Kitbasher's blog: City slicker turned beach bum

[kitbasher]

Typical.  Quick impulse buy and build gets to the 'all done' time for filler' stage, gets filler in the gaps and lets it set - only to have first born visit this weekend.  And then we've family visiting briefly from Sweden.  So no menaingful modelling until the end of net week.  However that's not too bad a thing really, as a mail order purchase this morning means  I can change the look of the quick build rather more than originally intended.

All will be revealed.

I think all I'm going to get done this week are the rest of the markings for the ex-Nick Angel Interceptor.

[kitbasher]

Away in Ironbridge this weekend.  Dragged SWMBO around the museum at Cosford on the way home today - brief visit, noted the shuffling around of the aircraft that had happened since I was last there (last year's model show actually) and I think the change around is for the better.  Everything seemed lighter and more spacious, don't know why, and good to see the Nimrod put back together.  Overall the pace felt different somehow, as if it had finally stepped out of Hendon's shadow.

Anyway, far too much on at work the last few weeks so a bit of a modelling drought.  Hope to put that to rights this week - need a few new items to be ready for Hendon, so it's skates on!

And more on the Bristol Beaumaris to follow very soon! 

[NARSES2]

Away in Ironbridge this weekend.  

Nice place  Always tried to volunteer to accompany the new graduate recruits on their "this is the industries heritage trip". Most of them were bored silly by it, some found it as interesting as I did. All found out that you shouldn't just assume that because the "old geezer" accompanying you is 30 or so years older means you can try and drink him under the table  What I may lack in speed I make up for in stamina 

[kitbasher]

Yay!  Totes amazeballs - got some modelling done today! 

Also sorted out some sales to take to Hendon (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,37040.0.html)

Now all I need to do is finish three models off for Hendon.  I think I should be able to get two done - they'rer pretty advanced - and maybe even the third.

[kitbasher]

Not one of the builds I'm trying to get done in time for Hendon (although did do some long-overdue work on one of them yesterday), but rather one I didn't actually do much of the build for - yes, I've joined the Angel Interceptor Club courtesy of Nick's very generous recent 'part-built model giveaway'.  Some modifications made - some obvious, some less so.

[NARSES2]

Now that looks nice 

[kitbasher]

Generous praise, Chris, thank you.

Many, many years ago (as a kid) I built an Angel Interceptor when it first came out.
Only ever built one other sci-fi model, from 2009 and now gathering dust hanging from a rafter in the loft:

Two old Airfix 'JE-J' Spitfire IXcs were needing to be disposed of were used (no idea AT ALL why I had them but they'd been in the stash for a couple of years).  A load of old rubish, frankly!

[McColm]

Wow!!

[kitbasher]

D'Oh!  Just achieved the impossible and PM'ed myself this morning!  Thought I was quoting a reply from another forum member but in fact was replying to my own PM to someone else.

Please can someome remove all of the sharp objects from the house in case I injure myself later??

[kitbasher]

Decent hour or so working on three works in progress.  Had hoped to have one or two of them ready for Hendon but I just don't see that happening now.  Two were started at the beginning of the year and I'd hoped to get them and another two done by Easter, but it 'twas not to be.  Never mind, should both be done by the end of this month, then it really is back to the Val and the Battle before getting stuck into the Beaumaris.

And as for that diverting 'quick build' started in March (ha!), finally some sanding down of filler.  To be honest the total time spent on this build will be about three hours - maybe four - but spread out over several months.  Pathetic really - I honestly do want to do a quick build and at the moment I think converting a Hobbyboss Hawker Typhoon into a Hawker Tornado seems possibly the best bet at the moment.

Came to the conclusion today that Hendon will not be a spendathon - an new mould Airfix Hawker Typhoon and some decent flat, broad paint brushes.  Ad possibly something cheap, cheerful and second hand for whiffery purposes.

Anyway Dambuster fans - check this out (see on Britmodeller): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMfBKrdErY&feature=player_embedded

[NARSES2]

D'Oh!  Just achieved the impossible and PM'ed myself this morning!  Thought I was quoting a reply from another forum member but in fact was replying to my own PM to someone else.

Please can someome remove all of the sharp objects from the house in case I injure myself later??

You'll soon be joining the same club as me and Rad 

[NARSES2]

Came to the conclusion today that Hendon will not be a spendathon - an new mould Airfix Hawker Typhoon and some decent flat, broad paint brushes.  Ad possibly something cheap, cheerful and second hand for whiffery purposes.

Got my last flats from the arts section in the local WH Smiths. Very good and have survived a fair time in good nick with some looking after 

[kitbasher]

Got my last flats from the arts section in the local WH Smiths. Very good and have survived a fair time in good nick with some looking after 

We've a good independent art shop in the town but the brushes never seem quite soft enough to me.  Maybe I need to look more closely at what they've got.

[Rheged]

Got my last flats from the arts section in the local WH Smiths. Very good and have survived a fair time in good nick with some looking after 

We've a good independent art shop in the town but the brushes never seem quite soft enough to me.  Maybe I need to look more closely at what they've got.

Try "The Works" as a source for  brushes.  Some of their art material stock is dire,but some of it is actually worth consideration...........and fairly cheap.

[NARSES2]

Try "The Works" as a source for  brushes.  Some of their art material stock is dire,but some of it is actually worth consideration...........and fairly cheap.

Agree with that