AdrianMF Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I wasn't going to post an RFI for this because it was just a bit of pre-Christmas fun, but it gives me the opportunity to wish everyone here Happy Christmas and thank you all for the companionship and community over the year (with even a meetup at SMW thrown in!). I cut out the parts earlier in the year during the waiting times of an F-102A build (nothing like a bit of contrast), and got serious with the sanding on 10th December. What you get in the kit.: And I finished yesterday in a bit of a pre-Christmas rush with a few rough edges: The struts were real wood from some old, old 1/32" veneer, the paint was AK acrylic with a dose of Hu70 to make it browner, over Hu 103 and 94, and the prop came from the KP Sopwith Swallow kit. WIP is here if you are interested. The whole thing is tiny! Length 3", span 4" (75mm x 100mm for you metric types). Happy Christmas, Adrian 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Very pretty Adrian , not one seen very often one tiny nic pick i have noticed , the Red in the fuslage roundels look to be off centre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 16 hours ago, keith in the uk said: the Red in the fuslage roundels look to be off centre They are off centre. It’s noticeable in very small roundels. Decal printing wasn’t perfect back then. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: with a few rough edges Nope. Don’t see any of those. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Very sharp looking model - really great result! The off center red on insignia you might very simply correct applying only red circle surrounded by small white area on top of it. Have a nice Christmas too J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 A wee beauty. It was a pleasure to watch this one come to life. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Really enjoyed following this and glad you completed an RFI as it certainly deserves to be seen by the BM massive. Great work on this , you've certainly made a vacform model of a biplane look easy. Great work on an unusual subject. Hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrik Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Such a little beauty. Congratulations, Adrian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Lovely model of a sprightly looking prototype! I wouldn't have guessed at a vacform if you hadn't spilled the beans… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Glad to see you did A RFI post, this was a particularly cheerful build to follow and the result is lovely. I never look for rough around edges parts on other people's models. Even if I did I don't think I would find any here! Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 52 minutes ago, RichieW said: I never look for rough around edges parts on other people's models Me neither, I can find plenty of rough edges on my own stuff! I will occasionally offer a suggestion in WIP if I think it would help. I actually find the WIP forums much more interesting and educational. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Lovely result - even more Impressive given the tiny size. Enjoyed your wip, though vacforms still scare the willies out of me. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Smashing result Adrian and well worthy of its own RFI. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Adrian………looking at what you had to work and how it turned out is simply amazing. Outstanding!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Hi Adrian, that’s seems to be a lot of work ! But finally it turns out very nice! Thanks for sharing Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Nice to see a vacform! ait's a lovely little aeroplane, almost like a mini Gloster Gauntlet! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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