BasicModelling Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Brushpainted.. Straight out the box, the decals were the glossy type, workable, but not brilliant.. Some of the little windows had a very poor fit, and had to be replaced with 'Clearfix'.. Edited January 9, 2011 by BasicModelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Nice build of a real oldie! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Now that is something we don't see on here too often! Lovely job and there's something more 'purposeful' about the Stirling than the Lancaster or Halifax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul RH Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very nice and a great job of brush painting - there certainly is something agressive about the front end of the Sterling. Like to see a new tooling of this - with the short wingspan might just fit on my shelf! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very nice representation. On the ground they look ungainly, but in the air, they look great. I just wish someone would bring out a newer kit.........hint to Revell ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlstavros Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Very nice and excellent brush painting. Cheers, Carl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Lovely model, it's always been one of my favourite Airfix kits, and one of my favourite bombers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Ah, that takes me back! Lovely job BM. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Nice job made of a very old kit, shame it is such a neglected subject. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave41184 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Good stuff! You've made a rather ungainly aircraft look very smart - saw your sanding filler video on youtube earlier and knew it was a Stirling you were fiddling with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 You made a decent fist of an old kit there. It's a shame the Air Ministry insisted on clipping its wings to 100ft so it'd fit in the existing hangars. That's what caused the engineers to have to add the double stack on the landing gear to increase the wing's angle of incidence on take off, which in turn made the gear into a weak spot, and with the lack of wing area, it really struggled to get to a decent height when it was laden with bombs. That made it easy meat for the German fighters, and even if you survived the mission, you had a good chance the landing gear would collapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 You made a decent fist of an old kit there. It's a shame the Air Ministry insisted on clipping its wings to 100ft so it'd fit in the existing hangars. That's what caused the engineers to have to add the double stack on the landing gear to increase the wing's angle of incidence on take off, which in turn made the gear into a weak spot, and with the lack of wing area, it really struggled to get to a decent height when it was laden with bombs. That made it easy meat for the German fighters, and even if you survived the mission, you had a good chance the landing gear would collapse Wonder why they didn't think to have hinged outer wings so it could have a desired wingspan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad 10 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Nice Work In my 46 years I dont recall having ever seen one built! Richard McC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I had to have a quick look at the Stirling project after this http://www.stirlingproject.co.uk/index.html Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raif Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 nice to see the old Airfix Stirling, it was always my favourite bomber of WW2, along with the Halifax. I made this old kit about, blimey, 32 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelfspace Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Ohhhh bloody gorgeous. Made this old girl in 1974/3 or so. Always a favourite and so nice to see one so well put together and finished. Well done sir. Now fired up to do at least one of the re-released Battle and Hampden! Now all I need for the full nostalgia-fest is Needlers' fruit pastilles, Findus cod in butter sauce and Rossi Bros' Ice cream in Barkingside (2 doors down from Marments. Anyone remember?) Lovely build, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 That's an excellent looking model, superbly finished if I may say so. I agree that the Stirling is a much neglected subject in kit form, I really don't understand why since it was the first of the Heavies. I'd like to see one in 1/48th scale, guess I'll just have to tackle the Sanger one once my Oxford is finished! There is a Stirling forum (though not exclusively so) at http://sas.raf38group.org/forum/index.php which includes a modelling section for any enthusiasts. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Very good - also nice to see another brush painter rather than an airbrusher. A couple of questions - did you paint the frames on the transparencies or are they painted strips of Sellotape (that's what I use), and have you had a go at the tractor and bomb trollies? I remember they were a real plus for small boys when the kit was first released! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 They say nostalgia ain't what it used to be. Well that's true in this case, not a single sticky fingermark, blobbed on paintmark or drooping wing in sight Not the way I remember mine at all, a lovely job and I would not have guessed it was brush painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasicModelling Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Very good - also nice to see another brush painter rather than an airbrusher. A couple of questions - did you paint the frames on the transparencies or are they painted strips of Sellotape (that's what I use), and have you had a go at the tractor and bomb trollies? I remember they were a real plus for small boys when the kit was first released! Thank you... And in answer to your questions, I did paint the main canopy, but used Xtradecals decals strips (black) for the gun turrets and the clear part underneath.. it seemed to work ok in this case, I could never have painted it as straight and / or thin.. Never heard of painted strips of cellotape, but I will give it a go on the Halifax kit I think, as I'm always willing to try new (and good) ideas.. The tractor is carefully bagged, together with the instructions and put aside for a future build, maybe for a smaller diorama with a Mossie or something.. I'm surprised Airfix hasn't released the tractor as a separate kit, I think there would be a good market for it as a stand alone model.. Edited January 10, 2011 by BasicModelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-26luvr Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 A beautifully built & photographt model. Thanks to my frien Don I have none to make. Your model is an inspiration to build it. Carl T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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