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Old Collingwood

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  1. Old Collingwood
    Your doing some amazing work Kevin, so much attention to detail is going into her. OC.
  2. Old Collingwood
    If the weather is good tomorrow I will prime the tail planes/right wing/spinners and do a couple of coats of Green on the masked areas, then I will pop them in a box with a lid to let the smell go off a bit before taking them indoors. OC.
  3. Old Collingwood
    This is a walk down memory lane for me as I built this kit when I was about 10, I t will be interesting to see what you do with it. OC.
  4. Old Collingwood
    Right I had a go at the spinners just by using a sanding stick and working around towards the tip. OC.
  5. Old Collingwood
    They are the right circumference just not quite pointed enough they are kind of like a ball shape. OC.
  6. Old Collingwood
    Question - any ideas how I can make my prop spinners more pointy and less rounded, as the kit ones do not form enough of a point. OC.
  7. Old Collingwood
    Masked up ready for primer, also a little scribing of panel lines I also drilled to make a couple of additional vents below the exhaust manifolds (that reminds me they need masking). OC.
  8. Old Collingwood
    Sorry to hear that craig - but well recovered she is looking superb. OC.
  9. Old Collingwood
    Thank you kindly Mark, forgot to say I have also been working on some of the panel lines. OC.
  10. Old Collingwood
    Thanks mate. OC.
  11. Old Collingwood
    Thank you craig, I understand the Revell Mossie kit is renowned for being a bit of a pig to fit in some areas namely the Engine/undercarriage nacelles, and at the same time the joins with a little care are bang on. OC
  12. Old Collingwood
    Small tip - when your parcel arrives from china - sanitize it - just in case. OC.
  13. Old Collingwood
    All your hard work and attention to detail is paying off phil. OC.
  14. Old Collingwood
    HI all, I had a battle on today - trying to manipulate the engine/undercarriage nacelle to fit the wing (its a notorious bad fit) I had to dry fit - dry fit - dry fit etc etc etc and file/sand away till I managed to get it to fit requiring just the smallest amount of filling. Firstly I glued the front end and aided by the hairdryer and some gentle pressure it glued down, then I pushed down the back end and secured with a seam of fine glue. The idea with the hairdryer is to make the glue mimick a heat gun by where the glue sets quicker by being hot, and cools quickly as set. OC.
  15. Old Collingwood
    Count me in - I too have done some Armour in the past from 1/72 diorama's to Tamiya 1/35 scale tanks etc. OC.
  16. Old Collingwood
    I know as much knowledge about Airbrushes as I do Knitting - never ever picked one up or used one, it took me fifty odd years to even use a Rattle can, everything else till now has been painted using brushes including 1/144 scale airliner kits like B747s. OC.
  17. Old Collingwood
    Are these any good for starters? - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Voilamart-Airbrush-Compressor-Air-Brush-Kit-Dual-Action-Spray-Gun-0-3mm-Art-Set/223281100295?hash=item33fc973607:g:YaEAAOSwf71dNU-g OC.
  18. Old Collingwood
    I have been looking at Airbrush starter kits but how convenient are they to use in a living room - noise etc? OC.
  19. Old Collingwood
    Good day all, more work on mossie, - I assembled the other wing starting by fitting the flaps together, at the same time I painted and placed the wing radiator in place, then after cleaning the seams up - the wing was joined together with the flaps trapped inside. I also cleaned up and painted both engine nacelles. OC.
  20. Old Collingwood
    Not your fault bro, no need to stand in the corner - take a seat on the hammock instead, OC.
  21. Old Collingwood
    Very similar 707/DC8 esp if they were the short body DC8 later on they lengthen'd them to near 180feet, the 707 was still a heavy-er plane though compared to the shorter DC8. OC.
  22. Old Collingwood
    The 707 never was renowned for its power to weight ratio - quite a heavy beast for its size and engines the JT's were not all that powerful think they needed at least 5000ft hot and heavy min runway for take off. OC.
  23. Old Collingwood
    I havn't done a lot to day - made up the stabs and cleaned up the seams - that's it. OC.
  24. Old Collingwood
    Makes you wonder if newer models with newer glues/paints etc will last longer. OC.
  25. Old Collingwood
    Its not the quality that matters lou - its the content and memories. OC.

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