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Leigh

#15
September 17, 2006, 10:42:23 PM
God you make it look so easy, looks awesome.

I invite all and any criticism, except about Eric The Dog, it's not his fault he's stupid


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Mike Wren

#16
September 25, 2006, 11:49:57 AM
back from holiday & raring to go (well, sort of...)

finally got all the sanding done & scribed in a few panel lines to busy it up a bit



a clue as to the final paint scheme...



and a bigger clue as to the final paint scheme...



as I'm off work again tomorrow I will hopefully get the camo masked up & the dark earth on... then it's the black undersides...  :huh:  not sure if I'll get chance to finish the decals in time though!  :angry:  

Brian da Basher

#17
September 25, 2006, 06:12:55 PM Last Edit: September 25, 2006, 06:14:31 PM by Brian da Basher
Looking great Mike! I'm really intrigued by the paint scheme and can't wait to see it finished! I have every confidence you'll get this in under the wire!

Go, Mike, go!

Brian da Basher

nev

#18
September 26, 2006, 09:37:03 AM
Oooh, middle east chocolate scheme  :wub:  :wub:  
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

Mike Wren

#19
September 27, 2006, 04:15:52 AM
QuoteOooh, middle east chocolate scheme  :wub:  :wub:
10 points to Nev!  :D







after taking the pics I think I got the sand/brown camo proportions slightly out & have a bit too much sand, so, a quick respray (& lots of paint matching & hand painting cause I ran out of Tamiya Dark Earth spray...) to some key areas means it now looks a bit better... still needs its black undersides...

Brian da Basher

#20
September 27, 2006, 06:03:56 AM
Wow Mike that camo scheme is a real eye-catcher! Your Belfast is coming along wonderfully! There's something very compelling about that tan-and-chocolate brown. B)

Brian da Basher

nev

#21
September 28, 2006, 01:03:21 AM
beauty!!  :wub:  :wub:  
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

K5054NZ

#22
September 28, 2006, 04:21:19 PM
Absitively lovely mate! Fantabulousness! My hat's off to you.


Ay chance of a size comparison with another model, just so we (ok then, I) can get an idea of its size?

John Howling Mouse

#23
September 28, 2006, 08:55:42 PM
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!   :wub:  
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

retro_seventies

#24
September 28, 2006, 09:53:06 PM
*innapropriate sproing*

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean, if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristin Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989.

Hobbes

#25
September 29, 2006, 12:09:20 AM
Very nice! But what's with the white spot over the cockpit?  

nev

#26
September 29, 2006, 01:31:30 AM
I believe it was to reflect the heat - rather like the white panel on the spine of the Cyprus based Lightnings to protect the AVPIN tank from over-heating.
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

#27
September 29, 2006, 01:56:47 AM
QuoteI believe it was to reflect the heat - rather like the white panel on the spine of the Cyprus based Lightnings to protect the AVPIN tank from over-heating.
AFAIK that's correct Nev
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Mike Wren

#28
October 01, 2006, 07:07:16 AM
sadly I now have no chance of getting this thing finished, the main paint is now on but needs a lot of tidying up, lots of bleed under my underside masking (probably due to spraying it outside in the near dark on friday night), then there's the decals that need doing... bugger it! it will be finished, just not this weekend  :angry:  sorry chaps!

John Howling Mouse

#29
October 01, 2006, 08:59:15 AM
Similar boat here.  Wonder if we could possibly convince the extremely benevolent and tolerant moderate that a one-week extension is in order?

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