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Post by Paul B on Mar 1, 2022 7:23:32 GMT
Guy, appreciated deeply bro  Boots, cheers dude . Yes, I was surprised with that wing root  . Ian, thankee kindly fella Steve, kind words those be mushty . The painting will be very interesting I reckon, never done a black scheme before and I imagine, it will be tricky to make it look interesting  . |
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Post by PorcoRosso on Mar 1, 2022 7:33:53 GMT
The 1/72nd Airfix Defiant also has a good wing fit Paul. Yours is certainly coming together nicely.
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Post by Paul B on Mar 1, 2022 8:32:08 GMT
Cheers Joe my wingy brother |
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 2, 2022 0:45:32 GMT
Paul, looks like the wing root fit was really great! Coming along nicely.
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Post by Marco on Mar 2, 2022 16:50:33 GMT
From here looks absolutely stunning! Great work!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 2, 2022 19:20:56 GMT
That looks great!
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Post by Paul B on Mar 4, 2022 18:58:02 GMT
Ian, Marco, Pete, cheers muchly fellas . I started on the turret yesterday, oh man I had a real hard decision to make  . Leave the Airfix barrels.... or add some incredible Master-Model pieces  . Anyway the dcision has been made and the turret is complete bar the canopy .       More soon dudes |
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Post by Marco on Mar 4, 2022 19:32:23 GMT
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Post by PorcoRosso on Mar 4, 2022 21:59:28 GMT
Those barrels look the mutts, Paul.
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Post by tommygunn on Mar 4, 2022 22:37:49 GMT
Ditto that.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Mar 5, 2022 6:48:39 GMT
Now that's a very worthwhile improvement.
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Post by jabbly on Mar 5, 2022 12:31:43 GMT
Definitely a good choice give they are a prominent feature.
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Post by Boots on Mar 5, 2022 16:45:19 GMT
I preffered the Airfix ones  Just kiddin` ...........vast improvement fella  |
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Post by jabbly on Mar 5, 2022 17:19:43 GMT
Something from a channel I follow.
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Post by armorguy on Mar 6, 2022 8:26:15 GMT
Mucho better Paul, brass barrels look superb.
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Post by Ian H. on Mar 6, 2022 13:52:57 GMT
Paul, fantastic work on the turret! Plane turrets are always complicated assemblies.
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Post by SteveM on Mar 9, 2022 7:50:51 GMT
So much better! In regards to the painting, I’ve pics the RAF Night black looking different depending on what it was applied over. A semigloss black over metal and flat very dark grey over fabric , I’m sure you’ll have no issues though |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 30, 2022 18:23:44 GMT
Thank you chaps and sorry to keep you waiting here . Steve, I think the fabric areas are the flaps and rudder? Please let me know if that is correct . I did a test fit of the canopies, they were a tad disappointing. You get two versions in the kit, the complete canopy and split down one for the open choice. The complete one has a split or nasty scratch on it, the split one doesn't fit to the rear section of the fuselage. It appears that airfix have missed the carrying rail for this, so I added some white strip so that back canopy part is supported. After that it was onto the tedious masking job. For the glazing I used tape, pushed into place tooth pick and cut with a sharp blade around the contours. For the cockpit I've used sponge and for the turret mount..... a cork from a Crabbies whisky bottle .    Hopefully tomorrow will get some primer and, possibly a base coat of black |
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Post by Boots on Mar 30, 2022 18:57:05 GMT
Looks like a Boulton Paul AWAC  Great usage of the discarded bottle top from ya empties collection |
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Post by Paul B on Mar 30, 2022 19:26:01 GMT
LMFAO Boots , never thought of that . Cheers mushty |
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