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[AliGauld]

You should be royally pleased with that Chris,

Looks absolutely marvellous.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[bigbadbadge]

5 hours ago, AliGauld said:

You should be royally pleased with that Chris,

Looks absolutely marvellous.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Thanks Alistair,  yes very chuffed fella,  will get the canopy sections on later hopefully and possibly start rigging tail planes.

 

Chris

[keefr22]

21 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Pleased with that

 

I'd be over the moon, that all looks stunning!

 

Excellent progress Chris!

 

Keith

[2996 Victor]

Superb, exacting work, Chris.

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

[bigbadbadge]

2 hours ago, keefr22 said:

 

I'd be over the moon, that all looks stunning!

 

Excellent progress Chris!

 

Keith

Thanks Keith,  got it all painted up and the first framing coat on canopy parts too ready to add yhe windscreen and rear section, hook section all faired in too getting to the point the lower wing will go on , wahoo.

 

42 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Superb, exacting work, Chris.

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

Thanks Mark, very pleased with how it's all looking now, need to make a decision on what rigging to use PE or thread, hmmmmm🤔

 

Thanks guys

Chris

[mark.au]

That cockpit looks spot-on, Chris.  Nice work indeed.

[bigbadbadge]

43 minutes ago, mark.au said:

That cockpit looks spot-on, Chris.  Nice work indeed.

Thanks Mark, it certainly is pleasing to look at , I am chuffed with it.  Looking forward to starting those wings soon.

Thanks

Chris

[corsaircorp]

Astounding job on Gladiator Chris !!

All these details are a delight for the eyes....

Congratulations Man !!

Sincerely.

CC

[bigbadbadge]

18 minutes ago, corsaircorp said:

Astounding job on Gladiator Chris !!

All these details are a delight for the eyes....

Congratulations Man !!

Sincerely.

CC

Thanks CC very kind, I hope to get the wings sorted very soon and it should start to look like a Sea Gladiator then

Chris

[bigbadbadge]

Hi all

 

Some progress has occurred although I have been waylaid recently with a sickness bug,  very annoying. Still feeling better now and back at the bench.

 

Martlet DSG coats applied, just need to add a lightened post shade and the the EDSG can go on

 

 

 

Avenger DSG started.

 

 

The Sea Gladiator is progressing a bit with the lower wing going on with the windscreen and rear canopy section  added and painted. Undercarriage added, what a great fit and this kit is lovely.

 

 

 

Ammendments underway to the arrestor hook area on the lower fuselage

 

Thanks for looking in

Chris

 

[Ngantek]

They look great Chris. Glad to hear you're on the mend! Nice to see you doing another of those Airfix martlets, it's a great kit. How has the sword come together? That one has been taunting me from the stash for a while now.

The Gladiator really looks fantastic. All that engine work is particularly nice.

Andy

[bigbadbadge]

6 hours ago, Ngantek said:

They look great Chris. Glad to hear you're on the mend! Nice to see you doing another of those Airfix martlets, it's a great kit. How has the sword come together? That one has been taunting me from the stash for a while now.

The Gladiator really looks fantastic. All that engine work is particularly nice.

Andy

Thanks Andy, very kind, pleased to be over that bug. The Martlet is a great little kit and thefit is superb. The Avenger has gone together very well really and has been an enjoyable build, which is great a I have the AS version in the stash too.

Very chuffed with the Sea Gladiator,  the AIMS engine is a piece of art and a great model in itself.

Thanks fella, hope you're well.

Chris

[keefr22]

Neat progress on them all Chris, glad to hear you've seen the bug off too!

 

Keith

[bigbadbadge]

2 hours ago, keefr22 said:

Neat progress on them all Chris, glad to hear you've seen the bug off too!

 

Keith

Thanks Keith, mot sure what's happening this year had urinry infection,  various colds and now a bug 🙄 pleased with all the models though, managed to start the underside paint on the Gladiator tonight, then got distracted with a little Airfix Cromwell😃

Thanks fella

Chris

[AdrianMF]

Wow! That was a catch up. The Sea Gladiator looks like a 1:1 scale restoration more than a kit - wonderful. Nice to see the Martlet and Avenger coming along in TSS as well.

