Gamera

Brynn: Looks good too! I know what you mean about cockpits without any real detail. And I've been using a lot of Perfect Plastic Putty, you can get it on Amazon. It's water-based so you can put it on a seam, wait about ten mins. and then scrub it with a moist cotton swab and it will take off the excess putty leaving it in the seam and not disturbing the surrounding detail.  

 

 

Ah, ok, I have Perfect Plastic Putty, but I wasn't sure how to clean it up in the small places. I would wipe it with a wet swab right after I applied it and it seemed to get too watered out. I guess the key is to let it dry out more lol! Thanks for the idea, I appreciate it! I'm going to try that out and hopefully it'll be the answer to my putty problem!

Bish

 

 

taxtp

 

 

Bish

A lot of the more recent Airfix offerings don't seem to be around for long, it seems they are not having long production runs. They are having lots of new releases each year, either completly new moulds or new versions of other kits, which i guess means they can only produce so much on each run and those are getting snapped up quick.

 

 

 

 

I've noticed that too  Bish, I was a bit slow getting a Martlet, and now the only ones left on the shelves are the overpriced ones. I jumped in and nailed a Phantom very quickly !

Cliff, your Corsair is coming along, looking forward to seeing it.

Cheers

Tony

 

 

 

 

Ye, i grabbed the Phantom as soon as it came out and i have the Victor tanker in my sites hopefully before the end of the month. Some kits are still easy to find like the Harriers, and at good prices. But others, like the Valiant, you will pay big money for if and when they come up.

 

I had the same problem. I usually go to Scalehobbyist.com to buy Airfix kits. They have really good prices, and, though they go out of stock pretty often, they restock pretty quickly as well! I got the Martlet kit I'm working on now for $6.90. They don't have the Valiant or Victor, though.

BrynnWryttur

 

 

Gamera

Brynn: Looks good too! I know what you mean about cockpits without any real detail. And I've been using a lot of Perfect Plastic Putty, you can get it on Amazon. It's water-based so you can put it on a seam, wait about ten mins. and then scrub it with a moist cotton swab and it will take off the excess putty leaving it in the seam and not disturbing the surrounding detail.  

 

 

 

 

 

Ah, ok, I have Perfect Plastic Putty, but I wasn't sure how to clean it up in the small places. I would wipe it with a wet swab right after I applied it and it seemed to get too watered out. I guess the key is to let it dry out more lol! Thanks for the idea, I appreciate it! I'm going to try that out and hopefully it'll be the answer to my putty problem!

 

Yeah, like anything you just have to play with it till you get it the way you want it. You might want to leave it a little longer or take it off a little sooner. Of course if you take too much off you can always add a little more. Good luck! 

BrynnWryttur

 

Bish

 

 

taxtp

 

 

Bish

A lot of the more recent Airfix offerings don't seem to be around for long, it seems they are not having long production runs. They are having lots of new releases each year, either completly new moulds or new versions of other kits, which i guess means they can only produce so much on each run and those are getting snapped up quick.

 

 

 

 

I've noticed that too  Bish, I was a bit slow getting a Martlet, and now the only ones left on the shelves are the overpriced ones. I jumped in and nailed a Phantom very quickly !

Cliff, your Corsair is coming along, looking forward to seeing it.

Cheers

Tony

 

 

 

 

Ye, i grabbed the Phantom as soon as it came out and i have the Victor tanker in my sites hopefully before the end of the month. Some kits are still easy to find like the Harriers, and at good prices. But others, like the Valiant, you will pay big money for if and when they come up.

 

 

 

 

 

I had the same problem. I usually go to Scalehobbyist.com to buy Airfix kits. They have really good prices, and, though they go out of stock pretty often, they restock pretty quickly as well! I got the Martlet kit I'm working on now for $6.90. They don't have the Valiant or Victor, though.

 

The valiant is really har5d to find over here as well, one comes up on e-bay now and again. They are releaseing a tanker version of the Victor this month, i plan on snapping one of those straight away.

Bish, may I re-join with these two?

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Here is where I am at with my two Meatboxes. Finally got them in paint today.

You certainly can castel, i'll add them to the roster.

Coming on really nice with thopse TROY.

I look forward to seeing the Gladiator go together.  I want one of these kits.

The windshield took allot of work but I think it came out OK

IMG_20180623_161345 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

The preshaded it all

IMG_20180624_084417 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

The colour the saaf used are not "out the tin" standard so I had to mix my own.

