Popular Post russ c Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Hi everyone Been praying for years that someone would release a `48th Beaufort and now they have, I thought I`d better show you my attempt at one So here it is, my go at ICM`s 1/48 Beaufort Mk I, Finished in markings of 16 Sq SAAF based in Madagascar `42, which loosely fits in to my CBI theme, as they were stationed there to patrol.... ....the Indian Ocean to watch out for Japanese attempting to land there. ( So I read ) Built OOB with a only a few additions: seat belts for the pilots seat and some detailing on the cockpit walls, as the kit only provides..... Instrument panel and centre console, made from chopped up PE from the stash and bits of wire. Also had a go at posing the Direction Finder antenna deployed which I improvised with a square thing I found in the stash and wire. Decals from Xtradecal`s Beaufort set X48219 Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 74 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 That is soooo nice . I'm in the middle of doing mine and found the main undercart fiddly and need beefing up at the rear. Grat kit though. Dick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Nice one Russ , looks very nice indeed. like you i was craving for a 1.48th Beaufort for years and finely gave in to the Sanger kit ☹️ in the end i only used the fuselage , the rest came from the Tamiya Beaufighter i now have the ICM kit and seeing yours has inspired me to start building mine. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacW Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 One of the most elegant wariors in WW II airpowers. As is its redention above. Truly outstanding job, Russ! Elegant and so painted. Very good modelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) They need to change the name of this site to "Russ and the Britmodellers". This is just amazing. The Beau harkens back to a day when low level torpedo attacks by big slow twins in broad daylight had a chance of survival. As an aside, I spoke to a Corsair pilot years ago. He watched Avenger attacks on a Japanese battleship. Said that out of six planes only one got through. One crashed directly into the battleship. Edited December 13, 2022 by 28ZComeback 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Neat Job as usual Russ but how was the build? Troublesome? Mine is waiting I finish my Erla G-10, then I'll do it. cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Great looking Beaufort. I really like the work you did on the paint scheme and your weathering process. Just a wonderful presentation of this kit. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Hi Russ, this Beaufort is superlatively beautiful! Congratulations for possibly one of your best builds ever. Bravo! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 That is a beauty Russ, another well & truly nailed. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 That is stunning work! Beautifully done, sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 How lovely this looks 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Another stunning piece of work Russ, fantastic result mate.👍 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Lovely work as usual Russ - super paint and finish. Great photography too!! Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtwulf Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Beautiful job Russ! Makes me want to get one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Russ, Lovely work as ever. I'm about to kick off my second build of the Airfix kit and very much looking forward to getting my paws on one of these. Cracking build sir, Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obdl3945 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Really nice work... well done ;-). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saso Krasovec Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 GREAT WORK😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Lovely finish Russ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 A lovely model! I am keen on the scheme, have you found a photo of the actual airframe as I have struggled? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 17 hours ago, jenko said: That is soooo nice . That sums it up rather well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 23 hours ago, jenko said: That is soooo nice . I'm in the middle of doing mine and found the main undercart fiddly and need beefing up at the rear. Grat kit though. Dick Thanks Dick, yeah the undercarriage is a bit of a nightmare, esp` getting it lined up. Look forward to seeing yours Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 23 hours ago, Zigomar said: Neat Job as usual Russ but how was the build? Troublesome? Mine is waiting I finish my Erla G-10, then I'll do it. cheers. Thanks Jean, the builds pretty good, only the over complicated undercarriage gave me any grief Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 6 hours ago, mahavelona said: A lovely model! I am keen on the scheme, have you found a photo of the actual airframe as I have struggled? Thanks `M`, no I didn`t bother looking for it specifically, seemed straight forward enough for my shelves. What I did see was that they all seemed very worn, I may have not gone far enough on mine🙂 Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Superbly built and photographed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Fantastic build and superb pics Russ. You kept this one under your hat! It looks lovely. Convinced me I have to buy this in 1:48 after doing the airfix 1:72nd recently.thanks for showing this! Regards, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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