1/48 Sea Beau

[zenrat]

Nice detail.

[Old Wombat]

Ta, lads!

[Old Wombat]

For those following the debate, I've gone with personal preference & chosen the few-long-slots version of the .50-cal cooling shroud.

[Old Wombat]

I've just had one of those nasty little overlooked issues one sometimes finds jump up & bite my arse ... the .50cal is TOO BIG!

I'm putting together a .30cal but the ammunition in the aircraft is obviously too large.

Bugger! Bugger! Bugger! Bugger!

[NARSES2]

That's a pain mate. Is the ammo' really that much bigger or are you simply noticing it far more then any other viewer will because you know about the problem ?

[Old Wombat]

Unfortunately, Chris, .50cal ammo is about twice as long as .30cal ammo &, as the back-seater's hatch is going to be open it will be visible.

Of course, my next big issue is that I don't have any 1/48 .30cal ammo.

Ah, well, I'll figure something out.

[NARSES2]

Unfortunately, Chris, .50cal ammo is about twice as long as .30cal ammo &, as the back-seater's hatch is going to be open it will be visible.

Of course, my next big issue is that I don't have any 1/48 .30cal ammo.

Ah, well, I'll figure something out.

Ah right 

But as the song goes "always look on the bright side of life" , mainly because it's usually far better than the alternative 

[Old Wombat]

Light blue & DSG added to the build today.

She's moving forward but I'm not sure if it's fast enough to have her ready by Saturday, for the Expo.

[Old Wombat]

Well, there ya go, 3rd camo colour on &, surprisingly, it looks good!

Not perfect, mind, there are flaws to be fixed, but much, much better than I expected.

I'll take a bit of time out to take a couple/few photo's tomorrow later today, after I've had a sleep.

[Old Wombat]

As promised, photo's!













A half decent look will expose the flaws but I'll be working on them today (&, hopefully, not ruining the work already done) before I gloss coat ready for the transfers which are "in the mail" & which should arrive tomorrow.

I'll, also, be working on the wheel bays, undercarriage, prop's, torpedo, etc, etc.


Thanks for being part of this!

[NARSES2]

She's looking good. The bits that "navalise" her are especially 

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, Chris!


She's starting to come together properly, now. She's even up on her legs, if not her feet (which are getting some modifications done to them tomorrow later today).

[chrisonord]

Marvellous stuff,  looking forward to seeing this  when it's  done
Chris

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, other Chris!


Whole buncha transfers (decals) arrived today!

Unfortunately, gloss coating didn't happen as planned yesterday, so I'll have to get right onto that!

[andrewj]

That looks great , can't wait to see her with the decals on