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  • Member since
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  • From: Australia
Posted by taxtp on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 7:12 PM

Bish

Cheers guys.

Nice to see yoiu up an running Tony. Will be keen to see this one, Airfix have just released a new boxing of that kit i am thinking of getting.

 

Thanks Bish, I've had the same thought. I often build multiple models of the same type.

Cheers

Tony

I'm just taking it one GB at a time.

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 9:28 PM

Tony: Nice! She's gonna look cool!

DesTROYer: Welcome!!! I was checking out that Korean War Meteor a few months ago but didn't pick one up.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 1:54 AM

taxtp

 

 
Bish

Cheers guys.

Nice to see yoiu up an running Tony. Will be keen to see this one, Airfix have just released a new boxing of that kit i am thinking of getting.

 

 

 

Thanks Bish, I've had the same thought. I often build multiple models of the same type.

Cheers

Tony

 

You and me both.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Griffin25 on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 9:41 AM

Hey Bish can I join the fun? 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter FGA9 Indian AF. It might be a while before I start. I just started a HMS Invicible carrier. Too bad I cant fit that into a GB but I'm committed now so I have to finish it. 

 

 

Griffin

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 9:51 AM

You certainly can Griffin. Really looking forward to seeing that, its on my saved list, and don't worry, theres plenty of time.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"
Posted by castelnuovo on Thursday, May 10, 2018 12:44 AM

A bit of a work on the tub Smile. Now, if only the two sides of the fuselage would nicely close around it, and they do not by quite a margin Angry, it would be great. So, now I have to find where to trim....

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, May 10, 2018 2:02 AM

Nice job on the pit castel, i take it that the kit supplied one. I could understand having to trim if it was resin, but not good if the kit one doesn't fit.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"
Posted by castelnuovo on Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:53 PM

The pit was supplied with the kit. Here is what it looks like.

Without the pit, fits well, just a bit of a pressure to keep it together

With the pit in

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, May 11, 2018 1:43 AM

Blimey, thats certainly not what you would expect. Someone didn't do their calculations correctly did they.

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On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho
Posted by hogfanfs on Friday, May 11, 2018 6:57 AM

@Castle

Ouch! That gap is terrible. A case of engineering gone wrong. The pit does look great, though.

 Bruce

 

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Posted by Theuns on Friday, May 11, 2018 10:38 AM

I need to add the walkway decals , microsol it all and then seal with clearcoat before the fiddly rigging starts.

 IMG_20180511_062622 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 IMG_20180511_062646 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 IMG_20180511_062736 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 

Theuns

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  • From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho
Posted by hogfanfs on Friday, May 11, 2018 11:29 AM

Theuns,

Great job! And I just realized this is a 1/72 kit. You are a better man than me to rig this aircraft. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished!

 Bruce

 

 On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

  • Member since
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  • From: Worcester, England.
Posted by aeroplanegripper on Friday, May 11, 2018 1:26 PM

Theuns,

Superb work on the Tiger Moth, they look great in the training yellow. Good luck with the rigging, im still not brave enough to try it yet!

Best Regards

Mark

"bis vivit qui bene vivit"

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, May 11, 2018 1:39 PM

Thats looking really nice Theuns, look forward to seeing it rigged.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"
Posted by castelnuovo on Friday, May 11, 2018 4:49 PM

Theuns, that looks great! Yes, I wish my Folland is like that. Speaking of which, here is the latest...

The plastic surgery went well, I am happy with this Smile

BUT....

It looks like the pilot flew too low over a circular saw Sad

Dry fitting the wing, it looks good Smile

BUT....

See that gap between the rear seat and the fuselage? It shouldn't be there

It also means that, despite the pit being where it is, it sits too high so the canopy can't be instaled in closed position Sad

BUT...the kit supplies the canopy for the open position as well, so will try to improvise something.

BUT...

See thet small piece beside the airplane in the above photo? It goes behind the pilot's seat. BUT... Either the piece is too nerrow or the cockpit is too wide??? Huh?Confused

The constructions continues....

