Got you added gary.

I must admit i was getting a bit confused, then i realsied that you and gary are doing the same aircraft (JB did it as well). I do like that look with the yellow round just the one roundel and the NMF undersides, even if it is on one of those aircraft. Nice work.

Hello Gary, great job on the Airfix Spitfire.

Nice to see a decent representation of the dark earth.

regards,

Jack

Bish

Loking really nice there Harold. Thats a great collection of badges.

 

Harold

Loking really nice there Harold. Thats a great collection of badges.

Nicely done gary, and well done for getting her finished. Thanks for taking part, maybe i need to ease off on the GB's if they have that effect.

Gary, your effort while recovering from a heart attack is something to be well-regarded. Most people I know consider it a life-changing experience.

I completed painting the Spitfire cockpit and I'm now ready to start exterior assembly. I have always loved airplanes even though I served in the Navy and Army. I must take after my uncle and my father who were both in the Air Force.

Harold

The vest was a Christmas present from my wife.

Thanks, Sergeant!  That's an interesting video on an iconic aircraft.

I had to wait for "some sunny day" to photograph the ATSNBN.  While I wish I could have gotten rid of the shadow, I'll take what I can get.

I want to thank Bish for running this GB.  While I couldn't match the wonderful work done by everyone else, I'll still remember this one as the one that gave me a heart attack! 

Gary

GAF

Andy> That's a great looking Spit.  Certainly better than my attempt.

Robert> The Invincible look as if it's being beaten into shape.  Nice!

 

As for my own Airfix "Aircraft That Shall Not Be Named", I've pretty much wrapped her up.

I must admit, she's not the best I've done, but considering what I've gone through, she's lucky to be finished at all!  Here's a preliminary shot of her, with painted base.  I'll post some finished shots tomorrow (though I doubt they'll be better).

Thanks for looking!

Gary

 

One of the things I enjoy about scale modeling is researching the model I'm building. I try and find out everything I can about the item, when and by whom it was built, how and where it was used and when possible, listen to people who really know something about the item.

The Supermarine Spitfire is a well-documented aircraft, but for reasons I think I'm just begining to understand it represents more than vintage aircraft and I wanted to know why? It is a thing of beauty as described by James Holland, English Author and Historian of World War II history in this video by Jodie Kidd.

https://youtu.be/JNo8xzSYrCQ

Andy> That's a great looking Spit.  Certainly better than my attempt.

Robert> The Invincible look as if it's being beaten into shape.  Nice!

As for my own Airfix "Aircraft That Shall Not Be Named", I've pretty much wrapped her up.

I must admit, she's not the best I've done, but considering what I've gone through, she's lucky to be finished at all!  Here's a preliminary shot of her, with painted base.  I'll post some finished shots tomorrow (though I doubt they'll be better).

Thanks for looking!

Gary

Oh that looks prefect Andy! 

Managed to get the decaling done. Love how well the one shot primer hides the decal film. 

Thanks robert, now i remember, this getting old thing can be really anoying. I will get it changed.

It is Dragon's 1/700 HMS Invincible.  The Nelson kit has pulled a Houdini on me, I know it is in the stash but cannot be located.  The Invincible was at hand though.

Nice fix Robert, it certainl;y looks like it was a big warp to correct. She is looking nice.

Can you please remind me which kit this is, i have just noticed i still have you down for the Nelson.

Robert: She's coming along very nicely! 

Thanks, Bish.

While attempting to affix the flight deck, the warp in hull halves led to a definite fit issue, but this was remedied with a couple cut sprue braces.  The deck was a near perfect fit afterwards.  

I hit the open area at the stern with a quick coat of dark gray due to the open spaces in the hull, no pics of that.  Just some more minor filling and sanding needed, but most of the deck bits are attached.

The superstructure is also more or less assembled.  Just the PE radar and radio antennae remains.

Nice start Robert.

Nice job on the camo Andy, i didn't realise they had bare metal undersides. I like the white and black look.

The construction of the Invincible has begun in earnest.   There doesn't seem to be much to it after breezing through the directions, but we shall see if there are any bumps along the way.

First speed bump, the hull has some minor warping but nothing too bad.  Just needs some filler and sanding.

Ohhhh that looks good! Great work on the camo! Perfect!

Thanks Gamera! Was able to get the camo work done. I used AK dark earth with a little white added and Tamiya RAF dark green...

The everything got a coat of Ammo one shot clear primer in prep for decals...

Andy: Cool idea! Looking forward to seeing how it works out! 

Wooah Gary, that's a big one!

I had mine 13 years ago now. It got me back into the hobby - of the therapists said I needed to work on hand eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Look after yourself, take it easy and don't do too much

Got a start on my Spitfire. I decided to try something different and make this in flight but as a Christmas ornament First up was painting the inside of the canopy a dark grey and then I drilled a hole for the hook. The hook is a bent up piece of copper wire I had sitting around, which I cemented into place with some epoxy putty...I didn't want that sucker coming out

 Started work on the camo so should have pics soon. Keep up the great work everyone!

Looks good!

Yeah, I guess you could go dark and then light- it's just easier to cover light colours with dark than the other way around.

Look forward to seeing that paint go on Harold. And yep, that is the general rule, lighter colour first. As with any rule, there are some exceptions, but this ain't one of them.

jgeratic

That's correct, lighter colour first as it requires less coverage when applying the darker paint.

 

regards,

Jack

 

Harold

That's correct, lighter colour first as it requires less coverage when applying the darker paint.

regards,

Jack