Old Collingwood

This is an Amazing build  but by looking at your beautiful planes in the background  - no wonder you are so talented and building a beautiful Victory.

OC.

Indeed  dennis  our best to you and yours, stay safe  keep your immune system  well fed.

OC.

Firstly  hope you are all safe and sound.

Hiya mate,  lovely work on the second planking - its always hard to get it nice and tidy, as frankly I really made a dogs dinner of mine,   but yours has come out really well with nice tight joins between the planks.

I know what you mean about different plank widths and even the overall  quality  - some can be terrible  with rough saw cut jagged edges, splits in them and as you say different thickness.

With the liquid poly  I personaly would do it last after the wales are fitted and any  fine tune sanding was done,  I assume you are going for a  clean wood look without paint  (nice)

Hope that helps my friend.

OC.

Another possiblity  - re bomb band markings,   how about those metal  cut out  things with different size round cut outs  in them, could use  two slightly different size  round cut outs  - slide them over the bomb  just over the  nose  and the other one just forward of that  then  paint in between.

OC.

Very very nice mate  - that paint job is show room standard.

OC.

Hi all,   I did a bit more on the spit today  - next was to build the first of the two wings rads, these are five section units  - they were assembled then the rad filters inside were painted flat alum, with the indside bodywork cockpit green, there is then a rear adjustable vent cover that was fitted with an actuation lever in the open position, this area was also painted.

After I used my pencil for some shading and white for highlighting.

Just dry fitted will keep them off and fit after spraying the bottom.

OC.

You are doing a fine job Mark.👍

OC.

I would also like to know the same as Lou.

OC.

Loving those gratings    Mark  - really really nice   they look perfectly to scale also  (lots of kit ones are way over scale - not the ones you built)👍

OC.

I built this kit about 45years ago😲   after visiting a replica of it in Brixham Devon.

OC.

As Jack said  -  something really different  so well made and painted.

OC.

Really tidy work   looking  really nice.

OC.

Looking very nice Jack  really looks the part now with all the bits and bobs.

OC.

Very nice work Tom, that interior is really coming on.

OC.

46 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

That had to be scary flight.  Especially coming to and finding the plane "gliding" at 40,000 feet.

I know   the G forces must have been incredible   what an amazing plane.

OC.

Interesting story my farther used to talk to me about   now I have found a link to it  - basically its a Spit IX  that was pushed to over 600mph in a dive.

https://sofrep.com/fightersweep/spitfire-nearly-broke-sound-barrier/

OC.

Excellent work   just like we are being transported back in time.

OC.

Superb EJ  cant find any other words  just a really perfect job.

OC.

She is coming on a treat denis  - really nice build.

OC.

16 hours ago, harlequin said:

I am using corels supplied rope and caldercrafts black rope....I will as usual get the colours wrong, I will end up mixing the fixed with the running as usual......the blackrope is not too bad just got to work it slightly to get rid of all the fuzz, and it doesn't take to pva as well as the corel but I think all will be well 

Folks have recommended bees wax  to de fray ropes.

OC.

That is a great colour  reminds me of the 70s  scalextric  cars colours.

OC.

42 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Looking good, OC.   I take it the hatch over the engine isn't removable?

Hi Mark,   no  it had to be glued down to seal it where it meets the fuselage, it was built as a two piece unit  - it fitted quite well  but gluing it down was better.

OC.

I think you are racing against  greg  Jack.      great work by the way.

OC.

Good evening all,    I managed to get a bit done this afternoon  -  I cleaned up the front cowl  seams  and added just the smallest amount of putty.

OC.

I will  take a seat  cant have enough choppers  and Apache is rather excellent.

OC.