AIRCRAFT - Battle of Britain Group Build (Jan 1st 2005 - May 31st 2005) - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 2:45 AM

Thanks guys Thumbs Up [tup]

Karl yeah mate i preshaded it with RLM 66...........

Daniel Your not wrong that was a fantastic game, i can't tease you about it cause it was such a close run thing Thumbs Up [tup]

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taxtp

Member since
April 2005
From: Australia

Posted by taxtp on Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:18 AM

Jules - Very nice 109, I liked the yellow nose too. It's a good mottle too.

Good news for me is that I found the missing antenna. What a hassle, I won't do that again. It's attached to the modl. Now only a coat of matt varnish and some weathering to go. Should be able to bring home the bacon this weekend I hope, just in the nick of time.

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

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:26 AM

Nice work Jules

Thad

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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:55 AM

Razor, sorry to disappoint you but I am finished now (really I am, honest!) but I ran out of time last night and needed to go to bed, I couldn't take any pics. Tonight I'll take some pics and post them I promise! Evil [}:)]

Sorry to keep you guys waiting...
Jules, very nice bf109, the more I see of these, the more I want to build one. Tongue [:P]

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, May 26, 2005 3:30 PM

Great job on the Emil Jules. Looks really good.

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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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:22 PM

Thanks for the comments fellas but i'm still gonna get my sister to take some better pics with her camera Thumbs Up [tup]

Tony Glad you found your antenna Thumbs Up [tup]

did you get your keyboard back together...

Jay now i have to wait patiently for your pics Thumbs Up [tup]

looking forward to seeing them...........

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:36 PM

Jules - superb build as always!!! Love the weathering on it.. v ery subtle but noticeable!

Tony and Jay - looking forward to pics!!!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:54 PM

Thanks Tom, Yeah your right all my weathering is subtle, i prefer mine to look clean but used Thumbs Up [tup]

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:56 PM

Tony & Jay, lets see those builds. The clock is ticken Smile [:)]

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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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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:16 PM

Jules NIce build!! Need to get a 109 on the table one of these days.

Jay and Tony I'm waiting!!!! Whistling [:-^]

Dave

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:44 PM

Thanks Dave, Maybe you could do one for the next BoB GB, I came across some really nice schemes while reseatching this one........

Hey this is post no 2500 Thumbs Up [tup]

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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:40 PM

Well guys, almost 100 pages (I think I joined around pg30) and 269 posts later I am FINALLY done! So without further ado, I give you one RCAF Sqdn 1 Hurricane Mk1, from about mid Sept, 1940.

Enjoy! (and any comments more than welcome!) Thanks for all the help!

I was a little shutter happy, I had about 30 decent pics to choose from (Rick, the tripod works like a dream!), I hope these 10 were enough. The only critism I have of the kit were the nav lights on the end of the wings, they just didn't fit any good! I had loads of fun building this kit and for the first model back after about 8 years, I'm very happy with the results and I tried (and learned) a lot of new stuff on this one too. Big Smile [:D]

I hope you like it.

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:46 PM

Looks great Jay excellent work Thumbs Up [tup]

First one in 8 years eh, you can't tell, it looks great............

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:56 AM

Very nice work, Jay! I managed to put my Hurricane in a "safe" place and I'm still looking for it! It's probably in the same place my Stuka is! Tongue [:P]

Since I'm still looking for both, I substituted a Fw-190A1. Some progress shots:

The seat belts are painted on. I'm going to attempt to paint the pilot that will be climbing into it.[:0] Must be going senile! I had that Hurricane in my hands just the other day! Eight Ball [8]

- Calvin

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osher

Member since
April 2003
From: Edgware, London

Posted by osher on Friday, May 27, 2005 7:28 AM

That's 1/144 scale Calvin? Looking good!

Jay, your Hurricane looks awsome! Really nice weathering too!

I can't believe it's almost the end of the May, and my 3 models to finish for the end of May are still unfinished! What happened to the time?

Update: Spitfire: The bulkhead is so much easier to fix in place before the fuselage is assembled! However, I dry ran it last night, and it can be done. One that's in, I really am up to canopy stage, so painting will be done tomorrow (I hope). As for the BF-110, the cockpit needed some touch-up, but now ready for the canopy. Machine gun has gone, to be found next week I guess! I'm just wondering how to apply the complex mottle job my BF-110 has. It does not look easy...

