AIRCRAFT - Battle of Britain Group Build (Jan 1st 2005 - May 31st 2005)

Mike, looking forward to seeing the Spit.

Jules, April Fools Day might not be the best date to kick off a GB .

Regards, Rick

Mike Good to see your having some fun with that SpitLooking forward to seeing the finished build, I've also encountered some fit problems with the stuka and lost most of the panel lines on the engine cowls.........time to scribe...........

Darren mate i'm so looking forward to getting the landscaping done, thats why i'm going flat out, just to get it done............
BTW April the 1st is when i'll post up the thread with kick off on May the 1st....

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison [the house is on a big patch of dirt so i spent 4 hours after work today making a garden path, gotta put the clothesline in tomorrow and build the entire fence over the weekend, Ahhh the fun just doesn't stop around here................

My wife and I had our current house built so I know exactly where you are coming from.
BTW, when are you going to post the NA Group Build, I'm getting anxious.

Cheers
Darren

Got the canopy of hte Monogram Spitfire masked and ready to go, had to do a great deal of sanding to enable me to have any hope of having the canopy open.

Fit is appalling btw, need to use some filler sparingly to get all to work properly but as I am on leave after Easter, all is looking good for an extended session at the spray booth!

cheers

Mike

QUOTE: Originally posted by darson Jules, excellent to see you back on line mate I hope the house move went well for you and the family.........

Darren Thanks mate, And suprisingly the move did go fairly smoothly but the house is on a big patch of dirt so i spent 4 hours after work today making a garden path, gotta put the clothesline in tomorrow and build the entire fence over the weekend, Ahhh the fun just doesn't stop around here................

Jules, excellent to see you back on line mate I hope the house move went well for you and the family.

Karl, great looking progress on the Hurri but I've got to ask, what the heck is "fun foam"?

Osher, looking good . Post some more pics will you I want to see some more of this, especially given that it is in 72nd scale.

Well, I can finally say that my Spitfire is just about done YAY!!! I should have some pics by the end of next week.

Cheers
Darren

hmmm... Fun Foam... gotta get some of that stuff... just the name alone reminds me of "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley...

Looking good Karl... I am still in a modeling desert here... my civic association in my neighborhood decided this was a good weekend to start on the water bulkhead along the lake entrance to the boat ramp... so I had to go down there and look busy for awhile so they thought I did something... on a positive note I did get free hot dogs and pizza out of it... (it's a good thing because tonight was tuna surprise night at Happy Acres again!!)

Can't wait to see you and Ricks finished birds!

Looking god so far Karl. Keep us posted.

Regards, Rick

Osher Looks like you're making good progress there.

Rick You're right about the 66 nrgating the pre-shading, looks like I'll have to indulge in a little post shading instead.

Todays progress:

Wheel bays masked with fun foam and tissue.....



......nose flash masked out.......



......and following the first coat of RLM 66 + Tyre Black....



The orange back ground is the sheet of fun foam, makes the Hurricane really stand out!!!!!

Karl

Osher, looks like some good progress. Keep us posted.

Regards, Rick

Jules - it's funny but when I was overseas with the Navy, every port we hit the girls asked me one of two things when I told them I was from Texas: do you have an oil well in your front yard? or Is it hard to drive there with all the people riding horses? (Seems John Wayne was quite popular in the Mediterranean...)

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900 QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Hey I'm Back I see Kremps is still a popular topic of conversation and speaking of the Old girl thats the reason i havn't been around lately, I've just spent the last 2 weeks with her hiking in the highlands of Tibet......... BTW I still havn't finished the Stuka, been too busy moving house and all that Jules!!!!!!!!!! why did you come back? I just got through telling them the story of how I saw you kidnapped by a Russian mafia gang, and how I am the only one they will negotiate with because they think I am so important...now you pop back in and make me a liar@! good to see ya back!!! not much going on here... Just a lot of work!!! Kremps has joined a chorus line and is going on tour with them in April... they are mostly going to stick to theaters in Eastern Europe... She said she hopes to be able to track down her long lost mother while there...

Now Tom You havn't been spinning that "I'm a Texan oil tycoon" story again have ya, you know thats what got you into Happy Acre's in the first place don't ya.....
Seriosly it's good to be backnow i can finally find the inspiration to pick up the airbrush and start building again

QUOTE: Originally posted by j.s.harrison Hey I'm Back I see Kremps is still a popular topic of conversation and speaking of the Old girl thats the reason i havn't been around lately, I've just spent the last 2 weeks with her hiking in the highlands of Tibet......... BTW I still havn't finished the Stuka, been too busy moving house and all that

Jules!!!!!!!!!! why did you come back? I just got through telling them the story of how I saw you kidnapped by a Russian mafia gang, and how I am the only one they will negotiate with because they think I am so important...now you pop back in and make me a liar@!

good to see ya back!!! not much going on here... Just a lot of work!!!

Kremps has joined a chorus line and is going on tour with them in April... they are mostly going to stick to theaters in Eastern Europe... She said she hopes to be able to track down her long lost mother while there...

looks great! can't wait to see it finished... I still have a yearning to finish the one I started at the very first of this thread...

