Alex Gordon Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Humbrol 14 for the blue,a tiny drop of white in some Humbrol 60 will probably do the red.I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this old fruit . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Alex Gordon said: Humbrol 14 for the blue,a tiny drop of white in some Humbrol 60 will probably do the red.I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this old fruit . Cheers mate Yes it looks a really nice kit, just working out how to get the prop to spin, yes I'm afraid the 13 year old Jockney is still alive and kicking ! Cheers Pat 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tucker Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 10:21 AM, JOCKNEY said: Great choice Richard I've been looking at these but when someone on evilbay want £50 plus postage, I'll build the already too many kits I have in the stash instead ! Hope you can get a replacement canopy. Cheers Pat I've emailed Azur to be told that I should have emailed Special Hobby. I emailed Special Hobby and they don't have replacement canopies for a kit this age but will make a new one for me for 5 Euro. I think that is pretty reasonable. 12 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: just working out how to get the prop to spin, This is always the mark of a well built kit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hi Pat, the nearest blue would be Humbrol 89, and Hu 60 for the red. Humbrol 14 may not work, but again, it's your call. I thought Azur provided decals for the horizontal stabs. Or was I dreaming? JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Some progress Etch on the torpedo looks smart. Probably the wrong colour seat harnesses, but the interior is likely to be like a dungeon once the canopy goes on ! Blitzbuild this weekend so unlikely to make much more progress on this one. Cheers Pat Cheers Pat 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 A great choice Pat. IIRC didn't one of these get involved in the defense of Malta? I might be wrong. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Hi Pat At the risk of adding to colour confusion the Print Scale Battle of France set gives the following call outs . Rouge Signal Red FS31302 = Humbrol 60 . Bleu FS35190= Humbrol 89 Looking good so far Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Apologies for the lack of progress on this one finished putting the wings on, letting then dry properly before proceeding further Cheers Pat 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Hi Pat, I am impressed that you've got that far, so quick. Re the wings, did you reinforce the but joint, or just slap a lot of glue and pray it holds? This is a beautiful plane! And you have done a beautiful job so far! Now comes the tricky part... We are watching! JR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Hi JR Yes I made up a couple of splints to go on the inside, then drowned the joint in glue as well, to be on the safe side ! Currently wrestling with the floats and the support legs both of which have a mind of their own Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) Hi Pat, yes, that is what I meant by the tricky part. The clever people make a jig.... The only thing we have plenty of at the moment, and that could be used for a jig, is elephant poo. It is fairly malleable, but not too soft. The smell is an acquired taste... Let me know if you want some, and I will DHL you a few balls. Do not tell Mrs Jockney who sent it, and she'll never guess. I have never built a jig... Have you? Have a lot of fun! JR Edited September 1, 2021 by jean 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 A Jig up here in Tartan land is a dance But if its good enough for the greatest James Bond, its good enough for me ! https://m.facebook.com/BestOfCinema/videos/409610633371242/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 So long as you are having fun . Maybe super glue with a quick setting agent . Careful of the fingers though Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 10:53 AM, Grandboof said: So long as you are having fun . Maybe super glue with a quick setting agent . Careful of the fingers though Martin H Hi Martin, from previous experience, I would stay clear of any accelerator. One little goof, and everything is set in cement! I would go for a glue that gives you time to do some tweaking, and then let time do its dastardly work., trying NOT to play with it in the meantime (that is the hardest part!). But the final decision will rest with @JOCKNEY, who, in his infinite wisdom, will make the right choice! Cheers JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Rather than build a jig, I came up with this idea.... I was inspired by the old fashioned western films where the victim was tied to the railway tracks, and you can see the train coming in the distance. Now don't tell me you're not impressed........ I'll be even more impressed / amazed if it works ! Cheers Pat 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Doesn't look much like your avatar... “Aunt Agatha's demeanor now was rather like that of one who, picking daisies on the railway, has just caught the down express in the small of the back.” 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 A canny Scott with a canny solution what could possibly go wrong . Looking good Pat Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Slight modification to the Jockney, Strut method... The first method didn't work because you had to work upside down and you couldn't see what you were doing ! So I kept the the floats fixed, with the spacing, and swapped the struts back to the aircraft. However the diagonal struts I found were too long, so on / off make a bit smaller, retry, repeat.... Until you guessed it, I made them too short so, I've moved them from down the side of the float, to close to the base of the vertical strut. This gives additional rigidity at the expense of originality. Apologies to the purists. Then, painted the underside, in Jockney's homemade paint from my recent Potez build. The observant among you will notice the lead, in the nose to stop it being a tailsitter. Up on its floats So, spot the difference, top to bottom So as you can see, my paint on the floats and Humbrol 87 on the top..... Yes it looks identical apart from the fact that my paint covers in one coat, and the H87 will need multiples. So the bottom needs to be repainted in a lighter shade of blue, and I'll use my paint to repainted the top, one step forward two back ! Next job cut out the vacform canopy Cheers Pat 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Looks like the sort of job that requires about five hands, but a good result. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, Biggles87 said: Looks like the sort of job that requires about five hands, but a good result. John Absolutely correct John, Hope to make more progress on this one today. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 What an elegant looking plane. This is coming along beautifully Pat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 interesting machine. Never dropped a torpedo in anger - but Laté 298s of escadrille T3 were deployed against German armour around Boulogne during late May 1940 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 She is looking great, Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 Long overdue an update, so first a trial fit of the painted vacform canopy, which fortunately survived my hamfisted attempts to free it from the rest of the sheet. As you can see I've repainted the bottom have a lighter blue. I left the canopy off as there's a lot of loose ends to tidy up including painting a tricolour on these at the rear top and bottom and trying to match the decal sheet ! The red is a Revell paint and the blue is homemade mixing 2 available humbrol paints together. The middle is going to be a white decal strip, more later. So the next challenge is that lovely shark mouth, see below Trouble is the decal looks like this Spot the difference ? Yes no red background, so time to improvise, by painting one in. Decals on, some touch ups required to the tailplanes and around the shark mouth but getting there So after sorting the bits of paint, fit the canopy, along with a strange part that looks like a handrail in front of the canopy, ariel wiring, and prop, finally toying with the idea of a blue/grey walk to show the panel lines, but as I've never used a wash before that's got disaster written all over it ! So probably not Cheers Pat 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Lovely work, Pat, she's looking very sassy! The French had some very attractive camouflage schemes, didn't they? Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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