80 Years of Airfix GB

Looks great Frank!

The Meteor is looking good Frank!  Can't wait to see it with camo on!

Bish

Thanks Ernest. Yes she is, a Town Class Light Cruiser. She is now officially known as HMS Belfast (1938) so as not to get confused with the 3rd Type 26 Frigate which will also be named Belfast.

Very nice Bish!  Going back and looking at your pics again I must say I really like the camo job and the wood decks you did!  Adding the photo of the real Belfast is a huge plus!  Thanks for the ship build on this GB!

Meteor Update: Shot the grey underside camo on the Meteor this morning. Model Master Light Ghost Grey enamel. I'll let the paint cure for a day or two then begin shooting the topside camo.

Agreed. I would never have noticed any errors in the paint. The post shading looks great!

Bufflehead, your 109 is looking really nice! The pre-shading is nice and subtle. Very nice.

Thanks Ernest. Yes she is, a Town Class Light Cruiser. She is now officially known as HMS Belfast (1938) so as not to get confused with the 3rd Type 26 Frigate which will also be named Belfast.

Those are looking very nice, great job on the 109 camo, would not have noticed the error if you had not mentioned it.

Catching up again and I see theres more great work to be had here! 

tempestjohnny - I'm seeing RED!  That's a sweet little Gnat, so bold and colorful!  Looking forward to the Bf-110!

Real G - the Vampire is coming along nicely.  I like how the two pilots are sitting in the cockpit...looks like very tight quarters for those gents!

Mopar - sorry to hear that the Gnat took a deep dive into the waste bin!  On the bright side - There's always another kit!

jeaton01 - its very cool that Airfix has that kit!  Definitely helps with getting a dio to look right!  All the vehicles and aircraft you completed look great!

Bish - Super looking vessel!  Is the Belfast a cruiser?

fotofrank - Nice work on the Meteor and pilot! 

theuns - man that is some detailed paint work on the Kate.  Looking very sweeeeet!

DantheMan - Oh, that Heinkel is looking very nice!  Great job on the splinter camo

Here's an update on my Airfix builds.  Had to set them aside to complete Lewbud's Weekend Madness GB.  With that over I can get back to the Airfix trio and focus on them for the next couple of weeks.

The BF-109E has the most progress.  As usual the antenna took a hit and I lost the pitot tube.  Ah well.....  Paint is all Vallejo Model Air  - some mixing to get the right colors.  Goofed up and painted the dark green pattern inversely at the right wing tip.  Also painted the white stripe on the wingtips too thin...should be almost twice as wide.  Not sure if I will correct them...the masking/painting came out so nice!

The P-51D has Alclad II Aluminum sprayed on.  That's it...

The FW-190A is practically covered in masking so no pic.  Just need to add the GrauGrun RLM 74 color for the camo.

Dan, sweet splinter camouflage!

Thanks Dan. I am looking forward to doing some larger ship kits very soon.

Nice work on the 111, looking good.

You haven't let anyone down Greg, you have al the time you neded to wrap that up. I hope you will post more pics as it comes along.

Thanks Bish, Nice job on the Belfast. One of these days I need to get around a build a ship model.

Thanks Mopar Madness

Jeaton01: Great job on the USAAF bomber supply set, been thinking about pick one of those up.

Real G: Lookin' good.

Fotofrank: The Meteor is coming along great. I like the two toned paint scheme.

Theuns: I really like the bare metal with the flat red paint scheme.

Johnny: Looking forward to your Bf110E.

I'm making good progress on the Heinkel, after putting a base coat of Tamiya XF-19 Sky Grey I pre-shaded with Tamiya X-1 Black.   Then used Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black(bottom), Tamiya XF-2 Flat White(fuseulage band), Model Master Enamel RLM 70 & 71(top splinter camo.)  Next up is paint touch ups, then final assemby of add on parts, then a coat of Tamiya X-22 Clear and decals.

IMG_9899 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

IMG_9898 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

IMG_9897 by Daniel Smith, on Flickr

Bish

Thanks frank, and this is a good point to remind everyone we have 3 weeks left on the GB.

And a good time for me to post my excuses.

I'm sorry to be the guy who joined and didn't finish. I thought I'd post proof of a (not very good) try:

I got stuck on the fiddly bits on the front steering/suspension. Every time I sat down at the bench, nothing happened. Then my building season ended.

Next season, I think I am going to do something I've not done in years, shelf this for a while and start something else. I'm not sure if it's because it's an old kit or just I don't remember how to build a car undercarriage.

You run a great GB, Bish. Sorry to have let you down.

The forecast is for sunny and warm Sunday. I hope so. I'd like to get out on the patio and put some color on the Meteor.

It's cold and rainy today or I'd be out on the patio/paint bench doing the camouflage on the Meteor. Maybe this weekend.

Thanks frank, and this is a good point to remind everyone we have 3 weeks left on the GB. But, remember, as long as your names down on the list, please feel free to keep posting those progress pics.

Thread needs a bump...

frank, Airfix do have a couple of new tooled 110's and there is also the range of Eduard kits.

tempestjohnny

Started my Bf110E. Simple interior but I dont think much will be seen since only option is a closed canopy. Added some foil belts and that's it

 

 Is the Me-110 a new tool kit? I've been thinking about doing a 110 but the only one that comes to mind is the old 1/72 Monogram kit.

Coming together wel TJ. I really must get a 110 on the bench soon.

Svenne, thats a nasty spot to have that. But i am sure it won't be noticed one in.

Good to see the primer on frank, coming together well.

Started my Bf110E. Simple interior but I dont think much will be seen since only option is a closed canopy. Added some foil belts and that's it

Started up the next Hurricane 1/48.
I really like this kit, it is possible to build 3 versions of the MK1, including the Sea Hurricane, all with the 8 gun wing.

One anyoing thing thought, there is an awful ejector pinmark in the instrumnet panel on the portside of the cockpit cage:

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I am going to ignore it if I can not fill it with Mr. Surfacer.

Nice work on that Meteor FF, have the 1/48 coming up next.

Keepup the good work folks and enjoy your weekend!

Thanks, Bish.

Well, I shot the primer this morning. Model Master Enamel Primer. Laid down real nice. I'll let the primer cure for a couple of days before I begin to shoot the camouflage colors. I did spot a couple of gaps I forgot to fill where the wing meets the fuselage. I'll take care of that in a couple of days. This airplane is going to look so good when it's done!

Thats good to hear frank.

Well, I found some decals for the Meteor. Won't exactly be 616 Squadron but they will "look" authentic. Now I can press on with painting.

Theuns, thats looking very nice, great work.

fotofrank

Sorry, Mopar, but the WB-29 is sitting on the shelf of doom. I built that Airfix B-29 kit maybe forty years ago and it was a nightmare even then. I thought I had developed skills enough to overcome the kit's shortcomings, but no. That sow's ear thing. If I ever do build a WB-29 Hurricane Hunter I'll probably use the Academy kit. Blasphemy, I know. Sorry to disappoint.

I'll be ordering the decals for the Meteor from a shop in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada tomorrow. I'm also getting a decal set for some P-40s, including one for Robert Lee Scott's P-40E from the same shop.

Today, I attached and masked the canopy. Pretty much ready for paint now. If it warms up enough out on the patio tomorrow, I'll shoot the primer.