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Old Collingwood
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I have found your build at last mate, love the framework and the detail going into lining and keeping the frames lined up - lovely work. Reminds me of my first wood kit when I was working on the frames I wanted to over engineer everything to get a strong frame. OC. -
Ta matem had assumed from the pics posted - someone was considering building one, never seen a kit but have seen the actual plane up close at airshows in the very very distant past. OC.
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Really really nice Jack well done finishing it, I have already put my hammock up in the garden waiting for your next one - in fact I like it already. OC.
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That would look really nice with invasion stripes. OC.
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I thought about building it with everything flush but thought it would be more interesting with things drooped. This pic off the net shows a powerd down spit with stabs drooped and some movement of the rudder. OC.
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I am doing mine drooped stabs slight rudder turn and level ailerons with the flaps in there locked up position (these are molded in with the lower wings) OC.
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Just a bit of builder artistic license denis - think it looks better that way. OC.
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Gonna be a great kit. OC.
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Thats looking super - you have brought the detail out really well. OC.
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Got my seat ready - this will be good so great to have a fellow spit build on the forum (your F18 looks Superb) OC.
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They do a kit of that not sure what scale though - memory escapes me. OC.
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As denis said - very nice work - I love the shading in the fuselage. OC.
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Small world Jack/Ken. OC.
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Later today (yep I know where does the time go) I will check the join where the Stabs meet the fuselage and fill if needed, then I think it will be wing tip and Aileron fitting time, I will probably keep the Ailerons level as I dont think they are gravity enduced so wont droop on power down. OC.
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One of mine was "A bridge too far" after watching the film as a teenager I went out and brought the Airfix Dio kit of the same thing - soldiers and Tanks and the bridge all in 1/72. OC.
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Those will be cool. OC.
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Thank you Ken. OC.
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Evening all hope all are well and not going too nuts yet, I spent another hour or so on the Spit, I decided to make the stab frames / stabs and rudder, quite straight forward with minumum fuss, I decided to droop the stabs and give the ruidder a bit of angle. OC.
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No thats where the Bow goes with the Arrows 😉 But thank you for the compliment. OC.
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Yep - but deffo a brll kit. OC.
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Plan for today (later) there is still a hairline gap where the wings meet the fuselage so I will work some plastic putty into it, then I will either attach the rudder stabs and Rudder or the wing tips (depends what I fancy doing first). I know I keep saying it - but I really recommend thses Eduard kits they are simply first rate in every way. OC.
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Very nice work mate - very nice indeed, that red colour really makes her stand out. OC.
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Yellow ocre is the colour we all know for the bulwarks and carriages, but if you find the shade a we bit too bright you could always dull it a bit by adding a bit of white, its completely how you want to display it my friend and how pleasing it wil be to your eyes. I am loving those canon/carriages though they will look super when finished. OC.
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