Narses2's Blog - or what I'm slowly making progress on

[NARSES2]

IIRC, thje u/c is a nightmare to fit and *will* sag under the weight.  The wheels are awful and plus, of course, the curse of Magna's horrible canopies will strike.

Must admit the drawings of the undercarriage fit look "interesting"  Agree re the wheels. After separating from the resin they are attached to I had to rebuild with plasticard. Haven't got a pair the right size in the spares box.

Still progress is being made. I've painted up the interior and sorted one of the flap tracks that had broke off. Plastic bar stock, super glue and filler did that.

[NARSES2]

The Spearfish cockpit is added to the fuselage and the halves are fixed together, not without a little struggle I might say. She's now sitting in clamps waiting for the glue to fully cure. Looking at the wing join, it's ok but I will need to break the Milliput out for the fuselage and the wings I'm thinking.

Started on the Super Corsair. I really think some companies add resin parts just to show off sometimes. In older "limited run" kits I could understand but not with relatively new ones like this. Sure the resin is gorgeous but some parts are super tiny and a lot of them don't really fit   The wheel well inserts are very nice but you would have to sand the backs until they are see through to get them to fit. I know because the same companies Tempest II has them of this thickness and I've built it. Also the cockpit insert needed its sides sanded heavily to get the fuselage to close and that is without the separate resin sidewalls (the Typhoons really won't fit without taking the fuselage walls down to see through) They will get left off as will the wheel wells. I will replace the framing and wheel bay walls (and that's all the resin parts have) with plastic strip. A lot quicker and anyone takes a dental mirror to one of my kits (I've seen it at a Junior competition  ) I'll take issue with them   The engine and a couple of other bits will get used and as said they are very nice, but..................

[kitbasher]

Here's the completed threesome and the respective links



http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,38638.msg633682.html#new




http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,38636.msg633679/boardseen.html#new




http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,38637.0.html

Top banana, Chris - really smart!

[NARSES2]

Thank you sir

Had a neat idea whilst in Costa's this morning (other coffee shops are available). Now need to source an Airfix Arado 196. Shouldn't be to difficult

[The Wooksta!]

Better off with a Heller one.  Far better kit.

[NARSES2]

Better off with a Heller one.  Far better kit.

Cheers Lee

Whilst looking for something else in the spares bin I found an old (Frog ?) V1 Doodlebug. Now I nicked the engine for something else so long ago that I forget what. But I'm thinking it could become a guided glide bomb for use in precision attacks. Fits under my Spearfish, which now has it's wings fitted. Easier with £1 Store 5 min epoxy, rather then superglue, quite a lot of weight to take

[kitnut617]

Whilst looking for something else in the spares bin I found an old (Frog ?) V1 Doodlebug. Now I nicked the engine for something else so long ago that I forget what. But I'm thinking it could become a guided glide bomb for use in precision attacks. Fits under my Spearfish, which now has it's wings fitted. Easier with £1 Store 5 min epoxy, rather then superglue, quite a lot of weight to take

After the war, the RAF trialed TV guided Tallboys (after studying captured German equipment).  They had determined that it would be their primary weapon to use against capital ships.

[NARSES2]

Oh thank you 

This will obviously be a tad smaller but still usefull against anything of cruiser size downwards I think.

[kitnut617]

You wouldn't have to have such long wings on it, just enough for guiding the glide.

Here's my take on a later TV equipped Tallboy, it's going under a TSR2 --

[PR19_Kit]

You wouldn't have to have such long wings on it, just enough for guiding the glide.

Ooh yes you would!!

[panto mode off] 

[Rheged]

You wouldn't have to have such long wings on it, just enough for guiding the glide.

Ooh yes you would!!

[panto mode off] 

Panto mode engaged

Oh no you wouldn't

Panto mode disengaged


Sorry! couldnt resist it!

[PR19_Kit]

I know SOMEOne would go for it. 

[zenrat]

Oh no you didn't.

[Steel Penguin]

{chorus's}  OH YES HE DID!!

[Thorvic]

Oi Lads please remember this is Narses Blog thread !