RAF 100th Anniversay GB

jgeratic

No probs Bish, and that's cool to see another Canadian connection in this GB.

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Some specifics with the painting, it's believed the crosses and swastikas were painted over with British Sky, while the initials 'JFE' were done with roundel blue colour.

regards,

Jack

 

Jack you are the best! That's some great info. Could you send me a link to that webpage or is that from a book?

Hi  Andy, glad to be of some help ... yes the image is from a book (that I also have), but the link was found at this British forum:

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235013758-stocky-edwards-fw190/

The author has just the one page dedicated to the subject,  identifying the airframe as an 190 F-8, perhaps due to it's Wk.Nr.?   Note too that bomb rack, external cannon barrels and radio aerial are missing in the photo.

It sported the standard Luftwaffe finish 74/75/76, with no other tactical markings on the fuselage.  Speculation has it as part of an experimentation unit, but the machine itself is not showing much wear, with the prop and engine cowl still having a fresh appearance. 

regards,

Jack

These are just the main decals.  I still have to apply the stencils.

DasBeav

Thanks Bossman, Greg, and everybody else who left a positive comment. I will trust you were being sincere. LOL.

Well Gee Whiz DasBeav . . . Sure I was being sincere !   I think yer interior looks really Swell !

Sorry man - whenever I see your screen name I think of "Leave it to Beaver" . . . Hope y'all get a chuckle out of that.   Seriously - that's some really nice work.  Way beyond just a bare interior.  It really looks impressive.

Chris

Bossman

 

DasBeav

Thanks Bossman, Greg, and everybody else who left a positive comment. I will trust you were being sincere. LOL.

 

 

Well Gee Whiz DasBeav . . . Sure I was being sincere !   I think yer interior looks really Swell !

 

Sorry man - whenever I see your screen name I think of "Leave it to Beaver" . . . Hope y'all get a chuckle out of that.   Seriously - that's some really nice work.  Way beyond just a bare interior.  It really looks impressive.

Chris

 

Great to see the decals going on Toshi, looking the part now.

Jack, i agree, that does lok very clean. Looking at the areas that had been over painted, i would say it had only carried the national markings before capture, one might almost think this was taken straight from the factory.

Will make for an interesting build.

Bish

Great to see the decals going on Toshi, looking the part now.

 

Toshi

Almost the home stretch now, Toshi!  Looking good!

Last night I started working with the photoetched propblur propellers...let me tell you...holy crap are they figety!  The points at which they were attached to the fret were so small, even with my 2.5x optivisor in place, I could barely see them!

The props come with two types of blades...individual blades, I assume, that can be installed over top of the original prop, and three blades mounted to a central hub.  I chose the latter, which required me to clip off the plastic blades...

 Lancaster dambusters build...propblur propellers assembly by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

I left one blade on for a handle...

Lancaster dambusters build...propblur propellers assembly by Justin Ryan, on Flickr

They are attached to the hub with a drop of superglue and a spritz of accelerator.

Here is all four props finished assembly, I sprayed a coat of high temp enamel  (it's the only satin black I had available) last night, but did not get any photos yet.  As you can see just past the finished props, the props also came with a pair of 1/72 scale photoetched bicycles!   I think one of them might look fantastic leaned up against a 1/72 Sopwith Camel I built just after the holidays.....

Justin, thanks for the WIP pics on the PE blur props, per my demand ....errrr, ....request.

Please keep 'em coming and do get the camera working so we can see how you paint the things. Keeping one styrene prop as a handle was a clever idea!

Toshi, decals are really dressing up your Mosquito. You know you gotta do those stencils......

Beav, aye, I was sincere too. That said, I sure got a kick out of Chris' Beav and Wally post because I have to admit I think of the same every time I see your screen name.

DasBeav

do not let your girlfriend "steal" your school pictures and show them to all of your friends or you might get stuck with the nickname Beav.

Shucks Beav . . .   that's why you should stay away form girls  . . .  onaccounta they do goofy junk like that !

Now Wally . . . . !

Toshi

Looking very nice Toshi !

Chris

I do believe I can call this done.  This kit is highly recommended. A few minor gripes but overall this kit is a winner.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/149874930@N05/96v929

Sweet, i like that a lot. Great job on the camo, really nice looking build.

Thank you for sharing it with us Johnny, would not be the same without a harrier.

Bish

Sweet, i like that a lot. Great job on the camo, really nice looking build.

Thank you for sharing it with us Johnny, would not be the same without a harrier.

 

If you are OK with me adding another build. 1/72 Italeri Tornado. With the Saint scheme from 1990

Of course, as many as you like. Saint scheme, will have to look that one up.

This one.

I have seen that before, i do like that.

Bossman

 

DasBeav

do not let your girlfriend "steal" your school pictures and show them to all of your friends or you might get stuck with the nickname Beav.

 

 

 

Shucks Beav . . .   that's why you should stay away form girls  . . .  onaccounta they do goofy junk like that !

 

Now Wally . . . . !

 

Bish

This one.

I have seen that before, i do like that.

 

The Harrier looks great TJ. I love the way you did the camo. I try to stay away from schemes like that but will have to give the Blue Tack a try.

I like the Tonka Saint.  That should be interesting. 

TJ, terriffic looking Harrier.

The standard scheme looks great, and you have done it justice.

regards,

Jack

Johnny, your Harrier looks just great. It was fun to watch it go together, and you've moved me one step closer to trying a contemporary jet, if not a Harrier.

Looking forward to the Tornado. I really like that scheme (never saw it before), and it will be a timely tribute to Sir Roger too.