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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:42 PM

Ziggy, no, its a number so people can report suspicious activity or anything terrorist related to the police.

Thats a pity about that material, it looks pretty realistic.

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: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 7:38 AM

Now that's some flash! 

Could you maybe just cut the back off the seat and then sand/file down the bottom and re-cement the back to the smaller seat? 

You're probably better off just making a new seat from the material you found though. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

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

 

  • Member since
    March 2019
  • From: Post Falls, Idaho
Posted by Sigep Ziggy on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:35 AM

Bish, is it a military phone company?

I was coming up with a plan for the pilot seat and found this material that might look like scale wicker.  I was not going to use the pilot, so I quite literally used his seat as the seat bottom. Unfortunately, the thickness of the material and the added detail to the cockpit made the seat too wide.  I will have to make a smaller one.

your shipmate,

Ziggy

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, February 10, 2020 3:30 PM

Gamera

Theuns: That looks fantastic! I love the wood grain finish you've done around the cockpit and the prop! Heart

Bish: Looks great too! Fantastic seeing you make such rapid progress on this!

 

Thanks G, its going quite well.

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: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, February 9, 2020 10:58 PM

The Camel looks great, Theuns.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:57 PM

Theuns: That looks fantastic! I love the wood grain finish you've done around the cockpit and the prop! Heart

Bish: Looks great too! Fantastic seeing you make such rapid progress on this!

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

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, February 9, 2020 3:08 PM

Chad, yes, i have started the weathering which should only take a couple of days. With the figure still to do, i should be done by the end of the week.

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 Mopar Madness on Sunday, February 9, 2020 3:02 PM

Bish, Looks like you're past the halfway point and can start to see the finish line!

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

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Posted by Mopar Madness on Sunday, February 9, 2020 3:01 PM

Excellent Theuns!

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, February 9, 2020 1:13 PM

Thank Ziggy. Decals, the markings that get put on the kit. What do you call those?

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: Post Falls, Idaho
Posted by Sigep Ziggy on Sunday, February 9, 2020 11:40 AM

Great Job Theuns!

Bish, looking good!  I do not understand decals, but you are not yet finished and maybe I missed something on an earlier post.

your shipmate,

Ziggy

 

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Sunday, February 9, 2020 10:59 AM

Theuns, a fine example of the Camel - very well done! Yes

If I followed the chart history correctly over at Scalemates, the kit you used has it origins back to Aurora, a 1956 tooling - so that makes your results that much more impressive.

 

regards,

Jack

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Posted by Theuns on Sunday, February 9, 2020 6:39 AM

Ta 

 

Theuns

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, February 9, 2020 5:52 AM

Got the snatch painted up. Took a few goes until i was happy with the colour. After painted, it got a couple of coats of Alclad aqua gloss.

And then the decals. These went on well, first time i have used AA decals. These were followed by some more Aqua gloss to protect the decals.

Next up some weathering and detail painting.

 

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 Bish on Sunday, February 9, 2020 5:48 AM

That looks very nice Theuns, i really like that. Thanks for taking part, will up date the front page.

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, February 9, 2020 5:22 AM

Here it is, not the best build but the kit it to limited to spen loads of effort on, just wanted to see what it looks like.

 IMG_20200209_122206 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 IMG_20200209_122255 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 IMG_20200209_122513 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 IMG_20200209_122846 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 IMG_20200209_122917 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 

Bish thanx for hosting, it was fun

 

Theuns

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  • From: Post Falls, Idaho
Posted by Sigep Ziggy on Saturday, February 8, 2020 11:31 PM

Started coming up with a plan for the magazine holders on the outsides of the cockpit.  This pic shows a 1/32 scale cockpit with the holders. The kit only has a holder on one side and no detail showing magazines. I will remove the kit holder and scratch build one for each side.

your shipmate,

Ziggy

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, February 7, 2020 1:07 PM

Yep, that entry is fine Svenne. That is a bad bit of warpage. I think i would go with Joe's suggestion.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 7, 2020 11:58 AM

I'm going to leave it to Jack, since I'm not that knowlegable about how to deal with this. I'll just say good luck!!! 

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

 

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  • From: ON, Canada
Posted by jgeratic on Friday, February 7, 2020 9:39 AM

Svenne, that is a good bit of warpage there.  I would correct it after it is fixed solid to the hull,with some gentle finger pressure pushing it past it's proper alignment.  I'd be hesitant of trying this with the problem piece on it's own in hot water or via hairdryer,  as it could create new bends elsewhere - but if someone has already tried this option successfully, it would be good to hear.

 

regards,

Jack

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    December 2005
  • From: Goteborg / Sverige
Posted by Svenne Duva on Friday, February 7, 2020 9:09 AM

Yes,
it is a cool little kit.

Sadly my copy is badly warped...

If it would have been the lower tub I could have glued a rod in place but how do I fix this issue?
Will try hot water and a hairdryer any other ideas or suggestions are appreciated!

Maybe I should not be surprised, the box has travelled with me for 8 years.

With regards

Svenne

sic transit gloria mundi

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 7, 2020 7:32 AM

Est 1961: Very nice start there! 

Svenne: Ohh, looks cool! 

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

 

  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Goteborg / Sverige
Posted by Svenne Duva on Friday, February 7, 2020 5:22 AM

Hi Bish, The FSM page is playing up on me again so I am posting this one quickly before I lose connectivity. Need to put the Staghound on hold, parts missing and are being replaced. Am I good to go with this one:



Would be my first attempt at figure painting in 45 years :) With regards Svenne

sic transit gloria mundi

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:08 PM

Thats a nice start Est, looking forward to seeing more of that.

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 Bish on Thursday, February 6, 2020 1:58 PM

Theuns, now thats very nice.

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 Est.1961 on Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:15 AM

Enjoying this build and taking any opportunity in the cold evenings to make advances. This kit comes with a large piece of PE which needs to be used in the construction, it all fits together very well but is time consuming but worth taking the time.      " alt="" />

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  • From: Post Falls, Idaho
Posted by Sigep Ziggy on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 6:04 AM

Bish, thanks for the complement!  I have to make three gauges for the cockpit, I will show the details when I get to them.

Theuns, how did you do such a great job rigging?  Do you use wire, thread or something else?

your shipmate,

Ziggy

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 11:41 AM

Oh wow Theuns that rigging looks amazing!!! Yes

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

 

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    April 2010
Posted by Theuns on Monday, February 3, 2020 10:27 PM

I got the modt of the rigging completed and hve glosscoated the whole thing, now waiting for that to cure so I can do the decals and final bit of rigging.

 

 IMG_20200203_143421 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

 

Theuns

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Monday, February 3, 2020 1:12 PM

Cheers guys.

John, its been called much worse Big Smile

Ziggy, thats some very nice dtailing there. You have to tell us how you made that compass.

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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