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Operation Cosford 2012

Started by Martin H, November 16, 2011, 08:32:38 AM

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Weaver

#330
March 31, 2012, 09:47:10 AM
Okay, I'm declaring the P.7D finished. I could probably keep playing with it for another month, but as my Mum's art teacher once told her, one of the most important skills is knowing when to stop fiddling.... ;D :thumbsup:

DAMN it looks good....... :wub: Well actually it's pretty rough around the edges, but whiff-wise, it's been pretty much one of those rare fell-together-like-it-was-meant-to-be ones. It's dead solid too, being a mixture of Frog and Plasticart bits. I so want to do another one now: an operational one with missiles and wheels up so I can fly it round the room...... ;D
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

kitbasher

#331
March 31, 2012, 09:52:27 AM
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

kitbasher

#332
March 31, 2012, 09:53:35 AM
A bit of a rush at the end, varnish still drying!

;D ;D
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
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Weaver

#333
March 31, 2012, 10:04:49 AM
Cheers Kitbasher - that's about the sound it'd make.... ;D

Your Tornado looks the business!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

PR19_Kit

#334
March 31, 2012, 11:03:10 AM
Roger that Duncan, we'll have to eat the Jaffa cakes ourselves I guess..........  ;)

The third, and last, aircraft off my production line for Cosford is the original PR19, a contemprary of the early U-2s, thus the colour scheme and engines etc. See the recently updated backstory at :-

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,22259.0/highlight,meteor+pr19.html

This version of WS773 is modelled during its period as a nuclear test sampler and carries the modified Meteor belly tank with the sampling intakes in the nose.








Lastly here's a piccie of all three PR19 versions, the black PR19, the grey PR19a with the smaller TF33 engines and the larger PR19b with the HUGE versions of the TF33s at the rear.

Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kitbasher

#335
March 31, 2012, 11:19:49 AM Last Edit: March 31, 2012, 01:42:37 PM by kitbasher
Quote from: Overkiller (aka Buffy) on March 31, 2012, 10:20:56 AM
Hmmm that looks rather familiar...  ;D

Glad you like it.
Remember the comments at http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,20085.msg283261.html#msg283261 almost 3 years ago?  Finally this is it.  Apart from your FGA2 there's an FG5 on the forum - all three use different wings!
And I agree with your comments about the Phantom wing chord - if I'd had an Airfix F3 in the stash I'd have grafted a GR1 nose on to it and used that as the 'base' fuselage.  I think the proportions would have been a little better.
However I have compensated by using a Phantom tailplane as well - so the wing/tailplne surface area is probably not too different from that of the actual GR.1.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 31, 2012, 11:03:10 AM


You know I'm sure you could do something similar with a Canberra  ;)
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PR19_Kit

#336
March 31, 2012, 01:56:14 PM
Quote from: kitbasher on March 31, 2012, 11:19:49 AM
You know I'm sure you could do something similar with a Canberra  ;)

Give me time  ;D

But it's already been done 'down south' of course, mine would just be a UK built version.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Ian the Kiwi Herder

#337
March 31, 2012, 02:31:49 PM
Perfectly, perfect chaps. Have a great show - I'll be with you in spirit. Manly hugz to all.  :cheers:

Ian

"When the Carpet Monster tells you it's full....
....it's time to tidy the workbench"

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Radish

#338
April 01, 2012, 10:38:50 AM
Had a great day. I'm knackered :thumbsup:
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Martin H

#339
April 01, 2012, 11:09:33 AM
Quote from: Radish on April 01, 2012, 10:38:50 AM
Had a great day. I'm knackered :thumbsup:

That makes two of us.

BTW Terry your parasol Spitfire is in my possession. It can do a few extra shows  along with Kit's Meteor PR-19b before I can get it back to you ;D
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

kitbasher

#340
April 01, 2012, 11:53:46 AM Last Edit: April 01, 2012, 01:37:10 PM by kitbasher
Top day out.
Great weather, great setting, loads of interest in the SIG display (good plan Martin  :thumbsup:) - and of course excellent company.
And there were no holdups on the roads.  Can't ask for very much more really!
Pics tomorrow probably.
;D ;D
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
On the go: Beaumaris/Battle/Bronco/Barracuda/F-105(UK)/Flatning/Hellcat IV/Hunter PR11/Hurricane IIb/Ice Cream Tank/JP T4/Jumo MiG-15/M21/P1103 (early)/P1127/P1154-ish/Phantom FG1/I-153/Sea Hawk T7/Spitfire XII/Spitfire Tr18/Twin Otter/FrankenCOIN/Frankenfighter

Geoff

#341
April 01, 2012, 12:06:08 PM
Yeah it worked well.

Radish

#342
April 01, 2012, 12:59:54 PM
Cheers, Martin......I'll be with the SIG at Coventry, Brampton at least!!
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

Still His (or Her) Majesty, Queen Caroline of the Midlands, Resident Drag Queen

Martin H

#343
April 01, 2012, 01:25:26 PM
Quote from: kitbasher on April 01, 2012, 11:53:46 AM
loads of interest in the SIG display good plan Martin)

with hindsight, I should have arranged a 4th table. but it worked with what space we had. even if the freestyle section was over crowded.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

IPMS (UK) What if? SIG Leader.
IPMS (UK) Project Cancelled SIG Member.

Steel Penguin

#344
April 01, 2012, 01:31:50 PM
Sorry i got a bit carryed away with the armour.  but the 1st 2 tables were crackin to look at.
the things you learn, give your mind the wings to fly, and the chains to hold yourself steady
take off and nuke the site form orbit, nope, time for the real thing, CAM and gridfire, call special circumstances. 
wow, its like freefalling into the Geofront
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