I was goiing to write something profound about procrastination, but kept putting it off.....

Gondor

Booger, the books almost 300 miles away 

Quote from: Flyer on February 17, 2023, 03:02:13 PMI finally found my side cutters this morning, that was the last tool I needed to find that I've been using as an excuse to stall making a start on a kit, guess I'm out of excuses, oh no I can think of one! Now I have to decide on what kit.... 

Build the 3rd one down the pile.

Quote from: zenrat on February 18, 2023, 03:54:48 AM

Quote from: Flyer on February 17, 2023, 03:02:13 PMI finally found my side cutters this morning, that was the last tool I needed to find that I've been using as an excuse to stall making a start on a kit, guess I'm out of excuses, oh no I can think of one! Now I have to decide on what kit.... 

Build the 3rd one down the pile.

So that would be a early version Fairey Firefly... Alrighty then, but I've been sidetracked by some R/C parts that have been sitting in my to do pile now.

Quote from: Flyer on February 18, 2023, 04:05:09 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 18, 2023, 03:54:48 AM

Quote from: Flyer on February 17, 2023, 03:02:13 PMI finally found my side cutters this morning, that was the last tool I needed to find that I've been using as an excuse to stall making a start on a kit, guess I'm out of excuses, oh no I can think of one! Now I have to decide on what kit.... 

Build the 3rd one down the pile.

So that would be a early version Fairey Firefly... Alrighty then, but I've been sidetracked by some R/C parts that have been sitting in my to do pile now.

Good choice.   

Quote from: zenrat on February 18, 2023, 04:26:28 AM

Quote from: Flyer on February 18, 2023, 04:05:09 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 18, 2023, 03:54:48 AM

Quote from: Flyer on February 17, 2023, 03:02:13 PMI finally found my side cutters this morning, that was the last tool I needed to find that I've been using as an excuse to stall making a start on a kit, guess I'm out of excuses, oh no I can think of one! Now I have to decide on what kit.... 

Build the 3rd one down the pile.

So that would be a early version Fairey Firefly... Alrighty then, but I've been sidetracked by some R/C parts that have been sitting in my to do pile now.

Good choice.   

Yep, I second that! 

Bit more procrastination happened today, I've at least got the kit out and looked over the sprues, I have no idea yet how I will go about painting it, it was part of a 3 kit lot that I picked up cheap as they were sold without boxes, decals or proper instructions, just a (poorly) photocopied sheet for each, all writing is in what I think is Russian. Apparently all 3 are FROG spawn, they are this Firefly, Fairey Gannett and Sea Venom.

Going paint shopping tomorrow, what colours I do this in will be used on some other aircraft I have set aside to go along with this one.
Likely to be land based in South Africa operated by a private company, like mercenaries but more organised and much more loyal, more a private Air Force I guess. Later on would be based on a carrier. Company colours will be going onto the rudder but any ideas for Camo? All Grey's? Mostly light browns and yellows? Jungle style?

Given it's a naval aircraft then I would suggest a desert scheme.   

They're all 1950's aircraft, so camo is, pretty much, a given. In South Africa I would use something like the RAF's sand & dark earth desert scheme but, possibly, change the dark earth for an olive/olive-green over either sky, light grey or a darker RAAF-type blue.

So, they'll be wearing Corporate Colours on the rudder, what about roundels? South African? Corporate? British?

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 19, 2023, 04:32:15 AMSo, they'll be wearing Corporate Colours on the rudder, what about roundels? South African? Corporate? British?

Dutch that was forced into working for Germany, that post war emigrated to Australia, then started mining and aviation enterprises of their own in South Africa and Australia. Thinking I won't bother about roundels or any other markings. There is a storyline (sort of) floating around in my head that involves CA-13's, several German and Japanese types and almost anything else that they could get their hands on. The enemy protagonists are Soviet based mostly. Buuuut.... It may all yet come to zilch as life in general seems rather intent on heading in southerly directions.

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Quote from: zenrat on February 19, 2023, 03:36:09 AMGiven it's a naval aircraft then I would suggest a desert scheme.   

  

We have movement!
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I don't know (or care) what colours the insides of a real Firefly are, I'm doing mine grey.

Black but in Whif World It's any colour you want it to be.