OK, here are some progress pictures:
This are the mainplanes. Buried within the inlets are filters. Painted, of course, with RLM02 for the inlets themselves. Naturally, all this work can't be seen! Still, I know it's there....


OK, the fuselage, with some cockpit side panels in place, and made grimey:


Finally the cockpit, which looks rough in close up! Still needs so touching up. The floor is looking grimey too, to match the sidewalls. There are also bits of PE to be added in, seats belts, etc. Of course, all this is 1/72 scale.

Hey I'm Back I see Kremps is still a popular topic of conversation and speaking of the Old girl thats the reason i havn't been around lately, I've just spent the last 2 weeks with her hiking in the highlands of Tibet.........
BTW I still havn't finished the Stuka, been too busy moving house and all that

lookin good Karl! can't wait to see it finished!

Looking real good Karl. The RLM 66 is such a dark grey that it will hide most of the black preshading.

Regards, Rick

Et voila! Pictures

First job this afternoon for the old A/B was the aluminium for the wheel bay.



I think the reflection speaks for itself! This is the Gunze acrylic metalic, sprays straight out of the jar, and beautifully too.



Job 2: the red on the spinner, and in this picture, around the front of the engine cowling. This will be masked to form the flash on the front of Gleed's machine.

Finally I sprayed all the fabric parts of the airframe, including the elevators, rudder, ailerons, and rear fuselage in Gunze acrylic RLM 66.



Having seen a few CR42 night fighters over on another forum, that dare not speak its name, all painted in RLM 66 instead of black, I was quite impressed and thought I'd give this a go. Unfortunately the post shading has almost disappeared under the 66, so I'll have to do a bit of post shading when the top coats are complete.

Oh, and I found a dirty great seam line on the rear fin. Not sure how I missed this, still a job for tonight.

Rick Looking forward to some pic of your bird.

Karl
(Weekend name KARLA!)

Karl, looking forward to pics of the Hurricane. I'm in the final stages with mine as well.

Regards, Rick

Karl LOL! nice clothes... that Kremps always was quite the dresser ... she gave me her sack cloth evening gown but I haven't found a fancy enough event to wear it yet.

Looking forward to seeing pics!

Tanky The Dornier looks great.

You did an excellent job with an old kit.

Osher Good to see you back, can't wait to see photos of the 110.

Jay My entire weekend wardrobe is ex-Kremps, luckily it's from her Shining Path period, so lots of combats, just with slingbacks!

The Hurricane will get paint applied to the wheel bay today, along with the red on the spinner and fuselage flash. I'll let that dry overnight, then the 'black' will go on tomorrow afternoon after rugby.

So all in all good progress is being made, especially now I've got a couple of reference photos to work from. Stopped me painting the U/C covers and wheel hubs silver at least.

Karl

Jay - I removed it after I finished the martlet to make room for the pic from Darrens daughter and the appreciation badge from Tanky... I forgot to put it back.. but if you are asking do I remove them after the finish date of the build, yes... I get involved in WAY to many of these to keep them for long...

BTW: everyone - Kremps is doing well, got a call from her today and she is in Bogota, Colombia right now trying to straighten out some mess with the FARC rebels... says after she is done she is taking a long needed vacation in Alaska... seems she plans to swim with a pod of grey whales down the west coast of the US to California.. somehow she claims that is relaxing...

B-U-T-FUL Tanky. You did a good job on that kit.

Sounds like some progress being made Osher. Post some pics when you can.

Regards, Rick

nice work Tanky she looks good

Thad

Er, hello....! I've been away for a little from modelling, around 6 weeks it seems. Anyway, just read pages 60 to 97 in 2 sessions. WOW! Monty Python, cars, nurses, and yes, even something on models. As for why I've been away, well, one reason in particular...a very nice reason though!

OK, so I've done some more work on my bf-110. The cockpit is now mostly completed, with just the belts to be touched up, and some levers to be added in to the side walls. The mainplanes (as an ex-RAF said to me: birds have wings, aircraft have mainplanes) are completed, except some sanding, and the removing of a bit of blurring caused by an errant spot of glue. For some daft reason I added in the PE filters. I say daft, because they are buried 2/3 inch inside the inlets, and can barely, if at all, be seen from outside. The plan for this weekend is to attach the remaining cockpit PE, glue the fuselage, and attach to the mainplanes. Then, finally, it will resemble something (and not fit in the Ferrero Roche container anymore. In my view, Ferrero Roche make the best containers for the chocolate, could have been designed with modellers in mind!)

Good build Tanky

QUOTE: I think I look like a lovely lady!

No worse than Kremps at least. Just make sure you don't get recruited to a K9 squad like she did while you're in there. They're are always mistaking ladies with beards for new recruits.

QUOTE: Originally posted by rjkplasticmod I always send my wife to get me thread, don't want people getting all confused seeing a macho guy like me in a sewing shop . Regards, Rick

I just borrow a dress, and go right on in. I think I look like a lovely lady!

It's easier than explaining to my wife why I want her to buy the thread for.

Tanky Can't see your pics as I'm at work, look forward to seeing them tonight.

Karl