tonyot Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Just found another pic of this Beaufort IX/ Beaufreighter,...... this time with engines running and supply containers (also known as storepedoes?) on bomb racks under the wings; 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Nice photo Tony, storepedos, I like that. I notice a ragged edge to the white panel under the wing. Great find Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Cheers Chris,..... yes definitely some overspray going on under those wings! Those `storepedoes' were also dropped by Wirraway`s I believe,..... I`d love to fit some to this model,..... might just add the bomb racks though,.... from a Blenheim kit. Another update,.... I got the decals on,.... I used the Print Scale roundels, serial and code but with High Planes Japanese writing. The white code `R' should be the stencil style,..... as seen on the Print Scale decal sheet photo,..... but this isn`t provided in the decals so I simply cut the code up,.... leaving the requisite gap,... easy! Sadly the fin flashes are not handed,.... with the same cut out section in each one,..... so I had to remove the section from the top and add it to the bottom area on one of them,.... not hard,.... but for decals which cost over £10 it shouldn`t be needed really. Anyway,.... here i the model; I`ve roughed up the edges of the white painted areas using Foliage Green to try to simulate overspray. And here is the model with my two Airfix Beauforts which I painted today; Cheers Tony 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Nice recovery Tony and never realised the Aussies managed to turn the Beaufort into such an ugly shape 😂 They obviously didn’t fly over that Japanese soldier who didn’t surrender till 1974 ! Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 9 hours ago, tonyot said: Cheers Chris,..... yes definitely some overspray going on under those wings! Those `storepedoes' were also dropped by Wirraway`s I believe,..... I`d love to fit some to this model,..... might just add the bomb racks though,.... from a Blenheim kit. Another update,.... I got the decals on,.... I used the Print Scale roundels, serial and code but with High Planes Japanese writing. The white code `R' should be the stencil style,..... as seen on the Print Scale decal sheet photo,..... but this isn`t provided in the decals so I simply cut the code up,.... leaving the requisite gap,... easy! Sadly the fin flashes are not handed,.... with the same cut out section in each one,..... so I had to remove the section from the top and add it to the bottom area on one of them,.... not hard,.... but for decals which cost over £10 it shouldn`t be needed really. Anyway,.... here i the model; I`ve roughed up the edges of the white painted areas using Foliage Green to try to simulate overspray. And here is the model with my two Airfix Beauforts which I painted today; Cheers Tony Great family shot Tony - all coming along nicely! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Looking great Tony, I do like tge freighter version and think it makes for an unusual model. The other two Airfix ones look great too. Cracking work fella. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 7 hours ago, mick b said: Nice recovery Tony and never realised the Aussies managed to turn the Beaufort into such an ugly shape 😂 They obviously didn’t fly over that Japanese soldier who didn’t surrender till 1974 ! Mike Thanks Mike,.... yeah it does look strange but it served a purpose,...... and LOL,..... yeah obviously not! 6 hours ago, Dunny said: Great family shot Tony - all coming along nicely! Cheers, Roger Thanks Roger,...... yeah got a bit more done today,..... 6 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Looking great Tony, I do like tge freighter version and think it makes for an unusual model. The other two Airfix ones look great too. Cracking work fella. Chris Thanks Chris,.... yeah I just didn`t want to bin the Beaufreighter,...... just hope it turns out OK! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Another update,...... a coat of matt varnish,.... some weathering and the undercarriage and propellers re attached again! Almost there now! Cheers Tony 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Another great rescue job mate. Good that BM'ers came to help, especially Adrian with the translation. That's what I like about this hobby and this site especially. I don't think I 've ever done a restoration job in all the years I've been modelling! So kudos to you. Also, I don't believe, I've ever seen a Beaufighter without the rear turret, what a strange. odd looking read fuselage contour. Anyway mate, glad you have been able to rescue it. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Oooooo nearly complete and looking grand fella. I gotta say the shape of it is great it's almost like a coupe or a Fastback shape. Great job. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 hours ago, heloman1 said: Another great rescue job mate. Good that BM'ers came to help, especially Adrian with the translation. That's what I like about this hobby and this site especially. I don't think I 've ever done a restoration job in all the years I've been modelling! So kudos to you. Also, I don't believe, I've ever seen a Beaufighter without the rear turret, what a strange. odd looking read fuselage contour. Anyway mate, glad you have been able to rescue it. Colin Thanks Colin,.... I totally agree about the modelling community,..... I try to help whenever I can and despite the odd pratt or egotist the majority of people are exactly the same,..... lots of BM`ers have come to my rescue over the years, both materially and with sorely needed info. I`ve not recued it yet mate,..... we`ll see what the canopy looks like when I remove the protective tape,..... it might be covered in dust from the inside or paint may have leeched under the tape! 2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Oooooo nearly complete and looking grand fella. I gotta say the shape of it is great it's almost like a coupe or a Fastback shape. Great job. Chris Thanks Chris,..... yeah I like the Beaufreighter shape,.... it reminds me of a Scimitar sports car! