Old Collingwood

8 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

What a nice surprise,  it's enough to restore faith in the human race! 

The dio ideas sound neat, looking forward to the finished product 😁

Thank you Edward,    doesn't it just,    some amazing people out there.

OC.

These are the figures  and doggy  - they are posionable  and   can swap body parts  (that sounds bad)

OC.

4 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Oh yeah, dedication is the name of the game.... Nice jeep color also btw...

I think it stands out quite nicely in that colour bro,   dont foreget its gonna get a RAF roundel on the bonnet also.

OC.

3 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Cool..  indeed there are good people around inspite of what the news says.   I take it this Mosi will now be a part of a diorama?  

It will indeed Mark,  have it in my head how I want to set it up - the idea (plan)   is that the crew  have been  driven out  to mossie in the jeep, they have got out  hanging around near the plane  - one of the pilots is on the entrance ladder the other is behind,  the  plane has been having some minor repairs  (me dad still up one of the ladders near mossie)   some other staff milling around, in the trailor there is a work bench and some other stuff packed ready to go back to the hanger, the dog is standing on the back seat of the jeep  - all jolly.

Well thats just an idea.

OC.

1 minute ago, lmagna said:

Speak for yourself EG! There is no help for me, just ask my wife or kids!

 

Now we expect the same quality on this part of the build as before OC. No slacking! 

 

I aim to please Lou,   I have a cunning plan  how to set it up  - it should be quite busy   with me dad loitering around somewere near the mossie,   there is even a doggy.

OC.

This is the  eqv  of what I am building  - 

Pic off the net.

OC.

9 minutes ago, Kevin said:

there will always be nice people around, just the bad ones get the news

Indeed my friend  - this place is full of  Truely decent people  who I feel honoured to call my friends.

OC.

looking splendid.

OC.

Welcome to the club,  dont see many builds of her  - quite an interesting  subject.

OC.

Hi all,   so I dived right in  -  my freebies  consisted of  -  a Superb looking  mat  looks like its part grass - part  slabs   made from a kind of stiff rubber,   then there is a kit of  RAF  WW2  airfield staff  including a pilot  and  some equipment, last  a  jeep and trailer.

I decided to start with the jeep  - I am  doing it as a RAF  version  with the open top  with the trailor  (this will contain some of the equipment from the figure kit)

First  I assembled the chasis then painted it  RAF Blue/Grey   then ran a few washes over it  finished off with some high lighting,   I havn't built a vehicle in a long long time and never in 1/48  last was in 1/35.

OC.

I am still in shock   😃😃😃

OC.

So  - I feel a dio  coming on...........

OC.

Hi all,

Post man arrived this morning with the normal junk,  but there was also a  larger parcel that I/we was not expecting  so I opened it  and these were inside  with  a note  - I was  truly choked and supprised.

Dont know who its off  but a huge thanks is due to them.

OC.

They are sometimes horribly over size also  especially  seats.

OC.

Right the frontal assembly  is now complete  - I  had to first mask (put a bag over the cockpit tub)  and spray the intake ducts  before attaching  the fan unit,   next will be some detail to  create inside the cockpit/fuselage  sides.

OC.

Looking good mate.

OC.

Hi all,     more work  today   -  next stage was to construct the main wheel well, this is made up of Four parts  and contains some good engraving like the front,    after cleaning up some of the edges (nothing drastic  - just where the pips from the spru were joined)  I  then did a few washes of dull white, then when dry  - same procedure with a dirty wash, then a bit of alum high lighting,   I then glued both parts of the front wheel well together.

The airbrake  pit  them got a coat of flat alum  and a wash,   also  I glued the front fan to the assembly  and dry fitted against the front wheel well assembly.

OC.

9 hours ago, Edwardkenway said:

Looking real good OC!!

Thank you Edward.

OC.

6 minutes ago, Egilman said:

Who said you need PE to build a nice cockpit? (of course it helps having a cockpit in the kit that looks like the real thing)

 

Nice Job Brother....

Thank you for that,  it is rather well moulded,  I will have to add a bit of scratch work on the side walls in the cockpit as they are a bit bare.

OC.

Just now, lmagna said:

Nice work OC

 

Thank you kindly Lou.

OC.

1 minute ago, jwvolz said:

A car now too???

 

Wow, you really have embraced the dark side fully Mike! 😄

The say  "Once you dip your fingers in plastic modeling  - your fingers  turn to plastic, or if you come from wood  - you get plastic splinters"😄

OC.

Excellent work Kevin  - each post showing more and more fine workmanship by you  - you will be able to "splice the mainbrace"  soon

OC.

14 minutes ago, VTHokiEE said:

Wow... just wow

Thank you mate  - welcome aboard this little trip down the Falklands way.

OC.

Talking of James Bond films  - I would love one day to build a model of a Lotus Esprit  mk2/3   (not the one that converted into a sub)   reason being I once nearly owned one  (got close to a moment of  excitement and madness)

OC.

I put the tub aside and going by the structions  - next area is the front wheel bay and  front fan blade assembly/surround,   the blade assembly trunking is one piece  and needed a tiny bit of clean up - then it received severa..............l  coats of dull white acrylic with a brush  (as I mentioned above)  I was aware of getting tiny specs of dust and hairs  on the paintwork  so I needed to keep checking for this, It will need a bit of a polish as its supposed to be a smooth almost satin finish,   next was the wheel bay  - this comes in two sections  to aid detailing,  so agian it was a case of putting down several coats of dull white,   then when dry  I ran a dirty wash of watery dark grey/black  and heated it with a hairdryer  (they were renowed for catching all the dirt and grime in there  - same as the main wheel bay).

Oh,   and the fan blade received some flat alum.

Here is a pic of the above on my mat after painting.

OC.