RAF 100th Anniversay GB

DasBeav

Looking great as per usual Toshi! It has been a great week to model.             

But was looking outside the window....Red skies at night!!

 

By the way, nice start!

Toshi

Looking great as per usual Toshi! It has been a great week to model.             

But was looking outside the window....Red skies at night!!

Not much done today...Trying to find interior pictures of Supermarine Walrus not easily accomplished. I did some cosmetic work to seats (filed a space for stick move). "Scratched" rudder pedals and a boot for stick. I am in the process of building a new stick. Photo should be self-explanatory why.  

lewbud

Bish, the Canberra looks great!

Toshi, I'm enjoying the build.  I got to work on one of the Tamiya Spits a while back as part of a group build (one person did two or three steps then passed it on), and they are beautiful kits.  Just the wrong scale.  I barely have room for the 1/72 A-26 I'm building for the Multi Prop GB, don't know where I would put that monster.

Steve, that is a unique take on the Zero.  Never seen anything like it.

Should be able to start on the Sabre mid summer.  Although I feel the need to do an Airfix build for this as well.

 

 

Toshi

Bish

Toshi, great work on those updates. Its nice to see such detailed posts with a build like this.

 

Toshi

Bish

Good patch up Chris. You know that part will turn up now.

  Ha !  Exactly !  I'm expecting it to pop to the surface in some incredibly obvious place as soon as I finish sanding the filler.

Well - at least I'l be hurrying it along.

Chris

Toshi, great work on those updates. Its nice to see such detailed posts with a build like this.

Check, no worries. I now the starter because i have one of those in 72nd, but not seen what i think is the oil cart in that scale.

Thanks lewbud. And mid sumer sounds god. Should have a few more wrapped up by then, so you should be able to find some space to post 

Justinryan215

WHEW!  That was like running a marathon!  I missed out on a week or two of posts, and next thing I know, the post count had tripled!  I've been so busy , I haven't been able to get to the bench, but things should be settling down in the nest few weeks.....

Meanwhile, let me just say that these builds are setting the bar awfully high!  Just to avoid missing anyone, let me just say that all of the builds look fantastic! 

 

Keep up the good work, and keep hitting that inspiration buttom! o7

Justin

 

Your not kidding, its hard enouygh trying to keep up every day.

And look forward to when your able to get to the bench.

Good to see you up and running Das, looking forward to the Walrus.

Bossman

Hey all,

Still haven't found that cover for the wing's leading edge - so I decided to work with parts on hand.  Fortunately, as seen in a previous post, I had a few extra wing-leading-edge-parts that were unused in this kit.  And they have roughly the right curvature for the part I need to replace.  So I grabbed one that looked workable and began trimming it to size.

It didn'tmatch up nearly as well as I thought it would.  I guess that's the reason I have filler.  I'm glad its not a complicated geometry.  Should be easy to form and fill.

More later . . .

 

Crazy great work going on here guys !

Chris

 

Good patch up Chris. You know that part will turn up now.

Well, here goes. This is a Smer Supermarine Walrus. I am beginning to have a thing for floatplanes. (kingfisher, rufe). Just washed it and will be dealing with lots of flash. The interior is quite bland and will require some scratchbuilding which wouldn't be so bad IF I HAD EVER DONE IT BEFORE!!! I have purchased some basic Odds and Ends styrene and have been practicing my sprue stretching. Any tips or critisisms will be gladly welcomed. Enjoy.

Assembled Supercharger.  Check out the jig for the V-12! It makes sure you align the V-12.

Toshi

Assembling the superchargers.

Hey all,

Still haven't found that cover for the wing's leading edge - so I decided to work with parts on hand.  Fortunately, as seen in a previous post, I had a few extra wing-leading-edge-parts that were unused in this kit.  And they have roughly the right curvature for the part I need to replace.  So I grabbed one that looked workable and began trimming it to size.

It didn'tmatch up nearly as well as I thought it would.  I guess that's the reason I have filler.  I'm glad its not a complicated geometry.  Should be easy to form and fill.

More later . . .

Crazy great work going on here guys !

Chris

Bish:  thanks for the info re: the trailers; nice little additions for a diorama

castel:  very good looking cockpit!

mc:  exceptional results on the Zero; quite impressive!

Toshi:  fascintating watching everything coming together; clever use of magnets!

modelcrazy

I'm almost done with the Zero. I need to do a wash, add the prop, spray a dull coat and add the canopy. The Rising Decals were excelent BTW.

 

Steve.... That is a war weary looking aircraft! I like it!

Bish, the Canberra looks great!

Toshi, I'm enjoying the build.  I got to work on one of the Tamiya Spits a while back as part of a group build (one person did two or three steps then passed it on), and they are beautiful kits.  Just the wrong scale.  I barely have room for the 1/72 A-26 I'm building for the Multi Prop GB, don't know where I would put that monster.

Steve, that is a unique take on the Zero.  Never seen anything like it.

Should be able to start on the Sabre mid summer.  Although I feel the need to do an Airfix build for this as well.

WHEW!  That was like running a marathon!  I missed out on a week or two of posts, and next thing I know, the post count had tripled!  I've been so busy , I haven't been able to get to the bench, but things should be settling down in the nest few weeks.....

Meanwhile, let me just say that these builds are setting the bar awfully high!  Just to avoid missing anyone, let me just say that all of the builds look fantastic! 

Keep up the good work, and keep hitting that inspiration buttom! o7

Justin

Assembly #21

Superchargers

Good start castel.

Steve, great looking Zero, really pulled off the look of that.

modelcrazy

I'm almost done with the Zero. I need to do a wash, add the prop, spray a dull coat and add the canopy. The Rising Decals were excelent BTW.

 

Toshi

castelnuovo

The pilots cage of the Harvard, not much to see, but some work done...

 

Toshi

I'm almost done with the Zero. I need to do a wash, add the prop, spray a dull coat and add the canopy. The Rising Decals were excelent BTW.

The pilots cage of the Harvard, not much to see, but some work done...

Actual size of the large magnet.

That's awesome!  Still, I'll go through the procedures.

Here is the magnet.  Don't use tweezers as the magnet will stick to the tweezers.  I use a jewelry wax tipped stick.  You can find these at Hobby Lobby.  

Cheers Toshi. I just found some of those magnets on a hobby site. Look just like yours and come in several sizes, and not pricey either. Thanks for the heads up.

To Bish,

Tamiya uses Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) or rare earth magnets.  Tamiya provides them in two sizes.  Small and large.  In the next photo I'll give you a scale with the ruler.

Toshi