marktiedens Posted February 20, 2020 Share #121 Posted February 20, 2020 Very nice story,OC. I have a short story - During the war my Mother worked building aircraft in a factory in California (don`t know which factory) While my Father was overseas. She said they called her "Ruthy the riveter" (her middle name was Ruth). She is now almost 97 & in a nursing home with dementia & severe short term memory problems. The sad part is that illegal aliens get more govt. benefits than her. Mark lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share #122 Posted February 20, 2020 5 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: second that....great tribute and progress OC! Thank you denis.🙂 OC. mtaylor, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share #123 Posted February 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Ebomba said: OC , thank you for sharing this great story, started me to think of my father , he was a final inspector in Stratford Ct on the Corsair met my mother there, Thanks again Best, Ed Thank you for that, my late farther also did some light work on FAA Corsairs during the war, great plane over powered for their air frame, hence they needed to keep their power down - could have got a lot more horse power out of it. OC. Canute, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share #124 Posted February 20, 2020 5 hours ago, marktiedens said: Very nice story,OC. I have a short story - During the war my Mother worked building aircraft in a factory in California (don`t know which factory) While my Father was overseas. She said they called her "Ruthy the riveter" (her middle name was Ruth). She is now almost 97 & in a nursing home with dementia & severe short term memory problems. The sad part is that illegal aliens get more govt. benefits than her. Mark Indeed mark, my late mum used to work as an ATS working the land. OC. marktiedens, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share #125 Posted February 20, 2020 Another good day at the table, I firstly fitted the stearing column then the hand brake, next I worked on the instrument panel, this included pe front sections including the clocks, they had to be cut away then placed with watery ca onto a pe base plate, in all there was three sections, I left them to set then ran some nato black around the edges, there is also a back consul that covers the rudder pedals, this too was fitted then painted black After the assembly was set and dry I glued it into place on the front area. This completes the internal cockpit assembly - next off I will fit some pe parts to the inside walls of the cockpit area, then paint them accordingly. OC. Canute, Jack12477, Javlin and 8 others 11 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share #126 Posted February 21, 2020 Another good day - kicked off by dry fitting the inner cockpit against both frontal parts to test fit, at first they would not meet so I did some investigating then light sanding - investigating - light sanding etc etc etc.........I eventually found the point where both side met with the inside cockpit inside. Next job was to start fitting all the pe side wall parts some were quite fiddly not just fitting but picking up with fine nose tweezers, it took a few hours to file off some plastic moldings not needed - and re fit with pe, I did this on both walls then starting on the one side a ran some black and green paint in thing layers to preserve the detail. I also made up the range finding device for the nose that is made up by transparency parts and some pe. So this is the stage so far - including a dry fit of the one side minus some more paint and dry brushing. OC. SigEp Ziggy, popeye the sailor, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted February 21, 2020 Share #127 Posted February 21, 2020 The Mossie is shaping up very nicely OC. The photo etch inside the cockpit is paying dividends. Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share #128 Posted February 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, CDW said: The Mossie is shaping up very nicely OC. The photo etch inside the cockpit is paying dividends. Thanks craig, its very time consuming work. OC. popeye the sailor, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 21, 2020 Share #129 Posted February 21, 2020 OC, looking good. It pays to fine tune that floor to get your build fitting like it should. 👍 I sometimes wonder if the kit makers actually build up their kits, with the cockeyed fit at times. popeye the sailor, lmagna and mtaylor 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share #130 Posted February 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, Canute said: OC, looking good. It pays to fine tune that floor to get your build fitting like it should. 👍 I sometimes wonder if the kit makers actually build up their kits, with the cockeyed fit at times. The floor and sides had to have quite a lot sanded away to get the sides to meet, even still its a fairly tight join - not much wriggle room, I will have to join the bottom fist then wait till its fully set before pulling and glue-ing the top in, that way I will make the joins as tight as possible. OC. lmagna, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share #131 Posted February 22, 2020 While researching the Revell Mosquito a few things manufacturing errors came to light - firstly the main undercarriage units are not quite the right length and the wheels are made to large and to thin, giving her a to low frontal height, secondly the spinners are two flat and not pointed enough, the work around I have decided to try are to reduce the drop of the rear oleo leg by a few mil, and with the wheels I managed to get a pair of Airfix ones (they are supposed to be more accurate) with the spinners I will have a go at making more of a point on them with careful sanding. This should hopefully help a bit. OC. lmagna, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted February 22, 2020 Share #132 Posted February 22, 2020 ya run into that quite a bit.......when parts are molded, the corners and edges are not totally square, so sandwiching the halves together shows gaps like crazy. I tend to sand and scrape along the edges to square things up. then there's not a lot to do later. look'in good so far......... as for inaccuracies.......I don't think I've build one yet that was spot on. that's why the aftermarket business is booming mtaylor, lmagna and Canute 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share #133 Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: ya run into that quite a bit.......when parts are molded, the corners and edges are not totally square, so sandwiching the halves together shows gaps like crazy. I tend to sand and scrape along the edges to square things up. then there's not a lot to do later. look'in