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, May 27, 2005 9:44 AM

Great job on the Hurricane Jay. Very nice build. Yeah, a tripod is a must for close photography. The wing tip nav lights are a pain, but they will fit properly with lots of TLC. They are handed, so it's best to only remove one from the sprue, fit it & then fit the other. Still requires a little work with a sanding stick on a very small, fiddly, easily lost part, but it can be done Smile [:)]

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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razordws

Member since
September 2004
From: Vernon, BC, Canada

Posted by razordws on Friday, May 27, 2005 10:28 AM

Jay I said it in the aircraft section but I'll say it again, looks awesome. I am always too chicken to do that much weathering but one day I'll have to give it a go.

Calvin Your 190 is looking good too but its 1/72 (not 1/144) scale right?

Dave

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jboutin

Member since
December 2004
From: 288921 E, 5659868 N UTMz12, NAD83

Posted by jboutin on Friday, May 27, 2005 10:34 AM

Jules, Calvin, Osher, Rick, Dave, thanks for the comments, I really appreciate them. Dave, that really wasn't much weathering. I tried to fade the upper wings with a light yellow chalk rubbed in but when I hit it with a sealing coat of flat, it darkened back to the colour before, so the wings don't look as faded as I had hoped, oh well. It still looks good I think. Big Smile [:D]

JAY - fighting evil since 2:15pm, July 8,1976 -

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, May 27, 2005 1:43 PM

Looks good Jay! I thought I had commented earlier but must have been asleep!!! the weathering looks fine to me...

Calvin - spectacular job on something that small! can't wait to see it done!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:18 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by razordws

Calvin Your 190 is looking good too but its 1/72 (not 1/144) scale right?

Nope, It's the same scale as my Spit & Bf109 for this GB: 1/144! Blush [:I]

BTW, found my Ju-87B-1 and Hurricane Mk IIc hiding under the bed! Big Smile [:D]

Dang gremlins! Tongue [:P]

The hardest part about this scale it seems is painting the figures! I was never great at painting them anyway & on this scale even my smallest brush feels like a roller! Eight Ball [8]

- Calvin

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madmike

Member since
July 2003
From: Perth, Western Australia

Posted by madmike on Saturday, May 28, 2005 7:40 PM

Awesome Hurricane!

Well, I am afraid, my Spitfire will not be finished by the end of May. I still have the dark green to add and no time left to do it in

sorry gents, I have let the team down on this one Sad [:(]

MikeJ

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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taxtp

Member since
April 2005
From: Australia

Posted by taxtp on Saturday, May 28, 2005 8:40 PM

Hi Everyone,
Here's my 109. I've just made it in time. It's been a push to get this one done, but in the words of Jack Thompson, 'Now we can all get some sleep'.

I had a lot of trouble removing the BMF canopy masking. Came off in tiny slivers and left heaps of gum. I almost ran out of nose grease removing it !

Any tips on this would be very welcome. The BMF I used was well over 10 years old, maybe that was the problem
Cheers.

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

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:02 PM

Excellent work Tony. A very nice Emil. Glad you finished before the deadline.

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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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:04 PM

Nice job, Tony! Did U use the "sponge" technique for the sides? I should have the "Butcherbird", Stuka & Hurricane done by Tuesday! Boy, talk about down to the wire! - Calvin

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pingtang

Member since
April 2003
From: NSW, Australia

Posted by pingtang on Sunday, May 29, 2005 2:01 AM

Nice work on your builds Jay, lodni_k and Tony. Thanks for sharing.

-Daniel

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:01 AM

Calvin & Tony, great looking builds guys Thumbs Up [tup]

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, May 29, 2005 9:31 AM

Calvin, Cutting it close aren't we Smile [:)]

. Looking forward to seeing the finished builds.

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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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:51 PM

Mike - no worries on finishing on time... this is the very first GB I finished before the stop date..

Tony - looking good! I had the same prob with BMF lately and it was a new pack... I used soapy water to remove the residue.

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:37 PM

Yeah, Rick, I am cutting it a little close! Tongue [:P]

Here's some more progress shots of the Fw190. Gotta finish the pilot figure, install the antenna & put the second part of the decal for theunit badge on. Man, I need a smaller set of tweezers for some of these decals! Big Smile [:D]

Here's the Stuka. Unfortunately, as I was putting the left side code decals on a couple of them got screwed up![:0] So the right side is going to only have partial codes for now, till I find some small enough letters in my spares or online. There is two crew figures for this one so they should be fun (yeah, right! Big Smile [:D]

)

I still have to add another decal for the fuselage strip since the one I had wasn't wide enough. I do plan on weathering these two birds lightly but I want to get the Hurricane done b4 then! Back to the Bench....! - Calvin

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:53 PM

Calvin --- you're a madman!!! something that little... weathering.. it makes me cringe!!! haha

Looking good and actually it has me thinking of trying one...

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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