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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.)
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Welcome to MSW Sam!
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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. 😁
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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! 😱
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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.
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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. 👍
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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!
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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!
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Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That is excellent Craig, it looks fast even on its stand! -
I'd be happy for him to bring it around here and scare off the damn Pigeons!
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Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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! -
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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Well despite the extra day off this weekend for the Coronation, I haven't got much in the way of updates. Could be something to do with a rather nice Beer the local Brewery had produced to celebrate the Coronation 👑 Did manage to finish the undercarriage assemblies, drilled out a few parts; including the fuel dump vents for the slipper tanks and fuselage. The main bulk of the kit is together now, and I'm in the phase of sand, fill, primer, so nothing too photogenic to post up yet. I'm going to put the engine covers and crew ladders on for added interest, plus I have some P.E. wheel chocks left over from my other Buccaneer, so I will do these also between sessions on the fuselage/wings.
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Honda RC166 Grand Prix Racer by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I agree Craig, that looks too good to be hidden, but then it would be shame to not have the cowling there! Dilemma time! Is it possible to have a half and half display? Cowling one side, detail on the other. -
Indeed, we noticed someone was missing from the “Asylum” 🤪 😉
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Bismarck greys?
AJohnson replied to Ian B's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I'll second that for Sovereign Hobbies "Colour Coats" Enamels. They are very good and Sovereign Hobbies do have several good video tutorials on using their paints. I know some people are put off enamels for the fumes/spray, but if used as suggested the odour/aerosol spray is minimal. A great range and well researched colour matching. -
Thanks for the likes and comments guys. Moved on to the main fuselage. I won't replicate the posts/pictures Craig has already done, so just some highlights of things I found on my kit. Namely small niggly "short shot" areas in the mould. The main one being the intake on the leading edge of the tail fin and then on the trailing edge of the fin itself, just above the rudder. Filled with some putty and drilled out again, but I think it still needs some fine sanding to get as close as I can to how it should look. @CDW did you have this? Also had to grind off some prominent ejector pin marks in some placed that would prevent a clean fit. Next onto the wing-fold joints and I will try to replicate the work Craig did. Thanks for following along! 🤓
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That’s a nice enhancement to the top Brian, looks good! 😁
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Why you doing a Cutter deal! 🤣😉 I might have to sneak that past the Admiral, she is only just accepting of a HMS Surprise in the next year or so! 🤣
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Now this looks an interesting little model! My first wooden kit was the Sherborne and for some time I have been wanting to do another Cutter as I was never happy with my Sherborne effort. I was thinking of the Alert, but now I’ll see what the Trial looks like! 😁👍
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Ejector seats done and installed in the cockpit tub. Thanks to Craig for blazing the trail in posts #47-#68, there appears to be subtle difference between the kit part and the 3D printed aftermarket part, but given how much they will be visible once enclosed in the fuselage, only we will know! I decided to loop the long blue straps at the base of the seat and turn them into "leg garters" / "ankle restraints" as discussed in the tread when Craig was adding his. Finished off with a coat of flat varnish to hide my C-A. glue seepages in places from under the straps! Time to glue together the front section and get on with the rest of the fuselage, which looking at it won't take long. Thanks for the likes and popping by. 😁
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The kit seats are actually not that bad. Dressed up in P.E. seatbelts they will pass for Martin baker 'bang seats' I think. I drilled out the odd detail to improve the looks; side handle and painted in a few details. Looking on line for Buccaneer seat details and colouring it is amazing the variations out there. Clearly the result of many years use and maintenance resulted in no two seats looking the same, so I just tried to copy the best looking pictures i had to hand. Next up P.E. / C.A. and tweezers! 🤯
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