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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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Hobbes

#15
August 26, 2006, 07:57:30 AM
:wub:

She looks great in camo.  

nev

#16
August 26, 2006, 07:59:09 AM
With a fair wind I reckon I'll get her done this weekend.  Just things like the radome & undercarriage detail to paint - probly finish that this evening, then decals tomorrow....
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

NARSES2

#17
August 27, 2006, 01:56:36 AM
Your shaming me in to getting on with my Belgian one Nev - looking good
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Aircav

#18
August 27, 2006, 02:05:19 AM
Looking good :D ...............................thinks, must get one of mine started :unsure:  
"Subvert and convert" By Me  :-)

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

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nev

#19
August 27, 2006, 02:59:20 PM
Finished!
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

#20
August 27, 2006, 03:05:57 PM
After all that agonising over which squadron to do, in the end I did the first one off Jennings' sheet!  :dum:  (not that there's anything wrong with that - we love what you did J  B) )

Unfortunately, those 45 Squadron Bars you sent me Steve are too small :(  I'll keep my eye out for some 1/48 Hunter/Tornado decals to add at a later date - that forward fuselage looks really bare with just a roundel.
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

#21
August 27, 2006, 03:09:39 PM
You know what I like to say about "a fuzzy digicam hides many a modelling sin".  Throw in some poor lighting, and no close-ups and she looks about half-decent.

ie, this isn't my best model.  The black bits especially, my Tamiya Flat Black just would not co-operate, behaved horribly :(  Newish bottle too.  Throw in all the kits problems and my usual combination of laziness and bog-standard skills.
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

#22
August 27, 2006, 03:12:20 PM
And yet, like a mother forgets the pain of childbirth, I am already forgetting how un-fun this kit was to make.  Hey, its a TSR2!!!

Now, where did I put those Saudi decals.....
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

#23
August 27, 2006, 03:14:00 PM
Last one for luck.  Steve, I'll give you those decals back at Telford.
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

Brian da Basher

#24
August 27, 2006, 03:29:02 PM
I like it Nev! Looks smashing in that camo paintjob and squadron markings! It's a winner, even if it lacks spats.
Cool stuff! B)
Brian da Basher

NARSES2

#25
August 28, 2006, 01:39:47 AM
Well I for one think it bloody nice Nev like Steve I'll have to re-start mine now
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Aircav

#26
August 28, 2006, 02:37:39 AM
QuoteLast one for luck.  Steve, I'll give you those decals back at Telford.
TSr looks great Nev  B)  B)
And as far as the transfers go, just keep them I'm sure you find something to put them on, got some 1/32 ones if they are any good  ;)  
"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

#27
August 28, 2006, 08:16:39 AM
Thanks guys.  Steve - I have 1/32 45 sqdn markings, that was what started me on my quest for some suitable sized roundel bars.

Lee - especially appreciate your compliment :)
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

#29
August 28, 2006, 11:13:05 AM
Very sleek, very believable.  Great job, Nev!  Realize the troubles you had with their fit, etc. but, in the end, you made it look like it came from a shake'n'paint Tamigawa kit.

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:

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