Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Hello again!

Right, here's what I used:

Extra dark Sea Grey.......Humbrol no-H123

Slate Grey....................Humbrol no-H224

Beige-Green(Sky)..........Humbrol no-H90

I took the two greys and lightened them with a couple of drops of white. I don't know if you can get Humbrol paints where you are, but they are great for UK colours, I recon if you go for the same colours with another brand and lighten them you will be OK. 

Hope this helps you out.

Darren-

Thanks!

I was not happy with the colors (too dark), so I started lightening them up and adding random "clouds" of color and got carried away.  Now, I'm deciding whether to try to fixx it again, or just strip it and start over.

Frank-

no problem buddy! I'll nip to the workshop and get the paint nos. See you in a minute.

Roy-

thanks for sharing those pics, facinating stuff.

Evening Chaps!

I've been in my hush-hush workshop for the best part of the day and I've been butchering plastic like there's no tomorrow!

This time its the turn of my Airfix 1/48 Mk.47 Seafire...............I've drilled out the exhaust stacks and the fuslage camera's as it looks better than the kit option. Wings roots took a little work but they are getting there.

OK, got this thing together, but she still needs some clean-up, this one will be built mostly OOB as the office is all over matt black-there is little to see. However I am happy with the way I got the wing configuration together.....as I mentioned in an earlier post, Mr. Airfix doesn't make it easy for you!

It may be off topic, but very cool pics indeed!  Thanks for sharing Roy.

Mike- Thanks!  I'm really looking forward to finishing this one up so I can start my Spit!

But I wanted to share this with the group.

Here are a few pics of a TBF that crashed during a training mission of the coast of California around 1943.  No info on what happened to the crew.  You can see what fire and weather has done to the airframe.

Roy

WB Durr!

I have just about finished painting my Corsair, just have to mask and spray the black on the wingwalks.  Hopefully, will get some pics up this weekend!

wyoroy wrote:

So does this means that you will not be here to help me load the truck  Since it's still fresh in your mind.

"OTFL"  Having made the big move two years ago all this is still fresh in my mind and you guys are cracking me up.  Which is good because I'm in a bit of a foul mood today becasue I just put in an order to Greatmodels on Fiday only to find out today that everything I ordered is now on sale.  Why does it always work out that way?

Durr, welcome back.

So does this means that you will not be here to help me load the truck  Since it's still fresh in your mind.

Roy

LOL! You guys are a hoot! Yeah, I thought I was done moving for a long time, but at least this move wasn't over 3000 miles like the last one.....only across the hall. 

....and....

nice to have you back, Durr!

Daywalker wrote:

ruddratt wrote: The wife decided she wanted to flip-flop the contents of our work room and our guest room, saying the guest room should really be the larger of the two. Well, we (and I use that term loosely) are just about done (been at it since Friday morning) and what can I say...she was right again! Mike- Seems to me like you were jealous of the moving Roy and I have been doing lately, and wanted to share in the fun!

As Frank would put it.....I LMAO, yea Mike moving is such fun  The move from NY to Western Canada not enough?  You can help me move

Roy

ruddratt wrote:

A (sort of) modeling update for me. The wife decided she wanted to flip-flop the contents of our work room and our guest room, saying the guest room should really be the larger of the two. Well, we (and I use that term loosely) are just about done (been at it since Friday morning) and what can I say...she was right again!

guests room are used rarely and they only need room to sleep  your work rooom is used heavely and you need the xtra room   sounds more like if you said no  she would shut you off for a long time

btw hi guys   i have been gone for 7 weeks and now i back

ruddratt wrote:

The wife decided she wanted to flip-flop the contents of our work room and our guest room, saying the guest room should really be the larger of the two. Well, we (and I use that term loosely) are just about done (been at it since Friday morning) and what can I say...she was right again!

Mike- Seems to me like you were jealous of the moving Roy and I have been doing lately, and wanted to share in the fun!

Darren-

Thanks for that link to the code letters!  I'm gonna look through them and see if I can find the ones I want.

Nicely done Darren .  Should be a great add to your collection.

Regards,  Rick

Sounds great, Darren! Glad you finally have some time off buddy! You've been really burning the candle at both ends lately.

A (sort of) modeling update for me. The wife decided she wanted to flip-flop the contents of our work room and our guest room, saying the guest room should really be the larger of the two. Well, we (and I use that term loosely) are just about done (been at it since Friday morning) and what can I say...she was right again!

Just a quick update:

I have been busy with my Mk.47 Seafire and its going well! I have put the fuselage together now and started on the wings. It is easy to get the Mk.46/47 wings mixed up so watch those instructions! The Mk.47 wings come in seperate wing fold pieces and this makes assembly tricky.My idea was to use the bottom of the Mk.46 wing and modify the upper Mk.47 wing so that I can pose my Seafire with its wings down. I put the wings together tonight and they look OK.

I have some leave coming up soon so I hope to get really stuck into this one! I'll post pics as soon as I get all the clamps off.

Hey thanks fella's!

I can honestly say that I'm happy with this one. I'm really pleased you like the way it turned out, your kind words are much appreciated.

Roy,

those are the Techmod decals, and I can recommend them, they went on very well. I will definately be building another one of these in the future.

Outstanding work my friend!  You really outdid yourself on that one.  Great camo, subtle weathering, ultra-realistic antenna, base, I could go on!

Seriously, you should be very proud of that one.  I hope mine turns out half as nice as that one.

Darren, let me be the first to say, GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Looks outstanding my friend.  Love the base.  Did you use the Techmod decals?

Roy

"Ahem!"

Gentlemen,

after much toil on the workbench I present to you my Fleet Air Arm Corsair II. Thanks to everyone on the build for the advice and encouragement. Special thanks to my namesake Darren who provided me with some excellent references that were sorely needed! Thanks mate!

I really enjoyed this build-hope you fella's like it too.

Frank-

check this out:

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?CATEGORY=&DIVISION=&MANUFACTURER=&CODE=&TYPE=Decal&SCALE=1%3A48&KEYWORD=letters&NUMPERPAGE=25&order%5B%5D=arrived+desc&order%5B%5D=code+asc

Its where I do my mail order over here in the UK. Its a full page of 1/48 code letters. Hope you find something useful.

Cheers everyone!

Darren- Thanks for looking for those, and PM received/ another inbound.

Gentlemen,

its that time of the week again. Wherever you are, enjoy what you're doing and have one on me.

CHEERS!