Gondor's Grumblings

[JayBee]

looking a bity like an F-102 in shpe

Gondor

Yeugh!!!!!

[Gondor]

Having received my Freightdog Hawker P.1101 conversion set I have reorganized part of my modelling room so that my Revell Hunter's are easily reachable rather than at the bottom of a pile of other kits. This has also allowed me to take stock of what I intend to do with the various kits, 3 x Revell Mk.6's, 4 x Revell Mk.9's and an Xtrakit T.7. These will be a mix or real world build and what iff's. A Peruvian Mk.4, A Swiss Mk.58, A GA.11 a Saudi aircraft and a T.66 using the Freightdog conversion set make up the real world allocations so far with the Xtrakit T.7 allocated to be a P.1130 and one of the Mk.9's to be a P.1083 which also has in it's box the P.1109 conversion set in the box as well.
I'm thinking of using the P.1101 with the P.1083 and P.1109 with long range tanks to feed that thirsty engine. I am probably going to purchase another set of the P.1101 and P.1083 sets to bu id an alternative T.7 which is likely to be in the Red/White scheme though one of the various aerobatic schemes is an idea for someone else. The P.1083 will probably be used with one of the two Huntsman conversions I have which will be just that little bit different.
Now to get on with some of these builds as well as the rest of the part started builds I have 

Gondor

[Gondor]

Regarding my comments above about getting on with some of the builds I had a feeling that I was missing a few parts between my Revell hunter kits. On checking I found that two of them were each missing one fuselage half, which happened to be for the opposite sides of the aircraft. 

Half an hour later and the missing fuselage half's were found, cut up! 

Fortunately I had been using them to attempt to create a set of intakes after a conversation with Campbell from Odds & Ordinance. He succeeded in producing a set and I didn't but I had started work which fortunately involved cutting out part of the inside of the wing roots and no further back than I need to cut the fuselage for the P.1101 so I can use the cut fuselage half's for the P.1101 and have matched up the fuselage half's so that all the other Revell hunters are complete.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Glad to see Lady Luck smiled for a change 

[Gondor]

Glad to see Lady Luck smiled for a change 

Not half as much as I am!

Gondor

[Gondor]

It's been an eventful couple of weeks. The heating in my car stopped working last week which was bothersome then this week I messed up applying varnish too early to the upper surface paint on my one week group build. That was followed by my car running poorly yesterday morning on the way into work, no acceleration to speak of, on the way home things were much better until all of a sudden the engine overheating warning came on so I had to crawl home at a maximum speed of 50mph so the engine would stay cool! Found out that the level of liquid in the radiator was effectively empty which was proved by my pouring four pints of water into the top up tank after the car had cooled down.
Other things not exactly going my way was my trying to purchase several AMK 1/72 Kfir C2/C7 kits as the item had come into stock at Hannants to almost immediately go out of stock from mostly back orders and trade orders. My attempts at buying from eBay failed as those that I saw last night were not there this morning. So if anyone knows where I can get hold of any and pay with PayPal preferably, I would be a happy camper.

Gondor

[TheChronicOne]

Bummer about the engine problems brotha. That sounds pretty troublesome, hopefully it's just a hose leak or something. Fear of auto malfunction is why I haven't left the city limits in many years.

[Gondor]

While digging out a pair of Lancaster engine pods this evening I found two Heller 1/72 Mirage IV's. I can remember that I am intending to convert one into a Spey engined version but can't remember what I was going to do with the other. Perhaps a flick through some of my refference material will enlighten me, maybe not 

Gondor

[Gondor]

Quite chuffed with myself as I have eventually managed to repair one of my previous builds which had an undercarriage collapse.

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=42335.0

Never did post any pictures of the completed aircraft, may do so later this weekend.

Gondor

[zenrat]

While digging out a pair of Lancaster engine pods this evening I found two Heller 1/72 Mirage IV's. I can remember that I am intending to convert one into a Spey engined version but can't remember what I was going to do with the other. Perhaps a flick through some of my refference material will enlighten me, maybe not 

Gondor

My mind is trying to picture a Mirage IV with a pair of Merlins...

[PR19_Kit]

While digging out a pair of Lancaster engine pods this evening I found two Heller 1/72 Mirage IV's. I can remember that I am intending to convert one into a Spey engined version but can't remember what I was going to do with the other. Perhaps a flick through some of my refference material will enlighten me, maybe not 

Gondor

Mu mind is trying to picture a Mirage IV with a pair of Merlins...

In the back, geared together to power the mother of all pusher contra-props! 

[Gondor]

Ah, perhaps I should clear things up a bit. The Merlin's are for a Mosquito and yes I know that's what powered them normally but not in a Lancaster power egg. 

Gondor

[Gondor]

Not happy about yesteray 

Three major sporting events on the same day and at the same time!!!! 

The Brittish Grand Prix, Wimbeldon Men's Final and the Cricket World Cup arggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! 
 
Saying that, with all that sport out of the way I might get some modelling done 

Gondor

[TheChronicOne]

Going to have to buy some more television sets. 

[NARSES2]

Saying that, with all that sport out of the way I might get some modelling done 

Gondor

Open Golf and Netball World Cup this week, Ashes, Football season and Rugby World Cup all to follow along shortly  I've got tickets for the Friday at the Oval as well