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

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Posted by tho9900 on Friday, May 13, 2005 6:52 AM
Tony - not sure when they started using it, but I feel a mid war Martlet (Mk II or III) would have already have had it as the pics I have seen in black and white that led me to believe it was a dk sea blue were in a schme of navy blue grey and light grey lowers which is in the 1940 - 1942/3 range.

Daniel , I would love to see the shots, would appreciate you posting them to me...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by taxtp on Friday, May 13, 2005 7:25 AM
Here's my Spitfire. It's complete. Now just the 109 to go.




This GB thing certainly helps to stay focussed.

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

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Posted by taxtp on Friday, May 13, 2005 7:44 AM
and here is where the 109 is at, as I said earlier, there are a few mistakes to correct.

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

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 13, 2005 7:56 AM
Great looking builds TonyThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] can't wait to see the 109 finished....
And your right abouth the focuss thing, after a while you come to depend upon GB's to even get a kit finishedThumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by jboutin on Friday, May 13, 2005 9:10 AM
Nice spit Tony, The bf109 is looking good too. Keep the pics coming.Smile [:)]
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 13, 2005 11:10 AM
Tony, the Spit looks sweet. The 109 also looks great so far. Keep em coming.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by razordws on Friday, May 13, 2005 11:55 AM
Looking god Tony! Thumbs Up [tup] Can't wait to see the 109 finished.

Dave

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Posted by tho9900 on Friday, May 13, 2005 3:03 PM
Tony - both look wonderful! great job of painting on them both! Can't wait to see the finished item!
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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Friday, May 13, 2005 3:14 PM
Nice builds. I haven't been around in a while, so I thought I'd stop by to say hello.
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Posted by tho9900 on Friday, May 13, 2005 8:44 PM
Hello!
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 13, 2005 9:28 PM
Hi Tanky. How's it going ?

Regards, Rick
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Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, May 14, 2005 2:54 AM
Tony nice looking builds.

The Spit lokks great, and you're making really good progress on that 109. I certainly can't see any mistakes.

Hoping to get a final coat of matt varnish over the shiny bits on the Hurri this afternoon. then it'll be weathering time and final assembly......

.....oh not forgetting the canopy which should turn up next week for take 2.

Karl

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Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:16 AM
Tony, Spit looks great mate, and the 109 is looking impressive.
Good work!!

How many people are left building in the BoB GB????
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 14, 2005 7:17 AM
I am Sean about 80% done on the 109............
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Posted by tweety1 on Saturday, May 14, 2005 7:46 AM
And hows it going so far Jules?

I saw the last pic you posted a few pages back, and hanging to see how your mottle attempt went.
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:36 PM
I'm just hanging around to gab and hope Kremps shows up.. she said she was going to try to get on here... ::sigh:: unrequited love... Romeo and Juliet had nothing on me and Kremps....
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Posted by taxtp on Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:18 PM
Hi Everyone,
Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
And a big thanks to Tom for the scans, very much appreciated.
I had a go at the mottle on my 109 last night. I hadn't really had a go at it before, in the last 20 years at least. I was a bit worried about the type of very close mottle I was attempting. I reasonably happy with the result, let me know what you think.
In the photo, you can see evidence of 3 tips I've picked up from this GB alone, thanks very much guys.
1. Masked the canopy with BMF
2. Applied future over the light blue fuselage prior to mottling, in case of mistakes.
3. Applied the mottle with a little piece of sea sponge I bought at an art shop.

Cheers

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

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Posted by pingtang on Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:54 AM
That's looking very nice Tony. The mottle looks awesome, I'm gonna have a go at that sponge method when I do one like that. BTW, Your spitfire also looks great. Good job.Thumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by KJ200 on Sunday, May 15, 2005 3:39 AM
Tony Great work on the mottle it looks stunning.

You would never have acheived the same effect with an A/B.

Progress Update Finally managed to get rid of those shiny patches from the Hurri yesterdayBig Smile [:D]

Therefore today will be about adding exhaust and gun smoke staining using the new A/B, and some subtle chipping to the wing walks etc.

Almost finished!!!!!

Karl

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:30 AM
Tony that effect looks great, It's gotta be "Helmut Wicks" 109 in that schemeThumbs Up [tup]

Tweets it's going well, i sprayed the mottle on it last night, had to wipe off a couple of bits that i stuffed up but all was going well and i put the future over the top of it, and then i saw it in the sunlight and i saw the little spits the A/B produced so i've just ran some more extra thin RLM 65 over the spots just to satisfy myselfThumbs Up [tup]

Tom don't worry buddy, "Kremps" is just in one of her "Quiet Moods".......
You know how she gets when she's in one of them moodsThumbs Up [tup]
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Posted by madmike on Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:12 AM
Well I got the Sky undersides done on the Monogram Spitfire. Hopefully some painting will occur next weekend but it is looking grim to get this Spit finished in time Sad [:(]

cheers

Mike
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Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, May 15, 2005 7:48 AM
Tony, nice job on the stippled mottling mateThumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]
The sponge is the only way to go as far as stipple effects go, best part being the stipple mottle was usually applied with a scrungy mop, a leafy branch, or even a shirt bundled up, so the uneven effects of your sea sponge do extremely well to reproduce this!

Jules, I try and avoid seeing my models in sunlight, you can ALWAYS bet your bottom dollar the sun will show up every flaw, no matter how hard you try.
damn Mother NatureMischief [:-,]
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:08 AM
Tony, Excellent work on the 109. Should be great when finished.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 15, 2005 12:22 PM
looks good Tony! Looks like I will have to pick me up one of those sea sponges!!
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by darson on Monday, May 16, 2005 6:32 AM
Tony great job on the Spit Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] and great looking progress on your 109.

I've half updated you on the fron page.

Cheers
Darren
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Posted by taxtp on Monday, May 16, 2005 8:22 AM
Gee, I wish I had got onto this GB earlier, I could really go on with this BoB thing.
I've started decalling the 109, slow progress so far. Thanks for the good feedback everyone.
Darren - I was in to see Chris last week, bought some paint, that's it. That's twice in a row !
I know he's got something I want next time though. Good self control though, unusual for me.
Cheers.

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

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, May 16, 2005 9:49 AM
Tony, looking forward to seeing the 109.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by osher on Monday, May 16, 2005 3:41 PM
Good job on the models Tony! Doing well.

My bf-110 has a second coat airbrushed on the underside. It's got a strange finish, which took me a while to work out. I used kitchen roll as a filler for the bays. What I didn't realise is that the air from the brush would break-up little bits of the tissue, and deposit it over the aircraft, along with the paint... Other than, not too bad. I'm hoping a little light sanding, maybe some touch up, then some Future/Klear will top it off.
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, May 16, 2005 6:28 PM
Osher, I never heard of that happening with paper towel before. Something new every day Smile [:)]. Hope it cleans up OK.

Regards, Rick
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by tho9900 on Monday, May 16, 2005 9:01 PM
osher - I've found 2000 grit sandpaper gets off the little hairs and bits right nice! then either some future or a spot of the same color over it gets it nice and uniform again... (I use it for dust that may settle into my weathering or paint as I go)
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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