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Well I thought that I had finished this one today,..... but after viewing the pics I`ve noticed that the canopy frame lines are not the best ever,....... so I`ll try to tidy them up and sort them out! I know it looks a bit dirty and bashed about,.... but the real one was too! The real aircraft had a fuel dump pipe in Sky Blue from another aircraft,..... in case you were wondering!! Cheers Tony Edited April 12, 2021 by tonyot 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Looks great Tony! Must be quite a lot of work restoring planes - having the cleanup and then rebuild/repaint - hope the interior didn't get messed up in the damp. Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Another outstanding job Tony a very interesting aircraft in it's own right & a brilliant restoration very well done thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Michael louey said: Looks great Tony! Must be quite a lot of work restoring planes - having the cleanup and then rebuild/repaint - hope the interior didn't get messed up in the damp. Cheers Michael Thanks Michael,..... the interior wasn`t too bad in this case,...... I cleaned it up with a brush inside and used a can of high pressure air too. It is quite satisfying to restore a model that would otherwise have been binned,..... especially a rarer kit. 28 minutes ago, Team Aer Lingus said: Another outstanding job Tony a very interesting aircraft in it's own right & a brilliant restoration very well done thanks for sharing Eamonn Thanks Eamonn,..... to be fair I should really have used a spare canopy,..... I was just being lazy! There were some silver ones,.... I bet they look interesting in model form! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hiya Folks,...... right I`m calling this one done,... wobbly radio mast and all I knocked it photographing the undersides,...again!)! Thanks ever so much for your encouragement along the way; Cheers Tony 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Love it Tony - a most unusual subject and a beautifully weathered result! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, Dunny said: Love it Tony - a most unusual subject and a beautifully weathered result! Cheers, Roger Thanks Roger. Cheers for the encouragement along the way mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Dunny said: Love it Tony - a most unusual subject and a beautifully weathered result! Cheers, Roger Thanks mate,.... glad you like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Looks fantastic Tony, I love the scheme, finish and weathering. Great work and another one saved. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Fine restoration on the Beaufreighter Tony! Looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hi Tony, Just caught up with this thread (although I saw the pic over on the Airfix Beaufort build, of course) - an epic restoration, I'd say! The back story is fascinating, and adds a complete extra dimension to a great model of a very interesting prototype. Incidentally 14 hours ago, tonyot said: fuel dump pipe Thank you! I built several Airfix Blenheims as a youngster, as dutifully stuck on those "weird banana things" without having the slightest clue as to what they were!!! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Looks fantastic Tony, I love the scheme, finish and weathering. Great work and another one saved. Chris Thanks Chris,..... yep glad I used the Beaufighter as a dry run first though!! Still working up to that Aeroclub Varsity,.... but that won`t be overall green LOL! 2 hours ago, LorenSharp said: Fine restoration on the Beaufreighter Tony! Looks fantastic! Thank you very much,.... glad you like it. 2 hours ago, 2996 Victor said: Hi Tony, Just caught up with this thread (although I saw the pic over on the Airfix Beaufort build, of course) - an epic restoration, I'd say! The back story is fascinating, and adds a complete extra dimension to a great model of a very interesting prototype. Incidentally Thank you! I built several Airfix Blenheims as a youngster, as dutifully stuck on those "weird banana things" without having the slightest clue as to what they were!!! Cheers, Mark Thanks very much Mark,.... glad you found it interesting and glad to have been of use too,..... I`m always finding out things like that too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, tonyot said: Thanks Chris,..... yep glad I used the Beaufighter as a dry run first though!! Still working up to that Aeroclub Varsity,.... but that won`t be overall green LOL! It is great to see these restorations, on your way to the Varsity , what is next for the restoration treatment? Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: It is great to see these restorations, on your way to the Varsity , what is next for the restoration treatment? Chris Dunno yet mate,..... I`ve got quite a few to go at yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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