Andy350 Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: I was once on a Vulcan see-off team when the No1 engine failed to start. The crew climbed out and the captain told us that the engine had barely accelerated at and that "oddly, the No2 engine seemed to be going backwards." He said this in a firm voice staring straight into the eyes of the crew chief. Of course, The three of us and the five of them knew instantly what the problem was but nobody dared to look up. The aircrew went away for a few minutes so they wouldn't have to see us removing the blanks, and then have the trouble of raising an incident report. We removed the blanks and had a quick shufti down the intakes and called them back. "Must have been the starter trolley playing up, Sir." And off they went. I presume the crew chief bought more than his share of the beer on the next away trip. I bet you've got a good few camp fire stories under your belt 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, Andy350 said: I bet you've got a good few camp fire stories under your belt 😅 Just pull up a sandbag and swing that light... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Adam Poultney said: Somehow I think that leaving the fod covers in the jetpipes might be a little more interesting though, just don't stand behind... I don't recall that we used the jet-pipe blanks much on the line. Anything that got in there would just be blown out on start. Not a problem. I knew a bloke who claimed that he'd put a NAAFI pasty in there to keep warm when an aircraft came in early, forgot it, and later saw it blown out of the back. Not the most reliable witness though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Tidying up continues, I also made a start on the intakes. Mission is to get this to a point to which I am happy for it to sit on the shelf. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 37 minutes ago, Andy350 said: Mission Your dogged determination is a wonder to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 How’s it going,Andy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 28 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: How’s it going,Andy? A bit slow, need some more acrylic 165, 163 to tidy up a few areas. For some reason this is hard to find at the local shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Andy350 said: the local shop I haven't had a local shop for years. Those were the days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: I haven't had a local shop for years. Those were the days! we're lucky to have a shop called Antics. Unfortunately for me they are out of both Humbrol Acrylic 165 and 163. I had used the spray cans up until this point. So, two choices, finish off with the enamel paints, or try and colour match? As this is a tidy-up I feel a colour match may not work. Might have to shelve this for a while as I believe I might be able to get the acrylic colours in a dropper at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 2:05 PM, Edge said: I wonder if Aerocraft are looking into producing a better windscreen sans wipers. They may be able to include a set of wipers in photo etch for those with the talent to fit them. Edge Already on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, avro683 said: Already on the market. And I'll be probably picking up a set for my second new tool Vulcan. First heard about them because of their Buccaneer S1 conversion which I'm really tempted to buy and cut up a nice new tool Bucc to make an S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 48 minutes ago, avro683 said: Already on the market. The shop I use don't have them yet, might have to go online to get this finished. It looks like Humbrol are moving away from the acrylic in pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 You've put a lot of work into this one, and it pays of... Although to big for me (for such begemots I tend to refer to 1/144 scale) following with interest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire madman Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 7/25/2021 at 12:07 PM, Andy350 said: A bit of an odd one, looking at part of the mechanism I have lost some material, not sure how this has happened as it's nowhere near the area that was cut from the sprue. I am going to have to build this up somehow. I have had the same problem with the same part most likely a short shot. With a bit of styrene card and a little filler I made up the missing section. Great work by the way 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 8 hours ago, avro683 said: Already on the market. Not announced until 15th August chap. 2 ordered & received in days. Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 As I am unable to get hold of the acrylic 165 I am shelving this one for now. Seems I can get 163 in the dropper bottle only. Not too worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 I really need to get this one completed. I left this one because I cannot seem to locate the paints. I need to make a concerted effort to find these. I don't really want to repaint the entire model again with another brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 There have been problems getting hold of Humbrol paints due to some of the ingredients' needing to be replaced. Apparently they should be starting to become available again. I can't remember where I saw the info but that was only a few days ago. Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Gondor44 said: There have been problems getting hold of Humbrol paints due to some of the ingredients' needing to be replaced. Apparently they should be starting to become available again. I can't remember where I saw the info but that was only a few days ago. Gondor I found a seller on Ebay, they were the newer dropper bottle type, I just hope the paints are the same as I will be just touching up. Fingers crossed, I should have this all completed by the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Good luck Andy. My Vulcan build has also been a slow process, but I’m hoping to get it finished soon. I’m actually working on it right now…! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 48 minutes ago, Back in the Saddle said: Good luck Andy. My Vulcan build has also been a slow process, but I’m hoping to get it finished soon. I’m actually working on it right now…! Thanks Matt. I kept it on the top shelf out of the way, and now and again I would spot it. As I've built a few others models I thought, now or never. Plus now I've ordered the paints, so no excuse. Once the main paints are fixed, I can fit the undercarriage and doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 5:03 PM, Andy350 said: I found a seller on Ebay, they were the newer dropper bottle type, Looks like most paints are difficult to get atm. My LMS has very few Humbrol enamels, which are my go-to along with Colourcoats (thanks @Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies!) now that Model Master are nearly gone. Looks like a swap to lacquers is on the cards eventually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 So, paints arrived yesterday, not what I was expecting, looks like re-bottles into those bottles we can all buy on Ebay/Amazon. So, I thought I would test in the AB. the paint is as thick as treacle, and was difficult to thin and AB. Below is a test piece using a brush, just to make sure the paint was close enough to use. Remember, this should be Humbrol Acrylic 163 dark green, which is what you can see on the wing. I'm fairly certain if I use this to blend in, it might show!! The paints are sold as colour matched by the seller, I suppose it's my fault. But this colour is more like olive drab. This will be shelved again now for another year. One day, I promise I will finish this off!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 47 minutes ago, Andy350 said: So, paints arrived yesterday, not what I was expecting, looks like re-bottles into those bottles we can all buy on Ebay/Amazon. So, I thought I would test in the AB. the paint is as thick as treacle, and was difficult to thin and AB. Below is a test piece using a brush, just to make sure the paint was close enough to use. Remember, this should be Humbrol Acrylic 163 dark green, which is what you can see on the wing. I'm fairly certain if I use this to blend in, it might show!! The paints are sold as colour matched by the seller, I suppose it's my fault. But this colour is more like olive drab. This will be shelved again now for another year. One day, I promise I will finish this off!! I have bought a selection of those paints one and half year ago as they are supposed to match the Humbrol paints. They are close but not always correct and I have a strong suspicion that these paints are regular wall paints as they smell the same and they have the same consistency …. Anyhow do you still have the original grey paint? If so why don’t you mask it the other way around and touch up whit the grey! It is a lovely looking vulcan 🖖 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 I suspect you're right, never seen a paint as thick. I'm out of both paint, but I know I can get an humbrol green from the local shop. Just find it odd that it's a completely different colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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