Beagle Bassett-Now only doing Mach .3 update

Captain Canada · February 02, 2013, 09:03:40 AM

Another kit I'm not sure when/where I got...or when I started it, or what I was going to do with it.....anyway, she's back on the bench ( or kitchen table, as it is today )
I seem to recall using it for a squadron hack, to shuttle men back and forth from the Edmonton area to Northern bases, like V-bomber crews

Going to end up very similar to an RAF example. Might clip the wings and put tip tanks on it. I found everything but the main wheels, so it might be a flier. Besides, it's such a neat little aeroplane, building it as a flier means more fun for those of us inclined to cruise around the house with toy aeroplanes.....

kitnut617 · February 02, 2013, 09:11:12 AM

Wingtip tanks are good Todd !!!

Captain Canada · February 02, 2013, 09:34:10 AM

Always liked that one. Tips tanks are defo the way to go. It really does need those turboprops to really make her look good tho.

Tophe · February 02, 2013, 11:54:27 AM

Interesting. Do you still have spinners & propellers or do you need some? I have the one from my Airtruck kit, if you want to make it asymmetric (single engine, lateral)

Captain Canada · February 03, 2013, 07:00:15 AM

Thanks Tophe, but I have some old props from a long-dead Skyservant and should be able to coble up some spinners.

Sticky Fingers · February 03, 2013, 08:54:45 AM

How about swept wings?

Captain Canada · February 03, 2013, 01:34:48 PM

Nah just gonna be built straight up, get another one finished so I can clean up my pile !

Captain Canada · February 07, 2013, 08:42:09 AM

Not much of an update, been pretty slow at the bench. Busy at work, and too many beers when not at work. I mean, I love beer, I just get nothing done becasue of it.....

Anyway : Cut off the wingtips and started on the tip tanks. Think these are from the Airfix Mig-17. Cut off the fins so could monut them on their sides, and will re-attach one fin to each afterward.

Tophe · February 07, 2013, 09:33:39 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on February 07, 2013, 08:42:09 AM
the tip tanks. Think these are from the Airfix Mig-17

Of course! A MiG-17 is so close to a Bassett...

Captain Canada · February 07, 2013, 08:22:26 PM

LOL...close enough, eh Tophe !

Another small update-put two coats of gloss over a coat of matt white. I really should have used the airbrush, but too lazy....

Wondering if I should add a standard lightning flash, an all black one, or maybe blue as an early EWU bird ? Hmmm.....decisions, decisions...

TallEng · February 09, 2013, 09:55:27 AM

Surely the flash should be red with a white middle?

Regards
Keith

kitnut617 · February 09, 2013, 10:18:47 AM

Quote from: TallEng on February 09, 2013, 09:55:27 AM
Surely the flash should be red with a white middle?

Regards
Keith

If you're referring to my Turbo-Terrier (Basset) -- no. I used decals from Xtradecal sheet No.X72009 for my model (EDIT: which is now called X72165 apparently), these are 'post-war' roundels and flashes of red/blue only. I have found in my decal sheet stash a number of schemes like this, Hunters, Vulcans, Victors, Chinooks which have this red/blue fin flash

The Wooksta! · February 09, 2013, 02:49:30 PM

They're not post war, that's the three colour Type D. The ones on the Turbo-Terrier, Hunters, et al are the post 1972 Tactical Roundel.

pyro-manic · February 09, 2013, 03:13:07 PM

I think what the Captain (and TallEng) is actually talking about is a fuselage cheatline, not a (fin) flash.

kitnut617 · February 09, 2013, 03:55:34 PM

D'oh! I missed the text under the pic --- sorry