Battle of Britain GB 2008 - 21 June to 31 Oct 08

soulcrusher wrote:

Ok now it is time to be serious! Here is a picture of some progress on my Hurricane. Still have to smooth out the wing to fuselage  joints that i filled in with some streched sprue. then the dreaded vac formed canopy. I can tell Classic Airframes did not have alot of cofidence in my trimming skills because they supplied me with 4 canopies! Surface detail is awesome over all fit is not to bad for a short run kit. A little triming and sanding and the parts went together without to much fuss. Overall i have enjoyed building this kit so far. one of CA's better kits in my opinion.                                                                         Soulcrusher

Nice looking job so far SC, and congrats on the 1000 post. I built one of those, they are really sweet kits. Flash on about every bit of it though and the plastic is a little soft, but hey. Were modellers, not assemblers. Heres mine,

...Guy

 Hey Mike I don't think Japan was too much involved with the BOB. ( checking my references) Don't stay gone too long but try to bring back some good deals on killer models if ya can get to a hobby store.

Soulcrusher looks pretty good. Don't realize how tough those kits are until you try one and when it looks as good as yours well you've something to be proud of.

 Guy told ya about those twin Luftwaffle/woller moments but think that is a sharp looking finish on the Finish bird!

 Bondoman, What is the salty talk all about anyways? Falling asleep in my chair now but the word is build build build! Then build somemore unti ye drop!

Nice work so far Soulcrusher.  Those CA kits look so good in the box, but can be a real challenge to build.

Regards,  Rick

Nice work so far mr. 1000

Mike you could be right, I went off the top of my head. I know they play with armerment in the E-3/E-4 time frame. I'm sure all 4's had 20's and know E-1 thur 3 got upgraded. I don't know for sure right now if 3's had them from the start or not. I'll look into it when I get home.

Harv and Bondman I guess you proved that it was at least two more!!! Guy Aaron rj and Stan thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it. That is an unusual Hurricane there Guy. I do'nt think I've seen one in those markings. I think I will have to cut the canopy open like you have to achive a good fit. It just does not want to sit right. Separating the two parts should make it easier to get a tighter fit of the windscreen. Overall the fit is not bad for a short run kit. Like you guys said were modelers. If you can't overcome a little fit problem then stick to the mainstream kits! Well have to go to the golf range tonight and pound some turf so no model work tonight but there is always tomorrow!

                                                                                      Soulcrusher

Soulcrusher. Waht was it Oscar Wilde said about Golf.....Wasnt it, 'The perfect way to ruin a good walk' LOL.

Have fun fella. You wont be able to concentrate with the sound of that Merlin warbling away back home.

...Guy

Thanks Guy I'm headed out the front door right now.  As for the roar of the Merlin, its like music to my ears!

                                                                                   Soulcrusher

Thank you very much Frank. I just have to smooth out my wing joints tonight and she will be ready for some primer and looking for all of those little bad spots missed when sanding and filling. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger. i feel the need to knock down some Do 17's!

                                                                              Soulcrusher

Almost forgot Frank i jusrt pick up Pirates of the Carribbean at Worlds End! I'll trade you an undead money for a Tamiya 109!

soulcrusher wrote:

Thank you very much Frank. I just have to smooth out my wing joints tonight and she will be ready for some primer and looking for all of those little bad spots missed when sanding and filling. I'm getting an itchy trigger finger. i feel the need to knock down some Do 17's!                                                                               Soulcrusher Almost forgot Frank i jusrt pick up Pirates of the Carribbean at Worlds End! I'll trade you an undead money for a Tamiya 109!

The trade...is fair...

LOL!  What a great movie.

I worked on both the Spitfire and the '109 last night.  Added a panel wash to the Spit and put a coat of Future on the '109.  Started with the decals this morning, she's shaping up nicely!

SC- The Hurri's coming along very nicely!

Aaron- It sucks being away from the family and the models but the plus side is the hobby shops over here rock!  I have a nice one just around the corner from my hotel, looking at getting Hasegawa's new 1/72 B-26 and a couple of others.

luftwaffle wrote:

SC- The Hurri's coming along very nicely! Aaron- It sucks being away from the family and the models but the plus side is the hobby shops over here rock!  I have a nice one just around the corner from my hotel, looking at getting Hasegawa's new 1/72 B-26 and a couple of others.

 Well hope to have ya back on American soil soon then if that includes California? . Been away from my family too much as well. I know what you mean. Been all over the world but never made it into a hobby shop in Japan so I am envious there! Enjoy your trip and hurray home safe!

soulcrusher wrote:

I'm getting an itchy trigger finger. i feel the need to knock down some Do 17's!                                                                               Soulcrusher

Bill

Thanks for the kind words luftwaffle. I hear you there bondman. If you could get that hard stand completed I might have a chance. i'm sure to take some battle damage with those odds! A hardstand could get me back in action faster after the battle! Frank I can't wait to see some pics of your birds. oh and by the way I'm afraid I will be unable to complete the trade. i could not find and company that was willing to take responsability for shipping an undead monkey, sorry. Parle?