good so far......... as for inaccuracies.......I don't think I've build one yet that was spot on. that's why the aftermarket business is booming Thank you denis, same here with checking the edges I have been doing a fair bit of checking and re checking and making sure they are square, an old trick I picked up - is to put a slight bevel on the edges so the facing edge is tighter than the inward one. OC. Edited February 22, 2020 by Old Collingwood mtaylor, lmagna, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share #134 Posted February 22, 2020 Hi all, More work today, I finished off painting and detailing both side walls, then I fitted the range finder to the front side wall, I then dry fitted them together with a bit of tape holding them in place - not glued yet. OC. popeye the sailor, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 23, 2020 Share #135 Posted February 23, 2020 Your Mosi is coming along nicely, OC. More sanding to sweeten the gaps or some putty? mtaylor, popeye the sailor, CDW and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #136 Posted February 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Canute said: Your Mosi is coming along nicely, OC. More sanding to sweeten the gaps or some putty? There not pushed together correctly yet ken, just taped loosely - the idea is I will concentrate getting a tight bond on the bottom first, brace it with my clamps, leave it over night, then when fully glued I will do the same to the top (nose area) then the top behind the cockpit. First though I will glue the inner assembly to the one wall and bottom to pull it in where the entrance hatch is - as there is a gap underneath at the moment. OC. mtaylor, CDW, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 23, 2020 Share #137 Posted February 23, 2020 Sounds like a good plan, OC. I have a question... in the cockpit, there's an opening in the floor, is that an escape hatch? Canute, popeye the sailor and lmagna 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #138 Posted February 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, mtaylor said: Sounds like a good plan, OC. I have a question... in the cockpit, there's an opening in the floor, is that an escape hatch? Yep, thats both the entrance and escape hatch - the two man crew get into it via a narrow ladder thats stored in a locker between the outer skin and forward floor (the ladder slides into itself like tripod leg). OC. Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #139 Posted February 23, 2020 Like this photo off the net. OC. marktiedens, Canute, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 23, 2020 Share #140 Posted February 23, 2020 Thanks OC. I think some of the American bombers used the same or similar setup. Old Collingwood, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted February 23, 2020 Share #141 Posted February 23, 2020 The build is looking good OC Kevin mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #142 Posted February 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Javlin said: The build is looking good OC Kevin Thank you Kevin. OC. popeye the sailor, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #143 Posted February 23, 2020 Good day all, more work today - I decided to glue the front fuselage in one go as my original idea would have bottle necked me, it glued quite well secured with tape - all the seams closed ok, while this was setting I had a go at the wheels - these needed joining together then I worked on creating a flat on each bottom them opening up the treads. OC. BLACK VIKING, Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #144 Posted February 23, 2020 I then decided to have a go at the remaining fuselage section - again in two sections but with the rear wheel assembly needing building/painting/weathering and fitting. Because of the prob;em with the wrong size main undercarriage legs - I rectified the tail dragger wheel by filing away at the tab where it sits - I then reached a point where it was closer to the bottom of the fuselage (it would have done this with additinal weight or when in a heavy flight mode (fuel bombs etc). After fitting the wheel unit and cleaning up the edges (slight bevel on them) I glued them together and held in place with tape. So this is where I am at present. OC. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 7 others 10 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted February 23, 2020 Share #145 Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, mtaylor said: I have a question... in the cockpit, there's an opening in the floor, is that an escape hatch? Take a look here and you can see all of the details Mark. Edited February 23, 2020 by lmagna popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted February 23, 2020 Share #146 Posted February 23, 2020 Nice progress OC. At this rate she will be going on missions in another week or two! Canute, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share #147 Posted February 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, lmagna said: Nice progress OC. At this rate she will be going on missions in another week or two! Thanks Lou, to be honest I am dreading the rattle can stage - just dont want to ruin it with shabby spraying, I have read up and watched some videos on how to do it. OC. popeye the sailor, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted February 23, 2020 Share #148 Posted February 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said: just dont want to ruin it I know the feeling. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted February 24, 2020 Share #149 Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Thanks Lou, to be honest I am dreading the rattle can stage - just dont want to ruin it with shabby spraying, I have read up and watched some videos on how to do it. OC. Well I have been using Badger Airbrushes since I was about 12 years old with cans of ProPel and that plastic airbrush back then if you keep diving into plastics you know somewhere down the line............? Kevin Then I have seen some hand painted look as good or better. Edited February 24, 2020 by Javlin Canute, popeye the sailor and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share #150 Posted February 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, Javlin said: Well I have been using Badger Airbrushes since I was about 12 years old with cans of ProPel and that plastic airbrush back then if you keep diving into plastics you know somewhere down the line............? Kevin Then I have seen some hand painted look as good or better. I have the Tamiya AS Rattle Cans to do both camo colours and the underside, gonna get some Blue Tak for the masking. OC. lmagna, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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