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, May 11, 2018 5:02 PM

O dear, one thing after another with that pit. Good to see it coming together despite the issues.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, May 11, 2018 7:24 PM

Dang Castel, your a trooper to power through those issues. Good job fixing the gap. I wonder, did the kit's alignment of the pit put it too far forward?

Theuns, I ordered the civialian version of the Tigermoth a month ago but it still hasn't arived yet Hmm. I hope it turns out as well as your's is.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"
Posted by castelnuovo on Friday, May 11, 2018 10:41 PM

modelcrazy

Dang Castel, your a trooper to power through those issues. Good job fixing the gap. I wonder, did the kit's alignment of the pit put it too far forward?

The fore-aft position seems to be ok, it looks like the rear end is too high. But, how do marines say, improvise, adapt and owercome, if I remember well.

  • Member since
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  • From: Worcester, England.
Posted by aeroplanegripper on Saturday, May 12, 2018 6:21 AM

Hi everyone,

I have had a real struggle with this AZ Mohawk over the past few weeks, despite initially thinking that this was to be a straightforward build, the gods of plastic modelling intervened and reminded me of their presence!

The first was a really bad fit of the fuselage halves, with the cockpit base, though despite continous sanding, it forced the fuselage out, and the intricate cowling would not align and i was faced with this.

The three piece wings, as expected, were a challenge, though with gap filling CA they sat down but left a significant trench. 

 So a mammoth session of filling and sanding as been undertaken, and post polishing I have found a few more areas that need touching up again. So this is how it stands, or sits, at the moment.

  When Im happy that all the gaps have been covered and tidyed up, ill wash the Mohawk, rescribe and prime. For now Im going to have a break from this,as work is rearing its head and the limited time of the Aces GB will give me a change.

Best Regards

Mark

"bis vivit qui bene vivit"

 

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Saturday, May 12, 2018 2:59 PM

Theuns: Your Tigermoth looks terrific! Love the yellow.

 

CN & Mark: Ouch, sorry to see the fit problems guys though you seem to be working your way though them. So happy I wimped out and grabbed a super easy kit! Best of luck, you guys have the skills to turn those sow's ears into beautiful models!!!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by damouav on Sunday, May 13, 2018 5:30 AM

Castel - Very nice work on the pit and build to date, pitty you had issues getting things to fit.

Theuns - What a great job you have done, cant wait to see the rigging,  well done.

Mark - What a pity you are having such fitment issues with your build, you have more than made up for it in the overall build.

And to any person I missed, well done. I hope to be able to post soon.

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Posted by Armor_Aficionado on Sunday, May 13, 2018 6:05 AM

Camouflage scheme applied to the Hawk: Dark Green (BS381-241) over Dark Sea Grey (BS381-638)

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, May 13, 2018 8:55 AM

Nice work on the Hawk AA.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, May 13, 2018 8:57 AM

gripper, looks like you have joined castel for who has the most challenging build. Your doing a good job with it, don't blame you for taking a break.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Theuns on Sunday, May 13, 2018 10:59 AM

I battled with EZ line to rig this tiger, and decided to try somthing new.
I was making molds for the Mirage 3 todat and whyle cleaning the brush some of the bristles fell out.....wait a tick I though  

  
The rigging wires on Tigers were all flat rolled steel wires and the bristles are flat...bingo!

IMG_20180513_161437 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

So I cut them to length and glued them on, granted they are a little heavy in scale but any smaller and it looks wrong. As a bonus they were black, just like the painted rigging wires on early tigers  

  

Theuns

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, May 13, 2018 11:25 AM

Theuns, good idea, looks great Yes

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, May 13, 2018 1:50 PM

AA: Great job on the camo there!

Theuns: Crackerjack work there, love the idea of using the ruined brush for something useful and it looks the part exactly!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, May 13, 2018 2:59 PM

Nice job on the rigging Theuns, great idea.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    October 2009
  • From: Worcester, England.
Posted by aeroplanegripper on Sunday, May 13, 2018 4:03 PM

Super job Theuns,looks great and a good tip!

Best Regards

Mark

"bis vivit qui bene vivit"

 

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Posted by damouav on Sunday, May 13, 2018 5:09 PM

What a ingenious way to make your rigging Theuns, well done!

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