                                                                         Soulcrusher

soulcrusher wrote:

...oh and by the way I'm afraid I will be unable to complete the trade. i could not find and company that was willing to take responsability for shipping an undead monkey, sorry. Parle?                                                                          Soulcrusher

Parley? Down to the depths whatever man that thought up parley!

Daywalker wrote:

soulcrusher wrote: ...oh and by the way I'm afraid I will be unable to complete the trade. i could not find and company that was willing to take responsability for shipping an undead monkey, sorry. Parle?                                                                          Soulcrusher Parley? Down to the depths whatever man that thought up parley!

LMAO Frank!

                                                                               Soulcrusher

 Avast ye( Pirate salty talk) Over 24 hours and no post and no reports! So you all should know by now not to leave me bored cuz things happen........ Just for giggles I went a head and built the Pegasus Spitfire if for no other reason to give the 109's some target practice. Spent all of 8 hours on it. Nothing spectacular added nothing but a figure to it so you can see what this kit  offers. Remember it is a snap-together (when was the last time you did one of those) I sure can't recall. Here it stands out of box cept for the figure and some hurried antenna that really need redone right. Take her as is!

 The color on the bottom is not overspray but a weathering I was playing with to replicate some oxidation and dirt on the light old fashioned lead paint! Miss that stuff.  There were no roundrals included for the underside. Wonder if he had them? not hard to add but again wanted to gibve you fellers a staight shot of this $7 kit and 8 hours work.

Ahhhh yes... those were the days, $10 loonies (back before they were loonies mind you - Canadian talk for dollars) in my pocket and a free weekend and BAM!!! another built kit in the collection. 

Nicely done Aaron, hopefully that will hold up the RAF end of things till some others get crackin. - wheere's the smiley guy with the whip when ya need him.

Well done Aaron!  Glad to see the RAF has been able to scramble an intercept!

Nice job Aaron, the 1st of many to be shot down in hordes, My friend. They probably did come with roundells on the bottom wing as this was the important one. For air recognition for all those trigger happy AA men looking for targets.

...Guy

sorry busy at work this week, falling off my post.

The spit look good.

Mike's right, E-1/2 had 17's in the wings as did some early E-3, but this would be the exception to the rule. Most E-3 were requipted with 20mm in the wing postion. It looks like most eariler E's were quickly rearmed with the 20mm. Hence why my E-1 bob has 20's.

I'm building an adversary dio with my E and a spitfire MK.I. I would like to use some not so common marking/camo for the spit as well. From what I have seen the RAF was pretty straight laced with there marking and such. anyone come across anything that might fit the bill? I would like a fighter unit as opposed to a recon. I'm just not finding anything I like. The more unusual and less known the better, but still flew in combat.

My Hurricane should be in primer tonight. Just have some touch up sanding to do and then a primer coat. Hopefully no ugly spots will turn up and I can start painting! The hard edge camo should not be to time consuming. Making the masks for the upper camo will probally take up more time than anything else.

Frank I knew i could get you takling in pirate talk with that one. By the way the monkey Jack is doing just fine.

                                                                                     Soulcrusher

 Thank ye fellows. I am glad you like the Spit. Every once and again I get an urge to do a one day wonder to return to the simpler days like Razor said. Getting ready to dive into a couple bigger projects so I wanted to get my mind right before counting riviits and breakingout the heavy tools.

 Probably looks good as the competetion be scarce but once Frank, GZT and Sc get their fighters up it will be a much more proper force to be sure. I really just played and had fun with it. Trying different painting stuff and weathering that I would be too afraid would ruin a larger investment.  I was thinking of adding a few parts from an old broken Monogram Spit for the pit and such. May still since it is a snap and can be disaxssembled easy enough. I certainly will add the lower roundrals as per Guy's point it is a sin not to have included those.

 The Prop stands too far off the nose and such but if someone with a limited budget on either cash or time wanted to participate this is a good kit for that or to practice things on.

Thanks again to all now show me some stuff!

sfcmac wrote:

Thanks again to all now show me some stuff!

I can't, I'm at work!!! LOL...

Stan- For some reason, I seem to recall seeing an unusually marked Spit in a book at home.  I'll take a look tonight when I get home.

SC-LOL, What say ye to three shillings, and we forget the name?

Daywalker wrote:

sfcmac wrote: Thanks again to all now show me some stuff! I can't, I'm at work!!! LOL... Stan- For some reason, I seem to recall seeing an unusually marked Spit in a book at home.  I'll take a look tonight when I get home. SC-LOL, What say ye to three shillings, and we forget the name?

Done!

                                                                 Soulcrusher

Oh Happy Day

The padded envelope came in the mail from across the pond, with two beautiful PE sets for the Watch Office. One all scale windows and doors, the other all of the radios, met instruments, rocket, flares, chairs, desks, and about 100 other things a fellow could want.

Damn, no Sussanah York, but PE wouldn't have done her justice anyways; too many folds

We've got to get an airfield up and running. While the main building is under construction, a few officers and a tent will have to do. more tomorrow.

OK bondman well be waiting on you for our ground support! I hope there will be a latrine!

                                                                                Soulcrusher