kit. Nice quick work so far! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 I used some paper just to keep the super glue in the corners of the wheel wells to wing joins, this allowed the glue to fill the gap nicely and get sanded back. After that, I just continued with the build. However I ran out of the brand name scaple blades and those are the sharpest, the dodgy quality ones I have are no good for the way I do canopies, so I'll have to wait until Tuesday now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 A great choice Brad . I'm another Blue Rider fan. Their decals can be a bit thick sometimes (who am I to talk!), but that shouldn't be a problem on a nice smooth Texan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Good news is I found some excel #11's on Saturday, so I masked up the canopy, glued it on and painted some interior colour. I also did the yellow for the rudder as I hate using decals for rudders, they never sit right. A little more masking and we're done. So much easier and it looks a lot better. Now I just have to let it dry and mask it off. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 That tail looks great, I try to mask and paint my pre-war stuff but sometimes I give in to time and use the decal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Camo on. I just picked a couple of appropriate olive greens and went to work. Gloss, decals and ready for weathing. Blue Rider decals are a touch thick, but settle down well with some Mr Mark. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Finished off this evening. A nice little kit, now my bench is clear! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Very nice, Brad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Pete Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Excellent, I really like it. I assume the browner look of the final photos is it just the lighting? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thats looking real nice, well done on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Excellent stuff Brad, well done. First into the gallery too! Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 9 hours ago, Potato Pete said: Excellent, I really like it. I assume the browner look of the final photos is it just the lighting? Pete A little yes, but the matt coat did bring the colours much closer together which was a little strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Congratualtions Brad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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