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  1. chadwijm6
    Steady progress. The engine is mostly built now, some touch ups to do.
  2. chadwijm6
    Engine underway. Quite fiddly, and I'm wondering if I can make the Rolls Royce wording stand out a bit. But it is really detailed, good job by Airfix.
  3. chadwijm6
    There really is OC I've now painted the guns and ammo and they're fitted. Starting to look like a plane!
  4. chadwijm6
    So after a lot of sprue glue/rubbing down and polishing I think I'm almost happy with the gap that I ended up with on the nose. And now the wings internals are built and sprayed with sea grey for the wheel housings and then metallic silver for the internals and the top of the wings where you will be able to see the guns and ammo. I've decided to leave the gun hatches open. I'm deliberating what to do with the engine, I've seen some builds that have left it fully exposed, there's a lot of detail that is a shame to cover, but I'm thinking I might put the top on and leave the sides off.
  5. chadwijm6
    And a final update for the weekend..... Did some weathering in the cockpit and on the fuselage panels and then put that all together and started on the lower wing. Not completely happy with the fit of the cockpit into the fuselage, there's a small gap just in front of the cockpit where the halves join. I think this is my error and not the kit, I might not have exactly seated the cockpit correctly but it was already fixed in at this point and I didn't want to try to take it apart. But I think it's going to be ok, a little bit of filler will be required I think.
  6. chadwijm6
    I'm in, I also saw this on their website and it looked really interesting. Good luck with build
  7. chadwijm6
    Not too much today, we've been out looking at cars for my parents in law and arranging a motorbike CBT test for one of our sons (makes me proud!) A bit of hand painting and a quick air spray of paint and then gloss later on the fuselage. Hope you're all enjoying your weekend.
  8. chadwijm6
    This would definitely take a backdrop for a Lancaster diorama to the next level....😉 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1576032949874642/
  9. chadwijm6
    Making good progress and trying many things for the first time, as I'm still a very new modeller. I had a go at pin washing the panels and also put in Eduards seat harness after adding a touch of brass paint to it. I also had a go a making the seat look a bit orn. I'm pleased with it so far. Tomorrow, if I have time, I might try a bit of dry brushing, another thing I've been learning about (YouTube is my best friend at the moment!) to add a bit of light wear to the instruments and interior items. I also have had a change of heart with the scheme I was going for, I've decided to use scheme A which has the invasion stripes now and this meant that I had to change the throttle lever, according to the instructions, so that was some more fiddly painting to be done.
  10. chadwijm6
    This is brilliant Andy. I've been wondering about doing a diorama and I think you've inspired me
  11. chadwijm6
    £4,000,000 is a lot to find. I'll stick to Airfix I think for the time being!
  12. chadwijm6
    Found an interesting read about a spitfire for sale last year with lots of photos. Might be useful for reference although it's a 'b' not a 'c' so I'll have to see what the differences are. https://silodrome.com/supermarine-spitfire-mark-ixb/
  13. chadwijm6
    It really has Here's mine, had Ninja's and various others but there's just something brilliant about this bike.
  14. chadwijm6
    After struggling with my Lancaster during painting and scratching it a bit when doing either the top or the bottom, I've treated myself to this. All laser printed wood and self assemble. Suitable for 1/72 up to 1/24 as I bought the larger plane extra pack. Just need to get the fuselage now to try it out!
  15. chadwijm6
    Thanks Ken, nice to have you on board
  16. chadwijm6
    I've been looking at this kit so I'd like to follow along. I have 2023 Triumph Bonneville and I was wondering if I could adapt it to make a Bonny instead of the 3HW. There doesn't seem to be any Bonny model kits out there that I can see. Great job on the spoking.
  17. chadwijm6
    So lots of hand painting of the various cockpit items this evening. There is loads of nice detail in this kit I have to say. The cockpit panels are glossed as well so I'll have a go at some light weathering next before assembling it all together.
  18. chadwijm6
    Exactly that apparently Andy. Here's the comments made by the modeller in the accompanying magazine build...
  19. chadwijm6
    So, a bit of an update, we're underway with the cockpit. I'm using a combination of the instructions and a build log featured in the Spitfire review and build magazine that you can buy with the model from Airfix. I've decide to drill out the holes in the bulkheads and airframes, as per the magazine article and then I've started to get some paint on.
  20. chadwijm6
    I have also followed yours, looks like a great build with all the extras!
  21. chadwijm6
    Thanks Andy, the Typhoon is on my wish list!
  22. chadwijm6
    I'm in too! Really interested in this one. And all the aftermarket bits too.
  23. chadwijm6
    Hopefully I can do it justice! Thanks for following Yves
  24. chadwijm6
    Here we go with my second military aircraft build. Looking forward to this one and hoping to use what I learnt from building the Lancaster and Titanic.
  25. chadwijm6
    I'm calling it done on my first build. I'm really pleased with it, that said there's loads of things I think I could do better now. Onto the next one! Thanks to everyone who stopped in to have a look and the words of encouragement.

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