skyshark Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 A good reference for 1940 french colors: http://memorial.flight.free.fr/nuancier.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Thanks for that, all information is gratefully accepted ! Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 LOVELY.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Nope but the grey sure does look like AMT-11 !!!!!!!!!!Cheers Den Oh no, not the dreaded AMT-11/AMT-12 controversy! Den, on a more serious note, at least on my monitor the undersides blue looks alot like RLM 65. All in all, an attractive paint scheme. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hi Jason, yes the underside colour does look like RLM 65, it's actually FS35414, I went with it because in the end the majority of my references recomended it, however on some paint chips the colour is a more grey than blue/grey colour, but I like it as it is. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Time to post up the final episodes from this long running saga, unfortunately I managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it jusy needed a coat of XDSS (satin varnish) and attach all the bits and bobs and she could be placed in the display cabinet, sadly the coat hanger holder I had made up was not up to the task and she plummeted from a great height onto my study floor. This was the result; At this stage I nearly gave up but I'm glad that I carried on, repairs in progress, first job lots of CA and clamps, masking tape to protect the surrounding paint and a rub down with some sanding sponges. Cheers Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) Paint repairs, on with the Gris Bleu Fonce (X125) Masked off for the Chocolat. Chocolat and Kaki airbrushed, unfortunately I had been too enthusiastic on the sanding and there is now a groove in the wing root, but I decided not to redo everything. With another coat of XDSS all is well and ready for all those small fiddly bits. Cheers Den Edited February 19, 2021 by spitfire Replaced Photobucket photos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) I spent last night and tonight doing the fiddly bits, the undercarriage is a bit odd, I have just re read a build of the same kit from MM, and I could have saved myself some grief by using the information in it, the undercarriage seems to be a tad too long, and there is no way of fitting the retraction piston thingy into the wheel well properly, so just like the build review I just glued the end onto a strake in the well. Plus I must say that I cannot remember why I painted the wheel wells Chamois, they should really be the underside colour I think (now), the destructions say light grey just to confuse the issue. I could not find a pitot tube so made one up, and made up some machine gun barrels as well, a smattering of well thinned Xtracolor Exhaust and that was it, finished, end, in the cabinet with it. Actually I am very pleased with the end result and it is one of my favourites (at the moment). Here's the pics, I will have to take one of the undersides sometime too. Cheers Den Odd angle of the undercarriage, as per the diagram in the instructions Edited February 19, 2021 by spitfire Replaced Photobucket photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Great work there, Den! No doubt you're the first one on your block with a 1/32nd scale MB 152 (probably the first one in your county!). Glad to see you recovered from your mishap and finished the model (I had a similar mishap with a nearly finished Manchester conversion that I'm still trying to fix just to get back to where I was before disaster struck). Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Stunning work. And special mention to you for not letting this build down after your "accident". I, for one, would certainly had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Lovely finish, and a great recovery - if you hadn't posted 'before' and 'after' pics, I wouldn't have known that the wing had taken such a battering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 This is going to sound a little unfortunate but upon seeing the crash scene got to admit I felt a pang of emotion for you as if it was my own model that had suffered the hard landing. Great work on saving her Den, stunning finished product, thank you for sharing your progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the kind words guys, I seem to be building more and more AZUR/Special Hobby kits, they pick such interesting subjects. Cheers Den Edited September 18, 2011 by spitfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT 876 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Nice work Den good to see it finished. You can display it on the French Sig stand if you wish at shows it will be more than welcome. Mined this year at SMW is only Mirages so will have to wait till after SMW 2011. Pop over to the stand at SMW for a chat in Hall 2, mite even get to chat about 750's !! See ya Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Nice work Den good to see it finished.You can display it on the French Sig stand if you wish at shows it will be more than welcome. Mined this year at SMW is only Mirages so will have to wait till after SMW 2011. Pop over to the stand at SMW for a chat in Hall 2, mite even get to chat about 750's !! See ya Paul Hi Paul, Yes I sure will pop over and see you at SMW, was out on the Honda on Friday, really enjoyable. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Beautiful build and a great recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 And to close this build new photos have been posted on RFI and she is now in the display cabinet downstairs. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Gazdic Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Bravo on the three builds! So cool. I also love all those French fighters & it's great to see that you have done a triplet! 1/32 scale might be good for someone like me... my eyesight is not as it was 10 years ago. But on the other hand as I can see these kits are still in very short run style compared to majority of 1/48 kits of the same age even from similar producers. Also I guess 1/32 pulls you in more detailing & corrections than smaller scales do, or I might be mistaken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Milos Gazdic said: Bravo on the three builds! So cool. I also love all those French fighters & it's great to see that you have done a triplet! 1/32 scale might be good for someone like me... my eyesight is not as it was 10 years ago. But on the other hand as I can see these kits are still in very short run style compared to majority of 1/48 kits of the same age even from similar producers. Also I guess 1/32 pulls you in more detailing & corrections than smaller scales do, or I might be mistaken Thank you for the kind words Milos, I usually build in threes to a theme, at the moment I am on my third Pacific Coast Model RAF subjects, again all in 1/32 scale, and yes it can get quite detailed but is definately more suited to my sausage sized fingers. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milos Gazdic Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Seems we suffer from "same fingers" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Good recovery Den - I hate to see kits go in the bin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Mike said: Good recovery Den - I hate to see kits go in the bin Same here Mike, no matter how bad they are I make a point of tryng my best to recover them, this one turned out to be one of my favourites. Cheers Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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