Old Collingwood
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Lou, taken from someone elses description I quote - It was used from 1938 up until June 1940, half white half black, for observation of friendly aircraft from the ground. Remember that there was no country-wide ground control radar. Radar only worked looking out to sea, or at higher altitudes, initially only being placed on coastal sites . Tracking over the land, friendly or enemy, was down to the Observer Air Corps. It was replaced by Sky undersides, but in November 1940 the black wing was reinstated. I'm not sure when it finally disappeared, possibly not until the introduction of the Day Fighter Scheme, with undersides of Medium Sea Grey. OC. -
Giving my figures a small break and changing subjects I have decided to drag this out of my old stock, its been sat in the cupboard for a couple of years - but I decided it would make a nice pre christmas build. The history behind this build is - where the admiral and myself used to live , we were on one of our first walks through the countryside when all of a sudden a low fast jet blasted over our heads just a couple of hundread feet above our heads, it really impressed the admiral and was the first fast jet she had seen. So on with the pics of the kit and an internet photo of the actual Jet. OC.
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Very very nice - would love to see more if you fancy doing some more aircraft. OC.
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Now that is looking Very nice - its a very convincing cockpit indeed. OC.
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Thank you Matt, and like the rest Sorry it didn't work out Chris - some times we are up against a brick wall with some builds. OC.
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Thank you Mark, I aim to please. OC.
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Thank you kindly my friend. OC.
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Yep, thats come up real well a very nice finish and I love the reg plate. OC.
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Thank you for those kind words Edward. I really hope to do the farm buildings justice and super detail them where I can. OC.
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Thank you so much for saying that - really means a lot. OC.
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After @Egilman request - here is what I have completed so far - OC.
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Thank you kindly. OC.
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Thank You kindly EG, Yep I will have to display what I have made so far. OC.
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Thank you Ken. OC.
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From when I built my HMS Warspite - I think the key is lots of thin coats (ok mine was acrylics) But I found I could brush along the demarcation lines without it causing a build up. OC.
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Thats looking fine mate - when both sides are fully done it will look a treat. OC.
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"Cockeyed"🙃 OC.
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Same as you Lou, I got my idea from the movies - those swashbuckling ones showing old castles with Errol Flyn sword fighting. OC.
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Lou I would have thought they would have had those burners - didn't they use burning straw with pitch? OC.
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Tell the fryer to be careful of that rubble or he will be over. looking nice. OC.
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Evening all, right these Five guys are finished and ready to be put away in the box - so here are all five in individual photos. Sorry about the photos I was abit close. OC.
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Very warm welcome - lookind forward to more. OC.
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