Ozzy Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Not as colourful as some on the page with 3 colours, green, sky blue and mustard making up the sprues. I was looking for a Helldiver but couldn’t find on at Middle Wallop, out the corner of my eye I spy’d this kit. It’s one I had made before and will make a nice comparison to the vintage Airfix kit I built a few years ago. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Great choice @Ozzy I used the shark mouth decals on a recent Unicraft kit, I had no idea they were Matchbox decals. Everyday a school day Good luck with this one. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 So good to see the 110 represented here Ozzy, but oh boy look at those vivid and bright sprue colours!! Now besides the rather heavy panel lines, the rest of the kit actually looks quite good and I'm sure you'll make a great job building up this kit. Cheers, welcome aboard and best of luck.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said: Great choice @Ozzy I used the shark mouth decals on a recent Unicraft kit, I had no idea they were Matchbox decals. Everyday a school day Good luck with this one. Cheers Pat thanks Pat, Hopefully the decals have stood the test of time, I’m not sure which scheme to go for yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: So good to see the 110 represented here Ozzy, but oh boy look at those vivid and bright sprue colours!! Now besides the rather heavy panel lines, the rest of the kit actually looks quite good and I'm sure you'll make a great job building up this kit. Cheers, welcome aboard and best of luck.. Dave Thanks Dave, I’ve been looking forward to this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 It's nice to see this one getting built. Regarding the decals, I've just added the wasp version decals to a rebuild I've done. I used lukewarm water and they came off the backing paper without drama. They didn't crack up and they settled down without problems. I hope yours are the same. Tony. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 7 hours ago, TonyW said: It's nice to see this one getting built. Regarding the decals, I've just added the wasp version decals to a rebuild I've done. I used lukewarm water and they came off the backing paper without drama. They didn't crack up and they settled down without problems. I hope yours are the same. Tony. Thanks Tony, I'm going pop them in the window first to reduce any yellowing, I’ll let you know how I get on in a month or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Very interesting choice, I had no idea Matchbox kits included the Bf110, not so sure about those sprue colours mind. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Adm Lord De Univers said: Very interesting choice, I had no idea Matchbox kits included the Bf110, not so sure about those sprue colours mind. David Thanks David, I have a soft spot for the 110 so when I saw it, I snapped it up. I had the kit many years ago as a Christmas present but don’t remember it being that bright. The picture on the side of the box of an unpainted kit, doesn’t look that bad. I must cut some sprue over the weekend and start the build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Today I ripped the cellophane wrapping the sprues, I have 3 brightly coloured sprues and a bit of a surprise to me a stand. it’s literally flying together, I’ve worked out which scheme I’m doing I’ll just need some hairspray. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Quick work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Nice looking forward to see how it turns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 That's come together quickly, nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 23 hours ago, mike romeo said: Quick work! 17 hours ago, Walter said: Nice looking forward to see how it turns out. 16 hours ago, TimJ said: That's come together quickly, nice work. Thanks Guys, As I mentioned it’s literally flying together, that was a couple of hours yesterday. today I finished the build and slapped on a bit of paint, I’m going to do the wasp with a whitewash overcoat. I’m going to use the hairspray method for the whitewash. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm Lord De Univers Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 That escalated quickly! Shame to see the British Racing beige disappear... David 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 On 24/01/2022 at 11:22, Adm Lord De Univers said: That escalated quickly! Shame to see the British Racing beige disappear... David Thanks David, My local club do a 6 hour group build so used this build as a bit of practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Great progress Ozzy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Mmmm... I wonder if anyone is simply building one of the Matchbox kits carefully, polishing up the plastic and putting the decals straight on? The 110 would look pretty good with simply polished plastic. Since you're one of the reasons I'm in this GB I shall be watching this with interest, your plan for the worn whitewash sounds like a good choice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 17:44, stevej60 said: Great progress Ozzy. Cheers Steve 21 hours ago, Natter said: Mmmm... I wonder if anyone is simply building one of the Matchbox kits carefully, polishing up the plastic and putting the decals straight on? The 110 would look pretty good with simply polished plastic. Since you're one of the reasons I'm in this GB I shall be watching this with interest, your plan for the worn whitewash sounds like a good choice. that thought did cross my mind Dave, I’m happy to hear I’m the reason you in the GB. looking forward to seeing a Natter build, whatever you choose will look fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Well done @Ozzy and apologies for not stopping by this thread earlier than I have. That’s fantastic progress so far and I quite like the neat clean build progress shots which show this kits parts so nicely. I pleasantly surprised how crisp and sharp those parts look in bare plastic, really nice. The paintwork is starting to look good too, overall this is coming along very well. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Great stuff @Ozzy I don't envy you masking that canopy, but your 110 is looking the business. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 18 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: Well done @Ozzy and apologies for not stopping by this thread earlier than I have. That’s fantastic progress so far and I quite like the neat clean build progress shots which show this kits parts so nicely. I pleasantly surprised how crisp and sharp those parts look in bare plastic, really nice. The paintwork is starting to look good too, overall this is coming along very well. Cheers.. Dave Thanks Dave, No worries, it looks an epic task you and Pat have taken on as hosts. It’s come together slower that I would have built it as a teenager, less glue finger prints everywhere. 17 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Great stuff @Ozzy I don't envy you masking that canopy, but your 110 is looking the business. Cheers Pat Thanks Pat, No masks here, just a steady hand and a fine brush. I’m calling her finish, the decals were surprisingly fresh looking all things considered. They went on without any fuss, hairspray followed shortly after. Then a brush coat of XF-2 followed by a once over with a toothbrush. I’m really pleased with the way she’s turned out. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Fast work, Fozzy. Love the distressed winter finish! 👍 Rgds Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Looks really good. Splinter camo is really neat, distemper is nicely scruffy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Cracking job Ozzy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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