The In My Stash GB : Redux

arki30 wrote:

Gorgeous Beaufighter, HK!  Your paintwork is flawless.    I'm quite jealous.

That is truly a beauty!!!! I am in love with the paint job. My heart is aflutter

Excellent work Hk! It's a lovely looking Beaufighter!

Cheers,

Azgaron

Wow, what an awesome build. Every aspect is really top notch. And that paint job...

hkshooter wrote:

Neat kit, everyone should have one.

Heh. I DO have one...hopefully I can make it look something like this.

HK Outstanding work the Beaufighter looks great you did a good job on those stripes

Cheers

Bear

Neat kit, everyone should have one.

Alright, alright, you've convinced me.  HK that is one nice build you threw together.  Props to you, sir!!

still working on the choo choo tracks

HK, great job on the beaufighter. Invasion stripes are very well done and the overall finish is excellent.

Kenny, nice set of rails you have there. Very realistic and will be a great base for the gun.

Steve

thanks guys for the kind comments .

steve those rails come with the kit. once i am done painting and weathering the ties i have to fasten the whole thing to the 4 and a half foot base. once that is done i am goingto add ground work and new ballast so i hope it comes out ok

Kenny the tracks look great Now start work on what goes on those tracks

Cheers

Bear

Kenny, the rails look quite good.  The rusting seems spot on.

Dave, you changed your avatar!  Holy crap, you've had Gollum for so long I didn't recognize it's you now. 

arki30 wrote:

Dave, you changed your avatar!  Holy crap, you've had Gollum for so long I didn't recognize it's you now.

Hey Arki, you win the grand prize for being the first one to notice!!!  Now come up to Canada and I'll give you the prize!

Gollum may return at a later date but right now I'm getting psyched up for the Canadian GB and the new avatar is the nose art from my Uncle's Halifax.  I won't be doing the Halifax for the GB, (still waiting for a new tool release) rather the Lancaster that he converted to at the end of the war.  As far as I know the nose art was not transfered to the Lancaster but it is inspirational none the less.

razordws wrote:

arki30 wrote: Dave, you changed your avatar!  Holy crap, you've had Gollum for so long I didn't recognize it's you now.  Hey Arki, you win the grand prize for being the first one to notice!!!  Now come up to Canada and I'll give you the prize!

Uh, before I jump in the car, what's the prize?

I'll have to watch the Canadian GB closely for the appearance of the Lancaster.

Tales from the Workbench, literally.  Snapped a few quick progress photos at my work area as I was too lazy to set up the lightbox.

With my trusty Dremel I've removed the front and rear well walls.

Next, notice the locating holes for the gear at the top of the well on the wing.

That all has to be removed for the resin firewall.  The ole Dremel paying for itself now!

As you can see, the resin firewall replaces the locating holes.  It's a little rough at the moment, but I'll clean it up later.  Sorry for my darn fingers making an appearance.  Nothing is glued in, and nothing wanted to sit still without a little pressure applied to hold it.

And the overall shot.  Still have a little more sanding and dryfitting to get everything to close tightly but the majority of the surgery is finished.  At least on this wing.  Now to start the other.

Cheers 

thanks raptor :)

arki she looks great

well i added a heavy black wash to the tracks to try to make them look like they are soaked in creosole (preservative) i am going to leave hem with the sheen on them they look alittle glossy but with the oil on them they stay a little shiny. once this is dry i will add a little rust by the cleats where it would have dripped off . and thank you doog if you stop by for helping out.

Nice work, Arki and Kenny!

Cheers,

Azgaron

Arki Looks good, keep them progress pics coming

Kenny The track looks good now for the BIG bit

Cheers

Bear

thanks bear

i laid down some flat earth just incase i miss a spot with ballast or the ground shows through . i didnt paint the bottom half cause that will be covered by ground work

Very nice progress on the tracks and groundwork Kenny. Rolling right along

Steve

Nice work Akri.  I think one of the more things is to modify a kit and seamlessly fit in new stuff.  Your work is top notch.

Kenny, what process did you use to get such a nice rust effect on your rails.  I think that your rust turned out better than mine did on the loco.  I'm hoping to have rails in my future. 

results may vary wrote:

Nice work Akri.  I think one of the more things is to modify a kit and seamlessly fit in new stuff.  Your work is top notch. Kenny, what process did you use to get such a nice rust effect on your rails.  I think that your rust turned out better than mine did on the loco.  I'm hoping to have rails in my future.

to rust them up first i sprayed they tracks with a dark gray , then i used tamiya weathering master rust and orange rust , after that i used rustall 4 coats on each side , for the silver on top i used the tamiya weather master again  

results may vary wrote:

Nice work Akri.  I think one of the more things is to modify a kit and seamlessly fit in new stuff.  Your work is top notch.

Well, I'm not quite sure my work is top notch, but I do have fun doing it.  And I do appreciate the compliment.  Thanks, RMV!

The other wheel well is now modified.  It went faster since I "learned" on the other.  Next to actually assemble everything and then prime the wells. 

hey fellas ,

 Well on a sad note there is a possibility i may not finish this build . I will be able to check in on the build and be here to see what is happening . But , for me my work bench stash and tools will have a home but they will be there by themselves. I am hoping things will get resolved quickly and i can come home to them (more importantly my family). In the mean time there is no room where i am going to be living to build paint etc etc etc. I am hoping and praying I can get my family life straightened out and be back where i belong. Thank you all for being understanding .

kenny