Beggsy Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Hello everyone! For the second time this year, I find myself in a complete lock-down during a blitzbuild when I had planned to be away. A small comfort I guess, having originally thought I'd miss them both. Anyway, here we are, nothing to be done about COVID other than staying home, finishing models and getting my first vaccine shot next Wednesday So for this build, I wanted something simple. Unfortunately, nothing in my current stash fits that bill as they're all multi-colour complex jobs with aftermarket. So, one virtual trip to the hobby shop and express shipping later, I find myself with this: Don't worry @Hockeyboy76, I got myself some pink primer at the same time Here's what's in the box, all ready to go for tomorrow: It should be pretty straight forward (famous last words?). The decals should take a lot less time than they did in my last blitzbuild, as I'll only be using 12 of them. I'm planning to build the airplane as it looked when Amelia Earhart flew it across the Atlantic ocean. For that flight, it didn't have the registration number or manufacturer's logo on the wings and tail. I also confirmed that it has the shorter exhaust pipes, and the instructions say to use the tailskid rather than the tailwheel. With that, it's bedtime here. See you all at the kickoff tomorrow. Maybe. Actually, a lot of you will probably still be asleep thanks to timezones. See you later in the day! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 That looks nice, and we can't have a Blitzbuild without a bit of pink primer can we? I'll be starting early doors tomorrow - might catch you still at the workbench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Great work. Looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Kickoff! Everyone's having a healthy breakfast here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 Update time! I sanded off the ridges around the windows, which looked unrealistic. This would have been doubly so on "Old Bessie" given that many of the windows were blanked out. Next came some construction on the interior. I used some of the windows to cut masking tape to the right size and saved it for later. And then all the windows were installed And now it's painting time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 3 hours in and the interior is all painted Some of it looks a bit rough there, but it got a lot better once put together Now to start making it airplane-shaped! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 You're off to a good start there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Nice start - that looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Jinxman said: that looks great. It did for a bit! Then I covered it in putty. The resin vertical tail left quite a gap at the front. It took a lot of putty to fill. While that dried, I enjoyed this steak sandwich from a local cafe (who thankfully do deliveries). After lunch I got the sanding done and attached the landing gear Just 2 exhaust pipes, 2 wheels and a propeller left. It's spray-primer time, which means going outside. Thus, the birds have to go into the cage for naptime (can't have them escaping out the door). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 What a lovely evening to be outside spray painting! There's also the sound of steam-locomotive whistles in the air, with the nearby heritage depot seemingly give an exemption to the lockdown for some sort of steam-up. It's a great place to live, here! Now to let that cure for a bit before the red paint. Oh, and don't worry, I did the engine cowling too, it's just not in the photo. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 That's quick progress - looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Looking really good, it seems to have gone together really well. I'm looking forward to the final reveal. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 That’s a great start and the pink primer looks very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Looks terrific @Beggsy, I didn't know feeding "skittles" to birds was how they got their colourful plumage, every days a school day ! I really hope that lovely interior is still visible when all the masking comes off. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: I'm looking forward to the final reveal. It shouldn't be much longer now! For once I'll have this done before midnight and have time to check out some of the other builds. 14 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: I really hope that lovely interior is still visible when all the masking comes off Hmm, maybe. Only one window on each side is going to be transparent, so don't hold your breath! The Mr. Hobby "Shine Red" is a really good colour, very bright. Here she is exactly 12 hours in. They've been pretty relaxed hours as far as blitzbuilds go. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Bloody hell, that was quick, impressed doesn't begin. Looks darn good too. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 What, you're done already? That was quick. Nice result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, JeroenS said: What, you're done already? 2 hours ago, stevehnz said: Bloody hell, that was quick Uh, not quite done at the time I posted that! 3 hours and 17 minutes later though, I'm happy to call this one done. Total elapsed time was 15 hours and 17 minutes. I'll take some better photos and stick them in the gallery tomorrow. Goodnight everyone! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 That's brilliant, looks the business Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 It's a cracker - nice job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggsy Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Photos are in the gallery. Here are the ones that didn't make the top 5, but I still thought they looked nice enough to post. This was a relaxed and enjoyable blitzbuild. Happy modelling to all of you still going! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Superb, congratulations on completing it so quickly and to such a high standard Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDWC Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Lovely work on a beautiful old bird. Getting that done in the time you did is awesome. Cheers, Justin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrahs Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Shiny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Top notch - lovely result for a Blitzbuild! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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