PhantomBigStu Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) Inspired by @Giorgio Ns excellent build of this old kit and because I’d just picked up airfixs vintage spitfire mki and I fancied doing a hurri I alongside it I put in a bid for this, despite the artwork it is the 1962 mkI, just been told I’ve won it so here we go. Hope the mods don’t mind the airfix spit appearing alongside it Edited January 26 by PhantomBigStu 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Nice one Stu,we can always do with another Hurricane in the GB.Happy to see any Spitfire comparison shot's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) Whilst I wait for postie to bring the hurricane, who hopefully should be on route, will dicuss schemes, Hurri will be Baders final one, as I've got the decals, and the spitfire was orgianlly going to be the standard DW-K from the new airfix kit, given I've got a gazillion of those spare, however this morning I found this interpretation of the same aircraft earlier in the battle, and as it stated to be at my home airfield and with the pre-sky undersides I have to do it now. And talking of the spit, here it is, my first build of the old classic Edited November 30, 2022 by PhantomBigStu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Still not arrived and can now open an INR case so see what happens. Probably won't try and get an second copy now, but do want to enter the F-4J kit later so perhaps this will end up as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 It's not a great kit Stu. Just in case yours doesn't appear, here's mine from the day. No interior, no landing lights, see thru radiator, and missing the aerial mast. A nostalgia value only kit. Monochrome version of the boxart for the then new (and excellent) Hurricane IIb was misleading. Not really worth the petrol it cost me, driving to the collection point. Wishing you well with the missing package case. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Yep can see I’ve been taken in, case has been put in as the mail didn’t bring it this morn, hopefully I get the money back to spend on a nice modern kit so I can build something else instead and I’ll pick up the Arma and the monogram phantom kit in due course edit: just been told seller posted it yesterday so its back on Edited August 21, 2022 by PhantomBigStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Finally arrived, and pleased it has the correct spitfire rotol prop for Baders one 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Actually started this Sunday night, not happy made a complete mess of the trying to improve the radiator and so it’s now just going to be a paint mule. If I get another monogram kit i repurpose the thread 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 What a shame. But s..t happens, so better luck next time. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Sorry to hear you cant continue. I hope you can find something and we will keep a lookout for a thread revival. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 33 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Sorry to hear you cant continue. I hope you can find something and we will keep a lookout for a thread revival. Yes, I posted that as though I haven’t had a kit sitting in my Amazon basket for months and and the scheme chosen, promised myself I will buy it once I make some actual progress on the f-15b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) Minds been made up, will be ordering the kit in the coming days, just don’t fancy working on another f-15 straight after finishing one Edited September 23, 2022 by PhantomBigStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) In fact odered it now, amazon were offering the kit for 2 quid cheaper for a used one with damaged packaging so taking a punt...built it before as a D (though I hope I don't have a short shotted canopy again) and will be another D......(got the right parts spare I think as I didn't check the pylons). Looking forwards to this, not done a phantom in ages, my local also has the old snap fit longnose one but I suspect that could be a lot of work to make look decent Edited September 24, 2022 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) Arrived…no short shorted canopy……becuase the canopy sprue is absent…..trying to see if I have a full set of the 4 bits that fit before the emails to revell and Amazon go out 😡 Edited September 26, 2022 by PhantomBigStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Sonuva biscuit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) Seems amazon give you zero flexibility so I am returning it for a full refund....new kits gone up in price (that will teach me) and its out of stock from my paint suppliers so might be a while before I order another....sigh unless I go for the even more expensive monogram original boxing on kingkit with a decal set I don't have.....easy clicks ones off the table as the canopy is awful so I'd be in the same boat again. suppose that's a sing from the gods to get on with the eagle Edited September 27, 2022 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Models for Sale have 'em in for £11.02 - might be worth spending a few more bob to get it up to the free postage limit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Jinxman said: Models for Sale have 'em in for £11.02 - might be worth spending a few more bob to get it up to the free postage limit? I know I have one or two pots of vallejo on the agenda at some point so excellent, I shall be ordering from them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) MFS free limit in the end was too high given I’ve got paint to get from other sites and anyway by the time I finally got my refund from Amazon late last night they had dropped a new one back to the old price so this is back on the agenda assuming that copy actually has a full canopy…… Edited October 6, 2022 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Also turns out there will be hurricane….got a used diecast for a repair and repaint and least the revell prop from the earlier builds will now have a use… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 And we are off 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 If there’s confusion re the title, it refers to this particularly colourful f-4 used by wing chief in Vietnam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Most of the upper sanding done, just the other side intake and the camo can the go on, switched to this is as I’m having a bizarre issue with the wing half join on the f-15 and was letting some superglue cure 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Cursed, was going well to about 20 minutes ago, had all the upper sanded and needed just some more coats of tan before the green could go on, and dropped the damn thing so most of the sanding has to be redone.....so this won't make the deadline but will feed into this years KUTA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Very sorry to hear this Stu, she was starting to take shape too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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