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Post by SteveM on Aug 17, 2019 7:02:38 GMT
By popular demand   |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 17, 2019 7:03:49 GMT
Oh yes!!  |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 17, 2019 7:25:14 GMT
Cool beans fella  . Are you gonna add a flight deck and catapult lines for it too  ? |
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Post by SteveM on Aug 17, 2019 7:26:08 GMT
Err... no...  |
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Post by SteveM on Aug 17, 2019 14:11:26 GMT
Made a start, I looked at a few build videos and seen that this kit can be a bit of a challenge if you don’t take your time and dry fit everything. So that’s what I’m doing I found this sticker on the box.. there’s £3 of the purchase cost right there!  Cockpit and seats, from the box. A bit of clean up to do, there’s flash on every part.  Started work on the fuse halves. The spine fits between them and it’s meant to go in after the two half’s are together but this can then be difficult to get to fit without a gap or step along the top of the fuse from the YT videos I watched. So I’ve glued it to one side already which I reckon will make it easier to get a smooth fit. I’m also using Aerocraft replacement resin air splitters as the Airfix ones don’t have the vents on the top and bottom. The resin is nice but not to Quickboost standards and not worth the cash if I’m honest.  That’s it for now  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 17, 2019 14:13:25 GMT
Straight in eh? Nice start mate |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 17, 2019 19:12:02 GMT
Great start! I will be watching this one closely!
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Aug 17, 2019 19:15:26 GMT
Get in there . Great start Steve |
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Post by Boots on Aug 17, 2019 19:38:53 GMT
Yup......i`m in  |
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Post by SteveM on Aug 18, 2019 6:54:12 GMT
Cheers fellas, well my hour or so at the bench today will be remove flash and dry fittings!
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Post by Marco on Aug 19, 2019 14:27:30 GMT
Great start Mr. M!
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Post by Robbo on Aug 19, 2019 20:38:13 GMT
Right missed the vote but this does it for me  |
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Post by dukemaddog on Aug 23, 2019 22:48:52 GMT
Looking great so far. I'm in and watching with interest.
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Post by SteveM on Aug 27, 2019 21:02:32 GMT
Thanks for joining me fellas  Progress is sloooowwww due to the amount of dry fittings needed but we’re moving. I’d normally paint and decal the cockpit before gluing it into the fuse but from reading WIP’s many people have struggled with the fit so I’ve added it now and buttoned it up as the tolerance is so tight the paint might throw it all out of line. It’ll be ‘fun’ to paint now but at least the nose is straight and closed up. Tape is protecting the fine tubes on the fin. A lot of work is going to be needed around the intakes, the fit here is very poor. In fairness I think this is due to the AM resin air splitter and not Airfix’s designers fault  More when I can |
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Post by Boots on Aug 27, 2019 21:24:55 GMT
Thats looking sleeker than the sleekest sleek thing ........great job mucker  |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 28, 2019 3:46:40 GMT
Looks awesome, Steve. Already envisioning the Royal Navy paint scheme.
Regards,
Ian
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Post by Paul B on Aug 28, 2019 3:54:36 GMT
What you have done looks darned good from here Steve |
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Post by Marco on Aug 28, 2019 10:57:15 GMT
Looks very good!!!
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 28, 2019 14:48:56 GMT
Steve, did Airfix replicate the bigger intakes for the Speys fairly well?
Ian
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 28, 2019 17:39:51 GMT
Great work mate, all your efforts are very evident |
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