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Time to drag the old girl out the hangar

Started by nev, July 18, 2006, 01:05:55 PM

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nev

July 18, 2006, 01:05:55 PM
Not much to report actually, had the fuselage together for a month or 2, but the thought of all that sanding put me off.  Since we had an out-of-season spring clean today (prior to putting the house on the market) this baby has gone from 1 of 12 on the workbench to 1 of 3.  

Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

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August 04, 2006, 09:54:16 AM Last Edit: August 04, 2006, 09:55:14 AM by nev
Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but do any parts of this model actually fit together?

I have found this model to be very frustrating so far.

Still haven't decided which colour scheme to go for - it will be RAF DG/DSG/LAG, but will it be 2 colour or 3 colour roundels?
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

SimonR

#2
August 05, 2006, 08:07:39 AM
QuoteNow, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but do any parts of this model actually fit together?
It's a dog alright. But if you look on page 178 of Project Cancelled you can see a very prominent join between the wing surfaces and the fuselage that I spent a great deal of time, inaccurately as it turned out, removing.
Simon

This is the curse of speed;  I have been a slave to it all my life. On my gravestone they will carve 'It never got fast enough for me'.
Hunter S. Thompson

Captain Canada

#3
August 05, 2006, 08:35:39 AM
Dogs are mans best friend, Nev !

Looking good, BTW. I need to get going on mine when I get back. I'm having a hard time not building it Canadian, tho !

:wacko:  
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

nev

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August 05, 2006, 08:45:38 AM
:huh: not Canadian?  :o


You feeling alright mate?  :unsure:  
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

#5
August 16, 2006, 03:30:15 AM
I've had MSN & PM discussions with several of you regarding squadron markings.  Here are the 1/32 bars astride the 1/72 fuselage roundel.  

Doesn't look out of place does it?
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

#6
August 16, 2006, 01:38:05 PM
Yep.  And I was contemplating nicking the wing roundels off a 72nd Hunter.
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

#7
August 19, 2006, 02:59:28 AM
3 coats of Light Aircraft Grey and Dark Sea Gray later.....


I gotta say, this build is a lot more fun now I'm not struggling to build the damn thing!

And the big 45 squadron bars idea is off - they are too big for the forward fuselage :(

Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

John Howling Mouse

#8
August 19, 2006, 06:27:05 AM
Very intriguing!  Looking forward to more of your progress shots...

About the mis-aligned parts: it's been fun reading various magazine-published reviews of the problems the model presents.  They all try to be polite but the bottom line appears to be that this baby's a very tough haul until you get past the glued airframe stage.

I'll have to snip some pieces off their sprues and do some test-fitting to see just how bad it is...   :unsure:  
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Aircav

#9
August 19, 2006, 06:54:53 AM
Nev,
I think I have some 45 Sqn markings from a Matchbox Hunter if you want them.
Steve
"Subvert and convert" By Me  :-)

"Sophistication means complication, then escallation, cancellation and finally ruination."
Sir Sydney Camm

"Men do not stop playing because they grow old, they grow old because they stop playing" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Captain Canada

#10
August 19, 2006, 07:18:06 AM
Looking good, Nevster ! I was gonna say that your 45 Sqn. bars looked right at home beside that roundel, but if they don't fit the fuselage........

:wacko:  
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

nev

#11
August 19, 2006, 09:48:40 AM
QuoteNev,
I think I have some 45 Sqn markings from a Matchbox Hunter if you want them.
Steve
Stevie, you're a life-saver!
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Aircav

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August 20, 2006, 01:08:51 PM Last Edit: August 20, 2006, 01:09:48 PM by Aircav
Just PM me your address  :D
"Subvert and convert" By Me  :-)

"Sophistication means complication, then escallation, cancellation and finally ruination."
Sir Sydney Camm

"Men do not stop playing because they grow old, they grow old because they stop playing" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Vertical Airscrew SIG Leader

nev

#13
August 22, 2006, 09:36:51 AM
Arrived this morning, thanks Steve :)
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

nev

#14
August 26, 2006, 07:56:12 AM
Really starting to look the part now I reckon
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May
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