825 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 And to complete my trio of FAA V-fighters we have a Sea Vampire, again from the CyberHobby stable. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Boom! Boom! Nice choice. 😁 No picture showing on the forum though I can see it if I follow the link for two clicks. Any chance of embedding the pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 12/01/2023 at 13:49, Bertie McBoatface said: Any chance of embedding the pictures? They are embedded, but they're hosted on an unsecure site which some browsers won't show - I can see them in Firefox but not in Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dave Swindell said: They are embedded, but they're hosted on an unsecure site which some browsers won't show - I can see them in Firefox but not in Edge Not in Chrome either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: Not in Chrome either. Chrome and Edge are pretty much the same with different badges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Sorry if the pictures aren’t showing, Village Photos sometimes is a little challenging, it works fine on iPad and if on a PC right clicking apparently works. A start with the Sea Vampire with the obligatory sprue shot, beautifully moulded but the cockpit interior is a little odd. Also the really nicely moulded drop tanks look a bit on the fat side Colour call outs and transfers for a number of Extra Dark Sea Grey over Sky aircraft in the development squadrons. First up was to get some paint on. and then the cockpit parts fitted in. It looks odd with no control column and a sort of offset console. It is as was the way of British post war jets a black hole so not much will be seen but the canopy is nice and clear. I’ll have a ponder. so far I’ve drilled a central hole for a control column and I’ll dig out some seat belts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Good to see you getting a start on this one. Even if I did have to right click on the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Seat added with some Tamiya tape belts. The interior is brightened up a little with some dry brushing and the strangely side positioned control column moved to the centre. It looks better but the ‘instrument panel’ looks more like the control desk of a diesel locomotive! Though once the fuselage is closed up there’s not much to see. I checked the wing joints and they’re really good so I’ve started to paint them up which should eliminate the need for masking the demarcation. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 No pictures. No patience for following links with my internet connection. 🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 I’ve had a bit of a mojo failure the past couple of months, as well as having a busy old time at work (despite retiring last August!). After a nice holiday I’ve got back to dealing with the V-fighters. The Vampire is the most straightforward so I’ve finished layering on paint and closed up the fuselage. Nearly made the basic schoolboy error of forgetting to put some nose weight in. Fortunately, remembered at the last minute. Then the remainder of fuselage parts and tail booms on. I think once dried I’ll add the flaps and then finish painting and put the transfers on before adding the undercarriage and other sticky out parts. The fit of everything is really good. There’s a smear of filler near the intakes and that’s it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerazzurri Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 @825 This one is inbound to my stash at the minute, so nice to see it being built. Looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Nice to see this one under way again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Some cleaning up, some more Sky paint, and after the photo masking started. Then disaster has struck! I’d dipped the two canopy parts in Kleer and left them for a few days to dry. Beautifully clear when taken out the box for masking using an Eduard mask. I masked the main part of the canopy and then when I went to do the windscreen it had disappeared. Absolutely no sign of it all despite a long search of 5he table, the floor, the chairs and pretty much everywhere else in 5he room. Everything paused until I can find a solution. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlxBNE Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, 825 said: Then disaster has struck! I don't have a solution but I know that feeling. So frustrating. Good luck. I hope someone will have an easy fix for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Hope you find it . Try inducing the carpet monster to spit it out Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 I found this in a box in a corner with some wrecked kits from a long time ago. It’s a Revell/Heller Vampire that I was converting into a Sea Vampire. Hopefully I can clean it up and fettle it onto the CyberHobby kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlxBNE Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, 825 said: I found this in a box in a corner with some wrecked kits from a long time ago. It’s a Revell/Heller Vampire that I was converting into a Sea Vampire. Hopefully I can clean it up and fettle it onto the CyberHobby kit. I love a cunning plan! I hope this one works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 A month after the canopy loss, I was walking round the dining room (where I do my modelling work) and stood on something sharp. Picked it up and here was the lost windscreen! I had searched this area and the room has been hoovered at least 3 or 4 times. It’s not often the carpet monster gives its booty back. Too late to complete in the GB but I’ll transfer this to a WIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orso Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 7:12 PM, Dave Swindell said: They are embedded, but they're hosted on an unsecure site which some browsers won't show - I can see them in Firefox but not in Edge I mailed them asking why they use an unsecure site. Not very impressed by that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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