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  1. AJohnson
    Craig, another outstanding model. Really good to see something different, never heard of the aircraft until your build log, so thanks all for the education along the way!
  2. AJohnson
    Looking very good David, nice tip on getting the stay tackles to hang. 👍
  3. AJohnson
    So very sorry to hear of this, Kev was clearly a great guy as well as a talented model maker.
  4. AJohnson
    Your making excellent progress Dan, not much further to go! 👏
  5. AJohnson
    Well not too long searching the web and I found a build log on another site that gives me a few pointers as to how to tackle the stern formers:- https://www.kartonbau.de/forum/thema/35925-tss-earnslaw-paper-shipwright-1-250/?postID=580813 Onwards! 😁
  6. AJohnson
    Well I have made a start and about completed step one of the instructions - apart from the last bit that has me temporarily stumped, more on that in a bit. Firstly I cut myself a wood building base, that if all goes well I might convert into a display base as I did with my card "Starlight" Puffer and do a little scene with the "Earnslaw" on water, we shall see if we get there! Next scored the fold lines on the hull base prior to cutting out and gluing temporarily to the building base with a perimeter of little glue dots. Then it was on to construction! The Hull spine and formers, I really tried my best to cut exactly on the lines with these as I don't think I was careful enough on the puffer and it caused a few issue with shape and fit, so fingers crossed its better this time. I've doubled and glued a few sections of the first sheet to form thicker parts for later and set to one side to dry under some weight. The bit I'm pondering now is the stern parts; 12a - 12f, the instructions simply state to "glue in place the lower stern formers", but there are no pictures to show exactly how this goes. They must form the curve of the stern, so need to get them in the right place.
  7. AJohnson
    Hi Brian, looking forward to seeing your progress with this one.
  8. AJohnson
    After reading the review by @ccoyle about Paper Shipwright Card models:- I bought a few to have a dabble, so far I have I made Flamborough Lighthouse and the Puffer "Starlight" from their range. I wasn't thinking in terms of doing another until I had completed one or two other sadly neglected projects; my Caldercraft Bounty being the most neglected! 🤫, but a leak in the loft has turned the house a bit upside down and many items from the house have filled up the garage (my workshop). So while we dry out and await the builders to arrive, I can only build something small that fits in my mobile model station and a small card model fits the bill perfectly until I need to do re-decorating in the house! I won't go into the model too much as Chris has covered what you get in his review, but here are a few initial pictures of what you get.
  9. AJohnson
    Why thank you guys for the kind words and following along and the great stories and info shared as these builds got going. I love MSW. 😁 I also noticed the new tag of “done!” 🤣 thanks, at long last! @ccoyle? 😉 Thanks admins for taking an interest and keeping us all shipshape.
  10. AJohnson
    That is looking very smart Craig! And from bitter experience 👍, I know what a %@*&! Yellow can be to spray and get a good finish!
  11. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW Piotr
  12. AJohnson
    Well here we are the end of this build. Thank you all for following along on the two part adventure! 😁 Some final pictures of the S2C in its place on the shelf, next to the dusty old S2B (Airfix 1990's mould.)
  13. AJohnson
    Another fine addition to the growing VM flotilla!
  14. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW Sam!
  15. AJohnson
    Thanks Craig and Dan for your kind words, things are moving along and we are at least dry now. Just taking it as it comes and rebuild/decorate once insurance is sorted, at least got that. Some progress on the Buccaneer also. Done a wash and added foil leading edges and rocket pod body and got the canopy ready for adding at the end. Getting close to adding some decals. Thanks for the like and looking in folks. 😁
  16. AJohnson
    As an add on I have built their latest 1/72 Lancaster, B-17, Shackleton, B-25, Dornier 17, Wellington, Beaufort, Mossie, & Andy’s current build. They are all good kits, all fine out of the box (location and number of ejector pin marks aside - you know that from your Walrus @Landlubber Mike) all even better with AM parts if you want. The advent of LiDAR scanning and 3D CAD means we can all stop worrying about if the kits “look” like the originals, the rest is up to us on how far we take our obsession! 😱
  17. AJohnson
    I’m biased as Airfix was pretty much the only choice to me as a kid (apart from a few Matchbox kits) so I will always have a soft spot for Airfix. Andy is right they do not measure up to the finest Uber kits from Tami-gawe” but that is deliberate market positioning (seen on line articles and comments about that), the new team in charge of the company know they need to shift sales at a reasonable price and now and again go for a “big” release on par with the big Asian kit manufacturers. Their 1/24 Hellcat, Typhoon & latest Spit IX are just epic; not perfect, but for the price unbeatable. Plus a few niche 1/48 releases, Blenheim, Anson, Buccaneer, Gannet! 😁 spring to mind. On the plus side the decision not to go for the finest detail to hit a price point keeps a whole “after market” industry going! 😉 just my 2pence/cent.
  18. AJohnson
    Outstanding work!
  19. AJohnson
    Yes well worth a visit, I went about ten years ago. The Space Shuttle exhibition was really good and walking along and underneath the Saturn V was awe inspiring. 👍
  20. AJohnson
    Thanks all for the likes and kind comments. Suddenly progress seems visible! - We have a Dark Sea Grey Buccaneer! I need to leave this alone to harden before doing the tan coloured panels and silver leading edges. Started the masking (inside and out) and under coating of the canopies. Things might slow down on this build log, as we had a bit of misfortune just over a week ago in the house and suffered a water leak from the loft header tank. So far it has just been removing wallpaper and installation of dehumidifiers, but in the next couple of days the builders are bringing down the effected ceilings and insulations, so things are going to start getting turned upside down for a bit!
  21. AJohnson
    Well after a nerve-wracking day or so when MSW was doings it's "Error 502" and flashbacks to MSW 1.0 were a recurrent and troubling thought, I am relived to be able to do this little update! 😁 Much sanding/filling and undercoating still going on. With little side details being worked on for a change. Wheel-chocks, intake/engine covers and crew ladders. Getting close to actually cracking open the Dark Sea Grey. Mightily relived not to be logging into MSW 3.0!
  22. AJohnson
    That is excellent Craig, it looks fast even on its stand!
  23. AJohnson
    I'd be happy for him to bring it around here and scare off the damn Pigeons!
  24. AJohnson
    That is looking so clean Craig, the shine off the engine is just like a real metal block, and the frame just looks like all the full size black powder coated ones in my Dad's garage!
  25. AJohnson
    Evening all, I have been trying to wrangle the wing joints into something like a presentable condition. As Craig mentioned in his log, it looks like this kit has been design from the outset for it's wings to be folded and so it does not fit together easily if you want to have the wings in the down position. I'm still not 100% happy with the seam/joint, but it is getting better; some progress pictures below. Also made start on the ladders and wheel chocks and a few other little assemblies, to ward off the boredom of filling and sanding joins in the main parts. Thanks for looking in and the likes. 😁

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