Dunny Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 22 hours ago, AliGauld said: That all looks excellent. You've cracked on with it. Really looking forward to it all going together. Cheers, Alistair Thanks very much Alistair - much smaller than yours! 21 hours ago, mark.au said: Nice work Roger. Closing in on the finish, our little squadron’s coming together. Thanks Mark - I must admit I'm not relishing the prospect of painting flares in 1:72! 15 hours ago, dogsbody said: That Swordfish is looking great! Not meaning to urinate on your parade, but the Airfix instructions have you put those wee red stripes on the front of the prop blades, not the rear, as in this IWM photo: Chris Well noted Chris - I don't know why on earth I convinced myself that they were on the rear face! I'm going to be throwing red paint around for the flares so will fix it then, Cheers, Roger 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 49 minutes ago, Dunny said: much smaller than yours! I've been told on numerous occasions that size doesn't matter. Cheers, Alistair 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 Hi All, With the anniversary of the Taranto raid fast approaching (the self-imposed deadline for our informal Stringbag GB), I thought I'd better extract digit and get on with this thang! First job was to correct my error with the propeller red stripes as kindly pointed out by @dogsbody (thanks Chris - do feel free to urinate on my parade at any point if I make further errors! 🤣). Having previously oversprayed the red decals on the rear face, I simply brush painted them on the front face: https://i.postimg.cc/DwVFd3RX/20221106-141701.jpg No-one will ever know! Next I applied a flat coat to the whole airframe (jumping down a scale uses a LOT less Vallejo matt varnish than the Blenheim I was just working on!) https://i.postimg.cc/3NVhcsRz/20221106-142309.jpg Not looking too bad? Next the engine was assembled and glued in position: https://i.postimg.cc/ZqSbZzcS/20221106-144800.jpg I managed to push both side windows in whilst trying to unmask them, so used Krystal Kleer to make replacements: Next job was the machine gun. Just as @bigbadbadge found there is clearly a moulding weakness in the gun, and the barrel was missing: Unlike the hairy-stick demigod I did not have the cojones to attempt the same level of detail, so I contented myself with adding a replacement barrel from brass tube, telling myself that it won't really be seen anyway: That'll do for me! I did, however, paint the wing locking handles red to mollify the modelling gods for my lack of skill: Here's a final shot showing the lot dry-fitted: https://i.postimg.cc/J72R0kqK/20221106-154715.jpg I really can't avoid the rigging any longer, can I?! Thanks for looking, Roger 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 All coming together nicely. Rigging is a piece of cake. Says the guy who built his Swordfish in 1/48 scale an$ used the PE… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Great catch up and superb effort Roger, the Flare Fish looks absolutely awesome. The Gun is a real pain either removing the sprue gate or being short shot, is not good. The replacement barrel looks the part Roger. Great work and thanks for the compliments. I am sure you will sort the rigging out easily. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Nicely done and she looks superb. Good luck with the rigging. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 14 hours ago, mark.au said: All coming together nicely. Rigging is a piece of cake. Says the guy who built his Swordfish in 1/48 scale an$ used the PE… I also have the PE so bring on the gateau! 13 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Great catch up and superb effort Roger, the Flare Fish looks absolutely awesome. The Gun is a real pain either removing the sprue gate or being short shot, is not good. The replacement barrel looks the part Roger. Great work and thanks for the compliments. I am sure you will sort the rigging out easily. Chris Thanks very much Chris - I hope I did not offend! I'm hoping rigging will be as simple as you and Mr.au suggest... 7 hours ago, AliGauld said: Nicely done and she looks superb. Good luck with the rigging. Cheers, Alistair Thanks Alistair - I hope it will not be too bad! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dunny said: Thanks very much Chris - I hope I did not offend! I'm hoping rigging will be as simple as you and Mr.au suggest... No worries fella, of course not. The rigging is not too bad at all. It's one of those things you start and think I will just do a bit and end up doing a load of it. Good luck Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Looking good Roger, lovely paintwork. Isn’t there an Albacore that needs rigging as well, while you’ve got the string out? Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 3 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Looking good Roger, lovely paintwork. Isn’t there an Albacore that needs rigging as well, while you’ve got the string out? Adrian Thanks very much Adrian - sadly the Albacore did not make the cut and was irretrievably binned! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Hi All, With Informal Taranto GB Deadline Anxiety (ITGBDA) looming I decided a final push was required to get the Stringbag over the line. I don't know why rigging scares me so, as particularly with a PE set it is actually not that difficult. Here we are part way through the process: And here's the lot complete - with quick drying CA it was a doddle! I was mulling what to do about the external fuel tank, and was just about to start hacking up the torpedo to scratch one, when I noticed this on one of the sprues: Doh - it was there all the time! . With that primed and painted along with the ordnance, it was a simple case of mounting it all. Here's the fuel tank: And the ordnance: The stripes are far from my proudest moment but at least they add a splash of colour (they were hand-painted). With the final fiddly bits attached, the wings were attached to the fuselage, the antenna wire added, and that was that! Here's a few teaser shots: I have to admit I've thoroughly enjoyed this build. Having built Tamiya's superb Mk.II in 1:48, whilst not up to that stellar standard the Airfix offering is nicely engineered in its own way. It's also been fun working towards the deadline of the Taranto raid with some esteemed modelling company in @mark.au, @bigbadbadge and @AliGauld, so thanks very much to Mark for planting the seed! Thanks also to everybody who has offered kind wors and encouragement along the way - it has been much appreciated! RFI photos will be posted in a couple of days, Thanks for looking, Roger 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 What a fine job you made of it, both the rigging in particular and the model in general. Great work, two stellar completions this week. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 49 minutes ago, mark.au said: What a fine job you made of it, both the rigging in particular and the model in general. Great work, two stellar completions this week. Thanks very much Mark! Nice to get it over the line in time - are you sweating on your P38 yet?! Thanks again for starting the idea of the build... Cheers, Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Looks absolutely stunning Roger. Great work on all, the rigging looks great too. A really enjoyable thread and GB too have loved watching these Swordfish builds unfold. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Looks absolutely stunning Roger. Great work on all, the rigging looks great too. A really enjoyable thread and GB too have loved watching these Swordfish builds unfold. Chris Thanks very much Chris - it has been a blast! Cheers, Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 What a fantastic finish. You got the rigging done beautifully in record time and she's a beauty. I have loved watching this unfold. Cheers, Alistair 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Just now, AliGauld said: What a fantastic finish. You got the rigging done beautifully in record time and she's a beauty. I have loved watching this unfold. Cheers, Alistair Thanks very much Alistair, and for your support along the way! Look forward to seeing your much bigger beastie over the line soon, Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Dunny said: Look forward to seeing your much bigger beastie over the line soon, Aye that would be me always at the coo's tail. Cheers, Alistair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slowbuild Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Another great result Roger! I’ve enjoyed following this one and all the other outbreaks of Swordfishery, so much so that I took the plunge and have added the Airfix 1/72 kit to the stash…. Though I may go the pre-war all silver route (whenever I get to it) Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Smashing rigging too! Lovely. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 9 hours ago, Dave Slowbuild said: Another great result Roger! I’ve enjoyed following this one and all the other outbreaks of Swordfishery, so much so that I took the plunge and have added the Airfix 1/72 kit to the stash…. Though I may go the pre-war all silver route (whenever I get to it) Dave Thanks very much Dave - will look forward to seeing that one. It really is the best of 'old' Airfix! (see also below comment!) 8 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Smashing rigging too! Lovely. Regards, Adrian Thanks very much Adrian - the PE rigging set does make it a whole lot easier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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