mrvr6 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 at the risk of asking a really stupid question (not something im shy of doin lol) whens it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 at the risk of asking a really stupid question (not something im shy of doin lol)whens it out? Not soon enough!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Whenever you ask, the answer will always be "a fortnight's time"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Stunning work Mike, if not for the title I would have sworn that it was 1/48 looking at the photos, that Magnifer must be magic. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrvr6 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 iv just seen that and now i need 3 or even 4 valiants 1 white b1 1 gray/green camo (did they have that or were they scrapped before that came in?) 1 silver shiney shiney 1 gloss black b2 beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Cheers guys I've been told the release date is the beginning of July... let's hope so, eh? I've been building up the three rear crew seats on & off over the last few sessions, and reckon they'll be finished tomorrow. I'll post up some pics when they're done 1 gray/green camo (did they have that or were they scrapped before that came in?) Nope - they did plenty of flying in the camo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Some nice work Mr W, good to see it's progressing well. Let's see a few more pic's Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Tucano feature?!! Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 A little bit of scratchbuilding later, and I have the three more accurate rear crew seats blocked out. A coat of primer will sort out any blemishes that need sorting, but I think they're 90% there. Not 100% accurate, but a lot more representative than those in the box. fair play to Airfix though - it would have been hell to tool accurate seats, and how many of them would even be seen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 its just soooo neat - damn you mike ;-) nah, seriously, great work on those seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Cheers Rob I'm just building up a little "pressure cooker" looking thing that sits behind the starboard (as you look from back to front) back seater. it's an odd trolley like affair with a big cylinder set into the top. That's got little knobs & boxes on the top, and I haven't a clue what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 since it's a british aircraft... an electric tea kettle, maybe? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Great stuff Mike, those seats look excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Looking good Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks for the kind comments folks since it's a british aircraft... an electric tea kettle, maybe? It probably is the kettle, although it's a very complicated one looking at all the knobs & dials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks for the kind comments folks It probably is the kettle, although it's a very complicated one looking at all the knobs & dials We're British man! Tea is a serious business!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It probably is the kettle, although it's a very complicated one looking at all the knobs & dials And it's probably code named Yellow Badger ! Good build - up to your usual high standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Cheers Richard I managed to get a coat of icky green on the interior last night, and will hopefully post some pics later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Cheers Richard I managed to get a coat of icky green on the interior last night, and will hopefully post some pics later today looking forward to seeing the pics ive been to a few model shope on a few occasions now and still cant find one i cant wait to build a valiant or 3, is it actually out yet. cheers rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 I decided that the rear periscope that sits over the rear crew was going to get the treatment, so I cut off the kit "flaps" and replaced them with brass rode, annealed first to give it extra flex. I then drilled a 0.5mm hole in the top of the cupola shape, and installed a scratch-built periscope. Then it was out with the airbrush, and the search for a match with the kit's billious green decals, which is actually the right colour for the rear cockpit on all the refs I have. Success was surprisingly quick, in the Lifecolor RAAF Set 2, Interior Green UA522 (FS24110). It matches pretty much perfectly... who'd have thought it? I sprayed the walls of the fuselage first, remembering to mask off the front cockpit and paint that panzer grey - my usual black substitue. I also painted the cockpit insert in the same colours, plus the seats and the "tea kettle". The little oxygen bottle on the wall got a coat of red, as did the kit crew ladder, which although not 100% accurate will do for my purposes I also painted the rear crew seats panzer grey, as they look to be a grey leather. Incidentally, I've since spotted a different type of rear crew seat with a curved roll-over bar type back. Unfortunately, I've not got any more shot of that, but at least you now know that there were two types. The replacement Aeroclub metal pilots seats were given some additional detail at the rear, as this is the only parts that will see the light of day, methinks. A plate was added to the spine with lightening holes cut through with a punch, and various brackets, bottles & tubes were added to busy it up. The bases were also extended to fit the cockpit floor, which is why the kit locating points are missing from the pic - I cut them off The next step is to continue detail painting, and then weather the cockpit with chips to the paint & general wear. The decals will be applied before I start that though, so I can add a few grab handles for the instument boxes, just to give a hint of a three dimensions to the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Nice, love the green Top work on the interior, will you be bringing this to the BM Chester Wales coffee night tonight? Regards Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Cheers Dan... a bit of weathering & extra detail added to the rear cockpit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 This is looking really cool! Trouble is I'll have to go out and buy a Valiant now! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 OK this is definately looking good, but just to show how good why not put a penny or something similar in the photo to give it some sense of scale, must get one of those magnifiers ! Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robw_uk Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 why is the olne on the far left doing a crossword???? Mike that is gorgeos, but can you put a ruler in to show scale - am sure you are kidding us and this is not 1/72 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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