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CDW
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A missile color conundrum: The Airfix color call-outs for the missiles show a ghost gray for the Martel anti-radar missile while the TV Martel anti-ship missile does not get a color call-out but instead is shaded the same color as the aircraft, dark sea gray. If I look up the Martel missiles on the net and view images of them, I see them in a shade of green, maybe it could be called gray green. See here: or alternatively both missile types can be seen as a ghost gray but no photos I have seen shown them as dark sea gray as seen in the Airfix chart. Any ideas? I am ready to get this thing finished and don't want to get wrapped around the axle here for this rather minor detail. -
I think at least some of the Buccaneers carried sidewinders in Desert Storm. I remember mine being modeled that way carrying a pod, smart bombs, and sidewinders. RAF version though.
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Did the Buccaneer typically fly with fighter escort? No defensive weapons on my Buc version.
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Man that's a lot of nice hardware on that deck!
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I found and ordered that kit on Ebay from a seller in Estonia...$38 plus postage. Now I'm thinking about this to go with it: Black Dog 1/48 Engine & Folding Tail for Wessex UH-5 Helicopter (Italeri) A48172 | eBay
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Another must-have RN aircraft is the Westland Wessex.
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Weird how that is about ugly aircraft. Sometimes ugly makes them all the more attractive for some odd reason. Unique for sure as I can't think of anything else that looks like a Gannet, and the sheer size of it. Maybe the Wyvern is kinda-sorta like it. It's another ugly aircraft that's beautiful at the same time.
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I already dropped a preorder on it at Hannants after it was posted here.
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Be still my heart.
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Here's a way to get a RN Phantom done without searching everywhere for the old Hasegawa kit: Hasegawa / Revell FG-1 Phantom Royal Navy 1:48 - build review - Scale Modelling Now Check out these super-nice landing gear for it: F-4 Phantom FG.1 Landing Gear For 1/48th Scale British Model SAC 48081 810121972687 | eBay
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Trumpeter does a 1:48 Sea Vixen too. Not sure how it compares with the Airfix kit. Would need to read up on it. Yeah, I was thinking the Hasegawa RN Phantom is the only one I've seen in 1:48 and that was a LONG time ago.
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Thanks OC. I love those RN Phantoms.
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I may have finished the decals today had it not been for an errand or two as well as a visit to the eye doctor for a yearly exam. She's beginning to look very Royal Navy to me now. Need to finish my canopy (and some decals on it), pylons and weapons (decals on these too) before I can call it done. Will put a protective coat of satin varnish over everything before putting on the canopy.
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Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
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I agree. Seems a shame covering up all that detail with a fairing. -
Climbing aboard
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Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
CDW replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
It’s only been seven years since I last worked on it but I plan to resurrect this build to finish it once my Buccaneer (current project) is completed. 😀- 150 replies
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You are a veritable walking encyclopedia when it comes to cameras, Jack. Thanks! Alot of times, I'm being pragmatic and just use my iPhone to snap a photo, other times my Nikon but I need to take the time to study my Nikon camera and practice with it following your directions. There are tons of features and settings on this camera I have never used before. Reading the fine print...here are less than half the data decals that go on this model, probably closer to a third of them. Just going to need to exercise patience to get them all down.
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Thanks! Will you be applying all those small decals? I'm trying to do them all and they are very small to work with. It's a tedious challenge to be sure.
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Background color and lighting make a huge difference in how gray appears in photographs. Doesn't look like the same color at all.
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That's a very good move on Airfix part. I remember the days when their decals were infamously bad but then again, so were just about everyone else's decals too.
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Huge decal sheet, measures over 9 x 13 inches. Not sure who makes the decals but the quality of the sheet is “Cartograf”-like. Very nice.
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A few more small bits to mask and paint before I can begin decals. On a separate note, another added beauty of doing a wet sanding of the paint is that the decals go down so much better. Wet sanding is something I only do when using either Tamiya or Mr Color paints (lacquer). Doesn’t work for acrylic.
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