Old Collingwood

6 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Oh well, We still know that the others exist so I doubt you will be able to get away with it for long. BUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTT as a certified roterhead I can still look forward to this build and forgive you just a little. This time.

Lou  you could always fall in as winch man.

OC.

1 hour ago, Canute said:

I'm guessing the Focke Wulf you cite, Popeye, are the FW-190 and Ta152 series fighters. I'm a fan of them too.👍

The FW-190  was the reason the Spit got a new engine in the IX  model   so it could take on the FW   as earlier models spits were out paced by the german.

OC.

WOW,   thats amazing work  all that detail  bringing a model to life.

OC.

It will be interesting and great what ever you decide Kevin.

OC.

3 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

Both models finished are 2 ft in length, OC, takes a lot of bench space, even more to paint it....... have to do some thinking on this. That's why they are  stll in my un-built  stash. 

Yep  I hear you mate.

OC.

11 minutes ago, BLACK VIKING said:

Hi OC I used to live about 15 miles from West Malling when I was a kid and my uncle worked there during the war as a parachute packer . Small world. 

 Martyn 

In deed it is mate, my dad was there  between 43 and early 44, he then was moved to Norfolk  to work on bombers and stayed into the Fifties  where he worked on the first jet engines  and  also did some work in Oz   doing diss-assembly  of fighters to be crated up and returned back to the UK.

OC.

9 minutes ago, Jack12477 said:

Or a "skunk works" YF-12 Interceptor ? 

Yep  that would be good.

OC.

"Yummy  yummy   you cant  not have  a Spooky "    Love em.

OC.

A bit more done  -  I brush painted the cockpit green  and flat alum  also the  fuselage  sides.

OC.

5 minutes ago, BobCardone said:

Thanks, guys!

   Yeah, this was built before I started doing build logs. Any future projects (ship and non-ship) will have build logs posted on the forum.

I am sure we will all look forward to that.

OC.

The detail is amazing Denis  and more so at 1/72.

OC.

Same as Denis  said  - looks really good.

OC.

EG  "you are under the Plastic modeling Spell  - there is No  way to avoid it"     you must you must  build☺️

OC.

Superb  - wish you had  or will do a build log  on one.

OC.

Good day all,  I thought I would give a bit of back ground info  on the reason for me building this -  its about my late farther again,  as well as his service on bombers  he also worked on different versions of Spitfires  and  Hurricanes,  he actually started on these before  moving to heavier  aircraft  a year or so later.

So  - he  was based at a RAF base called  West Malling   (famous for its Battle of Britain use)   he was a Airframes and Engines fitter  and did various  jobs on both Spits and Hurricanes.

This is again a build in his memory.

OC.

She will be a superb model denis  looking forward to more.

OC.

Hi all   hope everyone is ok,     more work today  -  I continued with the cockpit sections, next off  was the framing  and a sub frame attached to it,   very precise placement was required but they  fell in to place well, I also drilled out a few  holes in the framing  and attached  one part of the PE  included in the kit.

Oh  - I also  sanded down the areas in the fuselage side where I had filled some of the injection pin  marks.

OC.

12 minutes ago, BLACK VIKING said:

Looking forward to this OC . Stay safe m8 

Martyn

Thank you Martyn,   same with you and yours mate.

OC.

Some great research and a great start   looking forward to seeing and reading more.

OC.

Evening all,    So as I said  - I have put  Mossie away in a box  and decided to start this,   first off  I looked over the spit-structions   page one called  for two  sub assemblies that are lower hull wall sections that have a few fittings attached to them - lever's,  covers and  bottles, these were glued done  then put aside, also  I cut away the two fuselage sides  - these needed the normal light tidy up and a pip cutting away,  there was a few moulding holes that I filled with plastic putty, this was then put aside to  set.

So I have made a start  - its a very very nice kit very good accuracy and quality  the dry fit join of the fuselages is excellent.

Sorry for the last pic  - didn't know it was oof  till after I took it.

OC.

Love   those tanks   - built a few Tamiya Bradleys  and M1's    great selection.

OC.

Love that cockpit.

OC.

Another excellent  build  - there was so much activity with B17's  over this side of the pond  during the war.

OC.

Just now, Egilman said:

Ahh... late to the party, but, I see the main attraction hasn't arrived yet, just being introduced....

 

Grabbin a seat...... 

More than welcome.

OC.

I might start this later today,   as I have reached a stall with Mossie  due to needing to Rattle can  but I will wait till  the risk of spray fumes  aggravating  the admiral.

So I thought as Acrylic bottle paints give off zero fumes, I should be able to start building this  and  plan to get to the Rattle can stage for the frame sprays  (with any luck  things might have settled down in a few months time).

OC.