A 'different' Airbus A-400M Atlas - FINISHED!

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Truly magnificent! I am lost in admiration.

[PR19_Kit]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

While packing 'Snoopy Too' for Telford tomorrow I managed to break the nose probe off AGAIN! That's the second time I think.

So this evening I've glued it back on again with some super strength superglue, PSR'd the break line, masked up the red/white bits of the probe and re-sprayed the break line though a monster newspaper mask.

Nothing like last minute repairs before a big show to keep you cool and calm, I don't think!

[rickshaw]

I did suggest that you made it removable, Kit...   

[PR19_Kit]

Yeah, and if I'd done that originally it would have been sensible and practical.

But after all the assembly and painting it would have been very difficult and time consuming.

It looks fine now, no sign of the join.

[smeds]

Saw this at Telford, very impressed mate. I have one in the stash awaiting idea's.

Don't suppose you know of a 1/48 Snoopy conversion ?

[kitnut617]

My friend Steve Gardner who was also at Telford this year and helping out on a table near the What-If table, was also really impressed with it. He said it was all he could see of the table all day ---- he sent me a pic he took of it too.  He told me he remembers Kit from when he used to be at Aircraft in Miniature.

[PR19_Kit]

AFAIK the Combat models conversion is the only Snoopy conv available in any scale.

Airmodel did do a vacform Snoopy conv in 1/72 but it was diabolical, I still have the bits of one. 

I'm glad Steve liked it, it did rather dominate the stand, gert fat thing that it is. 

[Martin H]

I'm glad Steve liked it, it did rather dominate the stand, gert fat thing that it is. 

Dominate is the right word for it  It was the undisputed star of the stand.

[Thorvic]

I'm glad Steve liked it, it did rather dominate the stand, gert fat thing that it is. 

Dominate is the right word for it  It was the undisputed star of the stand.

So what do you for next years show ? 

[PR19_Kit]

I'm glad Steve liked it, it did rather dominate the stand, gert fat thing that it is. 

Dominate is the right word for it  It was the undisputed star of the stand.

So what do you for next years show ? 

Hehehe, NO idea yet. It's a long way away. 

[NARSES2]

Hehehe, NO idea yet. It's a long way away. 

Come September I'll remind you, you said that 

[PR19_Kit]

Hehehe, NO idea yet. It's a long way away. 

Come September I'll remind you, you said that 

Hehehe, by then I expect I'll be in 'Full Build' mode, with 3-4 models under way.

But only a couple of them will make Telford if things go as they usually do. 

[Weaver]

Kit, do you mind if I put the pics up on Twitter (with full credit of course) in reply to a rather fine Red Arrows support A400M?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

While packing 'Snoopy Too' for Telford tomorrow I managed to break the nose probe off AGAIN! That's the second time I think.

So this evening I've glued it back on again with some super strength superglue, PSR'd the break line, masked up the red/white bits of the probe and re-sprayed the break line though a monster newspaper mask.

Nothing like last minute repairs before a big show to keep you cool and calm, I don't think!

Make a foam sleeve that fits over it, so it can take a slight knock without breaking off.

[PR19_Kit]

Fine by me H, I'd be interested to see, or hear, what the wider world think of it.

[Weaver]

Fine by me H, I'd be interested to see, or hear, what the wider world think of it.

Cheers, done! 

Here's that Red Arrows C-17 (not A-400M  ) by John Bartrop: