bigbadbadge Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Hi Roger, great start fella, shame about the paint not being that good. The MGs look good installed. Really looking forward to this as have this kit and the Sea Gladiator in the stash with Aims extras. Chris 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Hi Roger, great start fella, shame about the paint not being that good. The MGs look good installed. Really looking forward to this as have this kit and the Sea Gladiator in the stash with Aims extras. Chris Thanks very much Chris. A bit of a let-down with the paint, but it doesn't happen that often. I am very happy with the kit so far, and I'm sure you'll make a lovely job of yours Cheers, Roger 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dunny said: Thanks very much Chris. A bit of a let-down with the paint, but it doesn't happen that often. I am very happy with the kit so far, and I'm sure you'll make a lovely job of yours Cheers, Roger Thanks fella that is really kind of you, got that little 72nd one to get done first. I am just sorting the struts out for the top wing at the mo. Have a few Biplanes on the go at the mo now as just cut the bits off the sprue for the Walrus too Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Thanks fella that is really kind of you, got that little 72nd one to get done first. I am just sorting the struts out for the top wing at the mo. Have a few Biplanes on the go at the mo now as just cut the bits off the sprue for the Walrus too Chris And very nice the little Sea Glad is looking too. I look forward to seeing the Walrus take shape 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hi All, Some solid progress on the Glad today, after a morning of lawn mowing, rose pruning and weed spraying - get me! A rather more relaxing afternoon detail painting the cockpit, and assembling. Here's the port framework in position: In the right hands a super detailer could go to town on this cockpit, but I'm happy with the kit detail as presented. Next I started to assemble the painted bits. The Yahu instrument panel included a PE trim wheel - here it is alongside the moulded equivalent: I decided that I preferred the look of the moulded part so elected to go with that. Here's the cockpit floor starting to come together: You can see the compass in position. The face also came from the Yahu set - looks lovely! 🤩 The IP itself is a thing of beauty: Bit of a rubbish photo, but you get the idea. Next the top deck - you can just see the 'other' IP attached to the underside: This is coming together nicely. The kit fit and engineering is superb, as is the detail - ICM are to be congratulated. The final bit of PE was the radio - the instruction places it here: Bit pointless really, as it will be covered over by a bulkhead and never seen! Here's the lovely Eduard Sutton harness in position: And another shot showing some of that detail: After a bit more light drybrushing and an oil wash, it was time to button up. The cockpit is still nice and visible, which is a bonus! Building this kit has been a most enjoyable experience thus far, and even in 1:32 it doesn't build into a large model - highly recommended! That's all until tomorrow, Thanks for looking, Roger 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Great to see this progress Roger, looks wonderful, iCM have done a fantastic job with this kit. The Yahu IP does look gorgeous too. Great work looking forward to seeing this build up. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Great to see this progress Roger, looks wonderful, iCM have done a fantastic job with this kit. The Yahu IP does look gorgeous too. Great work looking forward to seeing this build up. Chris Thanks very much Chris - I'm sure you'll enjoy this one when you start it! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Dunny said: Thanks very much Chris - I'm sure you'll enjoy this one when you start it! Cheers, Roger I certainly am looking forward to building mine. I definitely agree the kit trim wheel is much better than he PE version. Forgot to add that to my initial post earlier. Great work on yours Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 That cockpit looks great Roger. How are you finding working the scale difference between this and the Sunderland? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 44 minutes ago, mark.au said: That cockpit looks great Roger. How are you finding working the scale difference between this and the Sunderland? Mark, To be honest I'm ignoring the difficult Sunderland in favour of the big'n easy Glad. Am I a bad man? I suspect so... Cheers, Roger 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Congrats Roger !! Great looking internals !! CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, corsaircorp said: Congrats Roger !! Great looking internals !! CC Thanks very much CC. You would love this kit - or maybe 3 (Faith, Hope & Charity?). Now that would be a big CC build! Cheers, Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Ooh Roger that is a cracking looking cockpit. I may be tempted to get that Yahu panel for my Sea Gladiator. Looking forward to more. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Agreed on the cockpit, and I prefer Yahu panels to Eduard when I can get them. I was quite disappointed when Eduard brought out the LooK series of IPs that the dials had dashes rather than numbers on them. Very nice Sutton harness also. John. 🇺🇦 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Dunny said: Thanks very much CC. You would love this kit - or maybe 3 (Faith, Hope & Charity?). Now that would be a big CC build! Cheers, Roger Hold my beer but 1/48 mode.... CC 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 8 hours ago, AliGauld said: Ooh Roger that is a cracking looking cockpit. I may be tempted to get that Yahu panel for my Sea Gladiator. Looking forward to more. Cheers, Alistair Thanks very much Alistair. I certainly recommend the Yahu set! 6 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Agreed on the cockpit, and I prefer Yahu panels to Eduard when I can get them. I was quite disappointed when Eduard brought out the LooK series of IPs that the dials had dashes rather than numbers on them. Very nice Sutton harness also. John. 🇺🇦 Thanks very much John. I haven't yet used any of the LooK series, but that does sound like a curious decision! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, corsaircorp said: Hold my beer but 1/48 mode.... CC Beer held CC. I can hear the elves packing up 3 Glads at your LHS 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, Dunny said: Beer held CC. I can hear the elves packing up 3 Glads at your LHS 🤣 😉 He will have to distract Mrs CC again to sneak them in!!! Get that book of raffle tickets ready and he can say look what I won !!! May just work You certainly will like the ICM kits CC. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Hi All, Some more strong progress on the Glad today! First order of business was attaching the empennage, which just fell together, as did the wings. Here's a shot just to show the surface texture and rib detail, which is lovely: Here's a shot with the lower wing attached - fit again lovely, with little filler required: Another shot of the undersides, just to prove the fit was lovely!! Before I started attaching the glazing I painted the gunsight. Rather curiously there is no transparency provided with the kit, which is a bit of an oddity at this scale. I therefore cut out a small section of packaging plastic: Here it is fixed in position with Krystal Kleer: And here it is mounted in the cockpit: Doesn't look too bad? Once that was complete I was able to mask the glazing using the Montex masks. Here the components are masked: And, once again, fixed in position (quality and fit of the glazing is exceptional) : Once I'd done some light sanding and general cleanup, everything was masked prior to priming. Here's those MGs covered up: Next was a squirt of interior grey-green for the canopy: And here's the current state of play with everything under a coat of primer: A bit of cleaning up to do, but all looking rather lovely! 😍 That's all until next time, Thanks for looking, Roger 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Oh wow what great progress Roger and so good to know that the fit is so good, getting excited to see more and finding it harder to resist picking up mine!!! Great work fella, looking forward to seeing the painting stage. Chris 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: getting excited to see more and finding it harder to resist picking up mine!!! Thanks Chris - you should be excited, it's an awesome kit! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, Dunny said: Thanks Chris - you should be excited, it's an awesome kit! Oh mate , thanks I am glad to be able to follow along with this one in the meantime. You're doing a cracking job too. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Very nice. I love the old Gladiator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, thommo said: Very nice. I love the old Gladiator. Thanks very much Thommo - it is quite a pugnacious little aircraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Jings, you're cracking on with this Roger, It looks pretty phenomenal so far. As Chris said it's all making want to dig mine out. Good job that man. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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