Airfix Group Build 2011-2012

DUSTER

The tandem cycle riders are an unusual touch- nice, but unusual  

i noticed now! this is a classic manga/anime position for female pilots

Not know about this special airfix box , need to investigate

these pilots

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eatthis

im starting a tsr2 ms (stratos 4)

With pilots ?

its a strange setup but thats how theyr supposed to be :)

although i guess crew relations would be strained if the pilot farted

The tandem cycle riders are an unusual touch- nice, but unusual  

iv got insomnia tonight so made a start and have made good progress






iv just noticed a pronounced fish ee effect on the lense lol the paint rack is straight as a dye but it looks bent!

Centhot

I beg to differ!  Looks like you're a cool cat with that build.

 Yeah what he said...

I beg to differ!  Looks like you're a cool cat with that build.

im starting a tsr2 ms (stratos 4)

Centhot

Looking fantastic TD!  Nice paint job.

Looking fantastic TD!  Nice paint job.

Todays progress.

bsyamato

Griffin good cockpit, i see the latest airfix standard is good the kit had the non-decals ip option? i'm just waiting the newest zero from airfix

This one is the only panel that came with the kit.

necessity makes miracles  i never really think to scatch a tail rotor but i needed one. The way is to try, or try to catch the dangerous carpet monster. 

I don't have carpet here, i have probably some gnome that like collect pieces (or alien abductions?)

Indeed so TD!  Bsyamato, wow, that Manguesta looks great!  I couldn't have built that rotor, that's the sign of a fantastic modeller!

LOL you lost some piece

time ago i build a mangusta, just after paint the tail rotor i lost it, then i picked some evergreen sheets and pieces from stock

If you lost so many piece is time to buy more evergreen (or others) stuffs

i found the original rotor only more than a year after finished the mangusta.

The Carpet Monster lurks,even when there is no carpet.

bsyamato

Centhot waiting for the unfreezing Widgeon

Centhot waiting for the unfreezing widgeon

Griffin good cockpit, i see the latest airfix standard is good the kit had the non-decals ip option? i'm just waiting the newest zero from airfix

That Spitfire looks wonderful, a fantastic addition to the GB.  I'll be watching your build, as I plan to build one of those beauties, so far, so brilliant!

checkmateking02

You may need to shave the shoulders of the instrument panel, or you will have difficulty closing the fuselage.  I encountered this at the Spitfire GB, and it has been mentioned on at least one of the British forums.

Oh Noes!  Thanks for the heads-up!

Nice looking cockpit, Griffin.  You may need to shave the shoulders of the instrument panel, or you will have difficulty closing the fuselage.  I encountered this at the Spitfire GB, and it has been mentioned on at least one of the British forums.

Thanks for the compliment! The entire build is OOB.

I forget, were you using an AM cockpit? Pilot looks right, but the rest of it looks way too awesomesauce for airfix.

Here's an update to prove that I am actually participating. I think I mentioned above that I am a super slow builder and this is my first one back . . .

I am painting with Vallejo Paints over Vallejo Primer. If you look closely, you can see where some of the paint is wearing off with handling. I don't think the primer has enough "tooth" to allow adequate adhesion. I am still messing around trying to solve the adhesion problems. 

I read this on a blog this morning:

In the past I had issue with the paint rubbing off down to the primer. Through trial and error I have found that VMC needs a little tooth in the primer for the best adhesion. Mr Surfacer 1000 airbrushed is just too smooth for the paint and I have had much better luck airbrushing Mr Surfacer 500 or an automotive primer from a rattle can. I also had better results with paint adhesion by using their thinner instead of water.

As I had thinned with Testor's Universal Acrylic Thinner, I am trying thinning with Vallejo's thinner. I am going to experiment with thinning the thinner with distilled water as the thinner itself is fairly thick. (I read this tip on the same site as the quote above.)

This is a fated build!  First I lost the instructions yesterday, now I managed to lose an airscrew set (propellers)...  Well, there were some 'challenges' up ahead.  The holes on the floats were either far too large, or too small (which is better).  As for the windshield, well, I already knew it would 'interesting'.  For now, this is a frozen build, still, at least I finished the Camel.

Sat down with the Mirage & decals on Friday and...... they curled up like you would not believe. Not "curled up in the water", but after they were on & dried. I used some liquid decal film, the colours held well enough, but I'd say the adhesive is simply non-existant on these original decals. (I had also been warned about the "brown-paper-backed decals".)

So, I'm on the hunt for decals! Albatros made a massive sheet, but I'm only looking for the SAAF decals of course. I'll be searching some of the online sources for sales/trades. If I don't have any luck there I may have to go the "print your own" route. I'm certainly capable of it considering what pays my bills, I just need to find the supplies to do it right.

Good luck with that Concorde, it's not the easiest of builds.  Look out for the undercarriage, I recall someone having problems there.

Scorpiomikey

Sorry, missed you there.

Not a problem, ill update the front page now. You must have posted that while i was typing my reply lol.

Yay! I'll put up some pictures after I've made some more progress with it.