IMG_20180624_140429 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20180624_152434 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I am rather pleased with the look

IMG_20180624_160324 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Next the intermediate PRU blue will go on.

Theuns

These are not the best pix but you get the idea of the scheme

IMG_20180624_175354 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20180624_175320 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I will try humbrol glear gloss for the first time on this as soon as it is fully cleared.

Theuns

Like that scheme Theuns, coming on nicely.

CN: Very cool! I too love the Gladiator.

Troy: Nice work, the NM came out great!

Theuns: Fantastic job the camo!

Sorry not much more done here. There's a big seam on the nose and I've puttied and sanded it twice and it doesn't seem to want to go away. Well, third times the charm eh!?!

You ain't the only ones haveing problems G. I've put a big crack down the middle of my canopy while dry fitting. I've e-mailed Academy and hoping i can get a replacement.

I was just wondering how many of the 53 countries of the Commonwealth we've covered.

Cheers

Tony

taxtp

I was just wondering how many of the 53 countries of the Commonwealth we've covered.

Cheers

Tony

 

11 so far.

Oh that blows Bish, good luck on getting your replacement in a timly manner. 

Thanks Bish

Work has been moving along on the Apache, for a while it was going well, then it wasn't. With the pilots and seats in place, the cockpit was fitted and all seemed to be in the right place.

I had also made a start of fitted the sensor along the fuselage so i could glue them from the inside.

Then kit was time to get the fuselage together and that all went well.

At this stage i thought it would be a good idea to test fit the canopy. I could see this was not going to be easy. The rear of the canopy is supposed to go under the piece which over hangs the back of the pit and then the front slides into place. After some pushing, squeezing, spreading, swearing and a few other things, this was the result.

I am still awating an answer on a replacement and no one does a vacform one for the 64D. But, this crack did make it easier to fit and i found a few issues. The front crewmans is to tall and his head stops the canopy going down. So i had to pry him out and trim him down a bit. Alos the clear section between front and rear pits needed trimming.

So while waiting for a reply, and if i don't hear anything by the end of the week, i will have to use the cracked canopy, i got as much fitted as i could.

Most the bts i have left off are handles and antennas which i will fit after the canopy is on. This has gone together really well and i am so bloody annoyed about the canopy, i had hoped to have this primed by now. And if Academy's UK importer does not get back to me, i am just going to have to make the best of it.

Great work mate, coming along splendidly. Sorry about the canopy issue though, I hope you can get it replaced. You could attempt to make your own if you could be bothered.

Irrespetive of the canopy, well done.

Cheers damo. I am not sure i am up to making a complete new canopy, but i may try taking out the damaged panels and replaceing with clear styrene, can't be any worse.

Looks good Bish!!! 

And ouch!!! When you said a crack in the canopy I pictured a small one a few millimeters long. That's a seroius dent right in the worst place! 

Hope they get off their tails and get you the part soon! 

The pylons supplied in the kit  for the outer stations is incorrect for a SAAF craft so I though of building new ones from styrine sheer. Then I saw that if I just cut the kit one on the red line I can get somthing that is quite close to what I see in pix.so this is what I will do.

IMG_20180629_071622 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Little bit of a work done here. The Gladiator's cockpit is a fairly simple affair

The engin however was not. The instructions are unclear what goes on which side of the piston set. So I put the fuel lead parts on the side of the pistons where it fitted better...and of course it was the wrong side, which I realised once I tryed to fit the engine onto the fuselage. Will have to cut off most of the fuel leads but it is really not a big deal as most of the engine won't be visible anyway.

If you cant get a replacement canopy, could it not maybe work if you glued it into place and cut out the affected areas then replace with clear flat plastic sheet from say a food container ? I have done this in the past with good results.

Theuns

Pit is coming on nicely castel.

Theuns

If you cant get a replacement canopy, could it not maybe work if you glued it into place and cut out the affected areas then replace with clear flat plastic sheet from say a food container ? I have done this in the past with good results.

 

Theuns

 

Thats not a bad idea. I was thinking of clear styrene sheet, but that might work better. I sent another e-mail on Fri and got an automated reply saying the guy was out of the office and be back in today. So i will see if i have heard anything tonight and go from there.

I am pleased with the look of the humbrol clear coat.

IMG_20180702_123337 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

Yeah it looks nice and smooth Theuns.

Cheers

Tony

CN: Geeesssshhhhhhhh, I hate unclear instructions. Glad to hear you were able to deal with the problem. Cockpit looks good!!!

Theuns: Super nice job there with the camo!