Canadian GB -ALL SUBJECTS- (Sept 01 - to whenever finished)

For masking the numbers (which took a while!) I first printed out the correct size font onto a piece of paper.  I have several RAF and RCAF WW2 fonts - if want them let me know and I can email them to you. Anyway, I then used double sided tape and put it on the back side of the paper and then cut out the numbers individually with a new no.11 blade.  Making sure the correct angle was consistent was hard, the starboard side doesn't look quite enough of an angle, each stripe is supposed to be 45 degrees from center.  I also had to make sure I kept the inside of the number for masking the yellow parts of the numbers on the black stripe and the outline for masking the black parts of the numbers on the yellow area between the stripes. Over all I am quite happy with the results.  I still have some minor touch ups to do.

I also have to mask the letter "B" on either side of the fuselage just under the turret and a little "B" on either side of the nose (See b&w picture several pages back).

OK guys now I have the better pics:

Looks great Jay, even if only 1.5 pics .  Hope you can post a couple more.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks for the comments, feels good to look like I am accomplishing something.

Yeah, I know what you mean Dave, all the new computer at work don't have floppy drives, luckily I have two computers and one is an older one that has a floppy.  My home computer at is 6 years old and even though I have a usb connection on it I don't have a usb memory stick so I have to save the stuff on a floppy to bring to work to post pics.  My home computer also has problems with all the images on FSM and takes ages to do anything like uploading to photobucket.   

  Looks great Jay

Uh? What's a Floppy?  Seriously, do they still make those?

Outstanding job Jay it looks great.

Cheers

Bear

Well, I guess these pics will have to do, I accidentally used a partially corrupted floppy to bring the pics to my work so not all my pics saved properly.  I have 1.5 pictures!  You get the idea, I'll have to make sure I use a good floppy tomorrow.

BTW happy Valentines Day to everyone!

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Jay No Joy in my references so far however I also asked Bill Walker if he has any info as he's the guru of Canadian aircraft S/N's the quest goes on .   I'm looking forward to picks of your Boly.

Cheers

Bear

Jay what was the sn of your aircraft, with that  i'll check my references and see what comes up.

 Cheers

Bear

Thanks for the comments guy's it's greatly appreciated.

Eagle Eyed Dave & Jay  Yes it's another Airfix Hurricane actualy I was building 3 for my BoB Dio, YO*H the one for this GB the one Dave spotted will be YO*A flown by S/L McNabb and the third one was the sister to this GB model that I had to scrap (I'll probably start to build the new one for the BoB GB if work does'nt get to bad) was YO*R F/O H de Molsons aircraft they all participated in the Sqn's first op Aug 26/40.

Cheers

Bear

Way To Go Marc! Looks pretty darn good! Like curious Dave to the west of me, that is another hurricane next it isn't it, what are you going to do for that one!  Is it another Aairfix?

Boly Progress Update:  I spent three hours last night finishing the masking and then airbrushing the black stripes and this morning I took everthing off ...   and it looks fantastic! 

I had paint pull up in only a few spots, mainly where there was putty underneath (belly seam was the worst) but I've touched it up and it looks great!  I'll charge the batteries tonight and take some pics for ya all in the morning! 

I am also able to skip a step as I painted it with gloss yellow and gloss black so I can get on the decals asap!  The light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer!

Jules how is your spit coming?... Jules... are you there?

Nice work Bear.  Good looking 'Cane.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Anthony

Well folks here it is Hurricane Mk I  YO*H Flown by F/L G.R. McGregor on August 26 1940 Shooting down a         Do 215  for No1/401 Squadrons first kill of the war.

Well this was fun. 

Cheers

Bear

Rick/Jay/Dave Thanks for the pos comments they're greatly appreciated.  Yep it's my first build in about 20 yrs & my wife is quite happy with the calmer me since I returned to modeling.

Cheers

Bear

Looking really good Marc, this is your first model back after a while right? You've done very well!Boly - progess - yes there is!

I have the first stripe masked where the serial is and it took a long time.  I still have to mask the serial on the undersides of the wings too.  Then I can mask the rest of the stripes and paint.  Maybe by the weekend I'll get the black stripes on?  The canopy is almost masked too, I've never done a green house like this before it has always been fighters and in larger scales!

Looking good Marc.  Around the turn & into the Home Stretch .

Regards,  Rick

Dave that sucks I hate house painting my wife usualy handles that job with her eldest son who's great with a paint brush.

I'm getting closer. Here are the latest pics only thing left are decals & paint touch ups.

Cheers

Bear

Spent an hour or two filing, scraping and sanding on the Sunderland last night.  Still much work to be done before I can paint! Tonight I get to sand and paint the Master Bedroom.

I should be able to get some work done tonight my wife is going out to dinner with her friends leaving me all alone with my trusty hounds, grumpy Cat & models There is much rejoycing

Cheers

Bear

Thanks Rick and Anthony!

Marc, hope to see some more pics soon.

Jay, I saw volume 2 in the Library here and it has some great profiles in it.  Should see if Vol 1 is in circulation here someday.  My current read is a book called "Ghost Bombers" the story of NSG 9 which was a night ground attack unit in Italy.  Some cool camoflauge on the Stuka's in that group and a few profiles are provided.  Not a very interesting read though as it is mostly a third party perspective with a lot of boring operations details.  Seems they ran into a lot of trouble with 600 squadrons night fighting beaufighters though.

Marc - great ! looking forward to more pics!

Dave - If you want inspiration from coffe table books take a look at  "Spitfire: the Canadians, Vol I and II"  by Robert Bracken.  So many choices, good photos and profiles.  I think I want to buy them instead of having to sign them out of the library!

No progress.  I still have to mask the stripes, canopy and numbers.