Marklo Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) The T55 was basically the export version of the T11 so this should be a fairly straightforward mostly oob build. The Air Corp had six of them all finished in an overall silver scheme. So this will be a bit of a palette cleanser before the more difficult DeHavillands… Edited June 3, 2023 by Marklo 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Marklo said: a bit of a palette cleanser Nicely put Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) Some artwork. I’ll print on clear but I’ll either use white disks or paint as a background. Might actually be easier to mask and paint white disks. Edited May 3, 2023 by Marklo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinneko Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 8 hours ago, Marklo said: use white disks or paint as a background Hm this seems ingenious. If every decal has a white version and then proper colour version (including text) they could be layered I guess to overcome the transparency issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Nice decals Mark. How did you create the shapes for the roundel segments? My limits are straight lines and circles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 26 minutes ago, CliffB said: How did you create the shapes for the roundel segments? In Amadine the third tool from the left allows for complex poly lines to be drawn. And the fusion tool allows shape to be cut or joined. Three circles Merged/cut with the Kfusion tool. More complex stuff can be done with the pm tool, which does complex poly lines. Here I’m using the pen over an imported image. This gives me a sharper line than if I just resized and printed the image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Thanks Mark. Well beyond my capabilities using PowerPoint . They really do look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 6 hours ago, CliffB said: Well beyond my capabilities using PowerPoint . It’s actually an iPhone app called Amadine which cost €9.99 but is almost on par with illustrator in the pc and worth the money. Sprue shots. Not shown but I’ve given the interior bits a coat of nato black. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Assembly commences.. Booms and fuselage assembled. Making sure to weight the nose. I even broke out my engineer’s square to make sure the Tati was, well square. Using CA with accelerant to really make sure it is Now this is also the point where I should have read the instructions and fitted the boom assembly before fitting the lower wing halves… Thankfully I realized my error and had used contacta glue so I was able to provide the wings apart and fit the wings as designed. Notwithstanding my gaff, it’s a lovely kit, very well engineered. Nearly ready for primer!! Edited May 4, 2023 by Marklo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back in the Saddle Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Quick progress! I’ve built a few of these and the fit of the intakes has varied a bit… Hopefully yours will go on nicely!👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 The fit was ok. I do feel that current Airfix kits are a little over engineered. Now ready for primer, just as soon as I finish stripping and cleaning my airbrushes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Nice choice on the kit, Mark, I built one of these for the August Blitzbuild last year, and I’m about to dive into here with a pair in slightly unusual markings James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 I’ve cheated and used rattlecan primer and silver. I’ll let it dry then mask off the dayglo areas and the locations for the Celtic bosses. Which I’ll spray white. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Nice work Mark. Great photo there too. I love the shape of the Vampire T11. The best looking of the breed IMHO. James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Nice looking Vampire. I don't mind the rattlecan one bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 1 hour ago, franky boy said: I love the shape of the Vampire T11. The best looking of the breed IMHO. Same here, they look more "finished" to me than the single seaters, which just look like someone plonked the canopy on and said "that'll do". Nice work on the silver, Mark. James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 I find rattlecans hit or miss except for Lidl silver and simoniz grey primer. I used some Montana black on my Drakken and it’s gone is a bit grainy, nothing that can’t be solved by buffing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 White to back the clear decals About ten coats of very thin Tamiya orange. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 Unmasked and decalled. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 I'm still loving those roundels Mark. Is there a (Celtic?), significance to the shape of the segments? (as an aside, the last 'job lot' of 1/200 kits that I bought included a Miles Martinet with Irish markings - I must find an excuse to build it soon ). Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, CliffB said: Mark. Is there a (Celtic?), significance to the shape of the segments? They are referred to as Celtic bosses and I think the design can be found on Celtic carvings but other than that I’m not sure of their significance. Earlier Air Corp machines used a green white and orange roundel or more commonly stripes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Marklo said: They are referred to as Celtic bosses and I think the design can be found on Celtic carvings but other than that I’m not sure of their significance. Earlier Air Corp machines used a green white and orange roundel or more commonly stripes. Aaaand, if you google 'Celtic boss', you get a slew of guff about some football chappy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Good looking build. I had the opportunity to see a couple on a day out with the IAC at Casement in the early 80’s Outside the Officer’s Mess The dump Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) Great photos a shame to see them come to such an ignoble end… Still niggling over wether the nose, fins and wing tips should have been dayglo red and not orange. Edited May 28, 2023 by Marklo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 Finished, I just need to take some decent shots for the gallery. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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