 

The 914 sounds like a meaty project too! Busy summer ahead

 

Regards,

Adrian

[Dunny]

Nice work Chris - you are fairly cranking along!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

[bigbadbadge]

6 hours ago, AdrianMF said:

Wow! That was a catch up. The Sea Gladiator looks like a 1:1 scale restoration more than a kit - wonderful. Nice to see the Martlet and Avenger coming along in TSS as well.

 

The 914 sounds like a meaty project too! Busy summer ahead

 

Regards,

Adrian

Thanks Adrian,  very kind, pleased with the 72nd scale aircraft, I have wanted an Avenger for a while and happy to nearly have one in the display.  The Sea Gladiator is a fantastic kit and is a joy to put together so far. 

Really excited to finally be getting a 914, feel like a kid at Christmas,  it is a slightly Ratty, but solid car and am looking forward to doing some bits and pieces to make it nice again.

 

2 hours ago, Dunny said:

Nice work Chris - you are fairly cranking along!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger, really pleased with hhe progress although I have been thinking of starting another Spitfire too, hmmm.

Some paint has been brushed onto the underside of ghe Sea Gladiator too.

 

Thanks guys

Chris

[2996 Victor]

7 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

have been thinking of starting another Spitfire too, hmmm

You know you want to

 

Martlet, Avenger and Sea Gladiator are all looking splendid, Chris. Of course

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

[Quiet Mike]

Long overdue catch on here, amazing progress as always. I'm loving the Gladiator though, that cockpit interior is bob on. 👍

[bigbadbadge]

3 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

You know you want to

 

Martlet, Avenger and Sea Gladiator are all looking splendid, Chris. Of course

 

Cheers, 

Mark 

Thanks Mark, pleased with the builds, especially now paint is being applied.

 

Hmm quite fancy a Spitfire build, been looking at the Spitfire stash looking at the Eduard and various other kits and might have to go big and do a couple of 32nd kits, a Mk.IX  and  Mk.XIV using the more recent Revell kits.  Will have a think.

 

2 hours ago, Quiet Mike said:

Long overdue catch on here, amazing progress as always. I'm loving the Gladiator though, that cockpit interior is bob on. 👍

Thanks Mike, really pleased with the Sea Gladiator, started painting it last night so might be able to get some more paint on tonight.  The ICM Gladiator kits are fantastic and fit together beautifully.

 

Thanks guys

 

Chris

[corsaircorp]

Holy Molly Chris !!

Both look great !! Especially with the colours used....

The FAA collection is now far ahead of mine....

Meeeep Meeeeep !!

Glad to hear that you are in better health..... Now with that weather.... 

Sincerely.

CC

[mark.au]

I always sit a bit further on my seat when you bring a model to paint stage, imagine how over-balanced I am at you bringing three of them to paint at the same time!

[bigbadbadge]

7 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

Holy Molly Chris !!

Both look great !! Especially with the colours used....

The FAA collection is now far ahead of mine....

Meeeep Meeeeep !!

Glad to hear that you are in better health..... Now with that weather.... 

Sincerely.

CC

Thanks CC, they are great little kits the two 72nd ones and trying to paint them pretty much in parallel.   The Sea Gladiator is wonderful, a real joy to put together.  Feeling a lot better now thank you.

 

42 minutes ago, mark.au said:

I always sit a bit further on my seat when you bring a model to paint stage, imagine how over-balanced I am at you bringing three of them to paint at the same time!

Thanks Mark😄, I am really enjoying these three and the little Cromwell tank too, I had better hold off on the Spitfires as don't want you to fall off your seat😉

I always try to have a few on the go as when painting I can carry on whilst waiting for paint to go off sufficiently to allow the next coat.

 

Thanks guys

 

Chris

[corsaircorp]

45 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said:

 

I always try to have a few on the go as when painting I can carry on whilst waiting for paint to go off sufficiently to allow the next coat.

 

Thanks guys

 

Chris

Yiii haaaaaa !!

That's the way to go...... 

Congrats Chris !!

Sincerely.

CC

[AliGauld]

Well, they're all looking really great Chris,

Looking forward to more progress.

 

Cheers,

Alistair