Enzo the Magnificent Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Probably my final entry for this groupbuild. I never had the chace to build one of these back in the day. By the time it had been released, I had joined the RAF. A barrack room isn't very conducive to model building. I always intended to build one and now is the time! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Delighted to see another one of these in the GB, best of luck with it Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 I really want to build the box art floatplane option but as you can see on the bottom right of the sprue, one set of support struts for the struts is broken. But I have a cunning plan! 🦊 Assembky starts with the interior. I don't think that much will be visible but I went ahead with a modicum of detailing anyway. I started to fit the kit transparencies but then found that a couple of them were short-shot. Instead I superglued some thin transparent sheet behind the window apertures. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 And then......?!? I thought I was behind schedule 😜 Now come ON Enzo.! For what it's worth, the kit legs are very thin and flimsy. I screwed up the float assembly with excess tension in my stretchy rigging lines. I reworked the entire assembly with brass wires etc and much happier now. I tried the ski option when the floats originally gave up, and it was OK, but she looks better on the floats, I think. So don't worry about the kit leg parts.. Scratch 'em. I'm going to nag you on this one 😎 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 14 hours ago, rob Lyttle said: I'm going to nag you on this one 😎 And quite rightly too! I've fallen back into bad habits by not documenting the build regularly. So let's rectify that. I assembled the fuselage and added the windscreen. This was masked with Tamiya tape while the side windows were simply masked with Copydex. I have assembled the flaps dropped. The main airframe fits together nicely and is quite rigid when complete. I sprayed the underwing radiators silver and masked them before assembly. Then I primed the model with my usual gret car primer from a rattle can. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 The main colour scheme could be a nightmare. White and yellow are two of the three worst colours to paint. So, I fell back on my usual option of acrylic car paints from a rattle can. White plastic primer first. Then some careful masking. The yellow colour is Fiat Golden Yellow. The fuselage undersurfaces were the masked and sprayed with Tamiys XF-96 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 As @rob Lyttle suggested, I scratch built the float struts from brass rod, in this case 0.75mm. While attempting to prime the assembly, it collapsed so I drilled holes in the sides of the floats and used brass rod to replace the cross-members. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said: I drilled holes in the sides of the floats and used brass rod to replace the cross-members Yea, it's all a bit like that....! It's a classy little kit in many respects, but Mbox have gone a bit too lightweight for structural integrity in this area. Your solution looks sound 👍 Even then it's a job keeping everything straight, upright, parallel and perpendicular (all at the same time.... 😜) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 1 minute ago, rob Lyttle said: Even then it's a job keeping everything straight, upright, parallel and perpendicular (all at the same time.... 😜) As I found out today... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 This is looking good Enzo! There is something to say for brass rod, isn't there? The colour scheme looks great and spot on to me. As has been mentioned, it is good to see another of these in the GB. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Looks good, hope the floats work out okay. Gutted though, for a minute when you said that you spayed using your favourite auto primer, I thought you'd found a decent rattle can equivalent for Humbrol 24 trainer yellow . Oh well have to carry on brushpainting it!!! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Gutted though, for a minute when you said that you spayed using your favourite auto primer, I thought you'd found a decent rattle can equivalent for Humbrol 24 trainer yellow . Oh well have to carry on brushpainting it!!! I think that Fiat Golden Yellow is a reasonable match. I also use Fiat Broom Yellow for things like propeller blade tips. I've also had good results used a yellow from a rattle can as a primer to get a good coverage and the spraying the final coat with the relevant model paint. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galligraphics Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said: I think that Fiat Golden Yellow is a reasonable match. I also use Fiat Broom Yellow for things like propeller blade tips. Must remember that when I get around to building my Gnat as a Yellowjacks machine… 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 That yellow appears to be pretty good, viewed from here. Referring to the "radiators" under the wings.... Dyou know anything about these?? Bearing in mind that the plane is fitted with an air-cooled radial engine!? I mean, they're there alright, and I did them yellow with just a bit of dark detail to pick up the grill type surface. But they remain a mystery to me. NB, there is someone up the road who has a sporty little yellow Fiat Abarth, is this the colour you are talking about? Car looks very nice..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, rob Lyttle said: Referring to the "radiators" under the wings.... Dyou know anything about these?? Bearing in mind that the plane is fitted with an air-cooled radial engine!? Not a thing. The silver colour is pure modellers' licence on my part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, rob Lyttle said: NB, there is someone up the road who has a sporty little yellow Fiat Abarth, is this the colour you are talking about? Car looks very nice..... It could be. There is Fiat Golden Yellow and Fiat Broom Yellow. I have used both on my Matchbox P-12E build. Er... which I haven't documented properly yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 45 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said: It could be. There is Fiat Golden Yellow and Fiat Broom Yellow. I have used both on my Matchbox P-12E build. Er... which I haven't documented properly yet. For the Abarth, they should have called it Vrooooom yellow 🤭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 Just a couple of photos to show the latest changes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I like it! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdjp11 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 9:01 AM, rob Lyttle said: Even then it's a job keeping everything straight, upright, parallel and perpendicular (all at the same time.... 😜) So you've been downtown in Newcastle on a Saturday night, then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Finished! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Congratulations @Enzo MatrixI'm really glad you went for the float plane version, I have a real soft spot for seaplanes, flying boats and float planes. Yours has turned out beautifully. cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 What a good looking model. Top tip with the brass tubing as well. I have a Matchbox Seafox has been busted and repaired endlessly. It will get the brass rod treatment the next time it breaks. I picked up, and put back down again, a copy of this kit on a regular basis during the GB. I was drawn to the wheeled option in olive drab. The invasion stripes made me put the kit away each time. Maybe it will get done in the next Matchbox GB? I can't see this one being the last somehow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Very tidy result, Enzo. Doesn't half look the business on her floats. And you've got to admire those decal sheets.... still working and looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 3 hours ago, TonyW said: I was drawn to the wheeled option in olive drab. The invasion stripes made me put the kit away each time This is telling you something, TonyW. Go floats and go civil 😇😎👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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