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Airfix 1/72 Red Arrows Tribute Build Now Finished :)

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    May 2017
Airfix 1/72 Red Arrows Tribute Build Now Finished :)
Posted by Fredthefoot`s Models on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:02 PM

i have decided to build a tribute out of respect for the engineer Cpl Jonathan Bayliss after the tragic crash that happend in the UK 20th march 2018 i will be building it in blue with the new tail fin colours

  

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Posted by Fredthefoot`s Models on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:04 PM

today got the cockpit done its basic but at 1/72 its small and tbh your not going to see much once canopy is on , the 2 halfs are glued together once dry will start on the nose seams

  

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  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 8:29 PM

Everything is looking great thus far!  I’ll be following with great interest.

Your friend, Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

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Posted by Fredthefoot`s Models on Sunday, April 1, 2018 11:22 AM

Toshi

Everything is looking great thus far!  I’ll be following with great interest.

Your friend, Toshi

 

thanks mate 

today got the wings and bits on , fitted canopy , masked it painted canopy black them primed it all in Alclad grey microfiller/primer , then i mixed Alclad royal blue with Alclad white sprayed it all and a coat of Alclad aqua gloss :)
 
 
 

  

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Posted by Fredthefoot`s Models on Monday, April 2, 2018 9:33 AM

for the first time i cut masking tape as a paint mask with a knife never tried before , painted the tail fin and put on the side decal to make sure i lined up the mask ok , took 5 hrs to do one side lol onto the other side next :)

  

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Posted by Fredthefoot`s Models on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 1:26 PM

thats it finished

  

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 3:58 PM
Very nice tribute Fred.

 

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    May 2017
Posted by Fredthefoot`s Models on Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:38 AM

tempestjohnny
Very nice tribute Fred.
 

thanks mate Smile

  

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