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It's hard to see in this photo -- heck, it's hard to see in real life -- but twenty twenty-one parts were added to the fuselage between the last update and this one. Tiny, tiny parts.
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No, they bleed. You have to be careful about where and when to use them. With the black edging on this kit, the bleed is not a problem.
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I got it at Hobby Lobby. I have taken to using the Evergreen Canopy Glue almost exclusively for card. One has to work rather quickly with it, but it grabs well, and excess glue can be wiped away with a damp brush. Fun story: Ironically, most of the skin seams are black. I have no idea why the French used those black edges as they did, but it makes edge coloring easy with a black Sharpie (I have also temporarily 'liberated' some of my wife's collection of Sharpie coloring pens for other edges). For the few edges that do require the very pale buff coloring, I just happened to have a long-unused bottle of cheap acrylic called "antique white" that is virtually a perfect match. So, ultimately, this kit required no custom edge color mixing.
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Also no parachute, no armor, no self-sealing fuel tank -- basically flying around in a tinder box made of doped fabric and twigs. Anyways, last pic for today -- finished windscreen.
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Fuselage work continues. The trick with pieces like these is to get them pre-shaped as best as possible. With parts like the forward half of the upper fuselage skin, I find it works better to tack down one side, let that set, and then tack down the other side. The fine-tip glue dispenser I purchased this spring has proven to be a big help in laying down beads of glue.
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Welcome aboard, Frank!
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Neither chain has stud links, and that fact is easily visible on the larger chain. It is less obvious on the smaller chain. It's a minor point, but something to take into consideration.
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Side and bottom skins done. And just for fun, here's a little size comparison. Yes, these are in the same scale. 😆
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Considering the materials you started with, that's a pretty amazing looking hull -- very well done!
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The cockpit is now complete -- no major issues so far. I'm sharing more than the usual number of photos for this step, because like most airplane builds, a lot of this won't be readily visible once the fuselage skins are added.
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AVRO Lancaster by Papa - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/72
ccoyle replied to Papa's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Are you sure you don't mean 1/64 scale? MS1447 is Model Shipways' 1/64 scale Bluenose kit. If that's the case, they have the instruction manual posted online here, or you can contact the company for a hard copy. Cheers!
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You managed to obtain a very nice stash all in one swoop! There really isn't a bad kit in that bunch. One thing to generally ignore is the difficulty ratings provided on kits by Model Shipways. Ratings are generally intended to sell kits and not always a good indicator of how challenging a kit is to build. A good rule of thumb is the more "stuff" a kit has, e.g. guns, masts, rigging, etc., the harder it is to build. If you follow that guideline, Flying Fish is hands-down the most difficult kit on your list. Another thing to observe is that all of your kits are plank-on-bulkhead except for two (Emma C Berry and Sultana). The best way to learn POB construction is to build a POB kit. From your list, that makes Latham, Glad Tidings, and the AVS the best choices. The final choice comes down to which kit subject piques your interest the most. Building a wooden ship model can be a slog at times, and having a kit you really like can help keep you motivated. Have fun with your projects!
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First cuts on the diminutive Nieuport -- a few interior walls. Only two doubled parts so far.
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So, not gonna rest on my laurels and will instead roll right on to the next project. I found the Hellcat build a little taxing, so I'm turning again to a publisher with whom I've had good success, Kartonowa Koleckcja. I have chosen the Nieuport 11c.1 Bébé for several reasons: It's a biplane. Biplanes are cool. It's French. I have no French planes in the finished pile. It's from the Great War. So far, the five biplanes I have completed are all inter-war designs. It has interesting livery options (more on this later). It has a relatively low parts count -- shouldn't take too long to build. It's small. Unlike the Hellcat, it fits my display options. Like all KK kits, this 2009 publication is attractively presented. The glossy cover features artwork done by the designer, Pawel Mistewicz. The parts are also very nicely rendered. The kit provides optional skins for three different aircraft. And one of those options is a mount from the Lafayette Escadrille (bottom) -- that sealed the deal. I also have the laser-cut frames. Look for first cuts soon!
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Ah, reminds of my days spent playing "Arab-Israeli Wars" from Avalon Hill.
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Thanks for the kind words, gentlemen! I do have a Halinski kit near the top of the build queue (the exact order of 'next projects' is always in a certain amount of flux), but it is not a Thunderbolt. I have purposely stayed away from P-47s due to their size -- bigger even than the Hellcat, as you know. I do have USS England to get back to, but for that I need to order some after-market parts, which I'm not ready to do just yet. In the meantime, I'm thinking about knocking out another Kartonowa Kolekcja kit, just to get the GPM taste out of my mouth!
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